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  1. matt167

    Remote oil filter bracket instead of Sierra marine fuel water seperator 'kit'

    I have a Transdapt oil filter relocation adapter ( filter side ) for a Ford which I will probably never use and is brand new. Will it work with the Sierra marine fuel/ water seperator cartridge # 18-7919? It has std Ford 3/4-16 filter thread but I can't find what threads the Sierra cartridge are.
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    Tandem portable gas tanks with one tank non OEM?

    Is there an adapter to make this switch using one fuel line, or do I need 2 fuel lines?.. 1964 Mercury 650 and I have an original Merc 6 gallon tank, want to add a mid 60's Elgin as a spare tank and use 1 line if possible. The Merc tank has the 1/4 turn connector..
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    Are ratchet straps legal for transom straps?

    I'm possibly buying a cheap 'flipper' boat that I can use to get on the water once or twice for this season and then sell beginning of next season.. It does not have transom straps on the trailer and I don't have a set of 'good' transom straps but have probably 20 ratchet straps including some...
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    1961 Custom Craft Sea Ray Rebuild

    Re: 1961 Custom Craft Sea Ray Rebuild The foam looks to me like it was poured in and then the top layer of plywood was pressed into it, but it may have been a large block just dropped in and installed. Open cell for sure. Once I get the back section demolished, I will then know where the...
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    Reasons for restoration.

    Re: Reasons for restoration. I wanted a boat to restore and got this So far I have managed to turn it into this ( ongoing resto ) And I'm doing it because of this.. I know the 8mm is grainy, but that is one of my uncles skiing ( I think ) behind the boat sometime around 1968. It's been in...
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    First New Boat Purchase - Single Female Help

    Re: First New Boat Purchase - Single Female Help Depends on how long it's been stored bow down like that.. Storage like that can actually twist the tongue which will cause massive sway going down the highway. In that case, the trailer is worth basically scrap. And of course bow down is not the...
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    retrofitting battery ignition distributor onto old Mercury magneto distributor drive?

    I've had this thought for a while.. Everything in the KD-1 magneto is NLA and all pretty expensive used.. I had an idea a while ago and talked with a machinst I know at that time about putting the distributor head from a marine I/O engine like a 3.0L Merc and lock the timing with screws thru the...
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    decrepid starcraft located

    Well, following the signs to a lawn sale way out in the middle of nowhere, and at the end of a long driveway I saw a Starcraft Holiday OB, with the vegetation just starting to grow in it.. On a trailer but no motor. I think it's the 22' model but it's at least 18'.. Looks complete and has a late...
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    Holesclaw trailer vin location?

    The old Holesclaw trailer that my 1961 Custom Craft Sea Ray is sitting on and also original for that boat will need a lost registration applied for. It should not be a big deal since my grandfather gave me the boat and was the owner since new but both the registration for the boat and trailer...
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    cool project boat

    1960 whitehouse ? 1960 Whitehouse or other. He says he has documentation. Looks like the last of the finned era in a cabin cruiser. Fiberglassics does not show a Whitehouse exact but a Colombia has many of the same lines
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    Chugger boat?

    I'm thinking a bit into the future, but also more curious than anything. Browsing Youtube as usual and found somthing that I'd like to build. Originally ran across just shanty boats, but then ran across the Chugger, not the older commercially built 16', but rather the home built 1 from Lewis...
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    Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

    Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist. HMM. Looks like it needs more than seats recovered. Bayliner 88 18' Sport Bowrider
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    Anyone use Mertons?

    I was ready to fax my US Composits order yesterday when I found Mertons. They have a deal where you get 5 1 gallon cans of laminating resin for $130 and that gets around the $27 Hazmat fee. They are closer to me also so it has the potential to be much cheaper than US Composits.. Anyone use them...
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    Just bought a 1977 Grady White Need engine help

    Re: Just bought a 1977 Grady White Need engine help 3.7's are what is known as an open deck design. What you most likely have is a head gasket blown and compression is blowing into the colling passage which surrounds the cylinder ( hence the open deck design ). Very common to find in this...
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    'Old style' Chevy 350 Mercruiser valve covers- exist?

    Re: 'Old style' Chevy 350 Mercruiser valve covers- exist? That's the newer style decal. I'd like the old black and silver decal, but I can't find it for the SBC's. I know there are several sets of 260 covers on Ebay and some 898's, but nothing with the older "MerCruiser Marine" decal. I...
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    'Old style' Chevy 350 Mercruiser valve covers- exist?

    I'm looking for the 'old style/ logo' ( not sure what to call it ) Mercruiser valve covers for a SBC. I know the Fords used them and I have seen 120 4cyls and 165 6cyl's with covers that had that style, but cannot seem to pinpoint if they were ever made for the SBC's. I'm talking the covers like...
  17. matt167

    trailering with small window cab pickup

    My pickup is starting to die. Recently got a '99 Subaru for a DD so a 4x4 pickup is not critical anymore.. Was Thinking about getting a cool pickup to tow the old boat with, Then I figured with a few simple changes to my hotrod project it could tow decent... Only issue in my thinking is the...
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    Subaru's getting more expensive than the boat

    I bought a cheap 1999 Subaru Legacy SUS from a friend, knowing it had blown head gaskets and needed some other tinker work. Quick search found that EJ22E motors are a popular motor swap and a quick way to get these cars back on the road, as the original motor ( EJ25D ) has to come out for head...
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    Water pump kit number?

    I'v verified the compression on my '64 Mercury 650 to be 150-150-150-150 so it's worth going forward with. Next up is an impeller/ water pump kit so when I try to get it running, it actually cools ( impeller is over 12 years old and OB has not run in that time ).. Checking Iboats, they only...
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    Best Boat Chase Movie?

    Re: Best Boat Chase Movie? Yep.. The boat was a Glastron GT-150, which is a gorgeous boat anyway. Then they made it fly.
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