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    Need Replacement Parts and Advice

    I must also have the oldest rubber pieces ever put on a boat Trailer. Instead of a normal front roller or rubber block I have two conical rubber stops, one on each side forming a "V". I just winch the bow of the boat into this "V".<br /><br />Unfortunately, one of them has worn out and broken...
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    Antique Rollers

    I have seen these on other trailers - so I am hoping someone will know how to replace the rubber rollers on them. It appears that the rubber just slides over the metal roller.<br /><br /> <br /><br />My questions are:<br /><br />#1 - How do I remove the center roller?<br /><br />#2 - Where can...
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    Paint or Powercoat?

    I have a 1958 16' trailer that is in need of a paint job. My plan is to have it sandblasted ($125) and then either paint it or have it powercoated.<br /><br />What is your thoughts? Paint or Powercoat?<br /><br />John
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    Lowrance LCX-15MT Fishfinder

    This is just a FYI on this unit.<br /><br />My software version in the unit was Ver 1.3.1 and I wanted to upgrade it to the current version.<br /><br />This required programming two differend SD Memory chips which sounded easy enough because they let you download the updated right off the...
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    Winterizing a Merc Mark 78

    This is an in-line 6 cylinder and a two cycle. The oil to gas ratio is 24 to one not 50 to one. <br /><br />The motor will be garage kept all winter and will never get near the freezing point.<br /><br />With all that oil in the gas mixture - and having run the carbs dry already -- do you think...
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    Beat this one

    I have an uncle whom everyone loves, his nickname is Chub. He, along with the rest of my family, was an avid fisherman.<br /><br />One night on the Finger Lakes in a rowboat - he was attempting to get us some bait. He lowered a line of dynamite caps over the edge of the boat and connected a...
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    Fogging

    I have two motors to think about gettting ready for what we jokingly call winter out here in Arizona :) <br /><br />I have one V8 Merc inboard and one Merv 6 Cyl 2 cycle outboard.<br /><br />The outboard will be in my garage all winter and the V8 will be outside but the weather here never gets...
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    Powerboat Conversion

    What with the price of gas now over $3 a gallon -- has anyone made up a set of plans to convert a power boat to a sail boat?<br /><br /> :)
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    Antique Keel Rollers

    Once more I come dipping into the well of knowledge :) <br /><br />My 1958 trailer needs new keel rollers. I hope I can draw you a mental picture.<br /><br />Firstly - I need two 20" rollers. They seem to have a large cylindrical center with a piece of rubber around it. The roller is best...
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    It hurts so bad!

    Read how not having the hydraulic brakes work on my dual axle trailer for my 20 foot boat -- I took it into the brake place and had them repaired.<br /><br />New master cilindar - new everything else including steel lines.<br /><br />Total out the door $964.70<br /><br />Wish I had switched them...
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    1958 Mark 78 motor

    What would you do? This boat and motor were store in a garage for the last 27 years in California. Before it was stored - it had been end of season serviced.<br /><br />I have looked at the wiring - and it is not brittle or dried out. I was told that can be a problem because if it were dried...
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    Ski Boat - Biesemeyer/Mercury Mark 78

    Are any of you familiar with this boat and should I avoid it for $2500. Pictures of it are in near new looking condition.<br /><br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />16 foot 1958 Biesemeyer Ski Boat <br />Mercury Mark 78 outboard engine <br />with trailer and cover. <br /><br />It...
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    Best guess estimate

    20' Sea Ray - closed bow -- 8 foot beam. Can't replace the floor and stringers myself so what is your best guess as to what it would cost to hire it done?<br /><br />(Wife says I should wait until winter and offer to trade out a two week vacation here in Phoenix Arizona in our golf course home...
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    Filling my gas tank

    Every time I fill the gas tank on my boat -- when it gets full and kicks off the auto-fill nozzle -- gas flies back out of the filler tube and the vent hole on the side of the boat.<br /><br />It is a 40 gallon tank and I have only ever filled it on the trailer. <br /><br />Suggestions?<br...
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    Closed bow boat missing door

    1984 Sea Ray -I/O - and it has a missing (door) on the bow of the boat where you walkthru to the forward section of the boat. It is in front of the windshield and is totally gone.<br /><br />There is an aluminum frame that it sits on (three sided). <br /><br />How do I replace it? Have one...
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    Steering wheel adapter

    This 84 Sea Ray has a square post for the steering wheel to slide onto. Dealer told me that someone makes an adapter to the more modern 3/4" round. Any idea who?
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    Windshield wiper blade needed

    I know I am getting old but this one is driving me nuts.<br /><br />I need a 14" flat wiper blade for my 1984 Sea Ray. Not one boat dealer in Phoenix has it - and they say they can't find any. One told me a customer of his found one in a truck stop.<br /><br />It is just a simpe channel - like...
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    Upholstery Question

    Not sure how to ask this --<br /><br />I took my boat to an upholstery shop to have the interior re-done. What kind of quality of workmanship should I expect?<br /><br />On the side panels -- where there are two different colors of materials -- they are not tightly molded but rather look...
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    Only married folks will appreciate this

    My first boat - a 17 ft tri-hull. Used. Wife has no desire to go boating - ever. But the weekend finally arrived -- so I decided to double check everything so he would have a wonderful first day boating expierence.<br /><br />So before we go to the lake - I hook up the garden hose to it and...
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    Repairing Fogged Gauges

    The fronts of the gauges are plastic. They are fogged but wipe them with a wet cloth and they look perfect until they dry.<br /><br />So I was thinking - what would happen if you wiped these plastic guages with a rag dampened with eposy resin?<br /><br />Anyone ever tried it - or have a better...
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