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    matt167 replied to the thread 2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O.
    It’s got a 9.9 kicker with remote steering, a Hilux 7 and a Lawrence GPS plotter fish finder…. But even if it’s a good deal I’m going to...
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    matt167 replied to the thread 2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O.
    Well Wife looks and says. What boat do you really want. I tell her an Islander. None are available within a decent distance. Told her...
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    matt167 replied to the thread 2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O.
    It’s a StarCraft tin boat
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    matt167 replied to the thread 2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O.
    I wish it was worth something. I put it up cheap a while ago and got scrap offers. It has a new transom and the interior was good. It’s...
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    matt167 replied to the thread 2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O.
    I’m not against something other than the 3.0L but I do like them due to being cheap to maintain and I have some parts. As far as...
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    matt167 replied to the thread 2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O.
    How about a 1999 Bayliner 1950 BR? Is that a safe no frills good enough boat? I found one that the owner stores indoors. It looks pretty...
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    matt167 replied to the thread How to Run on stand.
    You can. You need to jump 12v to the main feed power to the ECU which should be purple, and then activate power to the starter . It...
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    matt167 replied to the thread Looking for alignment tools.
    eBay. It indeed looks like $25 will buy one. I think I gave $50ish 3 years ago
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    matt167 replied to the thread 2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O.
    I’m still thinking about this. Bayliner 185 and 175’s are all pretty inexpensive. I found a ‘13 185 with the jump seats that can...
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    matt167 replied to the thread 1969 StarCraft Transom.
    Originally many of the small StarCraft and other tin boats had a small plywood section under the motor. It doesn’t really need to be...
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    matt167 replied to the thread 2020 DF35A 30hp conversion..
    What about putting a built in fuel tank under the bow? I know some say that will raise performance. A 12 gallon tank is about the same...
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    matt167 replied to the thread Looking for alignment tools.
    Yes. You won’t need the transom assembly unless it’s in better shape since they are the same. But it would give you a good idea of...
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    matt167 replied to the thread 2020 DF35A 30hp conversion..
    Yes, but I think I’ll get more bottom end out of it. The old 40hp twin actually wasn’t much faster if at all than the 25hp is, but the...
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    matt167 replied to the thread 2020 DF35A 30hp conversion..
    DOH. It was early when I wrote it and I was surfing IPL’s at the same time. It’s an EFI engine. DF25A and the only difference is the...
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    I’ve decided that I’ll just run my little boat this year and possibly spend a couple of weekends on the big boat and see if I can get it...
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