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    large underwater object found. unkown origin

    Re: large underwater object found. unkown origin We probably won't hear about it again because it'll turn out to be nothing. I use side scan a fair bit, and you'd be surprised at how deceptive the images can be. To me, this looks a lot like a rock, and not even one shaped the way the image...
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    City outlawed me owning boats or working on them (MN, USA)

    Hey, folks; I've been boating all summer so I haven't posted much, plus in the last three months or so I've been unable to do any boat work at all due to legal issues. I've been fighting a battle with the City of Brooklyn Park, MN about my boats. Some of you may have heard of this town, it's...
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    Extra deep oil pan - any point?

    I'm about to replace an old oil pan with one in better shape. Is there any point to having one of the "expanded" oil pans with a deep sump and pickup on a boat? Any problems with the oil foaming or similar? I was thinking of something like these...
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    VP 290 Prop hub kit?

    Can anyone supply me with the part number for the hubs that go in the DP 290 prop sets? I mean the stuff inside the hub, including the splined part and (I presume) rubber? I don't see them listed anywhere I see VP prop sets, can't find the number. Thanks, Erik PS: The Official Volvo Penta...
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    Winter refit - transom

    Re: Winter refit - transom Okay, time for more. Here's a pic of the freshly rounded off edge, it's actually going to sit like that for a while. I put in temp. supports so I could put some weight on it while I worked on the rest of the boat. No idea why this pic is small. Those tubes...
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    How hard is this piece to replace? DP290 shift mechanism

    Re: How hard is this piece to replace? DP290 shift mechanism In case anyone knows, it's part # 3855785, and I'd have to replace the seal and o ring too. Looking at it I might try a repair with a little marine-tex (see the pic, the O-ring is poking out below the fill vent screw in the upper...
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    How hard is this piece to replace? DP290 shift mechanism

    I got a call today from the guy resealing my 290DP lower unit. He finished it and reassembled it, the pressure test went ok, but he noticed that the O ring that seals the shift mechanism is extruding out due to some corrosion of the cover that holds the shift mechanism (this is part 3855785...
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    Paint for Volvo dp290

    I'm about to get my drive back from service with new seals, and it's time for a repaint. I'll be prepping by starting with soda blasting, being careful of the seals of course, then filling a few small dings with adtech filler. Then I have some zinc chromate primer, I think a coat of that to...
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    VP 290DP - water tube seals?

    Hello, all; I am just about to get my VP 290 DP drive back after a complete dis assembly and reseal job. Only one new part was needed, cost for the whole thing was $1150... not cheap, but since the drive is new to me, good insurance. The guy doing the job called to let me know he's not going...
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    Volvo DP290 Serial

    Greetings, all; I've had my DP290 drive in the shop for a few weeks to get it re-sealed. The mechanic I've got working on it says he's waiting to find out a serial number from me, since the one on the tag attached to the drive is unreadable. I've looked on the transom assembly (briefly) for a...
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    Good link

    For those of you unfamiliar with the site, www.fiberglassics.com is an excellent resource for older fiberglass boat models. What you may not know is that they also have a section for "Research" articles, including some excellent discussions of things like composite cores, refinishing...
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    Unusual material - structural fiberglass

    Just wondering - I recently saw a new hull construction project on another site use structural fiberglass I beams and U channels to create a fly bridge deck, and the stuff looked pretty interesting. They basically supported the deck with it, and some of the U channels were used as chase tubes...
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    Volvo 290DP prop hubs

    Greetings; I have a question for those of you deeply into Volvo DP props. Specifically, can you tell me if A)They have press-in or otherwise removable hubs and B) Whether the spline count on the shafts is unique to those model drives? IE, are there any other props/hubs out there that use the...
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    VP 290DP clean-up Qs

    I'm now the proud owner of a Volvo-Penta 290DP drive... I pulled it off my Bayliner parts boat yesterday (I may do something else with the bliner, we'll see). At this point I'm planning on getting the drive checked out and a couple seals replaced (the outer shaft seals are rotted due to being...
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    Good articles on boat repair, epoxy, cores

    If you haven't seen this, here's a good set of online articles from Epoxyworks magazine that cover repair and restoration topics. They're pretty positive on West System epoxy (for some good reasons) but they do present some backing evidence and tests on strength and moisture resistance. Lots...
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