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    Want advice on adding a teak swim platform to my boat

    hello guys, I have a 1989 Wellcraft 170 Classic I/O boat. I found a teak swim platform in pretty rough shape appearance wise, but it is structurally sound. It also includes the bracketry to mount the platform. I have restored bad teak before so this will not be a problem. My only...
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    Just exactly how important is the grease in mercruiser U-joints?

    Recently replaced the bellows, gimbal bearing, impeller and while I had the drive off I shot some generic marine lube into my universal joints. Even before I lubed them, I ran the U joints in all different directions and they were smooth as glass. No grinding, binding or anything. Just as smooth...
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    A major thanks to all!

    Just wanted to say thanks to all of the guys on this forum who totally prepared me for changing the gimbal bearing, bellows, universal joints and water impeller on my 89 Wellcraft. I have learned so much just by reading, watching videos and asking questions. Thanks for being patient and offering...
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    Alpha One Gen 1 outdrive won't separate from bell housing.

    I have all of the bolts off of the assembly, hydraulic trim is disconnected, gear is in forward but the damn thing won't budge. All of the internet videos show the lower unit just falling off after the bolts were pulled. I took a phenolic wedge and tried to hammer in between the halves to...
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    Should I expect to get these scratches out? **PICS**

    Bought the boat in the oxidized condition you see of the left. Right hand side of the boat has had 3M Compounding, 3M finesse it II, Starbrite polish with PTEF and then I waxed it. This was my fist time restoring a gel coat and I didn't want to ruin it so I took my time and didn't use a ton of...
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    Trailer tires on a 7" wide rim

    Hey guys, I just bought a 1989 Wellcraft 170 Classic and wanted to replace the crappy looking wheels and tires that came on the trailer. Rims were rusted to hell and the rubber was cracking in the sidewalls. I had some 14X7 rims in the basement that have never been used but look really...
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    1989 Wellcraft VERY hard steering

    Hi guys, I have a 1989 Wellcraft that is pretty hard to steer. She has a 3.0 L Mercruiser for the powerplant. When moving at speeds above, say 5 MPH the steering wheel is a real bear to move. It takes BOTH of my hands to turn the wheel and while I am no He Man by any stretch I am also not...
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    Which Gimbal bearing do I need?

    Hi guys, I have a 1989 Wellcraft 3.0 L MerCruiser engine with an Alpha One Generation one outdrive. I am going to purchase one from the iboats website but I am confused as to the correct one to choose. Basically I don't understand thier convention for selecting the right model of...
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    Starts right up on ear muffs but hard to start in the water

    I have a 1989 Wellcraft 170 Classic. She has a 3.0 L mecruiser S/N C387444. Outdrive is an Alpha One Generation I S/N 0C491501 and I am only in freshwater. As the title states, anytime I have the boat in the water, it is hard to start and she idles rough. However, when I am in my...
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    Look at this video of my tachometer

    Hey guys, Hoping someone here can give me a bit of insight to my tachometer acting up. Just bought the boat and the RPM gauge showed me idling at 2000 RPM. I would guess the engine was actually somewhere between 750 to 850 RPM though while the tach was showing me at 2K RPM. I read up on...
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    What to do with unused screws in the transom

    Hey guys, I have a 1989 Wellcraft 170 classic that I recently acquired. The boat has on old fish finder wire coming out of the back and has three screws with clamps that secure this wire to the back of the transom. I want to remove this wiring but my question is what to do with the...
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    How can I determine the weight of my Wellcraft 170 classic?

    I have tried looking through Wellcrafts website but it just gives generic information. My title does not give this detail and I even called a Wellcraft dealer and they didn't know what to tell me. AM I going to have to go and weight it at a weigh station??
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    3.0 L Mercruiser overheats at idle. Have to Rev in nuetral to bring temp down.

    Hello all, I have a 1989 Wellcraft 170 Classic with a 4 cylinder Mercruiser 3.0 L engine and an Alpha one outdrive. Boat has only been exposed to fresh water. During idle or slow speeds the boat will overheat and get up to 200 degrees. When running my boat at the upper speeds, the engine...
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    Mercruiser Carb Electric Choke adjustment

    Hello, My name is Jared and I am from Cincinnati. I am new to boats but am a mechanic so I have the mechaical skills to work on my own stuff but am just unfamiliar with certain operations of boats mechanisms. After reading some of the posts on this board I am more than confident that...
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