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  1. matt167

    PVC board as stringers??

    IMO, PL Premium is cheap and easy to work with. It works fine. BUT you need to let it cure for a few days or a week for it to out gas before you glass it. PL is a polyurethane construction adhesive, hence PL. Poly resin works fine. You can't put poly over epoxy, but you can put epoxy over poly...
  2. matt167

    Suzuki DF25A prop

    Made it out today. 22 mph flat calm at about 6k. Planes in an instant trimmed all the way in. Trimming out brings it to about 26 mph but 6100 rpm.. a 10 pitch prop may work better. I only need 100rpm less for safety
  3. matt167

    Winterizing New Suzuki DF25A

    ~$4,000 brand new motor, vs ~$40 in fluids. I mean, say you got a defect in the lower unit and it leaked water in, and it freezes and breaks. Warranty is voided because you didn't follow directions. But if you catch it this fall, you drop it off to the dealer before they shut down for the season...
  4. matt167

    Winterizing New Suzuki DF25A

    I have the same motor, which I finished rigging in September and have had it out once. Page 69-70 of the owners manual covers everything
  5. matt167

    Lonestar Aluminum Hull Restoration

    It has a max of 80hp. Back in the day they ran 2 motors to get over 100hp and it was common. Larger boats often had no maximum listed.. But If we assume that this boat DID run twin 40hp Big Twins, that makes 316lbs give or take ( for short shaft motors ) Also note that, 80hp in 1960 was less...
  6. matt167

    What I/O Drive options were used in a 19' Islander

    The old I6, I think was used in 21' and larger tin boats. It's a heavy engine. The 3.7L weigh's much less than the 165 I6, probably similar to the 3.0L. The 4.3L isn't all that heavy
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    What I/O Drive options were used in a 19' Islander

    I don't think the 19' came with an inline 6. They used all 3 outdrive brands though, some having Volvo, OMC Stringer, OMC Cobra and mostly Mercruiser.. I know they did use the 3.7L/488 motors and the 4.3L in the late 80's early 90's Islander was quite common
  8. matt167

    Ford 302 issues

    Compression reading alone won't tell you that, and $395 is wayyy to cheap to have a set of heads rebuilt. $395 each is probably within reason. But you need a leakdown test to determin, valves or rings, or head gasket. Comp test tells you there is a problem, leakdown tells you where it is A...
  9. matt167

    Replacement Cables

    You can use run of the mill Type 33C/3300 cables with an adapter. Seastar solutions CA27320P for your OMC 2.3L
  10. matt167

    bf90A

    Ok so I looked it up. You have a 1997 Wellcraft CCF160 which has a max hp of 70hp according to NADA, but a data manual for a 160 Fisherman I assume is a newer version suggests 90hp MAX with a 50hp standard engine option.. The biggest thing I'm looking at is it lists a 20" transom, and by looking...
  11. matt167

    bf90A

    I think 22" falls within a 20" long shaft motor requirements. I know a 15" short shaft motor works with up to a 17" transom. Not all transoms are an exact measurement of 15/20/25".. This is why dealers are probably looking at you like your crazy. 25" XL shafts generally start around 100hp What...
  12. matt167

    59 Glasspar Seafair sedan possible transom rebuild?

    The question isn't if the transom can hold the weight.. If it was properly rebuilt, it can... The real question is, does the boat have enough buoyancy to hold the extra weight.. Glaspar never gave a max weight, or a max hp in 1959 for the Sefair sdn. Likely because the boat could use all the hp...
  13. matt167

    Used Outboard Sites and Replacement Advice

    I would buy a Suzuki 9.9hp.. You can upgrade to 20hp in a snap ( but it's not cheap ) I bought my DF25A recently from Online Outboards and it came quick. I don't think there is much advantage to buying a used motor unless your deal hunting. The cost difference isn't much
  14. matt167

    Bayliner

    It's a 1988 Bayliner which probably isn't a good thing... In 1988, the Capri 1900 would be 19' long OAL and IIRC that is the longest Capri available in that generation. However, a Bayliner without it's engine suggests that it has donated it's power plant and was deemed not worthy of repair...
  15. matt167

    Suzuki DF25A prop

    Variable, but the calculations I can do from the original 1966 Johnson 40hp, to the new DF25A, and then testing the new prop will be with an identical load, same 2 people in the boat. I doubt I'm ever going to have 4 grown adults. Kids, yes
  16. matt167

    Suzuki DF25A prop

    FWIW, I have an OEM 4" Suzuki tach with monitor in the dash. I think if I get it to 5,700 on a calm lake, it would be ok
  17. matt167

    Suzuki DF25A prop

    I understand that, but Suzuki does not list the 9.5" props for the 25hp. I know they will fit, but they are 9.9-20hp props. By prop calculations I need a 9" pitch, which Suzuki does not list for a 25hp. The Solas happens to be about exactly what I need and within the parameters that Suzuki would...
  18. matt167

    Suzuki DF25A prop

    Not really too costly. Just Zuki doesn't make a 9" pitch in anything bigger than 9.5' diameter. Waste if I bought a non returnable item I knew wouldn't work
  19. matt167

    Suzuki DF25A prop

    After spending almost $5k on a motor, I really don't want to drill it for a trolling plate. I do have one though
  20. matt167

    Suzuki DF25A prop

    Suzuki does not make a 9" pitch in anything bigger than a 9 1/2" diamater, which I deemed too small. I didn't think a 10 1/4"x10 was going to make enough difference and that is the smallest prop that Suzuki lists for the 25hp, and that Suzuki prop was $175 vs the $70 that I spent... If it's...
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