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    Quick Fuel 600 Carb, excessive accelerator pump arm lever play?

    I am getting some off idle hesitation under heavy throttle which I believe is due to the accelerator pump not engaging properly. I checked the instructions for how to adjust the spring but my accelerator arm lever has no pressure to apply upwards. The carb is new and I checked the diaphragm...
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    Composite material recommendation for fiberglass?

    I need to glass in some anchor tie down points for a battery switch and also for securing/anchoring a gas tank. I have read about Coosa composite but it is pricey and seems to only come in large pieces. What do you think about HDPE and glassing it in? I plan to screw in some anchor points into...
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    Reverse Rack and Pinon Helm direction?

    My steering is backwards for my rack and pinion helm setup. I have my steering cable coming from the back, running up the right side of the boat and rack facing the left side of the boat. Steering wheel is on the left side of the boat also. Can I rotate the rack gear to fix/reverse steering...
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    Compatible Alternator?

    My old motorola alternator MR12N451D bit the dust. I am looking for a replacement one but I can't find specs of new ones. Product pages don't have a lot of info. The boat is custom built but uses a marine ford 460 (7.5L) engine. I tried matching a rated ford 460 alternator but it doesn't fit...
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    Need help wiring up electronic ignitor

    Factory wiring setup is attached. My old coil went bad so I installed a new coil (1.5ohm) flamethrower I coil. (PerTronix 40111 Flame-Thrower 40,000 Volt 1.5 ohm Coil). Per the instructions the coil wants to bypass the external ballast resistor. So I removed the ballast resistor from the...
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    Can I use top-side paint for floor?

    I want to paint the floor white. There was previously glued down carpet which I still need to remove some residual glue and small pieces. Can I apply deck paint directly on top? I will later apply sea dek/eva foam sections in the walk path areas. I rather not sand the fiberglass since it mostly...
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    remove woodruff from tapered shaft?

    I installed a new steering rack and helm from uflex that uses a tapered shaft. The wheel is secured with a woodruff half-moon key and a nut. I forgot to put the plastic cover over the helm part of the shaft. How do I remove the woodruff without damaging the new parts.
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    Interior floor options?

    I have a older jet boat, 2 captains chair + 1 rear bench. Right now just smoothed fiberglass covering composite floor. Trying to decide what material and attachment method to use for flooring of boat? 1. Should I put down some type of deck paint first over the fiberglass regardless of floor...
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    Ford carb 460 Octane?

    Local gas station has 90 unleaded ethanol free gas and 93 unleaded with ethanol gas. Old Ford 460 marine carb engine. RPM Max: 5000 RPM, Compression ratio 8.35:1, 160F degree thermostat, elevation around ~500 ft, ambient temps around 80-100F. Manual says I should run 93.5 leaded gasoline. For...
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    Do I need diodes or should I run a relay for trim switch

    I am trying to install a trim switch for the steering wheel instead of using the two-way toggle switch that came with the trim kit. There is a diode kit supposedly you can use as below but I feel like a relay would be better solution? The pump is rated for max 20A for 12v circuit. There is a...
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    Need help finding a HEI conversion distributor cap for prestolite

    Older prestolite distributor, factory female clip on cap is bad I want to switch it out with a HEI (male prongs) compatible cap. I can't seem to find any info on compatible cap sizes. I measured the old cap and it is 3.75" diameter for a Ford 460 V8. I am willing to use an distributor cap...
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    Need guidance on simple wire setup?

    Old jet boat, has basic terminal block wiring for starter, alternator, distributor, and some dash gauges. I sort of just want to leave this alone, it works, so why mess with it right. I want to add accessories terminal fuse block to power accessories like blower motor (5A), blidge/float pump...
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