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  1. matt167

    Bilge pump/ blower needed

    I think I see how it worked. It’s just a blower that attached a bilge pump off the same motor…. This would be for an OMC stringer I’m guessing. The broken assembly is one for the marine museum of fiberglass history. For repair, a modern bilge pump and blower will go a lot further in terms of...
  2. matt167

    120 HP mercruiser 153 ci 2.5 L issues

    I put Chinese carbs on lawnmowers, where if they quit working, you might have to walk to the garage. They usually work good enough though not perfect and it’s easier than rebuilding a varnished and seized original. I wouldn’t think of putting one on any kind of vehicle you take a distance. Land...
  3. matt167

    Mercruiser Spark plug broken

    fwiw 5/8” is exactly the same as 16mm. If you notice some sae and metric kits only have one or the other and usually not both. That’s why
  4. matt167

    Stuck on what to do with mercruiser controls

    I’ve just decided to keep the control the way it is and use the old dash trim switches. I can put new bushings in it if I need to. Possibly paint it black and put the black decals on it
  5. matt167

    If some is good... more is better...

    Marty Zoffinger could figure it out
  6. matt167

    Lake depth and how shallow can you run?

    I personally wouldn’t run without a depth sounder. I use a Striker 4 GPS which was $100 and it’s actually pretty good. Set your waypoint when you leave the dock so that you can get back. I have the depth alarm set to 10’ as the lake I run in has depths from 1’-60’ with the median depth being 40’
  7. matt167

    Lake depth and how shallow can you run?

    It’s not right though. It’s robbing you of some performance and it’s making your leg 5” deeper than it needs to be. 3’ of water is about as shallow as I’d want to go. I’ve got a 15” DF25A on my boat and have ran in 2.7’ when I was ontop of a sunken island and didn’t know it.
  8. matt167

    Ok. Trailer time!

    I do all my trailer registration’s online now and it’s never asked for an inspection number. They never have at the DMV either. Only thing I can think of is something in the metro area as their regulations are tighter. I do usually get an inspection anyway. But for sure nobody ever looks
  9. matt167

    Ok. Trailer time!

    Trailer inspection, and i think motorcycle inspection goes in the system differently and they are not locked to looking for an inspection in the system. 4 wheel vehicles go 2 consecutive years without inspection before they will decline re registration
  10. matt167

    Points/condenser conversion kit

    Nova will work only for a short time on an OMC coil. The voltage spike from the mag is too much for them causing failure. There was an older ignition module that was specifically for outboards but they were discontinued
  11. matt167

    Located my old family’s boat one week too late

    it would be awesome if it happened. The only reason I don’t have a chief or an islander is I haven’t found one at the right time… but that boat is the reason I have 2 StarCrafts of my own.
  12. matt167

    Located my old family’s boat one week too late

    A guy came into my work ( tire shop ) who knew who i was, and looked familiar to me. He asked how I was and everything and then told me he just got rid of the old red boat we used to have. Which was my dads iconic 1973 StarCraft chieftain that we restored when I was a kid. It had a tree fall on...
  13. matt167

    1988 bayliner engine swap

    It ‘could’ however you wouldn’t want to. The 2.3L was only used by OMC and for only a couple years, not even considering it’s like 110 hp vs, somewhere around 200hp depending
  14. matt167

    4.5hp evinrude outboard stopping above shift speed on a lake only

    Without load, they run so smooth that you would never notice it not running on one cylinder. Or the cylinder could be weak and not fire under load
  15. matt167

    Ok. Trailer time!

    I paid $850 for a 2020 Venture VB1300 new from a dealer I think it was early 2021 when I got it. I can’t remember but I couldn’t repair the trailer I had for much less than it cost. Vermont would register a small trailer on a bill of sale
  16. matt167

    88 omc 5.7 motor swap

    I had no clue Davis built marine HEI. I can only imagine what they cost. I know what his stuff cost 10 years ago when I was looking into one for a 200 straight 6 Ford
  17. matt167

    88 omc 5.7 motor swap

    You will want good life vests and burn cream for later. If you survive the gasoline explosion…. NO bs either. An HEI is not ignition protected. Hopefully your built 350 is built to marine specs as well or you could pull water in with the wrong camshaft
  18. matt167

    New to me 2019 suzuki DF20

    White smoke is steam. It could mean the cylinders are getting some water. I have a 2020 DF 25A and it doesn’t do anything like that.
  19. matt167

    Early EZ Shift outdrive questions

    Agree. I have a busted gimbal housing on my Offshore 18. I bought a running 1986 3.0L mercruiser , parts boat for $700. Only a couple hundred more than a transom assembly. And I got a good trailer and a couple seats. That formula is easy to repeat
  20. matt167

    1966 Larson below deck repairs

    Looks like a cool boat. Requires a total gut and rehab. Re creating the structure you see is probably the best. The way Nautilus did it, is basically a chop shop get it out the door kind of thing. No fiberglass. Single stringer and foam. I’ll work. It’ll look pretty but not for long…you will...
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