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    Treating wood in a transom

    I have an '83 CELEBRITY in which I am redoing the power. I already have the motor, intermediate housing, and outdrive removed. While I am cleaning the bilge, I started looking at the wooden core of the transom where the intermediate housing fits through. It's not soft, although some of the...
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    Testing and Inspecting OMC powersteering cooler

    What should I be looking for on an OMC stringer powersteering cooler to determine usability? Just look for rust or pressure test or what? Thanks in advance.
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    Omc stringer 800 steering box

    While I am redoing the intermediate housing, I figured it would be easier to go through the steering box which was stiff. When I pulled it apart there was no gasket between the two halves and what was in the box looked literally like something out of a Baby's diaper ( if the baby had been...
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    Small boats thru the inlet at Ocen City MD.

    What's the smallest boat you would be comfortable taking out the inlet during the summer months? Preferably rigid hull examples. I'm thinking about a 17' celebrity next summer. I saw some small 18 or 19 center consoles fishing the inlet but not actually going past the jetty on the assateague...
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    Separating an 83 OMC stringer

    I'm trying to pull an engine out. I have all the bellhousing bolts out, but can only move the engine about a sixteenth of an inch. I figure the coupler and shaft are rusted or galled up together. With the outdrive off and ball gear removed can I pull the engine and shaft together, or do I have...
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