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    Winching boat tight to bowstop

    Sorry, I don't have any pics, but here is my question. When loading my boat, I use the winch to pull it onto the trailer the last couple of feet. When the bow hits the bow roller, the bow eye is still about 6 inches(maybe less) below the bow stop. I then proceed to winch it up until the bow...
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    Tach wiring

    I just orderd a 20pole tach for my boat. It looks like it has 3 connectors, bat, neg, signal. Obviously the bat and neg are + and -. From reading other post on this forum, it seems that the purple wire should be the signal. Is that the same purple wire that is in the picture below? The...
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    boat speed for Bluefin and Starcraft

    I have seen several post on here and other places where boats similar to mine are getting 35, 40, maybe even 45+ mph. I am only able to squeek abou 30-31 mph out of mine with 1 passenger and WOT. Now granted I may not have the perfect prop, and I am still doing some fine tuning on the engine...
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    Starter pinion and water leak

    Ok, two different questions here. 1.) The pinion gear on my starter has broken a gear tooth. Is that something that would be carried at most autoparts stores? 2.) I noticed water leaking out of the port side, flat part of the powerhead. I believe it's called the water plate or exhaust...
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    Decarbing 1988 85 hp and fuel pump

    I just ordered the fuel pump diaphram and gaskets for my 1988 85 hp Force. I also plan on doing a decarb using SeaFoam as directed on another post. My question is, should I decarb first and then replace the fuel pump or the other way around? On the fuel pump, I plan on replacing all gaskets...
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    Check valve and fuel screen

    I have an 1988 Force 85 hp, that is tending to stall at WOT. After reading several posts on here, I have decided that I would replace the fuel pump diaphram. I figured that while I am doing that I would go ahead and replace the check valve and the screen that is behind the inlet cover...
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    Temporary Tachometer

    I know that to install a permanent Tach, I have to find a 20 pole version. But is there anyway to just check what my RPM's are with something else? I would like to verify my idle speed and RPM's at WOT. Can a regular automotive style hand-held tach work.... the type you clip onto a plug wire...
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    Father's day boaters

    Went to a small lake with the family yesterday. I have only been to this lake once before and it was not very crowded, so I thought that it would be a good option on Father's day as I hate crowded lakes (makes me nervous). This particular lake is long and skinny. The rule of thumb is to...
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    controls jam in tight turns

    Two questions.... If I have my motor turned full left or right my contol handle seems to bind or jam. It will not let me return the handle to the neutral position. I have noticed this mainly while in forward idle or reverse idle. It also will not let me shift out of neutral. If I decrease...
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    Building a boat from scratch

    It has always been a dream of mine to build a boat from scratch. I occasionally get the itch and visit the Glen-L site to look at the plans. Has anyone on here ever built one? How much time does it really take. Many of the ones on the Glen-L site has the people spending 2 years or more.
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    Change of winch position

    I just bought a new winch for my trailer. Although it is similar to the existing winch, the dimensions are slightly different, so I had to position it higher on the post. The model that I bought is a SeaSense 1200# capacity. The engaging dog has three positions (ratchet clockwise, ratchet...
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    Has anyone seen one of these boats?

    Several years ago, I saw a boat sitting behind someones business that looked really odd. I believe that it was called a "Land and Sea cruiser" It looked to be about 22 feet, all metal. But what made this boat stand out is that it had retractable wheels underneath and a 2 inch receiver tube on...
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    Grumman 4.4 -- is it worth the hassle?

    I have an opportunity to get a aluminum Grumman 4.4 meter boat for practically nothing (perhaps free). However, the boat is basically trashed. Needs new everything. Needs new transom. does not have a motor. and the keel has been severely dented from what looks like many beaching on chunk...
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    Key things to listen for when buying a used boat

    A couple of years ago, I was interested in buying a boat. The grandfather of one of my kids friends caught wind of this and said that he had a boat to sell. Now don't get me wrong, he is a very nice guy and I don't think that he was intentionally trying to unload a hunk of junk, but here is...
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    Decal removal

    I have acquired a fiberglass truck topper. It was previously owned by someone who had decals of his business name and phone number professionally applied. What is the best way to remove these decals without damaging the finish of the fiberglass? I tried a small razor blade, but the decals are...
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    Start of BlueFin 1700 restore

    I finally got started on the floor, bow seats, and consoles. Since everyone here lives on pictures, I will try to keep them updated. Here is what I have so far. I didn't take a picture at the very beginning, but I got one after I got the port side console removed. The P.O. built the bow...
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    Placement of batteries

    I am thinking about re-locating the position of my trolling battery to under the drivers console. Does anyone know of a reason NOT to do this. I figure that my trolling battery powers my trolling motor and a few electronics such as bilge and livewell pump. all of these are controlled by...
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    Replacing Floor and console in BlueFin

    Hello All, I am needing to do a rebuild of the floor, bow seats, and console in my Bluefin tinny. After reading many posts on here, I plan on using 1/2 inch exterior plywood coated in epoxy. I plan on removing all of the poured foam and replace with blue foam pieces. Then laying marine...
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    How tight to tighten the winch.

    When I trailer my boat, I have been manually guiding it on and using the winch to pull it up. At the point when the bow first hits the bow-stop roller, the bow eye is 6-8 inches below the bow-stop. I then proceed to tighten the winch which pulls the boat up the roller until the bow eye is...
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    Trim not working

    Ok, so I had the boat out this weekend and everything seemed to be working just fine. However when I pulled the boat out, the motor did not seem to want to go all of the way up. Once I got it out, I couldn't trim the motor down to rest on the MotorToter. I could hear the trim motor spinning...
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