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    Non-Skid Gelcoat Wearing Off?

    Try some soft scrub.
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    '63 Steury 14 1/2 ft

    Sweet lookin
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    Hydroplane fin

    He's referring to a fin that is installed on the trailing end of the port sponson to hold the boat in turns. I suppose you could either add one to starboard or eliminate it altogether, I don't suspect it will have much effect on a small low power boat. The boat I built has a small fin on either...
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    Hose popped off - Alpha 1 Gen 2

    If you leave as is I would take the clamp off.
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    is a 60hp outboard too small for this boat

    It is, I saw it in popular mechanics and pop said he would help build it LOL. we got the plans and he did the cutting and I got to do the glue and screw, along with the sanding and painting.. motor lasted a couple of summers, I blew it up and the boat has been in the shed ever since. Probably...
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    Can Rollers Damage the hull?

    Any way you cut it, bunks distribute the load over a much larger area and both need to be set properly.. roller or bunk.
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    is a 60hp outboard too small for this boat

    I have a hydroplane I built with dads help in 1961 called a scat cat he found a 18 HP merc that was less than 100 lbs. Still have the boat,a few years ago I thought about finding a motor but nothing is available these days that comes close..
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    Mini split outdoor condenser rodent guard advice

    That unit looks pretty tight the mouse might have entered it from inside the wall..in any case I feel your pain but I think I would look for the entrance rather than cage the entire unit.. The chicken wire I'm familiar with is too big to stop a mouse, hardware cloth would be a good choice.
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    Hard starting 4.3LX, normal or not?

    I guess you could wire a momentary button to energize the pump and prime the carb before you start cranking.
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    Forklift dropped boat on ground - damage?

    Pressurize the toon then check all the welds with soapy water...
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    Honda BF25A leaking oil when hot.

    I have an old BF 75 on a sailboat and a mud dauber type bug stopped up the crankcase breather hose which caused the engine to leak oil past the main oil seal under the flywheel..
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    is a 60hp outboard too small for this boat

    All good info, you may have a perfectly fine motor, provided you stick with the above advise..
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    is a 60hp outboard too small for this boat

    If existing motor runs decent give it a go and see if it makes you smile..
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    Dry Firing Outboard

    3 seconds at 700 rpm and you may be okay, 3 seconds at 3000 rpm and your probably not okay..
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    2019 25hp Yamaha Fouls lower plug but not the other ?????

    I think you're running on one cylinder.
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    2019 25hp Yamaha Fouls lower plug but not the other ?????

    Might want to try a new plug.
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    SEI Marine products...Anyone buy from them?? Quality??

    There has been some talk regarding early failure on I/O water pumps in the past from SEI..
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    Swim platform refinishing and anti-slip / skid

    Try a chemical stripper and then sandpaper. I wouldn't go back with varnish or the nonskid, just teak oil.
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    MerCruiser 3.0 - loud metal noise when in gear

    Try to get the rest of the bearing out of the gimbal housing and check the splines condition in the coupler.
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    Swim platform refinishing and anti-slip / skid

    Those almost looks like some kind of non skid tape. My last boat had a teak swim platform I just cleaned and oiled it once a year and it kept the nice warm brown color and was not slippery. No nonskid anywhere..
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