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    Volvo AQ130D Rev Limit

    I just had a quick question... Not really knowing since i have never powered up this engine yet. Does the AQ130D require some sort of Governor or Rev Limiter? Basically What tells the engine that when you get to say for example 8000 rpms, what tells your engine "EEEEEH NO MORE" and it stops you...
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    Pontoon Seat Repair?

    Re: Pontoon Seat Repair? Good Luck with this stitch... i am not professional in fact i am newb to this upholstery thing. but on my practice stiches i cant seem to get this stitch to work for me (colored in red) maybe its the type of machine i have since its not heavy duty or heavy strength...
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    trim tabs on 17 foot boat

    Hey everyone. I have been thinking about something lately. My boat did not originally come with Trim tabs (that i know of... when i got it partially taken apart it did not have trim tabs or any hardware like i said that i know of) Seeing as trim tabs are anywhere from 300-700 and up in price. I...
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    1974 Bayliner Discovery 1850 Restore

    Re: 1974 Bayliner Discovery 1850 Restore Nothin makes me happier than gettin stuff for free..... Here is what I got for free off of craigslist... (by the way i would recommend anyone who is looking to practice upholstery... do it this way look for a free vinyl seat of some sort and do some...
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    1974 Bayliner Discovery 1850 Restore

    Re: 1974 Bayliner Discovery 1850 Restore Haha! your right i just noticed that! Pleats... cleats are those stainless steel hooks that cost an arm and a leg!. The Pleats were done with the Brother (i have picture of it a few posts up) but my main machine is going to be a Kenmore 158.1792184 It...
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    sianora SBL

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    An open apology

    Re: An open apology Lol! im sure bond-o will understand... with one look into my crainium he would see this and be like ... ohhh i get it! But anyways i had long since retracted that statement so now its hearsay... in fact if i reach back far enough into my brain past the mush... i pull up...
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    Question about Leak Testing the boat

    I know this may be over kill.. But after refiberglass the hull, stringers and transom would it be a safe idea to just install the Engine, and outdrive to seal the transom hole, and patch gelcoat than to just plop the boat into the water by the dock for a good 10 hours while i fish to see if...
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    Differences between Resin... Specifically House/Layup/General Purpose

    I have been confused lately about the differences between the House , Layup, and General Purpose Resins. It seems each company calls it differently. I am not talking in regards to the difference between vinylester and polyester resin. So I have a few companies that Sell : CompositesOne.com -...
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    MDO Wood Question

    I have decided that MDO is a good price as i can get it for roughly 40 dollars a sheet of 3/4 inch by a supplier. my question is according to multiple websites that this wood is already coated with a fiberglass resin to withstand weather such as water etc... I went to the supplier yesterday and...
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    West coast fiberglass supplies

    Hello... I just wanted to post this if anyone is curious... If you are on the west coast I found a very affordable fiberglass supply I'm not affiliated with them but I really like their pricing. Full roll of 1.5oz CSS 100lb 50" wide is 1.53 a pound... One roll of 1708 205lb is 2.54 a lb so it...
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    how to find out what model volvo penta leg i have

    Re: how to find out what model volvo penta leg i have There is a place on the Outdrive located in below picture... they are not your exact outdrive im sure. but they should give you a general direction where to find the tag ... once you locate it please let us know what the tag says.. it will...
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    Volvo Penta AQ270 Paint Removal and New Paint

    Re: Volvo Penta AQ270 Paint Removal and New Paint I am going for the Metallic Silver used on the SX drives.. what do you think?
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    Volvo Penta AQ270 Paint Removal and New Paint

    Hi, I wanted to gather some information, I dont know if this is the correct section to be posting under, but since i could not find a paint section. Here Goes... Some of you may be Familiar with a thread some guy named BeeGee posted a How to Paint Aluminum (Especially Outdrives) somewhere on...
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    AQ130D Head Gasket Break Down

    Re: AQ130D Head Gasket Break Down So while bored at work i decided to quickly draw up a diagram of what i got in the kit and where everything goes... like i said this is because im bored... but i am currently in the works of creating a mass drawing including the two gaskets together... and i...
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    AQ130D Head Gasket Break Down

    Re: AQ130D Head Gasket Break Down Also I could not find the location for these three O-Rings.. they are all the same size... (from just eyeballing the orings themselves)
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    AQ130D Head Gasket Break Down

    So i am looking through my head Gasket Set and my Lower Gasket set for my engine. and I come up with Part number 876358 for the Head Gasket (Sierra 18-2982) and 876342 (Sierra 18-2983) for my Lower Gasket Set... Question is... I went through the Whole Lower Gasket Set and all of the...
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    AQ130D Tube on Cylinder Head

    Hi so My AQ130D engine had a bad head a while back so i went to canada and got a replacement from the correct engine that is the automotive alternate for my engine... The head was identical to the marine one except for two things... the Temp. Sensor hole on the cylinder head is bigger than the...
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    Tilt Motor for AQ270

    I have an AQ270 Electrolux KS3884/290. My old one the bolts snapped so i purchased one from craigslist for a good deal... does anyone know how i would be able to hook this up to a battery to test to see if the motor spins?
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    Compatibility question for AQ130D

    Hi i decided to start a new thread instead of adding on a seperate question onto my Alternator question thread... I hope this is the correct way to do it, i dont want it to seem like spam. My question is... and i dont remember for a hard fact but someone might have told me this already (don)...
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