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  1. jayhanig

    Kind of wood for Side Panels, bench seat??

    Re: Kind of wood for Side Panels, bench seat?? I was going to use teak on my boat until I found out what it cost. I ended up using mahogany instead for all of the trim and to form the side pockets for boat hooks, etc. The seating on either side of my doghouse was created with pressure...
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    GPS Data For Navigation Markers?

    In my downtime, I'm trying to upload new routes into my Humminbird GPS/Depthfinder/Chart Plotter. Towards that end, I need to enter some local buoy locations to use as waypoints. I've done this before but I can't remember where I got the GPS coordinates from in the past. Specifically, I'm...
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    Thanks Once Again!

    A few months ago I posted here looking for help on finding the proper flywheel for a GM Mercruiser 3.0 liter long block I had bought from an individual that had sat in storage for a few years still in the shrink wrap. While there was a number stamped into the block that suggested the block was...
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    Trouble finding the right flywheel/starter combination; also fuel pump

    I've had my boat in the shop for quite a while getting essentially restored and it's ready for the engine to be reinstalled. My old one had a cracked exhaust manifold which allowed sea water into the cylinders and so it had to be trashed. I found a "new" long block GM Mercruiser last winter...
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    Boo! Hiss!

    Just when I thought it was safe to take a breath, bad news came my way. The little straight 4 Mercruiser engine on my boat apparently developed a crack in its exhaust manifold and let salt water in. Then when I winterized it antifreeze got in there too. In any case, the engine is now toast...
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    Motor oil in the outdrive?

    We had to pull the engine out today to make some deck repairs and when the outdrive was being dropped, we found what appeared to be motor oil in the part of the outdrive that remains on the transom (I think it is where the U-joint is). I checked the dipstick on the engine and the quantity...
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    Ever had a ball come loose?

    The 2" ball on my trailer hitch has become visibly loose twice in the last week. The first time I noticed it strictly by accident and was shocked at how close I came to having an event. It was barely retaining its nut and washer. I took a crescent wrench to it and tightened it up what seemed...
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    Is there a listing of GPS waypoints of the Intracoastal Waterway?

    I finally got a way to power up my Humminbird Chartplotter/GPS in the comfort of my air conditioned office and I thought I'd like to preload the GPS coordinates of the buoys that define the ICW near where I live so I could generate routes to my most likely locations. Looking at a 40,000:1...
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    Battery On Charger: Is This Normal?

    My boat has been sitting in the driveway for a couple of weeks while I wait for some parts. I decided this afternoon to throw the battery charger on it just to keep it topped off. The clamps are directly on the battery posts.... a good solid connection. Anyway, when I first plugged the...
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    how to lower bumper hitch?

    Re: how to lower bumper hitch? How about something like this? I saw up to a 6" rise or drop on this page for $15-20.http://www.trailerpartsdepot.com/items.asp?Cc=HITCH-MT&ItemMoveby=1&Nbm=80306&Pbm=45323&iTpStatus=0&Tp=&sTitle=&FromNav=False
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    Is this going to be a problem? Bunk board question

    I had my trailer's bunk boards replaced last winter with the stipulation that they be placed low because of difficulties I had at my local ramp (which was improperly angled). I got my trailer back with the new bunks low... but so low that the hardware dragged when I transitioned from the flat...
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    Not a bad day

    I bought my '85 Galaxy at the end of last August and found out that the transom was rotted on my very first trip into the sound... I was lucky to get it back out before it sank. I was warned at the time that I was stepping into a hole with apparently no bottom; that it would be smarter to just...
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    Mercarb? Need some carb help

    Re: Mercarb? Need some carb help If the red arrow is pointing to what you say is the idle speed adjustment screw, please note it's not actually touching that cam. It seems to me that if I were to screw it in, it would increase the idle speed, would it not? As for the history of the idle...
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    Mercarb? Need some carb help

    I've got a 1985 GM manufactured 120 HP Mercruiser engine that has way too fast an idle speed. Looking in the Seloc manual, I think my carb is a Mercarb 2 barrel. I have two pictures of what I believe is the idle adjustment screw that is low on the port side of the carb. This first one is...
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    How to get temp sending unit out... it's STUCK!

    Re: How to get temp sending unit out... it's STUCK! I finally got it out with a 3/4" deep dish hex socket, a socket wrench and a cheater bar. I looked at it originally with the idea of following your advice but there was no way to get the jaws of a pipe wrench in there. Really, a socket or...
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    How to get temp sending unit out... it's STUCK!

    The temperature sending unit on my 1985 GM Mercruiser 120HP I/O is apparently bad. The gauge just sits on zero even after the engine is warmed up. Grounding the sending unit pegs the temp gauge to the hot side, so the gauge itself is apparently good. So I tried to remove the sending unit...
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    Temp Sending Unit on '85 GM Mercruiser 181 I/O?

    Does anybody know off the top of their head what size sending unit I need for my 1985 GM 181ci/3 liter engine? My temperature gauge was replaced over the winter but it appears to be dead. All of the other (all new) gauges are working. I'm assuming my temp gauge's sending unit is kaput...
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    Learning at the ramp

    I know there's a funny boat ramp thread elsewhere but this wasn't funny... just illuminating. For the last few months I've been going down to the local boat ramp and watching others launch and recover their boats. Most of the time they make it look pretty easy with the occasional inexperienced...
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    Weird Fueling Behavior

    Slowly but surely I'm getting my boat ready for the water later this spring but I've run into something which has stumped me. When I bought the boat last Labor Day, I was told the tank was full. Later I had to have the transom replaced due to water coming all around my outdrive. Of course the...
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    Motorized Dolly?

    I find myself with a need for a motorized dolly to allow me to maneuver my 17' Bowrider in my marl/gravel driveway. I find that I'm no longer man enough to push the boat up the slightest of grades (courtesy of an artificial hip). Backing the trailer with my pickup truck isn't a good solution...
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