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    anybody need a good used prop shaft??????????????

    I've got one like that in the tool box too. Get a chuckle every time I see it. Some customer of dads from before I was born.
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    Assembling a 4.3 MerCruiser v6 - Parts check needed

    FYI, the cast iron 4V vortec bolt pattern intakes exist online for around $300. Little cheaper than the edelbrock unit. Then you just need to jet your carb per the service manual. (If its the 4 barrel unit) The distributor gear is a typical small block gear, you want a melonized one.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    So I ended up tabbing in with 2 layers of 1708. One layer of 1708 on the entire transom and tied with a topping of CSM. I think that is more than enough for this.
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    Restoring 1988 19’ bayliner capri

    The 435 non waxed I am using from US composites dries tack free after a few hours as well... Quick dab of acetone brings it right back though. Seems like if it is warm enough, it'll dry tack free. I am keeping the garage around 85 degrees while working so layup times are reasonable.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Did some glass work. Also built a rack for the rolls.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    So I have one more question to ask everyone. I will be bedding the stringers but I was just wondering, how in the world to join the 2 sheets of ply together to get my full ~14 foot length. I originally planed to scarf them together but seeing how the ply was just in there to support the...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who makes spreadsheets. I actually forgot the measuring cups on my order hence the syringe.... That chart is nice and very similar to how I've set up dosage charts in the past. I appreciate it. I have just been doing the math in my head or using a calculator but it...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Yes. My first batch I mixed at exactly 1% MEKP... That took 3 hours to kick off. My subsequent batches I mixed at more like 1.2% and I was still getting almost 45 minutes working time before it started to even gel. I understand I can go hotter but being a noob, I prefer the longer working time...
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    Building engine mounts

    For inline engines it is typically ply or lumber fitted to the bottom of the hull to build a flat pad. I am assuming you mean the 3.7l inline 4 mercruiser? This is pretty typical of most I've come across and this is my own personal boat if gutted... you can see the inline mount in the bottom of...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    So I learned a little yesterday. First, even with the garage at 70 degrees it takes a couple hours for the poly to kick off. Second, inside the bubble I can keep it at 80 easily... I will be doing that for speed of layup. At any rate, the transom is adhered to the skin. Shown above is the test...
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    Easiest Conversion

    A 3.0l pushed around my boat for nearly 40 years. It'll do it. But if it was marginal with the 170 it'll be worse with the 3.0l. I had a good running 470 I was going to swap in against my better judgment and then wised up and went with a 4.3l. It took a while to plane. Once it got up you were...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Probably all I'm going to do this weekend. Got the transom laminated so I can cut it. It dried just slightly warped... if you throw a straight edge across it it proud by maybe 1/16 in the middle. I figure I'll put that side out and let the clamps pull it flat when I bed it to the transom. I'll...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Picked up my order today. Dad's home from surgery so I had some time to get out... Not my best strap work... but we made it. I'll also add. The off white tint for the gelcoat is reasonably close. I just want the bilge to look close enough lol.
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    Anyone else notice...

    Large businesses, LLCs, whatever, buying up marinas nation wide? Our other boat is a 33' wellcraft coastal. We wet dock and dry dock at what was a reasonable marina and you were allowed to do your own work. Over the last couple years, a large company has been buying up any marina worth buying...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    While I'm thinking about it... I have some old holes in the transom that are no longer used that I'd like to seal up... would over drilling them to say 1/4 inch and just doing a marine-tex plug be sufficient. They are screws that the heads broke off of from the PO. They have marine tex over them...
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    Control replacement/update opinions

    Oh no. 46 MPH with the new 4.3. 3.0 did an absolute best of 37 MPH typically 34 MPH. There is a square pivot pin with pinch bolts on the gimbal, the pin rounds over time causing play. Though I suspect most of it is the 40 year old rack....
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    Control replacement/update opinions

    I realized it was a problem the first time I stood on it in a chop with the 4.3l (first time it did 46 MPH) and I almost immediately backed down on the throttle... Was not pleasant to say the least lol. Figure most of the time with the 3.0l was spent around 24 MPH... And I will be stripping...
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    Control replacement/update opinions

    10-4 on that. I'll proceed with the non NFB setup then. Thanks all!
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    Control replacement/update opinions

    It would address the free play I have, correct? The whole reason I am considering swapping it is I can turn the wheel almost a quarter turn with no movement out back on the steering arm or cable. I feel like this is excessive and should be like an eighth or less but I've been wrong before...
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    Control replacement/update opinions

    I do have a Mercruiser, I don't have power steering but rather just a full manual rack without assist. I have the anode adjusted so I don't have the torque steer underway or anything, only when accelerating to get on plane... Basically you only feel it when it is digging out of the hole and the...
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