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    ebay buys iphones for $200? really?

    While headed over to ebay today to do some digging, I noticed on the home page it says that they are offering a minimum of $200 for iPhones (3gs and newer). So I bite as I have the iphone 3gs and am looking to upgrade sometime in the next few months. Apparently this is a newer service by ebay...
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    How to secure a permanant fuel tank on deck

    Not sure if this is the appropriate forum for this question but here goes... The boat I'm restoring has a ~16gallon aluminum fuel tank that is located on port side of the motor right next to the transom. It sits on top of the deck and is hidden by the hull cap and the rear port seat. When I got...
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    Another "steering is locked up" question

    My steering has been locked up in my boat since I got it. I've put off trying to fix it until now, since I had so many other things to fix/replace. It is the teleflex rack/pinion type. It seems I have the classic case of the cable end being stuck in the tube on the transom plate. So I loosened...
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    Replace trim pump motor or whole thing?

    I got the trim pump (1978 prestolite) hooked back up in my boat today and gave it a go. I don't have the solenoids replaced yet and one is bad, so I was just jumping the hot leads from the trim pump motor to the battery to see if it worked correctly. It was very erratic in operation... would run...
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    Which outdrive do I have?

    Since I got this boat I've never really know for sure which outdrive I have. I haven't done much work on the outdrive yet, so it hasn't been a big deal, but tomorrow I plan to work on the bellows, so I would like to know for sure I'm going by the correct manual. Serial number: 5691256 Driven by...
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    watch out all you "O'ladies"

    This craigslist listing sounded interesting so I went for it. You guys may find it as funny as I did. (but not my gf!) O'lady said it's all got to go!!! now...
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    470 oil pan plug thread size

    I'm considering installing the fumoto valve on my oil pan while I still have access to it with the cap off the boat. Mix reviews on using these types of products, but I figure for around $25 it's worth a shot. Doesn't hurt anything if I decide not to use it later. Anyways.. I'm not sure on the...
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    Cap Sealant and screws?

    After searching on here a lot, I haven't been able to figure out what is the best option for a sealant where the cap joins the hull. I've seen some say use PL and some say use silicone. Which should I go with? Also, what is the consensus on screwing the rub rail track back in place? Stainless...
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    Is this deck boat really a StarCraft?

    I found a website that will take the HIN and figure out who the manufacturer is of a boat. Since I haven't gotten the papers yet for my boat, I don't know who made it. I put my HIN in and it says it was made by StarCraft. The HIN is STRE15830878. According to several sites, the "STR" is...
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    Mixing wax with polyester resin

    The bottle says mix at 2oz per Gallon of Resin. I am going to be mixing 1liter at a time for my deck. 1 liter is right at .26 (about a quarter) gallons, so that means .5oz wax, right? I just wanted to make sure my figuring is correct here. I was also told that the amount of wax should be about...
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    Replace gauges and switches/panels?

    I'm working on fixing up my console for my center console deck boat. I had posted about fixing the fiberglass and mounts in the restoration forum, but this post is about the gauges and the switches/panels. The gauges and panels are original (~1979), so they are extremely outdated and old...
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    Center Console - how to repair rotted mounts

    I'm working on the center console off my deck boat... The console is in pretty decent shape overall I guess, but from sitting in a boat that had a completely failed deck and soaked foam, the bottom of the console was sitting in a wet spot for years apparently. The bottom of the console is...
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    How I replaced exhaust shutter on 470

    After doing a lot of searching around on here for some detailed instructions on how to replace the water shutter on my 470, I came up mostly empty handed. I found some posts from people with the same engine but my water shutter looks different than theirs. There are apparently two styles... mine...
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    470 engine compression results, good?

    Since I finally got the 470 running the other day, I wanted to do a compression test before it goes back in the boat. I did it today.. results: 1: 145 2: 160 3: 150 4: 160 As far as I can tell, those seem like pretty good numbers. I do wonder why 2 and 4 are higher than 150 though, since 150...
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    470 seawater inlet hose, replace with clear?

    Hey guys, I had read on a few threads on here that it could be a good idea to replace the black seawater inlet hose (that goes from the inner transom assembly to the voltage regulator) with a clear hose so that water flow from outdrive can be visually inspected if ever needed. Anybody ever do...
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    splicing new wires into original wiring harness

    Hey guys, my rebuild is getting close to the time to run some wires (finally!).. I'm working on a boat that is from 1978-1980 (not sure yet) so the wiring is obviously in rough shape. What I want to do is have all fresh wiring in the boat on both the house and the engine side. The house side is...
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    Rebuilt carb, set float, still flooding?

    I'm learning that apparently there is a science to rebuilding a carb and getting it to work just right. I'm working on a two-barrel rochester off a mercruiser 470. I tore mine apart again today and put the rebuilt kit in it. It had most of the parts, but I was short the throttle body gasket...
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    Wonder how often the bilge pump kicked on...

    Just wanted to share a quick picture of the shift cable bellows on my Mercruiser outdrive. Looks like the PO was uninterested in replacing the bellows! Wouldn't this let a good steady amount of water into the bilge? :eek: Oh, yeah that is the darn trim sensor wire hanging there. Got those on...
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    Under-deck wire "conduit" for Center Cons.

    Ok guys, what would be a good way for me to encase the under-deck wiring that goes from the center console (gauges, switches, etc) to the rear of the boat (engine, batteries, trim, etc)? The factory just had it laid down on the hull as far as I could tell. I think I saw in at least one thread...
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    install carpet with cap off?

    Hate to make another post on the carpet topic, but just was wondering if it is ever normal to install new carpet on a boat (after stringer/deck replacement) before the cap goes back on? I noticed that the factory or PO of my boat had installed the carpet from one side of the boat to the other...
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