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  1. Grub54891

    Bowrider cushions

    Revamping my 1985 Larson,new transom,stringers,foam,carpet ect.I found the seats,and carpet I like here on i boats.I'd imagine I have to reupholster the forward pads,doghouse,and side panels on my own as I can't find them anywhere on the net. Am I right with my assumption? I can do it but would...
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    How Not To Pull Your Yacht Out of the Water

    Re: How Not To Pull Your Yacht Out of the Water Should have had the 150 I run!
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    85 Larson rebuild

    Well I know it's not worth a lot but when ya get the thing for $200.00 bucks,on the trailer in running condition and run it hard for 2 months, it should be good to go,120-130 between all 4cylinders on a 1984 mercruiser 140!. Used no oil this summer running it hard. Had to run it hard as I had to...
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    Water leak in boat

    Re: Water leak in boat Yeah I knew when I bought this one, fixing as we speak but I bought it dirt cheap, and all the labor is on me.I'm still a bit worried about what I did with it last summer,bought it,replaced bad bellows,ran it hard just to see if it was any good,several runs on a 350 acre...
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    Emergency Jump Starter Recommendation?

    Re: Emergency Jump Starter Recommendation? Mine lasted 10 years,used quite often helping others and myself in a pinch.used it at least once a month mostly. Currently looking at a new one that has similar amps and such.
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    Complete newbie...jumping right in.

    Re: Complete newbie...jumping right in. Good point. another thing to look for is called "double decking. That is where someone has a soft spot or two to hide lays down another piece of plywood over the bad one like the below picture. Yeah you end up with this: note I knew this when I bought...
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    Shift cable trick

    A few years back I learned a trick for replacing them shift cables,mabe the entire planet knows this but I figured I'd post it anyway. I cut off the old cable end and tie the tag line to it,pull it out,attach to the new and pull it in! Works great,if routed properly beforehand it should be right...
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    Yanmar 2gm PDF manual?

    Needing to replace the head gasket on an yanmar 2 gm20f-03441 deisel. Was wondering if there is a link someplace for a PDF I could download. Thanks Grub
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    Sold my old boat and now it's a bit wet!

    The new owner forgot the drain plug,and left it my name,the coast guard contacted me and we found the new owner. Note to self,peel off the decal's,fill out paperwork,send it in!
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    My opinion, winterizeing

    I know, It's been beat to death. When I winterize,I drain the block/coolers ect,while I'm changing the oil after warm up. When all the oil and maintenance is done I'll run -100 through the motor with it hooked through the muff's. Then I'll test the anti freeze with the refractometer at the...
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    Evinrude 100 alarm

    Working on a evinrude 100 xp, It's giving an alarm that beep's faster under power,then slow's down when throttling back. The vro has been unhooked for a couple year's, mixed gas in tank. Replaced thermostat's,poppit's and impeller,hit it with the infrared after part's were installed and it's...
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    2008e-tech issue

    I put new spark plug's in the thing,indexed to spec's,gapped to.28 thousand's. Wouldn't run smooth? It's a 2008 e-tech, E115dplscr Ser#05217351 It had champion qc10wep sparkplug's. Crossed them over to NGk plug's #1zfr6f11 Took out the NGk plugs and installed the old champs and now runs perfect...
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    1992 evinrude 100 xp issue

    I'm looking at a 1992 evinrude 100 xp for a friend.It's giving an alarm at higher rpm's,when throttled down the alarm goes away.I'm figuring it's an overheat alarm so the first place I'll look is the impeller.I haven't heard it run yet but I'll hit it with the infrared just too see if that's...
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    Vro replacement

    I,m asked by a relative if I can replace his vro with a regular pump.It,s an evinrude e70tlesb 1990.He just don't trut the thing as he has seen them fail in the past.Is ther a retrofit kit or can I get a part number for just the pump? he will be mixing the gas/oil from here on. Thank's for any...
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    Alpha grive swap

    I have an 1985 larson,140 mercruiser,Alpha drive.Aquired the boat and checking it over found the drive upper is toast.I have a spare driuve but I belive the gear ratios are different. How bad will this affect my preformance? Originall drive,ser#:689774 1.98R replacement,0c365322 1.84 R...
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    Mercruiser 140 water coming out bellhousing

    New here,first post! I'm aquireing a 1985 larson with a 140 mercruiser in it.My son ran it and said there is water coming out behind the bell.I've worked on lot's of these but never had the oppertunity to see what's behing the bell.Is there a freeze plug back there?I hope so! Other than that it...
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