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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I installed my oil filter relocation kit today. At the recommendation of @Reserector_ , I triple checked the routing and made sure the flow was set up correct. I'm pretty disappointed in the customer service from the company that made this kit. They state on their site that this will work...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Test fitting the new shifter.
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    Shift/throttle cables - difference in lengths?

    Thanks Chris for the helpful and informative response.
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    Shift/throttle cables - difference in lengths?

    I didnt think it made sense that they did, but I had seen someone post in a group I follow about my boat that they bought equal length cables. Didnt make sense to me either....why I asked.
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    Shift/throttle cables - difference in lengths?

    I know it's going to vary boat-to-boat, but is it typical for the throttle cable to be about 1 ft longer than the shift cable on a Mercruiser 350? Specifically, mine is a 1987 with a QJ carb and has the controls on the starboard side. Just looking at the routing, I'm assuming they need to be...
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    How Fast, Speedo Selection?

    Mine is a 19ft / Mercruiser 5.7 / 260 HP / Alpha One Gen 1 and has an 80mph speedo in it. I'd go with a 60 or 80 for your boat.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I've made little bits of progress this week. I spent an evening getting more dash wiring done. I'm almost done under there. I got a contractor to come put down gravel in the spot I'm going to put my carport to park the boat under. I bought a prop. This has been a tough lesson so far - I...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thanks Mark! Yeah, it's just a pickup, and I did buy the Mercruiser/Quicksilver brand part. I do still have the old one, but it's a superseded part and the wiring is a tad different. Hopefully staying OEM keeps it alive. Thanks for the heads-up on the remote oil filter - I'll keep an eye on...
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    Bent blade tip - not sure what to do

    I'm new to boating and bought my first boat a year ago and have been working on a full gut and restore. It is a 1987 Power Play XLT-185...an 18.5 ft closed bow sterndrive with a Mercruiser 5.7 / 260 HP and Alpha One Gen 1 outdrive. I purchased a used stainless steel Quicksilver Cleaver 21P /...
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    1989 Stratos 279v top off restoration

    To remove the remaining transom wood you'll need to use a hammer and chisel, pry bars, and a grinder. Avoid using the pry bar to pry with - you could damage the outer fiberglass skin. Just use it like a "long chisel" to hammer in once you open a gap with a regular chisel. The wood will likely...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I carpeted the sides of the cockpit area today. All that's left is the floor, kick panel, and front of the bench seat. I need to pick up more carpet. Also reinstalled the USCG data plate since the carpet is in. I went to install the rest of my remote oil filter kit, and the...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Leak tested my exhaust manifolds with acetone - had to clean up the drains to get them to seal completely, but now all is good. ...and picked up my upholstery. It'll still be a little while before I start putting it in the boat.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Upholstery is done - I pick it up tomorrow. It'll still be a bit before it gets installed in the boat. Here's a teaser pic:
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    1987 Mercruiser 350 wiring question

    Thank you @achris !
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    Dashboard update Four Winns Vista 258 1999

    I just did all new gages on my boat, and a new dash panel. I bought the custom panel from New Wire Marine and the gages from Amazon.
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    I thought you were out cruising around in your fancy finished boat, with us over here still working on ours long forgotten. :)
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    1987 Mercruiser 350 wiring question

    Water temp sender is tan...this wire on the boat harness side is a darker brown (tan wire is already in there and connected correctly). It makes sense it would be related to trim, now. When I got the boat the trim sender was run with a red wire outside the harness. I bet a previous owner broke...
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    1987 Mercruiser 350 wiring question

    Engine is a 1987, serial number 0B651656. I'm wiring up my dash and am now questioning my notes/diagram from when I took it apart last year. The canon plug on the engine has a BRN/WHT wire on the engine side and a BRN wire on the boat harness side - I can't figure out where that BRN wire goes...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Yeah me too! Amazing how the wood can be exposed to the elements and then just a little bit under the surface still have solid wood. I plan to not let it get that bad again.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Did some more wiring today and also refinished the teak swim platforms. I wanted to disassemble them and run the boards through the planer, but they are glued together, so I just sanded them really good, then oiled them. They were very weather beaten but cleaned up really well.
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