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    Project Fuggly - No Longer Fuggly And Splashed!!!!!!

    I think I found fuggly’s little sister.
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    Carter Craft, late 1950 or early 1960 with Evinrude and trailer. Should I?

    Hi everyone, So I have come to the conclusion that I will not be able to build one of those Glen-L party boats after all. I just don't have room for a 20-foot boat. But, I have come across a 16-foot Carter Craft boat with an Evinrude on it. On a trailer that looks to be the original. After...
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    Popular Mechanics 1962 PM38 Build [SPLASHED 2017]

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    Popular Mechanics 1962 PM38 Build [SPLASHED 2017]

    Ok, so I am still fighting with the outboard idle problem and am suspecting something wrong with the ignition system. I have some troubleshooting steps I need to run through to measure resistance on various components. I also need to measure the pulses. For that I need a DVA for my multimeter...
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    Scratch-build: Glen-L 20' 6" Party Boat (well, an attempt anyway)

    Just adding some more of the renderings they have for this boat. From the front: From the side, here you can see the sink and stove better: In case anyone is curious, here is the link to the listing on the Glen-L site.
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    Scratch-build: Glen-L 20' 6" Party Boat (well, an attempt anyway)

    So I've got the itch again. The itch to build something. :eek: The little PM38 is a fun little boat for tooling around on the lake. But it can't hold more than 4 people and then we're not very comfortable for anything but riding around. It was a lot of fun to build though. I came across Glen-L's...
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    Mercury test wheel/propeller?

    Alright, I had some time this afternoon to pull the boat out in the driveway and tinker with the motor. Following the procedure in the service manual, I adjusted the throttle pickup and linkage as well as the idle screw as stated. It wouldn't start at first but after adding some fast idle I got...
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    Mercury test wheel/propeller?

    I am tinkering with my 1980 25HP Mercury and am suspecting that the WOT timing isn't quite right. I have the service manual and the process for checking WOT timing sounds doable, but the thought of leaning out over the transom at full speed doesn't sound like fun. I have read you can tie the...
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    1977 Glastron with trailer and possibly outboard

    Seeing all these cool Glastron boats on here recently I got to looking on Craigslist. Today I came across the one in the pictures below. It is supposed to be a 17ft 1977 Glastron of some sort. I have the HIN but nothing else for it. From googling a bit it looks like it could be the outboard...
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    Popular Mechanics 1962 PM38 Build [SPLASHED 2017]

    This is what the Mercury I have on the boat used to look like: After some epoxy putty and light sanding, a nice cover of phantom black paint: And then the decals for the finishing touch: At some point this summer I'll get the lower cowling painted and replace those decals as well.
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    Popular Mechanics 1962 PM38 Build [SPLASHED 2017]

    So the weather has finally turned to nicer warmer weather down here in the southeast, so yesterday I decided to dig into the outboard and check on those reed valves. I'm certainly no expert at this, but it certainly seems like they should all be closed. Being an old motor, finding brand new...
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    Popular Mechanics 1962 PM38 Build [SPLASHED 2017]

    Pondering another build already... :lol::facepalm: Joking aside, this is one beautiful boat! It is a Glen-L design called Torpedo and this one was built by Roberta Hegy. This is the build thread for it on their forum if anyone is interested.
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    Popular Mechanics 1962 PM38 Build [SPLASHED 2017]

    I have a list if smaller projects to go through before I can call the boat finished. One of those is to get the speedometer to work. I couldn't mount the pitot tube directly to the transom because of the tab, so I fabricated a block I could use as a mounting point. I covered it with...
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    1980/81 Mercury 25HP 2-Stroke Ourboard gear shift linkage

    Hello everyone, As the subject line states, I have a 25HP Mercury 2-stroke outboard from 1980/81. When I look up the serial number, that's how it is listed. It is a fully remote controlled motor with electric start. No tiller arm. Recently I had a problem with it where it quit going in gear...
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    Popular Mechanics 1962 PM38 Build [SPLASHED 2017]

    I haven't had a chance to take her out on the lake since last time, which was on the July 4th weekend. I have been working on a few of my add-on projects though. I now have a pair of guide-ons on the trailer so recovering the boat should be much easier. I am also working on flooring which I...
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    Popular Mechanics 1962 PM38 Build [SPLASHED 2017]

    This is probably the best one I have right now. The wife snapped it from the boat ramp while we were waiting for her and my son to park the truck. She sits pretty nicely in the water I think. I'll try and get some better pictures and hopefully also some more videos soon.
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    Popular Mechanics 1962 PM38 Build [SPLASHED 2017]

    Well, the weather was good this morning so we braved the boat ramps and got her in the water. All 4 of us got in and off we went. I used a GPS based speedometer app on my phone and it showed 27.7 mph! I have a couple of videos but I don't think this forum supports those? How do y'all usually...
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    Popular Mechanics 1962 PM38 Build [SPLASHED 2017]

    Ok, so this really isn't a big issue and since I ran into it, perhaps someone else will too. So I'll share my findings here in the event I can save time for someone else having the same issue. Basically, in my Quicksilver Commander 2000 I have the 850723A2 Plate/Stud assembly which makes it a...
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    Popular Mechanics 1962 PM38 Build [SPLASHED 2017]

    Just a quick update this morning. I was able to get her in the water for the very first time last night! And she seemed to do ok. I dragged in a bit of water when I got in her but other than that I didn't see any water coming in so I think she's ok. I'll look more next time. Here's a picture to...
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    Popular Mechanics 1962 PM38 Build [SPLASHED 2017]

    Thank you pckeen and Ned L for the kind words! I look back through my picture archive (I have taken 251 pictures so far) from time to time and can't really believe I actually made it this far. Of course it remains to be seen how she behaves in the water, but she certainly looks like a boat...
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