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    Old I/Os = Money Pits?

    Also along with the right head gaskets, freeze plugs etc..... it needs a marine cam. There is no overlap in the valve lobes so you dont pull water back into motor
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    New Boat For Christmas

    Here is a little trick if needed. When I put my sch 40 PVC drain in I needed it to follow the contour of the hull. I heated up the pipe so it was soft enough to manipulate into position then let cool. They do make heaters for this but all I did was warm in front of a propane turbo garage heater...
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    Transom patch

    Foam also adds structural integrity and sound deadening.
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    Rapid trailer jerk at higher speeds

    Leaf spring van? Rubber bushings are cheap. Urethane work better. What about just fixing the worn parts?
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    Truck for towing

    If you look at the torque arms it looks like they are designed to slide back n forth so the brakes can work
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    Spare Stern Drive

    Those gears look shot. You should have a nice polished oval mid gear. The pitting you see is most likely from too much pressure on those spots. We have these custom 4 foot wide gear/bearing sets like what a crane rotates on and that looks exactly like what happens to the gearbox output pinion...
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    New Boat For Christmas

    With my cuddy there is a step down and I had to put a "floor drain" to allow the water a place to get to the bilge. I used 1" pvc and bedded it in with peanut butter then glassed over the top. On the ends I ruffed up the pvc so the resin could stick better. I also made nice smooth transitions on...
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    1972 Grew SS245

    The lower unit takes special oil for the electric shift. I didnt see that said anywhere. Fyi
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    New Boat For Christmas

    Ply not poly..... stupid auto correct
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    New Boat For Christmas

    All my marine plywood had those pucks. Also marine poly has waterproof glue with 7 plys instead of 5 I think
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    Orange peel on gel coat.

    Are you sanding with a long block
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    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    Honda ridgeline locks all 4 wheels.... fyi
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    EFB Batteries

    Jump box would be emergency only and charged in house before trip We just bought one of those lifepo batteries (24 volt) for a test at my work. If they last all day (14-16 hrs) running kiddo go cart we will be buying 14 more ..... at $900 a piece.....
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    EFB Batteries

    Another thing that might be wise is get one of those high power little jump boxes. If you find yourself "dead in the water" you can pull it out .......
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    What is the next logical step?

    Loop a piece of masking tape like a flag and mark with a sharpie
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    What is this on the transom?

    Wrap a piece of wood in fiberglass, scuff bonding area and glue with resin/glass. Paint or gelcoat.Then screw to wood. No holes in transom and if wood goes bad just grind off that little piece and replace
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    Rehab SportCraft 222 1983 deep V hull cuddy walkaround

    It also dont stretch much so you can pull on it to pattern
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    1974 reinell cuddy restore

    I used the scrim to do the patterning and put it up like an old car headliner. Its stapled all around the perimeter and across the roof braces. Also in 2 spots I have stainless rods holding part up. In those areas I stitched a sleeve for the rod to slide thru and there were holes in the wood...
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    OMC ECM Needed

    I dont know if this is a viable solution but what about a DIY ecm. I use a "megasquirt" on my 71 truck. Right now it's a 96 454 fuel injected motor. It's a cheap version of what they use in race cars. They can be configured to run just about anything and they do canbus too. That is how I run my...
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    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    Forgot to mention it's a v6
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