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    Hydraulic steering - Teleflex Baystar vs Ultraflex Hyco (or others)?

    Test run yesterday of my boat revealed that as expected the slop/backlash in the helm unit makes it annoying to control, with constant correction needed to stop the engine deciding where the boat points, instead of the helm. The system is a Teleflex Safe-T cable system. I was given the helm...
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    Engine overpropped? Not sure on options/benefits of changing

    I've just got my rebuilt coastworker out on the water for the first time since buying the boat and it was a real pleasure to use, but I'm not getting the engine revving out. This is the boat - 18' console - similar to whaler I think: Engine is a 1996 BF75A Honda, and as i understand it the...
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    Honda BF75 cambelt tensioner setting?

    I'm about to put out to sea for the first time in my rebuilt boat (as soon as the weather permits), but the timing belt tension is one thing I haven't checked properly yet on the engine, and I'd rather ensure this is correct first since I haven't used this engine before other than running it in...
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    Just mounted aux engine - couple of questions about it

    Tonight I got the aux bracket mounted on my boat and my very clean little BF5 (2006) backup hooked onto the bracket. I ran it for a while in a drum of water since I've barely run it since I bought it a few months back, and it started easily & ran just fine. I did have a bit of a surprise...
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    Honda BF75A Telltale intermittent water output

    Hi guys - I got my engine hooked up yesterday and decided I'd give it a run today so I can start trying adjustments to get the throttle & gear cables set up nicely etc, I seem to have a couple of issues though with the engine. The first is that the water output from the tell tale only happens...
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    1995 BF75A accessory wiring help request

    Hi Finally after rebuilding the transom of the boat I bought in Feb this year I have the engine bolted on at last. I need to now create the wiring but am a little unsure what's needed in terms of wiring to the console. I have 4 gauges - Honda Tacho (analog) Honda trim/tilt (analog) Faria...
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    Mounting outboard - offset needed from keel/centre line?

    Just at the point of my rebuild now where I'm about to hang the engine on the new transom and mark out the mount locations then create the new, correctly done, bolt holes for it. Someone mentioned to me about not mounting it exactly central to the keel and I remembered that I've heard reference...
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    Correct/optimal battery spec for Honda BF75 outboard?

    Hi I'll soon be fitting the outboard to my boat and will need to get a new battery for it. I've got the battery still from my old one and it is in good shape but that was a 50hp yam and the battery is a little on the small side for my liking even though it has started the honda no problem so...
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    Adding layer of glass to new laminated ply transom core, before fitting. Advice?

    Hi all I'm at the stage where I have my new ply core cut to exactly the correct shape with the 3 layers of ply bonded well together. I have treated the edge all round (so all the end grain, and overlapped round the sides by 2") with first one layer of neat epoxy, then with a slightly...
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    Measuring heights for a small aux outboard?

    Hi all - I know how to measure for the shaft length for a main outboard, but am in a position to get a superb deal on a barely used Honda 5hp 2006 engine if I'm quick. Apparently it measures 23" from top inside of the bracket, to the anti ventilation plate, or around 27.5 from bracket to centre...
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    Best method for repairs of small chips,scrapes and gouges?

    Now that I can forsee the end of the large scale remedial construction work on my Coastworker, I need to start planning the best methods for tidying up the sides and underneath of the hull. This boat has been treated harshly by previous owners, and while I know I don't really have the time &...
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    1980s Coastworker 180 transom core replacement questions/advice sought

    Hi all I have discovered that having just sold my previous boat due to the amount of structural work needed and the limited amounts of free time I have available, that I'm now sadly facing a similar but slightly smaller scale problem on my 'new' boat. The boat I just got is an 18' Coastworker...
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