Recent content by Patfromny

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    No Caps with new sentences

    Hey guys, not a major problem and not sure who's end it's on but my tab stopped capitalizing automatically at the beginning of each sentence. This doesn't happen with my emails or anything else I use. It is surely annoying but not life threatening. This started happening a little over a month...
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    SS prop for 40 hp???

    Hey guys, just purchased an 05, 40 hp etec and am trying to figure out what prop to use. I believe the engine was on a pontoon so the present one is of no help. I have a 16 ft bow rider deep v hull with a 76" beam. It is aluminium. I used the prop wizard program from turning point and it says to...
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    Need help rigging an etec

    Hi guys, I recently purchased an 05 etec E40DPLSOR and am having it installed. I bought the engine out of necessity, my old 78 35 hp was on it's last legs. The new engine was bare save the battery cable wrapped around the cowl. I am trying to figure out what parts I will need to install the new...
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    Painting Copper

    Hi all, I know this isn't a boat topic but I can't seem to find any info online that satisfied my question. I have a customer with two copper roofs over her bay windows. They are aged and they are staining the white siding around the windows black. She has asked me to paint them to prevent...
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    Advice Needed on Prepping and Painting an Alum. Boat

    Hey Guys, I am getting ready to Paint my 77 16' Crestliner Aluminum boat and need tons of advice. I have never done any auto/boat body work and want to get it right. The boat has been in my family since it was new. it sat for a few years in need of a new transom and we were going to...
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    78 Evinrude 35hp hard cold start

    Hi Guys, I'm moving along on my boat resto and decided to start the engine today. I rebuilt the carb, replaced all fuel lines and vacuum lines, and did a water pump. I have owned this 78 35hp evinrude since new and it has had the same problem for as long as I can remember. When first...
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    Aluminum 1977 Crestliner Rebuild Finally Underway

    Hello Guys I brought my boat home from upstate in October to fix the transom and planned on it being a winter project. Well the hurricane and then the freezing cold winter pushed the task to an early spring redo. Instead of working on the boat I decided to do research on line as well as...
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    1969 evinrude sportwin carb question

    Hello all I am new to the group and very happy to be here. I have a 1969 9.5 sportwin evinrude that my grandfather bought new. It runs like new... well almost. I used it for the first time in awhile this summer and noticed that once you are at WOT if you turn the lean/rich idle knob all the...
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    77 Crestliner transom replacement advice

    Hello all I am a newbie so please be patient. I have a 77 Crestliner Nordic 16 16 ft aluminium v hull bow rider. It has been in the family since it was new and has been left upstate at a fishing lake. We replaced the floors and some seat backs within the first few years because AMF decided...
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