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  1. Tail_Gunner

    Gimbal bearing to do or not to do..

    The boat a few hunderd hour's and is 13 yrs old..yesterday i had the drive off and did change the knuckle's cheap and easy. The gimbal has never had water intrusion and the bearing's seem smooth as silk no roughness to them what so ever...So does a guy change them or wait for something.
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    Steering wheel guru ..hub adapter

    I picked a Momo wheel to replace the original wheel but ran into a bolt size and pattern difference...Both are a 6 star pattern but the new momo use's a slightly smaller bolt and the pattern is slightly different just enough i cannot refab it..So does anyone know of a adapter plate ...Ive seen...
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    Converting from closed to raw water cooling

    Nice you have one of those fancy smancy diag's for a 87 454 mercruiser going to cold water...
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    Water in my fuel tank....

    :embarassed: So i replaced my tank sender and left the gas exposed to the air for a week.......2 months later and i go to fill it up and de winterize it and the tank would only take 12 gallons it should have taken 20......:confused: So i crank her up and it starts...then stumbles then...
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    Almost but not quite can be a Good Thing

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    Serial/Parallel Connection

    Bit of dunce when it comes to this stuff so...can i hook up two deep cell battery's in Serial/Parallel Connection for extended use..If so can i use two different brand's...Or an i going down the wrong path here. The application is simple enough just a audio system and some secondary electrical...
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    Fairing compound question

    The next adventure begin's 1987 Mirage cuddy...I need a good fairing compound here...mostly scratches but some wave in the hull. I am looking for something that wont fall off in a few yrs there will be lots of prep and paint i dont relish going back over again in a few yrs...any good types of...
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    From a silver lining to a brillant glow....

    North America to Drown in Oil as Mexico Ends Monopoly: Bloomberg Business News - MSN Money Will the U.S. Surpass Saudi Arabia in Oil Production? - Popular Mechanics Meet The Oil Shale Eighty Times Bigger Than The Bakken - Forbes An American Oil Find That Holds More Oil Than All of OPEC - ABC...
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    The trick is to look....

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    Malware?

    http://forums.iboats.com/boat-restoration-building-hull-repair/1961-glasspar-citation-project-355668.html I get that warming flag using chrome.
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    And we think we tinker....

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    Finally a light is lit on the horizon.

    U.S. energy lifting economy more than expected Anyone who doubts the reality of this is not paying attention,'' said John Larson, vice president of IHS and co-leader of a team of 13 contributors from the firm's energy, economics and manufacturing-industry consulting groups. "You're seeing the...
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    Gelcoating and tape line's

    Recently i patched the the old tub no more nicks and spayed on the gel. Very easy fix so much so i may spray a entire 22' boat back to life but realized just how the heck does one tape lines off. The gel thickness will be thicker than the tape so what would one use to tape off line's.....Not...
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    1987 454 mcm cooling problem

    So i know the drill on a conventional system but this thing has a self contained cooling system no fresh water pick (pulls from the alpha drive) and some kind of spring loaded thermostat housing that direct's water to the motor at low speed a redirects at high speed a updated thermo housing is...
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    Timing a 1987 454 merc..total advance

    Ok i will be the first to say this is not advised if you want a long term reliable marine motor..now that said ive looked at the timing curves for the tbolt 4 system's and they are anemic to say say the least. Opinion's on 36 to 40 degress total advance it looks to like there all in @ 2500 and...
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    Dye Sunbrealla

    Ok i know its acrylic but has anyone ever dyed this stuff successfully Im going jet black if i can.
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    Only in America and a poor economy...............

    :facepalm:
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    1987 454 alignment im lost

    This boat has a right and left mount system however the top of the alignment tool has no marks when put in to check the alignment there is a 1/2 space at the very top of the bar with no markings so i need to drop the back of the engine a bit...Just how would one do that with no for or aft...
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    Turbo TXP on a sport's cuddy

    So it's time to prop this 217 intruder i need to tinker with this a bit..half the fun. I once had a differnt thought's on large diameter on prop... actually asked a member to show me a large diameter prop with high rake... and today i am looking at large diameter and high rake it out to be a...
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    Running engine with the drive off

    Ok i would like to tune this old 87 454 mag with a tbolt 4 ingtion system.....i am going to decarbon it with water..anyone have any input on what to look for on a older engine...never had a tbolt apart timing should be a breeze... Now one thing the new drive is still in the mail so can i just...
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