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    depth sounder questions

    I had an old lowrance 3200 with thru hull transducer mounted in my boat, i picked up a faria depth sounder over the winter with a transom mount, could anyone tell me if I could mate the old thru hull to the new faria?the only clue as to what the old thru hull is from an attached sticker that...
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    cobalt parts

    has anyone come across any cobalt dealers that happen to have a bunch of older stock parts on hand? Checked locally my dealers have no old inventory, but i'm sure somewhere in this country there is a dealer loaded up with older parts, 80's-90's vintage.
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    seat fixes

    I have an 1988 cobalt with back to back seats that are supposed have bases that slide away from each othe and form a kinda lounge seat, my seats just don't slide, I've tried spraying lubricant but just doesn't seem like any movement is gonna happen. Any ideas? Also the captains chair has a track...
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    Garaging

    Maybe i'm in wrong thread but let's see. I'm pretty new to boating and trailering and live in the NE with some snow expected in winter. My boat is outside wrapped now but I have a pretty unused garage space i would prefer to store boat in and be able to work on in winter but it won't fit while...
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    NYS Boat regis??

    My neighbor wants to give me an old boat,about 1973 pre H.I.N. I called DMV a coupla times and rec'd different answers maybe someone here has been thru it. The transferable registration has been lost, does she have to renew registration at full fee to get a duplicate transferable registration...
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    brake shoes

    I need new brake shoes and possibly new drums, do I have to go back to trailer manufacturer or can they be gotten at Napa, kragens, advance auto? Thanks
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    motor id

    i have been offerred an o/b motor with no name on the coverand i don't know enough for simple visual id i get the idea(from owner) it is a evinrude, It is a v4 cylinder 2 cycle motor and on the transom mounting bracket it is stamped 185932 and below that says 25BN1, any help as to model, year...
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    merc risers and manifolds ??

    In the middle of summer I bought a boat with the 260hp merc v-8 engine, it's running fine at this time, I just read Pascoe's article about boat maintenance and now have some ?? It's obvious he thinks merc is not the best quality, I don't know the past history of boat and would like some...
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    bilge water and transducers

    I am new to boating and very novice question. I want to install a new depth finder , searches on this board tell me that transducers need to be in water to work, yet everything else I read says "NO" to standing water in bilge, bad for boat. So is the bilge supposed to be wet or dry? even when my...
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    seat hardware

    I have a 1988 bow rider with a helm seat that slides fore/aft on floor tracks. The aluminum tracks have some sort of plastic/nylon sliders inside that have self destructed, I can't get them from dealer/cobalt does anyone know who may have been original provider to Cobalt for these items. I know...
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    Speedo problem

    Just when I was taking my cobalt br23 boat to the ramp for winter removal I noticed my speedo stopped working. This had happenned once before and corrected itself. I'm new to boating and guess that plastic thingy hanging off back of transom is something to do with speedo? Any ideas on what/how...
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    hydrosport vs cobalt hull ??

    In looking for a trailer for my 23 cobalt b/r a guy wants to sell me a 23 foot trailer with rollers, tandem that he had a hydrosport 23 on, is anyone familiar with hull designs of each and could say that it could be a possible fit?Thanks
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    NYS Homebuilt

    I'm looking at a trailer here in NY w/o paperwork, every seller says "it's easy, just go to DMV", I looked at DMV website which says you need a certified weight slip and a bill of sale for all materials used to construct the trailer. The first is easy what about the second? anybody actually done...
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    6 lug wheels

    Im looking for a trailer for my 22'7" boat that weighs 3500lbs, it's only gonna travel side roads for a distance of 4 miles once in spring and once in fall. I found a single axle that has the length and has a 6 bolt lug pattern and 15" wheels with a total of 24 rollers, seller says it had a...
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    winterizing ???

    I have a 1988 Cobalt with a Merc 260(350 GM) and will be winterizing for first time. The owners manual of the day says to empty fuel tank and store, I read lotsa posts here saying fill tank and use stabilizer. I know gas line components have changed(rubber hoses), fuel formulations have changed...
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    More prop advice

    I know there is gentleman here willing to give expert advice but at this time I don't have all the info he needs(gear ratio will have to wait for fall haul out). But in general I have a very heavy cobalt (avg. wt 3800lbs) with a 350 v-8 270HP and a 14.5x19 prop, this prop is not factory...
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    hydraulic ??

    My boat has a hydraulic lift for the engine cover, as the ram comes out of the cyclinder I can watch it wobbling as it comes out. Does anyone know if this can be fixed with a seal kit? new cylinder needed? any idea where to get parts? Thanks
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    Beaching a boat

    After just now acquiring my first boat can anyone tell me all the whys and hows of beaching. I want to beach the boat and work on shoring up my dock so it could be a few days project. it's a 22 ft bowrider with 350 i/o engine. Thanks
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    parts for older boat.

    Just acquired a 22ft cobalt and am looking for some parts, local dealer can't help. Does anyone know dealers carrying NOS or maybe salvage guys. Looking for a seat track and sliders for captains chair. Thanks
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    hydraulic tab questions

    Im looking at buying a cobalt bow rider and believe the tabs are not working. The boat has the original cobalt installed tab switches plus owner added Bennett smart tabs sysytem which he acknowledges does not work(no power indication at all). The cobalt installed system I can hear run but the...
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