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  1. JimS123

    Bow Stopp Guidance

    Put a gallon paint can or size equivalent on the scale and then set the coupler on it. If you can merely hold it it's probably too light. Spare tire for sure, but how old are the one on the trailer now? Obviously, cracked sidewalls need to be replaced, but if they are ST tires the service...
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    Boat with engine ($500 update)

    There are exceptions to every statement. Plus, I wouldn't consider a '96 "back in the day". By the 1990's most American cars had better steel treatment.
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    Help with trailer rear bearing replacement

    Just as an aside, seals and bearings have part numbers. I don'y buy "kits", I simply replace what I had. Also, I always buy spring loaded double seals. They seem to hold up better.
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    Help with trailer rear bearing replacement

    The bearings bottom out on the shoulder of the spindle. The seal should fit tightly on the rear part of the spindle. They both go in different places. If you have a 1/4" space, the seals probably aren't working. The proper seal is the one that fits.
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    Boat with engine ($500 update)

    Back in the day, you needed to have a new car rust-proofed before you took it off the lot. Even the best jobs weren't the answer. If you got a car to last 7 years without rusting through you were lucky. Today, with some exceptions for poor care, I haven't had a car show ANY rust in many...
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    Ethanol free gas age vs carb

    Dry gas wouldn't hurt, depends on the environmental conditions that the boat is stored in. Gas has a shelf life of only a few months. If you want to stabilize it, you must add the StaBil right away. Adding any now to already stale gas serves no purpose.
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    planning first trip to thousand islands

    Never been there, but I'm sure it will be a wonderful vacation. Lake Champlain is a big water, so be careful with your "little boat". For your next vacation DO go to the 1000 Islands. I bet once you do, you'll go back again.
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    Boat with engine ($500 update)

    My first car was a 1961 Ford - inline 6 and 3 on the tree. No air, no radio, drum brakes all around, points, plugs, crank windows, yada, yada. When you opened the hood there was a little motor and nothing else. Could not get any simpler. Now 57 years later I still own a Ford product, yet...
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    70hp evinrude pitch size advice

    If you dial it in "just perfect" (for your tastes) it will torque slightly all the way in for the hole shot, and be neutral at your normal cruising trim.
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    70hp evinrude pitch size advice

    Maybe someone already tried to adjust it but moved it too far.
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    Boat with engine ($500 update)

    "dependable", what does it mean? I have been stranded with 2 strokes many times. That's why I carry a kicker. Never been stranded with a 4-stroke. After a long cold winter, my 4-strokes start up in a fraction of a second. No need to decarbon the cylinders, no points to adjust, etc, etc...
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    70hp evinrude pitch size advice

    That's what I said, but yours was a better explanation.
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    Ethanol free gas age vs carb

    Nine month old un-stabilized gas is a problem? Rebuild carbs? I rebuild carbs every 20 years or so. "Old" gas is after several years. Top off the tank and go boating. Don't worry, be happy.
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    70hp evinrude pitch size advice

    Your Trim tab located on the bottom of your Anti-Ventilation plate needs to be adjusted. With the right setting you can eliminate the torque completely. Move the trailing edge of the tab in the direction of the torque. It's a trial an error procedure, so it may take several adjustments until...
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    70hp evinrude pitch size advice

    The "original" Custom Craft was located in Buffalo, NY. They made kit boats and are quite an iconic brand. Out of business a long time ago, and the current company is called "Clark Craft". The "originals" went like a bat out of heck and needed low HP. Based on your pic yours is of a...
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    70hp evinrude pitch size advice

    You can change the pitch and get any rpm you want. But if you want to get to 40 you need more HP. Is your boat an "original" Custom Craft tri-hull?
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    Johnson 55 hp hood seal replacement

    I wouldn't actually call them "staples". Straighten them and pull them out. Then replace the seal. Then carefully bend them back. Easy peasy. Every time I restore a motor and cowl I remove the rubber and service the rest. If they are broken or trashed they need to be replaced. If not...
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    First Year Electronic Ignition?

    Yeah I get it about money. Not everyone wants to or can afford a new EFI 4-stroke. But even if you are on a budget there are still a lot of later model 2-strokes that are CDI. My point is that points require maintenance and CDI does not. I have had points fail frequently, but never a CDI...
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    First Year Electronic Ignition?

    My personal feeling is that I want to go boating. I don't want to have a motor run ragged and I don't want to have to fiddle. Points my go a year, maybe more. Then, it's dressing them and adjusting and more fiddling. The CDI works without fiddling. Now, I agree that when the go they go and...
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    First Year Electronic Ignition?

    I don't know what specific date it was. My motors range from 1909 to 2019. I DO know that some of my early runners in the 1960's had points and they were a PITA. My 1984 Kicker had electronic and it was a dream. When I sold it 35 years later it was still running perfect with no points...
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