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    To step drill or not?

    Just wondering on everyone's ideas and opinions. Is it better to step drill solid steel bar to 5/8" or just use a 5/8" drill bit and drill the bar steel from the start. I am going to drill a 5/8" hole in a solid 1" square bar steel. I have drilled 3/8" and 1/2" holes in the same bar stock...
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    1989 Four Winns bring back from the dead project

    Wow, if it was a little more towards the outside of your wrist and a few more cut openings, they would look exactly the same.
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    What kind of control cables does this motor need?

    Well of course you will need the proper throttle ends and even the shift ends to match this engine. However, the steering is a different issue. Seem this engine doesn't use a tilt tube as most OB engine use. So you will have to install something to allow you to use a typical steering cable...
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    24v trolling motor sanity check

    Okay I drew up a little pictorial to hopefully show you how you can use a DPDT (Double Pole, Double Throw) switch to use either the 12 volt battery or ONE of the trolling motor series batteries. If you are wanting to select either one of the 24 volt serried trolling motor batteries, then you...
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    float switch question

    I made my own electronic bilge switches and also posted the schematic and even the PC board layout on these forums before. I have never ever used a float switch because the electronic types never gave me any issues in all the decades I'd had boats. And they are so easy to install and no...
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    Telescoping arm tight

    First of all, what supports the steering cable at the transom? I don't see anything attacked to the steering cable at all. I figured since you don't have a tilt-tube engine setup, you are using some other attachment for your steering. Usually there is an attachment at the transom that allows for...
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    Random

    Okay, maybe a solution?
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    Problem making comments

    Seems the last few days whenever I type a reply to someone, I click the post and get an effort message (invalid server responce). And after a couple tries I usually give up. And some times it posts while other times is doesn't. Is that an issue with my computer or not. I haven't changed anything...
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    Getting to my project thread?

    Okay, I realize I haven't been posting regular updates to my Tom Boy Boat project in a while, but now I can't even get to that project thread to add anything. I tried my normal search statement (Tom Boy Boat) but I keep getting 403 FORBIDDEN . So how does everybody else get to their project...
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    Responding to people's comments

    This is more of a informational issue then any complaint. If I get someone to comment on anything I posted in my boat project thread, and I click on it to read, then I can't reply to it going to the post of the boat thread. There is no way to make a comment or even submit a new comment in that...
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    Just me?

    I have to ask while I have managed to get this far. Is this site still messed up? I ask because I haven't been able to sign in like usual and navigate the forums without some fancy effort. My home page is so messed up, I don't even have access to the different forums without doing some...
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    Bearing, not a direction either!

    For lack of any other forum to ask this question, I decided to ask here. If this isn't the correct forum, please fill free to move it, I won't be offended in the least. When you buy bearings, yes, those ball and taper bearings we all use so often, how do you really know you are getting a...
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    ? Batteries ?

    At the risk of rehashing this over-used and questioned topic, I am merely wondering what you all use. I am about to purchase two batteries for my project boat. One for cranking and the other for trolling. I presently have the cranking battery setup to power everything but the trolling motor...
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    Polyester or Epoxy...?

    I know lots of new, and old, boaters are constantly wondering about whether to use Epoxy or Polyester resins on their boats for building and/or repair. I stumbled upon this video that kind of clears it all up for the most part. Watch and see what you think...
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    Picking a Trolling Motor

    Not sure if there already is a topic that covers this, so I am going to make this one. I am interested in a new trolling motor for my stick steering 14 ft boat. I know there are tons of options available and pretty much know the thrust range I will need as well. My question is, has anybody used...
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    96 Jeep GC VIC repair

    Okay, I have been working on a Heater Core and AC Evaporator replacement for my grandson's 96 Jeep GC. All that work has been completed and works fine now. But I was challenged to repair the VIC unit now. VIC, Vehicle Information Center, is a unit that sits just above the center consul in the...
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    How I built my live well

    This thread is going to show you how I built my live well from initial idea to reality. And while it isn't the gospel or final word on building live wells, it is merely how I built mine. I am presently refurbishing a 1976 Tom Boy Boat (tri-hull design) that was totally trashed. And while it did...
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    New to Electrical

    Cee, for easy access, you can always install CB's on the dash panel for each circuit. That way if you do pop a breaker, you can easy see which one and simply push it back in to reset. Then you don't have to crawl around under the dash or any place else. Here is are a couple pictures of the helm...
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    Transom cap ?

    I realize most every transom is unique to each boat. And therefore no two are exactly alike even in the same hull design. But I have an idea to post to get feedback from those in the know. If a person were to take some typical roofing flashing, being aluminum for the most part and easy to work...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Well I finally did it. It is flipped back over now and ready to start the inside. Here is proof; Since this is probably the last time I'll see the bottom for a long time (I hope anyways), I thought I would give it a nice washing first. A roll around cradle sure make it easy peasy. And since...
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