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  1. matt167

    Tires…

    I wouldn’t want to run it like that, but doubtful it would make a difference.
  2. matt167

    Salvage auction boat - can this be repaired?

    Yes it’s probably fixable. But to most it’s a total loss unrepairable
  3. matt167

    Remote shift and throttle for 2017 20hp Mercury?

    It’s a Tohatsu manufactured motor. You’ll find that Mercury or Tohatsu will have the parts or perhaps even a kit.
  4. matt167

    Adding Distilled water to battery. what qualifies as distilled?

    My father in law gets a ton of distilled water from a local maple producer. Just another avenue being it’s that time of the year
  5. matt167

    So I became a proud boat owner today.

    Rotten boats are everywhere. I gave $700 for a perfect running 3.0L in a rotted 1986 4 Winns. Putting that entire Alpha Gen 1 setup in my 70 StarCraft offshore
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    So I became a proud boat owner today.

    If you have to do the transom, it’s a perfect time to fill the big hole and do a switcheroo to Mercruiser. You can find a rotted 3.0L glasser and gain yourself 10hp without much issue. Some will say 4.3L but 2.5 and 3.0L is what StarCraft felt adequate with for years. Also the 4.3L is wider than...
  7. matt167

    Out to lunch Gear Oil Prices

    I use it in my Zuki
  8. matt167

    Out to lunch Gear Oil Prices

    I use the Champ Luber finer filters in my little car. For the $1.50 each. They are fine for that. I use the Bosch filters in mine and my wife’s trucks for the $3-4 that they cost. We use the Champ filters at the dealership I work at sometimes as well. Usually using OEM A/C Delco but they are...
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    Out to lunch Gear Oil Prices

    I use Rock auto for car parts themselves. Oil filters for my little car are $1.50 each and the trucks are in the $3 range. My recent full brake job on my truck was $250 with good quality stuff. Woulda been $500 at the parts store
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    Out to lunch Gear Oil Prices

    Amazon has a lot of tools that Harbor Freight carries as well just cheaper. I recently bought a brake disc kit as my old kit only had a standard LH adapter ( for turning in rear Ford calipers ). The Icon kit is $60 and the Amazon kit with the same parts and magnetic adapters was $23. Little...
  11. matt167

    Just curious

    Yeah. Every once in a while I come across idiots. This summer my boat got rocked by a group of 20 something’s drinking, pulling a skier down a section of the eerie canal. They were reported by multiple people to DNR. I didn’t even have to when I got back to the dock.
  12. matt167

    johnson 20hp electric start

    Yup. 20-35hp twins were built from 77- 05 or so. Just use IPLs for the years/models you’re thinking of to confirm. There are a few differences in designs and parts through the years
  13. matt167

    Chainsaw cutting lube in a pinch

    Not every bar is greasable. If they are, there’s a little hole near the tip. Takes a chainsaw greaser
  14. matt167

    Volvo Penta vs Mercruiser

    My dad’s 73 Chief 21’ would run into the 40s on calm water with 140hp Mercruiser. They don’t weigh anything.. The B20 is adequate but antiquated.
  15. matt167

    Winterize carb

    If you wanted to flush the carb out with anything, flush it with true fuel which because of how it’s made, lasts much longer than regular gas. It’s Alkylate fuel.
  16. matt167

    Outdrive type

    If original. It’ll be an Alpha one gen 2
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    Chainsaw cutting lube in a pinch

    No but it helps keep it from stretching and keeps the bar happy. A tight chain will cut better
  18. matt167

    Chainsaw cutting lube in a pinch

    Used motor oil, even cooking oil I have used in a pinch. Old 2 stroke oil as well
  19. matt167

    1985 Beachcraft Cuddy Model 240C rehab

    Your stringers are missing. Probably someone’s attempt at adding structure on a redo. you need to bed and tab in stringers. Full gut job as there’s nothing holding your boat together
  20. matt167

    1985 Beachcraft Cuddy Model 240C rehab

    Looks like concrete, and everything else looks pretty bad too. Who knows why
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