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  1. JASinIL2006

    I Just Bought My First Boat. 1997 Sea Ray 175 3.0LX A1 G2. WHERE TO START PLEASE HELP!!

    Knocking/rapping on your transom will tell you nothing. If your transom flexes when you put weight on the outdrive, it's beyond rotten. The only easy way to check, short of buying expensive gear like moisture meters or IR cameras, is to simply drill holes as has been suggested. It won't...
  2. JASinIL2006

    Miserable Midwest Spring

    Here in Illinois it was early March on Friday and mid-August on Tuesday... our Spring weather lasted about two and half days.
  3. JASinIL2006

    Gel coat advice

    US Composites.
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    Two Layers of 3/4 CSM versus One Layer of 1.5 CSM

    I think you might have that backwards... I was always told the binder didn't dissolve in epoxy, not poly or vinylester resin. US Composites lists CSM as useful for those resins, but less so for epoxy.
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    Stingray 208cr trimtabs question

    Sometimes you don't have much of a choice... I had to mount mine with the pistons attached to bumpouts on the back of the transom. I checked with Nauticus customer support (which is excellent, by the way) and they said that as long as the hinges weren't binding, it was OK.
  6. JASinIL2006

    Alpha 1 gen 2 5.7L overheating

    I usually get water spraying from the muffs about 8-10", too. I think I'd need to hook them up the pressure washer to get 10' of spray!
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    Stingray 208cr trimtabs question

    Those look like Nauticus Smart Tabs SX. Lots of info on the Nauticus web site: https://nauticusinc.com/products/smart-tabs-sx/ I have those on my boat and they help with a variety of problems, including porpoising, chine walking, and getting on plane quicker (and at lower speed). Unless the...
  8. JASinIL2006

    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    I sure wish I had installed one of those when I had my engine out. It was stupid to not have done so.
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    Transom Leak Help

    Transom sure looks punky…
  10. JASinIL2006

    Steel Caps or Bearing Buddys?

    I have Bearing Buddies and I like them a lot. I put quite a few miles on my trailer every summer and they have always served me well. However, if I planned to repack bearings and replace seals annually while driving less than 300 miles, I would be hard-pressed to justify the expense.
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    Boat swamped, let's see if we can get it running...

    I shoot 4-5 full shots of grease into mine each year, too. Not sure where the excess goes, though... I never see it in the boat.
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    Can the base of engine work? Two to bolts under engine are rusted and can

    This is incredibly good advice. Trying to get the cable in right place without a guide is not easy! Trust me...
  13. JASinIL2006

    Old fiberglass diagnosis

    I'm not a fiberglass expert, but the pictures that would concern me the most are #3 and #4. The cracks in the side of the hull don't look like the usual spider cracks you see in gelcoat. I'd wonder if there's saturated foam on the other side that froze and expanded, cracking the fiberglass.
  14. JASinIL2006

    Is E-10 Fuel Acceptable Early in the Season?

    I use E10 all season. I think any concern about 10% ethanol causing problems in an engine manufactured in the last two decades is misplaced.
  15. JASinIL2006

    Head with no holding tank, is this illegal?

    Those of us who boat on the Mississippi, however, would really prefer you get a holding tank…
  16. JASinIL2006

    Looking for a light, all around anchor

    Actually, ours is a slip ring, but I'm not sure what size. I do recall getting one for a boat larger than ours, maybe one size up. The slip ring has proven helpful more than once when the anchor got stuck on stuff.
  17. JASinIL2006

    1969 Mako cut and gut project by Lectro88

    Took me a minute to figure out how/why were hanging your power tools off the transom in the first pic of post #90. Then I remembered you stood your boat on end.
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    Looking for a light, all around anchor

    We have a boat of that size and even in Mississippi River current, a Danforth anchor with a 15' length of heavy chain works great. We do have a big Navy anchor, too, but we only use it when we need a stern anchor (which is not often). The Navy anchor is a bear to pull up by hand!
  19. JASinIL2006

    Boat won’t start

    Easy as can be. Here is iboats' very own @achris showing how it's done: The stickies that Scott referred to are at https://forums.iboats.com/threads/must-have-technical-information-for-diyers-an-work-safe-search-version-of.335378/. It take a while to dig through them and find what you need...
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    Why is my carb oxidizing????

    Any chance the boat has water in it (in waterlogged foam, for example) when stored? Anything that would be creating a very humid environment?
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