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    antifouling yes or no?

    Hello, My Fletcher cruisette from 1982 has a lot of algae and mussels on the hull after every season. The gel-coat looks still quiet good. What antifaouling should I use. Some people say one should first apply 2-7 layers of 2-compound epoxy paint and then a kind of teflon-paint (V70), some say...
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    Repaint of lower unit, car paint O.K.

    I want to repaint the lower unit of my suzuki V4, 100 hp from 1995. Does it make sense at all or would any new paint go off after a short while anyway? Can I use any car paint or is it necessary to buy the original paint? I know this is the johnson forum, but I guess this is a general problem...
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    Repainting of lower unit, Original paint necessary

    I want to repaint the lower unit of my suzuki V4, 100 hp from 1995. Does it make sense at all or would any new paint go off after a short while anyway? Can I use any car paint or is it necessary to buy the original suzuki paint? where can I get the original paint and primer? Thanks for help Holger
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    Suzuki V4 DT100, 1995 good motor? compression 10,5 bar

    I am in the course of buying a Suzuki DT 100, V4. Are this good motors? It has 10,5 bar compression on all 4 cylinders, was built in 1995. How high is the compression normally in new motors and how fast does the compression normally decrease in average use per year? What is the advantage of a...
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    Brand identification from photo is it Fletcher? see photo

    Since three years I wonder whether my boat is a fletcher like it says on the tag (type plate). The plate looks like it had been removed for repainting and sticked up again. Can anyone help me with the identification of the shipyard where my boat was produced. I bought it in Germany three years...
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    Year of Merc

    Hello I am planning to by a Mercury 115. Could anyone help me to identify the constructing year from the attached photo? The preowner says it is a 2002 modell but I dowt it. Where can I find the motor number? Thanks for your help Holger from Berlin, Germany
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