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  1. dwco5051

    Miss marked prop?

    Often there is no one prop that serves all purposes. Forty some years ago I had a bass boat that I both fished tournaments with and water skied with family. With one or two people a cupped prop which was a little slower coming out of the hole was 3 or 4 miles per hour faster than the ski prop...
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    Fuse Box (Quick Question)

    When you turn the battery switch off everything should be dead but the wire to the bilge pump float switch. Can't answer the first question for sure. My guess is hot always. Can your nav lights work with the key off? I have had boats that had two fuse blocks. One always hot, one operated...
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    Basic fuel questions

    I agree that it most likely needs a good carb cleaning. If that motor has sat for 30 years or so I would then check the fuel tank to be squeaky clean and check or replace the fuel hoses. No sense starting with a clean carb and bring more crud into the system. The passages is those small...
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    1983 Astroglass 175 bass boat - wiring diagram

    Probably there was never one. With few exceptions most boat builders did not have wiring diagrams. For trouble shooting you have two separate electrical systems. One for the motor and one for all the other things. Wiring diagrams for all major engine makers are available but for the boat you...
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    Fisher 1990 SV-18 SC wiring diag

    Probably there was never one. With few exceptions most boat builders did not have wiring diagrams. I think 1990 was the year Brunswick bought Fisher, later sold it to Tracker and stopped making them all together about 10 years ago. For trouble shooting you have two separate electrical...
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    N00B Question About Boat Generators

    What Alumarine said is correct. The alternator is driven by magnets inside the flywheel and pick up coils. This will keep your battery charged under normal operation but if you plan on running the trolling motor a lot more than the gas motor you may run the battery down. I am just guessing...
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    1968 Slickcraft 19 foot Just Purchased!

    That is an OMC outdrive probably powered by a 153 ci GM 4 cylinder the same as used in the old Chevy II's. Before you sink another dollar in it get the manual for that drive system and do some basic trouble shooting as you will find many parts are NLA. I know someone will correct me if I am...
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    I need help identifying what kind of boat I have

    Did find a hit for Lane Industries in Saskatoon, SK where there is a picture of their plant where they made fiberglass boats. As other poster have said there were many makers of boats that are now out of business. Here is a listing of 11,700 of them...
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    Transmission for a small diesel.

    Besides boat, guns, and guitars I also waste what little time and money I have left with old Bolens tractors. Here are the specs on the tractor that used that motor. I found a large compactor with that motor about 20 years and sold the motor and scrapped the rest and for once actually made a...
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    Transmission for a small diesel.

    There should be hydraulic pumps available for that motor as it was used in some light duty tractors. A 3 position valve and a hydraulic motor on your prop shaft.
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    Restoring a 14` 1969 ,aluminum sears boat

    A picture would help. Is it a jonboat or a v-hull? I have an 35 year old Crestliner 14' V-hull that is rated for 35hp and 980# total load. Yours may vary a lot depending on the dimensions of the boat, mostly in the beam, transom height, and hull design.
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    tachometer doesn't work

    If you mean which wire feeds the signal the standard color codes specify that the wire should be gray. It also requires a positive 12v power feed usually from the ignition switch (Either red or red/purple) and a black negative ground. Yours may vary depending on the age of the boat and/or if...
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    Miss marked prop?

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    Miss marked prop?

    If that is the new prop on the right it is obvious that it is mismarked. Here is a quick way to measure pitch. The video makes it look more complicated than it really is;
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    Best leather shoulder holster for daily concealed carry?

    It is what you trained with until it becomes instinctive. I worked with a fellow for a couple of years who was a retired federal officer who's uniform was suit and tie. He was as slick as you know what on a hot tar road with a shoulder rig when we used to practice for fun. He was just as good...
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    Best leather shoulder holster for daily concealed carry?

    Same here. If I would have trained for years with one I may be more comfortable but I never liked the cross draw and the muzzle aime towards my support arm. When you are used to drawing and moving your support arm up to either push off if needed or support you gun hand at the same time it is a...
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    Ease of towing larger boat

    What are the ramps like where you launch? Look around next time you are there and see if others are putting in boats of that size without difficulty. Agree that a 3/4 ton pickup would fill your needs preferably 4wd. That slip rental may seem pretty reasonable once you find out the price and...
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    Engine damage on new used boat

    If you can find the serial number look up 43113T fuel pump. That pump was used on lots of Mercs and Mariners around the age of yours. Many sites will tell you if it is the one for your motor if you have the year and/or the serial number. Will take a little computer time if there is not a...
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    Eska outboard? Need to I.D. motor. Carburetor problem

    Does the motor have a separate fuel tank and hose? If so I would suspect that the little duckbill fuel pump bladder which is in the carb has probably disintegrated by now. A common problem but new ones are available.
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    Engine damage on new used boat

    No!! That "box" is the fuel pump. The engine will not run without it.
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