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  1. matt167

    Finger lakes region canal trip

    My wife and I are planning a trip in a few weeks to the canals in the finger lakes region. I’ll only have a weekend. Trying to figure out where I should launch for the nicest time. I haven’t looked at the map in a while but I remember port Byron launch being able to get to the little lake on...
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    Located my old family’s boat one week too late

    A guy came into my work ( tire shop ) who knew who i was, and looked familiar to me. He asked how I was and everything and then told me he just got rid of the old red boat we used to have. Which was my dads iconic 1973 StarCraft chieftain that we restored when I was a kid. It had a tree fall on...
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    Stuck on what to do with mercruiser controls

    my ‘71 SC offshore has an old white Mer-Control like what the outboards came with hooked to the 120hp Mercruiser with the old on dash trim controls. I want to put more modern controls on it as they are worn and kinda floppy. I have a square 80s style in the 1986 donor boat I have, which would...
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    Crossing lake Champlain

    Would it be crazy to cross lake Champlain in a 14’ boat? My fiancé and I are probably taking a boat to the Ausable chasm area in the Adirondack’s for our honeymoon. There are some things that she wants to do in Burlington area of Vermont so we would need to catch a ferry. But what about...
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    Building a gantry crane

    I’m kind of thinking about building a gantry to swap engines and drives on my big StarCraft. Has anyone built one? I was going to use my father in laws big tractor but I probably won’t do it at his house now. None of my tools are there and his selection is limited
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    How does RV financing work?

    My fiancé and i are getting married in July. Considering parking a camper somewhere for a while rather than renting or buying a place until we find the right one and the markets settle. How does financing a camper actually work. I have pretty good credit and when I checked rates through lending...
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    complete Alpha one Gen one retrofit into older boat.

    I have a 1971 Starcraft Offshore V18 that really just needed a new gimbal housing but is a basic 2.5L early gen 1 Mercruiser drive. I bought a complete running 1986 Four Winns with Alpha Gen 1 3.0L. to use as much as I can. I want to eliminate the questionable 1970 wiring ( has a dead short...
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    One pump of lube with vent screw in

    I was finishing winterizing my parts boat and changed the lower unit oil. Alpha gen 1. I accidentally added one extra pump of gear lube after i installed the vent plug. I figured I’d clear out the pump without thinking. Could this have damaged seals?
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    3.0L idle way too low

    I was running my '86 donor boat on muffs today and it runs great except it idles at about 200 rpm out of gear. If I advance the throttle just a little it clears up at about 750 rpm. How is the idle screw supposed to be sitting on the idle cam for initial adjustment? because I'm pretty sure...
  10. matt167

    Structural integrity and boating safety.

    So I just bought a boat for parts that is structurally not sound but it is mechanically good. The previous owner, a younger gentlemen which it was his first boat actually said he had it out on the water. And called the boat still useful. With a deck so bad you’ll fall through it and the transom...
  11. matt167

    " Prosessing " a donor boat. Best way?

    I'm pretty sure I've found my donor boat. '86 Four Winns with a 3.0 Alpha. Nicely kept boat with in tact mooring covers and such, but is rotted. Owner states soft floors and we know what that means. Probably Worth fixing if I were a fiberglass guy but my Offshore V 18 is twice the boat and I...
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    Mixing Mercruiser 120 ( 1971 ) with Alpha Gen II ( 2000 4.3L )

    I was cleaning up my '71 SC Offshore V18 to sell when I decided not to. I bought it with the gimball all apart and the nails/ pins are gone as well as a couple shift linkage parts and it's kind of corroded. The guy who I bought it from was restoring it when he found an Islander. He did redo the...
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    7.5 gamefisher

    My girlfriends father has one of these for his little boat. Never had it running. Spins with compression. I know it’s not a first choice in fact I have a good running evinrude 4hp to give him. But what should we do to get it going? I know it’s a techumseh 2 stroke power head. Will a 4hp plane a...
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    Bow mount fuel tank. Balance?

    My boat could use some stern lift for the 25hp to work better. Would moving 6 gals portable from the stern to 12 gal permanent tank in the bow help?
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    Towing over rough terrain with outboard down?

    I’m going to move my boat to my girlfriends. Which has a 1/4 mile un paved driveway. I tow with the motor down and about 8” of ground clearance to the skeg. It tows perfectly like that. Think it’s safe to bring that over a bumpy driveway with a steep entrance where it drops in? I tow with the...
  16. matt167

    Tube with 25hp on a 14' tinny

    My girlfriend wants to get a tube behind my boat. I think it will work at a minimum but I'm not sure. It's a 14' StarCraft Holiday 14 with a Suzuki DF25A. Anyone?
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    Firing up remote control Johnson big twin 40 ( super Seahorse )

    I want to fire this motor up to make sure it still runs but it has been de rigged.. With all controls disconnected, can I just pull it over and kill it with the choke?
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    Star Craft Acrylic windshield replacement

    Does anyone think that this windshield can be bent out of lexan or other polycarbonate or acrylic panel? It's been cracked in 1/2 since I've owned it. The previous owners put some cheap clear caulk on it but I put some clear-er Lexel caulk sealant on it. Kind of masks it UDP shows a windshield...
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    planning first trip to thousand islands

    My girlfriend and I are considering going to the Thousand Islands this summer. Neither of us have been but it's something we both want to do. few days, up to a week. What is the best way to do a first trip there? I have my little 14' Starcraft but think one or a couple of the Uncle Sam cruises...
  20. matt167

    Suzuki DF25A prop

    Had my Holiday 14 OB out today in a light chop, not bad. 1st time with the brand new DF25A and it's standard prop ( 10 1/4"x11 ). I got right at 25mph without touching the trim, which made me happy. My RD-28 Johnson 40hp did about that, just with a better hole shot.. However I noticed that I was...
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