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  1. catfishcarl99

    Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

    Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist. this guy will even fix the rust holes. for a fee.:facepalm: and this awesome trailer has brakes. but they dont work. Up for sale or trade for Man toy's, vehicles, tools etc. 1987 Sea Ray Sorento 21' open bow project boat on a tandem axle trailer...
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    time to screen the carb

    man talk about crazy. guess its cause of the cup of water in the bottom of boat or something. this was in 2009. a tree frog got sucked into my carb and hung at the waist on the butterfly. it bogged down my motor choking the air down and i ended a day of boating with kids. next day i foung it...
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    Post pictures of the fish you catch!!

    Re: Post pictures of the fish you catch!!
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    Post pictures of the fish you catch!!

    Re: Post pictures of the fish you catch!! caught these 10 channels last thurs in 2 1/2 hrs. i was testing a new prop pitch then fished from 8pm till 10:30. had a couple get off and tossed back a couple 1 lbers. so it was vey active.
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    stumbled on some hull cleaner that worked great

    Re: stumbled on some hull cleaner that worked great this is what i got now. and i got some boat polish tonight to try and keep the scum from setting in so bad. my boat since i restored the interior this spring and came here and got every little quirk fixed was lookig real good. now i got...
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    stumbled on some hull cleaner that worked great

    ok. thought ide get some feedback on this. i went to the wash house last week to try and clean my hull. the discharge i fish has some dirty foamy bubbles and really gets a foul line on a boat quickly. 1 trip turns it brown. well my hull is 24 years old and was already filthy. scrubbing got the...
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    rubber moulding where to buy?????

    been working on my 89 spectrum restoring interior getting motor running good fixing everything that was broke ect...... anyway all around the gunwhale from bow to stern i have a 1/2" ish rubber moulding that fits in a slot. im wondering where i can aquire such stuff and its proper term. gunwhale...
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    thanks

    just wanted to shout a big thanks out to the members here. since i joined a while back i had a cd ignition issue. and was helped throught that ordeal and got motor running. i had just restored my interior to the alum hull. then since i have gotten some answers that motivated me to 1. rehook...
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    need a new warning decal?

    think i might get one of these for my boat lol. doesnt go fast but its to funny.
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    evinrude fisherman 5.5 restore

    Re: evinrude fisherman 5.5 restore think im gonna do a camo job on the cowl. and clear it good over some vynil decals. something lik i did on this old file cabinet i turned into a pitsol locker. thinking about yellow in this decal...
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    How much should I offer?

    Re: How much should I offer? unless theres wood inside the alum. i see no wood. the pic above is at the transom from inside. i had my whole floor out and the rear inside board out and seen not a chunk of wood anywhere. first two pics were from tim wagners post of his when gutted. if thers...
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    How much should I offer?

    Re: How much should I offer? got a couple vids i got to load up and post in a bit. ok. everyone kees saying this motor is broke. i always had a different idea of broke. broken rod and block, or shattered piston, or scored cylinder walls. if and the key is if the sellers correct and its a cd...
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    evinrude fisherman 5.5 restore

    Re: evinrude fisherman 5.5 restore got the head bolt out. drilled it out. the old bolts were getting flattened out on the threads. went and got a 1/4" x 20 irwin tap and worked it in and out slowly with my 18 volt to sharpen the threads up. worked like a charm. the new stainless head bolt goes...
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    evinrude fisherman 5.5 restore

    Re: evinrude fisherman 5.5 restore well the spring is broke.
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    evinrude fisherman 5.5 restore

    Re: evinrude fisherman 5.5 restore well i got it out and fixed up a quick little stand for it. got out gas can and put a lil fuel in it. didnt touch a thing. pumped in fuel hit it with a shot of starting fluid and had it puttering within 10 min. ya think im gonna put a few bucks in it and use...
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    evinrude fisherman 5.5 restore

    i have an evinrude fisherman 5.5 i believe a 64. been a while since i messed with it. anyway it ran last time i messed with it and idled great. idled for an hour in a tub with no issues. the problem its got is 1 snapped off head bolt. should not be to much issue in drilling it out and getting...
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    time for a new reese jack and $20

    farm and fleet has these reese 1000lb swing away trailer jack on sale till sunday. my handle was about gone the gear housing cover on top pops off all the time while cranking and it was hard to swing up. couldnt resist at $20.
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    simple idiot light on outboard buzzer

    nothing special or hard here, just thought ide share it.
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    CATillac restore my spectrum 89 interior revamp

    Well the old CATillac (17' spectrum us marine fish and ski) i got back in 2004 needed a floor. the rear was falling through and getting real soft. So a couple weeks ago i decided i would just get it done. we went out fishing while back and i about went through it so i got busy. it was a job...
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    cover score

    man oh man oh boy. looky what i got today. no more junk tarps from wally world for a while for me. made a cover this year from a heavy duty tarp the elevators use to cover grainpiles. buddie works at one. brought me a sheet last year about 50' by 70' and another 40' by 50' for my wood pile...
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