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  1. Thirsty Endgrain

    Launching + boat ramps with 2WD Sprinter

    Almost done with the restoration I never intended on doing and about ready to get the darn thing wet. I will exercise good sense in determining if a boat launch is within the van's capabilities, try not to launch/retrieve at low tides or if the ramp is slimy etc. Thinking I'll throw a few...
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    1964 Glasspar Seafair Sedan - minor restore w/questions.

    Haven't been posting about it but I've been busy. So I did gelcoat, and got the bottom paint on. Electrical is allllllmmmost done done. I can flip switches and various things turn on, the correct things even! Anti-skid paint on the deck, a bunch of the fiberglass painted a nicer color than sun...
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    Greasing creaky tilt and trim

    I can't get grease into the top of the tilt ram pivot point. Pics attached. Is there something missing here, should there be plugs or a bolt through this hole? When I pump grease into the zerk shown, it immediately comes out of the holes on either side of the steering column, and the t&t creaks...
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    "New" '84 Johnson 90HP V4 - questions

    Still wondering if anyone has insight into the head cover gasket questions above. Also, I have a new valve body for the thermostats, and one that came with a used cover I got off of eBay. The new valve body has one little hole at the bottom, and the older one has two little holes. I'm assuming...
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    "New" '84 Johnson 90HP V4 - questions

    Ran it for about 3 mins the other day after finally getting it hooked to the boat with controls et al., and noticed that the port side head was almost too hot to touch. Starb side was nice and cool. So naturally did a little bit of investigating and found a bunch of corrosion in the heads'...
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    1964 Glasspar Seafair Sedan - minor restore w/questions.

    OK got the keel glassed. I have gelcoat, wondering if it's necessary to put some gelcoat on first, or should I just get the bottom paint on? How important is gelcoat?
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    '84 johnson 90hp - regulated rectifier needed?

    Strangely, I have T&T but I don't think I have a regulated rectifier. I think someone added the T&T at some point in the engine's life because it also didn't have the relay box in the normal spot mounted on the engine. Putting the pieces together here, like usual. I don't know what the water...
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    Adding GPS to VHF

    Alright, I have a West Marine VHF 585 that came with the boat and I want to add GPS for DSC. I think I can either tail off of the old Lowrance Elite 5HDI for the signal, or get a little standalone GPS puck antenna. Trying to figure out the best option here. The questions: -what cable end is...
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    '84 johnson 90hp - regulated rectifier needed?

    It's sure is always something. I still haven't gotten the boat wet yet, as I sally forth into the realms of all things fiberglass, wood, electrical, mechanical, etc. Anyway I just fired it up to check that the tach wiring was all Gravy, and noticed that as I increased rpm's the voltage would...
  10. Thirsty Endgrain

    84 johnson 90hp throttle cable not lining up

    This angle kinda shows it a bit better. I'm at a loss.
  11. Thirsty Endgrain

    84 johnson 90hp throttle cable not lining up

    J90MLCRD Finally got the thing mounted to the boat and seemingly no matter what I do the throttle cable seems cocked and it's hard to move from the remote. I tried to take pics to show it but it's really hard to show from any angle. The guide that's attached to the carb cover just doesn't seem...
  12. Thirsty Endgrain

    What should I do to this trailer?

    Please don't say junk it. It seems ill designed to me, but I also don't know much about boat trailers. I've been figuring out the boat part, but I wanna make sure that once I start lugging this thing around it's safe and supportive and I'm not putting anyone or thing in danger (more than...
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    1964 Glasspar Seafair Sedan - minor restore w/questions.

    Still trying to figure out the keel. It seems like to do it right I need to do some glassing. Current plan until I'm advised, coerced, or otherwise bribed into some sense is to sand out a couple-few inches of the gelcoat away around the affected area, cut 3-4 long pieces of fiberglass stepping...
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    Carb rebuild Q: 84 johnson 90hp

    I know I have another thread going, apologies if I should post in that but it's getting cluttered with my other questions. Just got the carb kits and I'm going through them (again-now actually having the kits). They came with o-rings at the drain screws, but the old ones leaked when I put it...
  15. Thirsty Endgrain

    "New" '84 Johnson 90HP V4 - questions

    Hi again, different engine this time. Just picked up an '84 90hp V4 that has been sitting for about 10 years, but looks to have not been used and abused. I couldn't properly do a compression test when I got it, didn't have muffs and I've read it's not good to even do a comp test without water...
  16. Thirsty Endgrain

    '77 Johnson 70HP teardown - questions

    Hello, well as per another post down below I've recently purchased a boat with a motor (what could go wrong?), it was stuck in forward (and I couldn't start the engine) and found a frozen shift linkage rod. Currently rebuilding the lower unit now, waiting for seals. On the the top: I had forced...
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    '77 Johnson 70hp Stuck in forward

    New and first boat. 1964 Glasspar Seafair with a '77 Johnson 70hp outboard. Top cover says "Stinger 75", but tag says 70EL77S. Anyway. Still haven't gotten it to start yet, PO said it runs. But I'm finding a lot of questionables. There are little bolts missing here and there, carb cover was...
  18. Thirsty Endgrain

    Kill switch question on '77 Johnson

    HI all, I just picked up a '64 Glasspar Seafair and I have some questions regarding the killswitch on the particular remote throttle I have. First, is the little 3 prong pink stub a kill switch? I'm new to boats, go easy on me eh? ;) I was assuming it was, and is missing some piece, so I went...
  19. Thirsty Endgrain

    1964 Glasspar Seafair Sedan - minor restore w/questions.

    Hi all, first post here. This place is a wonderful wealth of information and I'm enjoying reading about everyone's adventures! TIA to everyone. This is my first boat, I just wanted an inexpensive, rewarding, and time-efficient way to get out on the water and hang, whale-watch, go fishing etc...
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