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    MC-1 u-joint bellows full of gear oil

    To make long story short, I pull the upper unit from the boat (lower was already removed from upper) and gear oil came spilling out from the u-joint bellows. It was quite a bit of fluid, not just a little bit. Is this likely the oil seal(s) on the yoke? I've been doing a ton of searching on...
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    470 overheating, is this normal flow through the heat exchanger?

    Hey guys, finally got the boat on the water today for the first real test run (after a fail last weekend with a busted steering cable). The motor runs good as does everything else, but it overheats. While idling, it will sit at 180. Very soon after putting in gear, it will creep up to around 200...
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    Swim platform with longer top mounting rails

    I think I've decided to skip trying to put a full-width swim platform on my boat and just go with a small platform on the port side. Seems easy enough, but all of the I/O platforms I've found seem to have mounting rails that go straight up, assuming that the platform will be mounted entirely on...
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    Memory lapse: Do screws also go behind the cap trim?

    Since I took the cap off my boat over two years ago, and have had it temporarily reinstalled with several screws through the cap into the hull just to squeeze the two pieces together while the sealer cured, I have forgotten if there were also screws behind the aluminum trim piece around the cap...
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    Capacity Placard Requirement

    Is a boat capacity (persons/weight) placard required on a boat that has been restored? Or one that may not even have had a capacity placard installed from the factory? I have never seen one on my boat, nor can I find any information on the factory recommended capacity. I have seen several...
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    Filling the cooling system - 470

    I drained all (or most) of the antifreeze from my 470 so I could replace it with fresh 50/50 mix. I followed the procedure from the manual to fill up the coolant system, but it seems that when I fill the reservoir 1" from the filler neck, and then crank the motor, as the motor warms up, the...
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    Installing transom-mount ski tow ring

    I have one of these on the way from iBoats: Which, at first, isn't clear at all how to connect a ski rope to it. I've read of a few different methods, but this is the only picture I could find of one with the rope connected to it: Is this the correct way to hook the tow rope to this tow...
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    Radiator cap for the 470

    Quick question... will any 14psi radiator cap work with the 470? I had bought one of those caps with the temperature gauge in it, but it appears to be leaking around the top of the gauge glass, so I'm just going to put a regular cap back on it. It appears to be part number 36-55143Q.
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    How to upholster this doghouse?

    I feel stuck on this part of my rebuild. I've already completely rebuilt all of the seats, and the rear part of the engine cover, but I'm stuck on the doghouse. I've looked at all of the big upholstery threads on here for inspiration, and it has helped tremendously. I need some guidance as to...
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    Correct placement of trailer lights

    My old boat trailer only had one set of tail/brake/turn signal lights when I got it. Their placement is no where near the sides or rear of the trailer. There is no clearance or side marker lights. For the lighting requirements, I'm looking at these two sites: Federal Lighting Equipment...
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    Register as a home built trailer in Louisiana, can I do it?

    Hey everybody, I'm finally in a position to finish up this boat rebuild, and I'm to the point of finishing the trailer rebuild. The trailer was in pretty shoddy shape, to say the least, but I've replaced parts and got it back to pretty good shape, minus the needed grinding and paint job that is...
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    How to finish this console

    Hey everybody... finally getting a little extra time to play around with my old deck boat and try to finish it up. I'm trying to get the console finished so I can move on to other parts. I'm mostly happy with the console at this point, but I'm still not sure of the best way to enclose the back...
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    GE range switch is smoking!

    Hey guys, hoping somebody knows something about electric ranges. Yesterday while my girlfriend and I were cooking supper, I started hearing a slight sparking/arcing sound coming from behind the stove. It would just do it every now and then and I didn't see or smell any smoke when I slid the...
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    470 water leak, inside transom, on muffs

    Finally done with wiring and other stuff, so was testing out everything and fired up the motor. Fired right up, sounded good. After a couple minutes I noticed a small amount of water gathering around the inside transom assembly just beneath the gimbal bearing and where the yoke passes through...
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    Teleflex Morse steering shaft lock screw

    Hey yall, just a quick question about the steering helm on my boat... There is a thumb screw on the bottom of the steering shaft cover (??) that when screwed in, the steering shaft will lock. I'm curious if this is necessary, and what is it's true function? I figure it's either to lock the...
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    Painting over old paint... filling, sanding, fairing?

    Hey guys... still working on the old deck boat, slowly but surely. Previously, I hadn't planned to paint the boat, but I got to looking closer and I notice it's been painted already, so I might as well freshen it up with new paint. For now, I just plan to paint the top side which includes the...
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    Anchoring the bow safety chain to trailer

    Hey guys, almost go the trailer ready! I'm just concerned about the bow eye safety chain setup. There is none. I've done a lot of searching on here and as far as I can tell, it's best to have the safety chain anchored to the frame either directly down from the bow eye or slightly behind it (and...
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    Suggestions for this old trailer

    I'm trying to get my old boat trailer road-ready so I can get the boat over to my house so I can work on the rebuild of the boat more often. I don't know much about trailers in general, so I need some help. The trailer is a roller-style. It seems to be in decent shape overall, but some parts...
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    Blower hose brackets/clamps

    My boat has a pretty typical blower setup... 2 exhaust ports on the port side of the boat, and the blower + an extra intake hose on the starboard side. I've read all the threads about how to route the hoses and it seems pretty straightforward. However, I can't find any posts on what is...
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    Outdrive nuts for the one-drive

    Well if someone can lose 6 very important nuts it is apparently me! All this time I thought the outdrive nuts were put up in a plastic ziplock with the other nuts/bolts but nope, they are gone! So.. after searching, I've found that they may be available at the local Napa, BUT, how can I be sure...
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