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    Question about hp rating

    I am going through and fixing up a 50's model crestliner, long story short it is 15' and according to the information I dug up it is rated for up to a 60 hp outboard. To me this sounds insane, so I am just curious what the difference in ratings are from 40 years ago to present. I am thinking a...
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    Just got a new project

    A close family friend of ours was diagnosed w/ parkinson's and unfortunately taken a turn for the worse. He was going to start working on restoring a 15' 1956 crestliner voyager and was unable to do much with it. Long story short, I ended up buying the boat from him, and needless to say there is...
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    Hydraulic tabs vs Smart tabs

    Well the title says it....... what are the pros and cons if there are any that are significant beyond cost.
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    Horrible night

    Was supposed to be a big night, first time actually going out to go fishing in the boat and I ended up donating a trim tab to the lake somewhere unknown (dont want to talk about it), along with that I am having some pretty serious problems with my inboard. Had it at full throttle when it decided...
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    Bunkers on trailer

    If I have bunkers on my trailer do I need to keep the keel rollers on there?? Out of six of them only the one by the transom actually touches. The rollers are cracking from weathering and I hate to spend the money on them if they are not even needed.
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    Black soot from exhaust

    I bought a 26 foot cabin boat a few months back and have been working on it non stop...... finally last night we got to take it out for a couple hours. This boat sat for over four years prior to me buying it, it was properly winterized but I know that only does so much. The carb was filthy, went...
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