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    How do I begin to go about fixing this?!

    Re: How do I begin to go about fixing this?! That is very useful advice, I put a halogen light on it and it is tacking up much faster. Somebody please tell me this looks ok, it's my 3rd layer, the 1708 patch on top of 2 CSM patches.. I can't tell what looks right or wrong. I don't like the...
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    How do I begin to go about fixing this?!

    Re: How do I begin to go about fixing this?! ^^^ Good advice. I got up early this morning to get started and found temperatures below 60 degrees which I heard won't be good for glass to set up. I waited until it got up to 65 degrees to get started. I taped off the outside with blue...
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    How do I begin to go about fixing this?!

    Re: How do I begin to go about fixing this?! I was not able to sand the inside as quickly as the outside because of the awkward angle but once I got the Dremel out I made progress. As I should have expected, I have a bigger, scarier hole now. This is what the inside looks like now, I am...
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    Leaky y-pipe?

    Re: Leaky y-pipe? Okay better news since I always fear the worst case scenario. I took the drive off and pulled the bellhousing and drive bellows which does in fact have a small hole in it. When I installed the bellows at the beginning of the season, I made absolutely sure I didn't put a...
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    How do I begin to go about fixing this?!

    Re: How do I begin to go about fixing this?! Here's what I found, it is mushy, and it goes deep. I started sanding and I got a hole now. Marine Tex will definitely not work. I have sanded this much on the outside and I am scared to do any more without advice from you guys. I found out I...
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    How do I begin to go about fixing this?!

    Had my boat out in Ocean City, MD and I was docking to pick someone up at an unfamiliar dock. A wake hit me and knocked the side of my boat into a rock or concrete drain or something hard, I definitely felt it. Among other things I always have to fix on my boat, now I've got this to deal...
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    Leaky y-pipe?

    I have a 1990 mcm 350 magnum, dont have serial number at this time. Water is intermittently trickling in at the top of the lower y-pipe horn. Does not happen when engine is running, only after running while still warm. After cooling down the trickle stops. Boat is in salt water now, this is...
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    Social Media Etiquette on the lake?

    Re: Social Media Etiquette on the lake? It doesn't bother me, I don't have time to take pictures while boating but I do appreciate them. After a day of boating, I usually get home to find a lot of nice pictures taken on facebook. Stuff like this
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    Speed increase from trim tabs?

    Re: Speed increase from trim tabs? I say sport tabs but they are an older generation, came from a mid-90's go-fast boat, 26' or 28' maybe? They look just like the sport tabs having dual hydraulic actuators but I'm not sure of the actual model. The indicator looks like this so maybe someone...
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    Speed increase from trim tabs?

    I have a 23' Cobia cuddy w/ 270hp Mercruiser that has always been sluggish to get out of the hole no matter the prop. Some props are better than others but it just doesn't jump up as fast as I'd like. I bought a set of Bennett Sport tabs with dual actuators on each side for $200 used, I...
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    Towing boat with a G35 coupe

    Re: Towing boat with a G35 coupe something like this
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    Engine mount adjustment nut is stuck.

    It's a 1990 MCM 350 magnum, I just got the alignment tool for the boat I purchased less than a year ago and whaddya know, it's not aligned. I'm starting by adjusting the front mounts 1/2 of a turn as the procedure calls for but the starboard side adjusting nut is stuck. I was able to free the...
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    Looking for a heavy load prop

    1) Performance issue you are trying to correct. I want a second prop that I can switch with my current prop for when I will be heavily loaded and/or towing skiiers or tubers. 2) Current prop manufacturer, model, aluminum or stainless as a minimum. Solas HR Titan 3-blade SS 3) Current prop...
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    Intermittent overheat, 1990 350 magnum

    At the start of the season I like to take my boat out for a test trip before I go on any journeys or invite people out. Yesterday I put in at the local ramp and went about 10 miles down river at moderate speed. I began to smell a 'popcorn' burning smell for lack of better words, I slowed to...
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    Did I winterize correctly?

    1990 Merc 350 Magnum and this is my first I/O winterization. -hull drain already out -removed drive and changed the gear oil -stuffed an old towel in the drive bellows to keep debris out -covered trim rams in plastic and supported them so they aren't sitting on the ground -removed what...
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    why is there no buy/sell/trade forum at iboats?

    honest to goodness question here. i've been on many automotive forums, large and small, they all have wanted, for sale, and trade sub-forums. i would think many iboats members have parts/spares that could be very useful to other members who are having a hard time finding parts especially with...
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    50 oz 302 upgrade

    Re: 50 oz 302 upgrade volvo penta used ford 5.0/5.8 EFI motors in the mid 90's, maybe they have the flywheel you are looking for? it's pretty much the same motor you are trying to use but already in a boat configuration... have you checked into using a late model 5.0 mustang flywheel as...
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    when it comes time to winterize..

    i've been pondering how i'm going to do this for a while. if my motor were easy to get to i would be opening the drains and letting all the water out manually, air can't freeze right? well, my engine (1990 MCM 350 Magnum) sits low in the back and it's godawful akward to get to. after removing...
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    some goop in drive bellows

    i've had my drive off a few times now and i've replaced the bellows and the drive to bellhousing gaskets, i still get some residual goop in the bottom of the drive bellows that i have to soak up with a rag. it's not completely full but there's about 1/2" of watery, greasy slurry that sits in...
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    blew my alpha one, what did i break?

    Re: blew my alpha one, what did i break? so there was water in the gear case, that certainly accelerated the failure. how can water enter the gear case anyway? i changed the gear oil out when i did the water pump and it was clean, checked the new oil a while ago and it was still clean. how...
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