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  1. JASinIL2006

    Building A Hardtop

    On a smaller boat, I'd be worried about it becoming top-heavy.
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    Clicking noise-motor

    Does it make the noise in gear, too, or only in neutral?
  3. JASinIL2006

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    #2 is not a good idea. Aside from initial adhesion concerns, if the bed liner material ever is cut or worn away, repairing it will be a PITA and removing it will be darn near impossible. CSM and paint or gelcoat would be infinitely better.
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    Question about finish new floor before gelcoat

    Just get a fairing compound that is compatible with whatever type of resin you're using. Stay away from fumed silica (aerosil/cabosil); that will work, but it gets really hard and is difficult to sand.
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    Problems with forum this morning

    Thanks, will do! (Seems to be better....)
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    Problems with forum this morning

    The forums are acting a bit odd this morning... pages are not loading until I hit the refresh button several times, and when trying to post, I first received an error message (something to the effect of "something went wrong; you can't do that right now") and then, when I tried again, an orange...
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    Drive removed for the 1st time, gimbal aligment inspection

    I think you meant to tag @achris?
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    Drive removed for the 1st time, gimbal aligment inspection

    I think you meant to tag @achris?
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    Drive removed for the 1st time, gimbal aligment inspection

    Seems like you're having to work pretty hard to get the alignment bar in and out. Also, when my engine is aligned, the witness marks in the grease seem a lot more even than what you're showing. I'm hoping some of these guys with lots more experience weigh in on this one.
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    Has anyone seen one of these before

    That's a cool little boat. Have you tried emailing Chris Craft? They might have some info on it, especially since it looks like an unusual model.
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    Engine Alignment Almost There

    Hope it doesn't go out when you're in a difficult spot... that kind of stuff seems to fail at the most inopportune times.
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    Sad Day Yesterday

    I’m with you, brother. Put my boat to bed last Sunday.
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    My first boat (project)

    Cool little boat! You definitely have a project on your hands...
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    My first boat (project)

    The good news is that most boat manuals are pretty worthless, anyway. The place to start is to post some pictures of your boat, along with details like what sort of propulsion (outboard vs. I/O, for example) it has.
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    Mercruiser 5.0 TKS vs 4.3 MPI

    We had a Dodge Onmi 024 the first year they were made, 1979. These were the 'sporty' version of the Omni family. It was a nice looking little car, but it had a weak little engine (1.7L 70hp, I think) that left you wanting a bit more. It was a cute little car, though, and still fun to drive, even...
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    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Depends how smooth is smooth... CSM will be better, but won't really be what I'd call smooth. Fairing and sanding isn't really that bad, if you don't splooge too much stuff all over.
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    Lead Paint in 1976

    These are what I have used. Really easy and almost impossible to screw up...
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    Lead Paint in 1976

    Yeah, they sell those kits at ACE Hardware or many big box stores. Test you boat and gain some piece of mind.
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    4.3 Oil Drain System and Timing Cover

    Google “oil drain kit mercruiser 5.7” if you see what it is. Iboats may sell them, but their search feature is horrible and I was not able to find it.
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    4.3 Oil Drain System and Timing Cover

    Every year when I am putting the boat to bed for winter (in fact, just two days ago), I curse myself for not installing a drain hose on the oil pan when I had the engine out. Stupid mistake that I will never repeat. The suction method works, but it's not that quick and you have a pump to clean...
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