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    how much should a piston cost me?

    I am rebuilding my Evinrude outboard, two pistons were ruined (right bank), they wound up costing me $80 each, plus rings for another $15 each, at the local boat dealer. Is this a standard price? While I have the head off and half of it apart, I might replace the left bank as well (compression...
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    Painting my outboard engine cover

    Hi, I would like to paint my engine cover that is plastic. I am planning on sanding JUST THE chips and scratches, removing the decals, priming the entire cover, then painting it. <br /><br />1) What kind of primer and paint should I use? (Do I need to use Marine paint?)<br />2) How many...
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    Is it bad to leave water in the bilge area during the winter?

    Hi all, Since it is getting cold here in CT, I tried to remove as much water as possible from my bilge area as possible, but there still is some left. If this water freezes, will it ruin anything? (The boat is left outside all winter) Do I need to ensure it all gets out of there? I wrapped...
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    Drain hole

    Under the floor of my 85 bayliner, in the bilge there is a bilge pump down there and a white plastic tube that runs out towards the transom, back of the boat. When I go to the outside of the boat, there is a plug right behind the engine. I removed the plug but I think the hole is stuck...
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    What are these two hinged items next to my outboard?

    Hello: I have an 85 bayliner and on the back of the boat, to the right of the engine (if you are looking at the back of the boat) there are two hinged pieces of plactic. On is thin, about an inch or two wide, five inches long, and the other is about 3 times larger, both are on hinges. The...
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    How do I lift the power head off?

    Hi all, I have a 1982 115 HP Evinrude, V-4, VRO technology. I have the head ready to come off (two cylinders have no compression) and do not know how I will do it; all the nuts are off, it shifts in place. The entire motor is still mounted on the boat, and it is real heavy, and I need to lift...
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    Can you tell me what year my engine is?

    Hi all, I have an Evinrude Model E115 TL CNB. Seriel Number 0137508. <br /><br />1) Do you know what year it is?<br /><br />and<br /><br />2) Where is a good place to find parts? (gaskets, starters, pistons, etc.)<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />MAX
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    Canoe Winter Storage

    Hi all, hope this is the proper place to post this, however I need some advice regarding where I can store my canoe this winter. All summer, it has been, bottom side up, on wooden supports, high off the ground right on the shore of a lake in Vermont. Can I leave it down there all winter? As...
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    80's Bayliner I would like to restore

    A good friend gave me his eighties bayliner. Apart from the engine work, I would like to do some "sprucing up" and would like your opinion:<br /><br />1) The floor is plywood, with a cut out piece so you can reach the bilge pump. I would like to perhaps cover it all with fiberglass or some...
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