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  1. Grub54891

    1991 Evinrude tiller

    A friend of mine wants to convert his Evinrude 28 hp to a tiller. E28eslei3 is the serial he gave me. I've searched a bit, can't come up with a good match myself. Any one know how to find one? Apparently he took off the tiller years ago and converted it to helm steering. Now he is wanting to...
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    mercruiser steering cable replacement.

    How does the cable come out of the tube at the actuater? I have the pin and big retaining nut off, but it don't come out.
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    How to get a 36 foot boat off of a lowboy.

    Do it all the time
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    Remanufactured Carb recommendations

    This is a carb bowl I was working on. Was going to rebuild it as the owner said it ran funny. This carb did not leak fuel, till I cleaned out the bowl. It was pitted beyond repair. Holes the size of toothpicks.
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    1977 dodge motorette motorhome, hard starting.

    As the title reads, this rig is starting hard in cold weather. 318 motor. Little backstory: When we went to check out the rig, it was early spring, it cranked slow, but after messing around cleaning connections, and jump starting, it fired up ok. Bad starter. Replaced that the same day as...
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    Another "new" boat

    Yeah. Drove 200 miles round trip yesterday. Picked up a 1985 sylvan 21 footer. Free. Yup break out another thousand. But after sitting three years, battery was still hooked up, she started right up. Did 't run it long as I gave to pull lower unit and go through everything before a test run, for...
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    Can't get to my mesaages

    When trying to check my messages, the "stay connected" box is covering them up. Can't get it to move our of the way. It's been 4 days now. I think it happened right after the last glitch that occurred earlier this week. Oops, I see this is being addressed in here.
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    Johnson trim ram issue

    Asking for a friend, he lives quite a distance away and is having an issue with the motor not holding up, The model # isj50tlccs, serial number, g 7733400 Is there a repair or rebuild kit for the rams or check valves? It don't appear to have any external leaks. Thank's for any info,
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    Subscribing to threads

    Seems I can't subscribe to any threads I take interest in. I get a message: Can't subscribe, please try again. Also all the forums come up with light/faded lettering. All other places I go on the net are fine.
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    How bad will this turn out?

    40- 50? We do around 200, big and small. Trying to get done sometime next week.
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    Mercruiser 3.0 issues

    The USGS brought in their boat for repairs, running poorly on both port and stb motors. Determined that there was water/gunk in the fuel, ethanol fuel. Recommended rebuilding carbs, port ran perfect after that. Stb carb When I cleaned it up, had a hole in the bowl, apparently the gunk kept it...
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    Evinrude E110Tlcdc running poorly.

    I've been working on getting this outboard running properly, Not winning. So far, have checked compression, 110 Lbs. Rebuilt carbs, installed a new vro. Has good spark, reeds are good. Running out of ideas, synk and link check out fine. It will seem to run good for a few minutes at idle...
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    Another newbie for full restore.

    Yes I had to, the stringers run under the helm area, up to under the front seating area. In order to do the job properly with new deck and all, it had to come off.
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    Superior wi oil refinery burning

    I'd imagine some of you saw this, it's about 80 miles northwest of here. http://kstp.com/news/emergency-situation-at-superior-refinery-in-duluth-prompts-evacuation-superior-fire-department-douglas-county-husky-refinery/4882234/
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    Login issue.

    When I have logged out of I-Boats, and come back to login, there is a number missing from my user name. Tried to re set it, and can't figure out how. I have to add the number each time even though I hit remember me.
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    35 hp mercury water issue?

    I acquired a 35 mercury outboard, Serial number : 6492172. I believe it's an 1984. There is water coming out of the leg, just below the powerhead, no water inside the cowling, from the bracket just above the serial number tag. Is this a problem? ​Video won't load, Lets try a pic.
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    mercurry 35 hp. starting damage?

    Will I damage the charging system by starting as is, or not? Serial number:6492172. Yes I'll hook up the water...
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    Pontoon rebuild.

    Picked up an old leisure Island toon a few years ago. Finally have some time to re-do her. Removed/replaced deck, carpet, and painted the sheet metal so far. New seating has arrived so that's next on the list. 35 merc almost ready to install also.
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    Sealing plywood

    trying to decide what to use to seal the plywood for my pontoon, Should I use epoxy, or vynalester? Seal all sides, top and bottom or leave the bottom open to breath/ dry out? opinions welcome.
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    2 stroke oil

    Someone put this on my toolbox, don't know who. Is tc-w 2 oil usuable these days? The Chrysler can only says tc-w on it, no 2-3 markings at all.
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