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  1. artificialreef

    Interested in Wog's secret wood sealer but a question.

    Hi Fellow iboaters. I always liked alternatives to shelf bought products. I made my own natural weed killer (mixed results) and dig WoG's secret formula wood sealer. I had the mineral spirits and linseed oil on my shelf so i went out to purchase the spar varnish. The product I picked was called...
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    Holy Moly, i learned how to sew. Couple of questions

    Hello fellow i-boaters. I havent been on here in a long time. I have been restoring a 26ft. Tiara weekender basket case i picked up on the cheap for i think now the last 4 years. I started with the mechanics and have that sorted out and have the twin 470 mercs running like new. I just finished...
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    Trying to fire up my newtome industrial sewing machine.

    Hello folks, i finally finished up the mechanicals on my 1983 tiara resto and i am on to the cosmetics. I bought an older industrial sewing machine that i have no documentation on. Does anyone know on here know where i can get a manual to figure out how to thread a Unisew DSN-178-2, also what...
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    I may venture into doing my own upholstery

    Hello resto forum friends. I am thinking of learning to do my own upholstery since my resto needs everything and i cant afford to have it done. I have several pieces at the stern of the boat that look to be very easy to do.(see attachment) They are just flat pieces of vinyl stapled to marine...
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    Does this wallpaper type material have a name?

    Hello folks, i have been on this forum alot in mercuiser I/O and finally have my twin motors squared away on my 1983 tiara resto. Now its onto the cosmetics so i imagine i will get to know you fine folks here. My innaugural request for assistance is, has anybody seen the attached pic material...
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    Is ethanol a problem with a 1983 3.7 470

    Hi folks, i finally got my twins running smooth and reliably after 4 years in dry dock (the boat has never seen the water since i bought her). They are 1983 vintage 3.7 470's with an alt and 4 inch heat exchanger conversion. Quick couple of questions. Since these are pretty basic auto type...
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    Mercruiser 3.7/470 coil resistance wire question.

    Good morning folks. I am trying to figure out a voltage problem with my coil. Motor is a 1983 3.7/470. I was reading the resistance to the coil I have twins. The good motor is within spec, 1 to 2 ohms. The bad one is 4 ohms. I have the 1 wire alternator. The resistance wire kit is 84-94227A2...
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    Goofy homemade parts question

    Hello again folks. I am working on dialing in my 1983 3.7/470 and think i have isolated my problem to the resistor wire from the electric choke to the coil. I bought the mercruiser resistor kit (i think about 25$)but was looking at it and i have a little bit of a background in electronics...
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    Mercruiser 3.7/470 pistons 1 and 2 not firing.

    Good evening folks. Trying to dial in my motor. Running rough. Heres what i found. Compression good 139-149 all 4. Runs rough. Removed plug wires on 1 and 2 and no change, still runs rough, no change in the sound. Removed 3 and 4 and engine stalls and shuts down. There is spark to all 4...
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    3.7/470 Mercarb to Rochester swap.

    Hello Folks. I have a 1983 3.7/470 with a Mercarb 2bbl (one screw adjuster). Was wondering if i can use the Rochester 2 bbl with the 2 screw adjusters or did they have their own intake manifold and linkage configuration? Thank you.
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    This doesnt sound good.

    Hello folks. I have been chasing this ticking forever now. 1983 mercruiser 3.7/470. I have replaced a lifter that looked like it wasnt pumping up. I checked all the rockers to be within spec. Had to change a few push rods and did them correctly by compressing the lifter and using the feeler...
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    Is this exhaust manifold/elbow toast?

    Hello folks. I am going after a ticking in my 1983 470/3.7 and thought maybe it was the flapper after using a stethascope and getting alot of noise at the flapper location. Unfortunately the flapper looks intact. There was alot of metal chunks in there from what looks like probably came from my...
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    Amp rating switch question

    Hello folks, thank you in advance for your assistance. I am rewiring my bilge pump to the dash that appears to have not been wired correctly. The old switch had 6 terminals on it. I imagine that would be: on(automatic) off and on. I think that would be a dpdt switch. I probably only need 4...
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    advice on these pushrods for 3.7 470 please.

    Good morning folks. Please provide your opinion on the direction i am going. Quick rundown on what i did. I have a 1983 470 that had a ticking/noisy valve. Purchased the lifter collapsing tool (I replaced the lifter)and thought i was collapsing the lifters in the sequence called out in the...
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    rtv and perfect seal on an intake reinstall.

    Hello folks. reading the manual on reinstalling my intake manifold on a 1983 mercruiser 470. The manual says something about applying rtv on the low portion of the cylinder head and apply perfect seal on both sides of the new gasket. I know sometimes these instructions are updated. I have always...
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    Looks like i bent my pushrods.

    Hello folks. Little disappointed in myself. Went to check my rocker clearance on a 1983 merc 470 which requires the use of the feeler gauge and collapsing the lifters in a specific sequence. I found the #3 intake lifter not pumping up so am accessing the cover to replace. When i removed the...
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    Are these stock switches water tight?

    Good morning friends. I went and replaced all my resettable breakers on my dash. Some had broken so i replaced all with nicer metal shafted ones. I will be placing a gasket under the metal plate that houses all the switches because there was a wooden shelf on the underside of the dash that held...
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    small pushbutton thermal breaker opinion question

    Hello all, i am restoring an older boat. The dash has about 10 of those small cheap plastic thermal pushbutton breakers on them that a couple of the plastic retainer nuts broke when i removed the cover panel on the dash. I purchased a dozen more robust looking ones from this site. Seadog brand...
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    did i just crush my lifters and hose my motor?

    Hello folks, I am in the process of trying to quiet down a noisy valve. I finally found the "special tool" to collapse the lifter to check my rocker to pushrod clearance. I set the motor to tdc on the comp stroke and used the tool to collapse the lifter. I got no movement on the rocker and then...
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    Trying to dial in my Mercruiser 470.

    Hello Folks. Trying to dial in my tired 470. Looks like alot of hours on her but good compression 146 to 150lbs. 1983. Looks like original motor. I had trouble getting it close to the 4 degrees timing and 28 to 32 dwell so bought a new mallory dizzy. The old one seemed to be all over the place...
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