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    Is there a better way...

    to strap transom savers to the trailer frame besides using a short rubber bungee cord, and... to clamp cable-over-pulley steering cables taught besides using the small rectangular cable clamps found in the big box stores? Pulled all the hardware off my boat to get it ready for topside paint and...
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    The Big Twin rocks...

    Some weeks ago, you guys helped me solve the clutch dog problem on my 57 Evinrude Big Twin. Now it runs out very well...made it to the lake today and she gets 25 mph on smooth water. Always a pleasure to post on this board. Thanks for your help.
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    Quad Seat Pedestal

    Has anyone used this type of product?...photo attached. Seems ideal for what I want to do with my boat seats. How high does this raise you above deck?
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    Eye candy

    Okay, boat hounds. Here's a site that will make you drool: http://www.classicboat.com/boats.htm Enjoy.
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    Sloppy shifting, or another worn dog?

    I have a 57 Evinrude Big Twin 35hp with lower unit in the shop awaiting a NOS clutch dog. In the meantime, I installed the lower unit from a 56 Evinrude Lark 30hp because it appears an exact match to the Big Twin lower unit. Took the boat to the lake today and got the Big Twin tuned on the...
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    Texas Maid update

    Took the Texas Maid with twin power to the lake yesterday. Photo of her in one of the boat slips is attached. She ran out well and we were making upwards of 25 mph when the clutch dog in the Big Twin started slipping (groan). More work to be done there. Wound up trolling from spot to spot and...
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    Relective tape on trailer

    My boat trailer is legal for lights, etc., in Texas. Just put some guide-on posts to help loading in windy conditions. Bought some red reflective tape to make it more visible, but can't find any legal guide/regs for this in Texas. How do you guys mark your trailers with supplemental reflectors...
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    Time on my hands...latest incarnation of Texas Maid with twins

    Have had some time on my hands recently, while looking for work. Had two Johnson outboards as twins on this boat earlier, an 18 and a 15 hp. This is the second incarnation of twin power for this boat, a 57 Evinrude Big Twin 35 hp and a Johnson FD-11 18 hp, had to extend the legs on both motors...
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    Bilge pump questions

    Need some advice on what kind/size bilge pump to put in the Texas Maid 15 foot aluminum runabout. Photo is attached. There is no bilge per se, just the space between the deck and hull (pretty shallow at the transom) and the drain hole is situated about 5 inches forward of the starboard corner of...
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    Battery size/capacity

    I was prowlin around in Tractor Supply today looking at tap/die sets and went back to look at the batteries. I need to get a battery soon for the Texas Maid that I'm restoring, so I picked up a 5 foot pos cable to replace the tattered one I have. Got to looking at the smaller batteries and...
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    Texas Maid goes out tomorrow

    Well, finished up all the details needed to put the Texas Maid project in the water tomorrow and see how well she scoots with the twin Johnson 18 hp's on the transom. Ran both motors in a tub in the driveway today and got them tuned for this year and the throttle cables adjusted at the control...
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    Texas Maid project update, with pix

    Finally made enough progress and shot enough pix to give an update on the Texas Maid restoration project. Goal is to make a good fishing boat out of her using twin outboards for power. She's still rough...need to de-rust and paint the trailer and boat and finalize the seating after a late March...
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    Routing & loops in control cables

    Okay, got my control cables and control mounted on the Texas Maid aluminum runabout restoration project. This 15-foot V-hull boat has twin Johnson FD-11's mounted on the transom. A dual-outboard Johnson shipmaster control is mounted on the starboard gunwhale just aft of the steering wheel, at...
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    Refurbishing an old windshield

    I had really good results today using Meguiar's #10 and #17 plastic cleaner and polish, can't remember which number goes with which, refurbishing the windshield on the boat I'm restoring. Not wanting to plug anything here, just let those facing the same situation know what works really well...
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    Another control cable question

    Tomorrow I bite the bullet and order my OMC type 400 control cables for the Texas Maid restoration project. I took my Johnson Shipmaster dual outboard control apart this evening, cleaned and oiled it nicely and then proceeded to do the same with the ends that came with it. Each end/connector has...
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    Questions about controls and cables

    Received my Johnson Shipmaster dual outboard control yesterday. Hope to test fit it to the Texas Maid gunwhale today...will order cables soon. First question, is it better to mount the control with the top of the box flush with the top of the gunwhale or mount it down under the gunwhale as I...
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    Spacing twins on the transom

    Okay, never heard this topic addressed on the forums before and I've done a search or two without finding it. So the question is...when you mount twin outboards on the transom, is there a rule of thumb for spacing, ie. distance apart? Obviously they have to be separated enough so each has...
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    Choices, choices...best steering system

    My next step in restoring a mid-60's Texas Maid Impala 15 ft aluminum runabout is installing a new steering sytem. Lots of choices out there. Looks like a simple rotary system will work well, but which brand? Anyone have any experiences, good or bad, they want to relate about these brands...
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    Update on the Texas Maid project

    Well I've figured out another reason I enjoy working on old/antique outboards and boats. Got downsized at work just before Christmas, but luckily they're giving me through the end of Feb. on the payroll while I search for other gainful emplyment. So, I've been working on the boat restoration...
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    Good start to new year...got the deck cut

    Had time to burn today, so I got out the tools, plywood, clamps, and other plunder and got all four pieces of the deck cut and fitted in my early 60's Texas Maid 15 ft. aluminum runabout. That followed a new transom earlier this year. Got a question about the seams in the deck. If they don't...
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