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    Shallowcraft boats

    I did a major repair on one once, contact me if you have questions about these boats.
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    Aluminum boat tank leaking, best way to repair temporarily

    11 year old boat, salt water use so I suspect oxidation from the outside. I want to repair it (I will cut a hole in the top of the tank for an inside repair) to last about a year. I see several products on line that claim to work but want your opinions on them, they are: POR 15, Hirsch, KBS and...
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    Yamaha outboard hour history

    Do all Yamaha outboards model years 2000 and newer keep the run time history in the on board computer?
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    94 Waverunner 3 exhaust parts needed and question

    I took the exhaust apart and the salt water has ate up the sealing surfaces where the hoses clamp to (major oxidation). I need most of the parts from the exhaust manifold to and including possibly the silencer. New Yamaha parts will cost as much as the thing is worth. Are there aftermarket...
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    1980 70 hp power pack not firing one cylinder AGAIN?

    I installed a 1980 Johnson 70 hp power head (don't know the history of it but it has good compression) on my motor. The first thing I did was check the spark. I found the top cylinder not firing. -I then tested the resistance of the trigger coils and they were all in tolerance (#1 was 15, #2...
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    Made a small hoist to install my powerhead today

    I could not quite lift it alone and I did not have help so I made this. I mounted it to the overkill engine stand I made years ago, it worked good. The best thing about it is that it calapses and does not take up any more room in my garage than the engine stand. It uses a portable hydraulic tool...
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    1980 70 HP lower crankshaft seal question

    I am putting a different powerhead on my motor and thought I would replace the lower crankshaft seal and o-ring while it is off. I took the bearing plate off and the seal appears to be installed the wrong way. The way I thought seals were designed is that the cupped side faces what you were...
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    Will a jet ski motor/pump perform the same as an outboard with equal HP?

    Could you drop a jet ski motor/pump in a boat and get equal performance. My outboard is a 65 HP and my jets ski motor is 63 HP.
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    94 Yamaha Waverunner lll questions

    I just purchased a 94 Yamaha with the 63 HP engine. -Are the oil injection systems on these dependable enough or should I consider mixing the oil in the gas? -Can I run mixed gas without making other modifications to the carb? -Can this model be ran with a garden hose attached for flushing...
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    Looking to buy a used 70 HP Nissan 2 stroke, 2 cylinder. Advice needed

    I will go look at a 1980's (mid I think) Nissan 70 HP and was wondering if anyone has any experience with them. Are they good motors? What should the compression be? Is there anything I need to look for in particular? Any advise would be appreciated. Kevin
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    Elgin Outboard motor parts needed

    I have an Elgin 7.5 HP outboard motor Model 571.58762 and need some parts, water pump impeller, coils and a few others. Are parts available for this motor? It seems to be an early 50's motor.
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    Old motors in Houston

    My dad has asked me to help him clean out his garage. He is one who works on things (mechanical like motors, lawnmowers etc) for people for pennies and then it seems people give him things they no longer need or use in appreciation. He has two or four very old boat motors. It seems there are...
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    Difference between 65 and 70 HP Johnson

    I hear it is just carbueration, is this correct? I have a 1972 65HP and a set of 1976 70HP carbs, can I get 70HP by changing them out?
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    1972 Johnson 65HP bogging, slow to make RPM

    No trouble with my 65HP till last weekend. It starts and idles OK and even revs OK in neutral but is a real dog taking off. It will finally get up to about 4700 rpm (it would always make 5500 before) after a 1/2 mile or so but I can tell it has more. I cheked the choke selector OK and I verified...
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    Does the anchor light have to be in the back of the boat?

    My boat has the anchor light on the back and I see a lot of boats with anchor lights on top of the outboard motor cover but yesterday I saw one with it on the console. Is this acceptable? If it is, I might mount mine there just to have a light source at the console.
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    What can I put under my poly fuel cell for padding

    I have a 40 gallon cell that is under the console and I want to put something between it and the sole of the boat for padding. A local gasket supplier says to use a Nitrile PVC closed cell sponge material. Ideally there will never be gas on it but I guess just in case it would be good to have...
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    Is it dangerous to repair connections on a fuel sending unit

    One of the connections on my fuel sending unit is broke. I can fix it but am hesitant due to fear it might break again and spark and explode (it broke once before and did not explode). It seams hazardous to have a wiper moving across a resistive wire in the top of a fuel tank where all the fumes...
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    Are there different catalyst's for gelcoat for different temperatures?

    It is in the 50's here in Houston. I heated my garage to about 65 and applied waxed gelcoat with a little extra catalyst to the hatches of my boat. After two days it is still tacky on top and I can take the gelcoat off with an acetone soaked rag. My resin supplier said the gelcoat did not cure...
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    Does marine carpet have to be terminated at edges to keep from fraying

    I am considering carpeting some of the deck of my boat which would include hatch covers and was wondering about the edge detail. Can it be cut to fit and glued down without terminating strips at the edges?
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    Tying poly and epoxy repair areas together

    I used epoxy below the deck, up the sides and over the gunnels for structural repairs on my boat. I then used polyester resin on the top side (deck). Now I have to tie the two together (at the deck/side wall intersection). I know that epoxy bonds to poly and not the other way around so I poly'ed...
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