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    Steering Cables install help

    I have a johnson gt150 88 on a 86 ranger. I have only one steering cable but a place for two. The one I have is a morse...how do I get the damn thing off. Physics is not allowing me to slide it out of the housing. what gives??
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    Calling all pre-90 Ranger Bass Boat Owners

    Need help putting back together my steering column...didn't take a pic. Anyway, I am confused on how the assembly underneath the dash takes place. Could someone shoot me a pic of their existing setup???? Thanks...
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    Fiberglass Worry

    I mixed up my fiberglass and put a little extra hardener in it...refenforcing the splashwell...laid the matte down yesterday...it is still tacky and wet feeling. It is 55 degrees here..lows 35...will this just take longer with the colder weather?? thanks.
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    Ranger Transom Repair

    IF I was going to replace transom on a 1986 ranger 370v bass boat...what would be the best and easiest way??? Thanks guys...
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    Fiberglassing Splashwell

    Have a 370v ranger and I am going to fiberglass all inside the splashwell...do I just sand her with course grit paper, lay the matte, apply resin and let it sit? Also, this resin I can get at Lowes etc...right? Just your typical resin...thanks guys..
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    HELP...trim problems

    Have a 1988 GT150 Johnson...trim works...however, it works sometimes. I thought I traced it back to the 2 flasher units in the back. When I switched them it would go down but not up...then I switched the flasher units back and it would go up but not down. Now it gets weirder. Sometimes it...
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    Used Bass Boat Advice

    Buying a bass boat...looking at Astro, stratos, ranger, etc...years vary, engines vary...prices vary...how do I know I am getting a fair price...looking at spending 2-3000 for a boat with a 150 on the back...thanks for the help...I know it is a vague question.
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    1979 Johnson Seahorse

    Buying a boat with this motor on it...tilt and trim doesn't work. Should I touch it? How much to replace and could I do this myself? It is on a 1979 ranger bass boat. could get the whole rig for 1200 to 1700. Thanks for your help.
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    MOLDING around boat

    The rubber molding that protects the boat from the dock etc., is really beaten up. How do i restore this??? Thanks guys...
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    Need Respirator!

    What full face respirator for sanding fiberglass locally...lowes or homedepot etc...need model number etc.. thanks
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    Respirator and sanding

    Here we go again...used a full face respirator and sanded for about a half an hour outside...i was sanding down some areas on the boat..it is a chemical respirator and when I opened up the cartridges etc...there was nothing in the mask or in the cartridge areas that resembled the white...
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    What paint to roll on???

    Just want to roll on a cheap paint onto topside...not interlux, but maybe something I can pick up locally. Anyone have good luck with a paint like Rustoleum...and can I roll and tip it??? Thanks..
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    Top Side Paint

    Just trying to do a small amount of top side painting...can I rattle this or what do you guys recommend...thanks.
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    Selling Advice

    Have rebuilt the starcraft 84 V150 and it is sweet. However, just found another boat uggghhh. Where is a good place to sell just the hull or hull and motor. And in your opinion would the hull sell faster or motor and hull together. Not trying to make a profit...thanks. BOAT
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    Bass Boat Deck

    Here is my boat...Pic one...pic two...pic 3 my question is can I, without sacrificing stability, put more decking in the boat? Basically, extend the front of the deck back to the console and maybe put some side decking in. It is a starcraft 84 15 feet long. thanks guys...
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