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  1. Wingnutt

    OK this may sound really dumb but

    How do you adjust you trailer brakes? Yes I've done the search, and couldn't find what I was looking for. Warm weather(well at least above freezing)is only a few weeks away and I want to get the Regal ready for another summer. I purchased a newer trailer for it last fall that has surge brakes on...
  2. Wingnutt

    Cats!

    Since cats can be a rather touchy subject here, I thought this might help bridge the gap.<br /><br /> http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/cat.htm
  3. Wingnutt

    Power loading problems

    Since I'm board today, I'll ask a question that's been bugging me. My Reagal's trailer is a bunk type and is set up correctly for the boat. If I try to power load it (back it in the water until the tops of the bunks are just under the water, this is where the boat is floating BTW) the stern...
  4. Wingnutt

    Stupid gimbal bearing ?

    Since my current boat is the first one that I've held onto for more than a year and done my own service on, I need some basic info. Just what exactly is the gimbal bearing and where is it located. :confused: I will be pulling the Alpha I off this winter (oops it's winter already) and doing...
  5. Wingnutt

    Another silly qusetion, uh forgot something...added

    I'll make this one quick. Where on the prop for an old Montgomery Wards 48hp (around 1962)would I find the prop pitch? See I told ya it would be quick. TIA
  6. Wingnutt

    Another silly qusetion

    I'll make this one quick. Where on the prop for an old 48hp (around 1962)would I find the prop pitch? See I told ya it would be quick. TIA
  7. Wingnutt

    Need thermostat reassembly help!

    I've got an '89 Regal with a Merc 4.3 in it, when I was winterizing it this weekend, I noticed that the thermostat was stuck open. OK, no problem, called the local parts house and ordered the thermostat, and gaskets. I took the thermostat housing apart Sunday and picked up the replacement...
  8. Wingnutt

    Unusual problem

    On my 89 Regal that has a Merc 4.3 and Alpha 1 with power stearing, I'm having a slight stearing problem. After the drive has been one position (either straight or turned) for a moment or two, I have to use quite a bit of force to get the wheel to turn. One it has started it will turn easily...
  9. Wingnutt

    Help needed please

    I'm trying to replace the exhaust bellows on my Alpha 1 and am having a ****ens of a time getting it on. I put in on the transom side, but because of the limited room, cannot get my hands in there good enough to streach it to the outdrive. Does anybody have any tricks that would help?<br /><br...
  10. Wingnutt

    Maiden voyage

    Took the project to the lake this evening to check out my handy-work. Got the carb tuned so she idled OK, then took her off the trailer and out into the lake. A pleasant surprise was that I got the balance right after redoing the floor and adding a large casting deck. The only problem was that...
  11. Wingnutt

    Down the home stretch

    OK got the ignition bugs chased out, motor started in the bucket and idling pretty good, got a fair flow of water out where it’s supposed to be coming out, BUT she tries to die when I try to put her in gear. Gave it some gas, and slooooooowly the revs build up, but she didn’t sound right. She...
  12. Wingnutt

    More ignition problems

    First the background. I have an old Starcraft that I’m refurbishing complete with a 64-66 Montgomery Wards 45 or 50 HP (depending on either the cowl or Data plate). The previous owner had cut the ignition switch off leaving a buncha multi colored spaghetti to work with. <br /><br />OK got the...
  13. Wingnutt

    Ignition question

    Just a quick question, on a magnito (sp) type ign. should the circuit be open or closed (taken between the two "M" terminals in the switch) when the key is in the run position?<br /><br />Thanks
  14. Wingnutt

    Another M. Wards question

    I've got an old Sea King 50hp that's on a '62 Starcraft that I'm refurbishing. The control box is a Chrysler unit. From the limited info that I've been able to find the motor was made sometime around 1970. The really puzzling thing is that I cannot find the model number anywhere. Where should I...
  15. Wingnutt

    Where is the data plate on an old outboad?

    Might as make my first post here a question. I acquired an old (62?) Starcraft that i an refurbishing to be my winter fishing boat. I'm now to the point of wiring up a new ign. switch. The trouble is, that the previous owner cut the old one off. I "think" the motor was made for Montgomery Wards...
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