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  1. southkogs

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    Dad had (Mom has) one of those! It was on the half wall to our basement when I was growing up in Detroit, and now it's on a shelf at Mom's. I used to turn the wheel by hand all the time as a kid. Dad and I fired it up a couple of times, but not too often. Looks great gm!
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    OMC stringer pre 400? help needed

    There's a short and long shaft on the Stringer. I can't eyeball 'em. Others can.
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    OMC stringer pre 400? help needed

    Look for the model number on the engine. I think the one on the photo is off the drive. Those are the upper and lower drive shafts you need. Pretty common fail point on the Stringer. @kenny nunez may be able to identify this by eyeballing it.
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    Boat mooring in rocky areas (aluminum boat)

    ^^^ If ya' like that sort of thing :p
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    OMC stringer pre 400? help needed

    You can find manuals HERE. Dunno' if they have 'em for download, but you want the OMC shop manual for that drive. It is an electric shift Stringer. And it looks pretty rough. Parts availability will depend on the parts themselsves. You can find some HERE. But some will wind up being a search on...
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    Best winds for boating in Southern Maine?

    Not sure that I'm following the question. And I admittedly don't know those waters. But, I don't think wind direction matters as much to me (even under sail) as wind strength. Wind can (and does) kick up waves, but there are a lot of other factors involved too. How much experience do you have...
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    Boat mooring in rocky areas (aluminum boat)

    Dunno' about a "yacht" but they do it on the shores here in TN too. Rocky edges of these lakes, and yet they do park the houseboats on 'em. I don't anchor on shore very often, but I've found places to nose the Bayliner into and get on shore. Here's a fiberglass boat on Powell:
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    Stainless Steel? Anyone know what make, model, year this is?

    Typically the transom on a boat like that is metal, with wood on both sides. But not usually across the entire stern. That one looks like there's wood all across the back. Can you see the metal on the inside of the transom? You've had it on the water and it doesn't leak, right?
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    Stainless Steel? Anyone know what make, model, year this is?

    @Jdog3295 - do a search for "Elgin Stainless Steel Boat" and see if that gets you in the ball field. Look that one over carefully : not sure what's going on with the transom in the photos. Could just be a coating, but it looks weird to me. Welcome aboard.
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    Boat mooring in rocky areas (aluminum boat)

    Anchor as ahicks recommends, and carry a tender with you:
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    Build a Barge Workshop

    I believe so. The C4 wasn't out until '64, I think.
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    Build a Barge Workshop

    Nothing you can see in terms of progress on the 'toon. We've been collecting some parts, grabbing hardware and figuring out painting the fence before we start reassemble. So, not much to see. But I mentioned the "pontoon-pause" to work on FIL's Mercury Comet. We wrapped up the brake rebuilt...
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    Newby to boating

    That's a good lookin' boat. I've never heard of that one before. Definately not an ocean goer :) That's a loaded question. What are you planning on doing mostly? What type of seas are you typically going to be in? How are you keeping the boat (trailer / mooring)? And what is "affordable" to...
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    My new cuddy, well sorta... Deck boat tent

    Let's not ask questions in a topic that has been dormant for a decade. Please take a few moments to read our forum rules. Closed.
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    Newby to boating

    Welcome aboard: I'm not familiar with the boat you're referencing. Assuming that it's a typical competition style ski boat, I can't imagine it will perform well in the ocean. Maybe some more protected bays and inlets it might do okay, but not big water. Wrong style boat for that sort of thing.
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    Gas Leak

    Let's stay with one topic. I've left the other one open, but I'll close this one.
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    Posting Pics for Dummies

    To add photos, click the photo icon in the editor you type into: Then a window will pop up and you can drag your image into that window: Did this in another topic. What GA said, but with more pictures :)
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    So, what did you do today?

    Just watched my A1C graduate Tech school down at Lackland. 343rd minted another Defender today!
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    Gearhead stuff

    Finally got to sit and read the article. Neat read.
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    Adding a GPS unit to a bowrider

    I've got the same unit as JAS ^^^ but I have mine mounted on a RAM mount just under the dash. The screen peeks out to the lower left of the wheel - easier to see than it sounds.
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