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  1. Bondo

    Need tilt/trim hose routing help

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... You replaced the Drive,..?? or the transom assembly,..?? or both,..?? Trim pumps only use 2 ports, up, 'n down,..... Yer best bet is to get a current issue trim pump, 'n lines, then get rid of the extra bits, plumbin' the pump directly to the trim...
  2. Bondo

    69 StarCraft throttle linkage

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... I believe you've gotta turn the bell-crank over, so the short linkage connects to the carb,.....
  3. Bondo

    Not good. Maybe

    Ayuh,..... What motor,..?? what drive,.....
  4. Bondo

    Winterizing suzuki df25a?

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... See my signature,.....
  5. Bondo

    Original sterndrive ratio for the Glastron/Carlson CV-27

    Ayuh,...... It'll drop the rpms @ Wot,...... How much,..?? Donno,.... enough,..?? again, donno,.....
  6. Bondo

    Pre-mix ratio question

    Ayuh,..... You maybe right, but that's not how I read this,....
  7. Bondo

    Leaf springs replacement

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,...... That's a 'ell of a cob job,..... Double eyed springs need a shackle on one end to be able to flex,.... Looks like it was bolted solid,..... You need something like dingbat linked too, as well as new springs,.... Those brackets, with slipper springs...
  8. Bondo

    Pre-mix ratio question

    Nope,..... No way,...... Just top it off with properly mixed gas, 'n go,..... At worst, if to much oil, it might foul the spark plugs abit,.....
  9. Bondo

    Gimbal Ring swap

    Ayuh,..... I haven't done it, so can't say for sure, but I'm thinkin' the y-pipe connection might be an issue,..... 'n as for the inner plate marryin' up to an Alpha 1, there could be a stud spacin' issue, as the 6 studs moved sometime durin' the run of the MC-1s, which yer drive is,....
  10. Bondo

    Original sterndrive ratio for the Glastron/Carlson CV-27

    Ayuh,..... Agreed,...... No way in 'ell a single 350 with a 1.50:1 drive, 'n a 23" prop is spinnin' over 5 grand,....
  11. Bondo

    SX outdrive

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,...... You could try puttin' a block of wood, 'tween the gimbel ring, 'n the hump on the top of the drive,.... Then run the trim Up,..... I don't do much with Volvos, so I'm not sure what holds 'em in place, besides the 6 nuts,..... On a Merc, it's gotta be in...
  12. Bondo

    Engine flushing

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,...... If you can see a radiator cap in the motor bay, that's closed freshwater cooling,..... If you can't find a radiator cap,.... it's raw water cooled, 'n yes, you should flush it as often as possible,....
  13. Bondo

    Alternative to drilling your alignment tool to install gimbal bearings

    Ok,..... I just blew up the picture, 'n reread the thread,...... You are right,..... I missed the collar, that puts the beatin' against the tolerance ring,.... My Bad,...... It mirrors what mine does, only my "collar" extends much of the length of my alignment bar, 'n I can wack the end...
  14. Bondo

    Fuel Tank - Replace?

    Ayuh,...... UV light rots plastics,..... Not much sunlight under a boat deck,...... I'd run it, without a 2nd thought,.....
  15. Bondo

    Whaley 500R Problem Steering in Reverse

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,...... It's a boat, not a car,..... Water is dynamic, not static like the ground,..... You have to go play with yer boat, to see what it's parameters are,.... Wind, waves, 'n current always alters how the boat behaves,.....
  16. Bondo

    omc v mercruiser

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... If that OMC is a stringer drive, you Don't want it,..... Even the 1st of the Cobras are less than desirable,.... A '96 Alpha is the current issue Alpha 1, Gen.II in which parts are readily available,..... Unlike the '85 OMC that is very obsolete, with few...
  17. Bondo

    Alternative to drilling your alignment tool to install gimbal bearings

    Ayuh,...... The problem I see is, yer should be drivin' the bearin' carrier into place, not the actual bearin' itself,..... Some years back, I built a driver from aluminum pipe, that drives the carrier, insteada the bearing,....
  18. Bondo

    1988 20' Tracker Bass Buggy Pontoon Boat Trailer Tire????

    Ayuh,..... As Scott says, ask the guy to read the size off the side of the tires on it,.....
  19. Bondo

    CMC PT35 Trim and Tilt troubleshooting

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... It's motor,.....
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