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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Deck is templated!
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Like I said, there were none originally other than those two flat pieces. So I'm leaving out the front then since I'm using a longer piece of ply too
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    So I'm having an internal battle here... I added these cross braces for where the deck will be seamed. (I've talked about this earlier) I'm starting to cut the deck out. On tear down there were 2 pieces of wood on each side that supported the seams of the deck. None of which were glassed in. So...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Did some capping today.
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    This happened today, and in the blistering heat.

    I got a big ass quarter inch plate up front with oversized fender washers... If it pulls out again I got bigger problems lol
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    This happened today, and in the blistering heat.

    Me either, but every single through bolt was like that on the boat, cleats included. Perhaps a lesser grade of stainless on the nuts was used but I've gone through and replaced every single through bolt on that boat over the last 20 years as they all rotted off. Dealing with the same thing on...
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    Time for my first bellow change, tips?

    I seem to only get about 6-7 years out of the sierra bellows. The failure was sudden and catastrophic when it did too. No signs of dry-rot but the thing shredded on the top side... Kind of like it got stabbed with a knife, not the normal dry rot tear where it's stressed when stored and rips...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Had intentions of doing some glass work today but the Hazmat pager went off so that ate up most of the day. I built a bracket to hold my remote oil filter to the block and grabbed 2 36 inch barrel fans... that should be enough ventilation imo...
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    This happened today, and in the blistering heat.

    Dad's had several boats over the years where the factory used stainless u-bolt with non stainless nuts.... My 4 winns included. Had to replace the bow eye about 20 years ago, used stainless nuts for the second go around and so far, so good. Though it still has loosened up... I'm going to re-bed...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Didn't take any photos today but sprayed the rest of the transom assembly and glued in the fuel tank floor.
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    Aftermarket stainless upper gimbal pin?

    I didn't post a picture I don't think. OP did though. I may have confused things lol.
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    Aftermarket stainless upper gimbal pin?

    I know. I did get the merc stainless one. I had a store credit so it didn't hurt as bad. I actually got home from vacation last night and am planning on going over today to finish up the gimbal. If there is any pitting on the original I'm going to just use the new one. I just have a hard time...
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    Aftermarket stainless upper gimbal pin?

    They've pulled it from their website as of a few weeks ago. Sucks because they're like half an hour from my house and anything I've ordered comes next day. Heard great things about it and priced fair. Due to wanting it done now, I got the merc unit but it seems my original 84 unit is still...
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    MerCruiser update

    Add me to the keeping the block filled list... thats what they taught dad at merc school many many years ago and that's how he taught me. As for engineers.... I'm one (not at merc). I work opposite a few. I'll leave it at that. :LOL:
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    Prop or Engine Damage? Rope in prop

    When it happened we cut the rope off the piling and just tugged it from around the prop by pulling the end and it came right off... when it stalled we didn't restart after the second time though. We tried once to shift to the opposite direction thinking it may unwrap itself... no luck. That was...
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    Prop or Engine Damage? Rope in prop

    I had something similar happen when pulling up to a dock where people had left lines tied below the water line and gotten wrapped up in the prop... Same thing, idle speed and stalled right out. It could damage the coupler or prop hub or even the drive. While everything could very well be fine, I...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    I rattle canned it years ago with just normal flat back. Still looked good though the very bottom of the skeg had worn off. It'll look nice for a bit, I'm pretty careful about the shallow... famous last words...
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    Mercury 6.2L ECT Seacore Alternator Replacement . . .

    Yeah. Not a huge issue on a boat. I have a few pulleys in the garage from the vette... story for another day but bad choices were made and rotors came apart lol.
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    Mercury 6.2L ECT Seacore Alternator Replacement . . .

    So technically you lose a little output with a larger pulley? I'm on vacation and the brain doesn't want to math but I don't think it actually going to make that much of a difference though....
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Been busy getting ready for my trip, currently in Hatteras for the week. But I have been chipping away... got some transom bits sprayed and the drive looking okay...
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