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    diaphragm fuel pumps, how much pressure?

    1975 evinrude 15 hp....now searching out fuel problems. I think i might have a bad fuel pump, the top plug seems a lot oilier than the bottom, and I tried this: pulled hose off of carb, started motor, first nothing came out, then finally a little dribble, which continued until it ran out of...
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    75 evinrude 15hp spark trouble

    Having trouble, only getting spark on one cylinder, so heres what I have done: using spark tester by the way, I suspected a bad coil, so I switched the plugs where the coils plug into the wires coming from the ignition plate, then I had spark on the cylinder I lost it on before, and the one...
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    correct carb kit

    I am looking on iboats store for the correct carb rebuild kit for my boat, but they dont seem to make it very easy to tell which kit you need. I have downloaded the manuals, but they dont tell me what kit part no i need. I have an 87 3.0L Alpha one drive I believe that I have the Mercarb...
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    easier to change water pump with drive off or on?

    Alpha one drive, took the drive off for storage last year, time to reassemble. I plan to replace the water pump, will this be easier as it is now, with the drive off the boat on the garage floor, or would bolting it back onto the bell housing before I split the lower half be the easier method?
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    outdrive angle to drain

    I have a boat with an alpha one outdrive that I bought this fall and am putting it away for the winter. I have drained the block and manifold, but the trailer sets so low that I cant lower the drive very far, and I'm worried that there may be water trapped in the front of the bottom of the...
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    NY state title, liens

    Does anyone know if a lien stays on the title forever, or do they take it off when its paid off? I recently bought an old fixer upper boat (87 glastron 19 footer) for 900 bucks. It needed a lot of work, and I figured I could work on it this winter. Guy had the title, in his name, I didn't...
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    Pvc stringers?

    Has anyone ever tried to use those PVC trim boards as stringers in a rebuild? Azek boards or something like them? THey are pretty floppy in one direction, but standing on edge, they are sturdy enough I would think. Once there glassed in especially. Just a thought. Might take all the worry...
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    type of plug/how to use it

    I have a real newbie question... What kind of plug should I use to plug the bilge drain hole in the transom. On my old aluminum boat I have a rubber plug that you insert and then flip it 90 degrees to lock it into the drain hole. I do this from the inside, as its right there by me when im...
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    When did Glastrons become all fiberglass?

    Hello all, I recently found this forum, and it seems like an incredible resource! I currently have a 14 foot aluminum with 15 hp evinrude for fishing, but the kids are getting bigger and I am now looking for a Bowrider or a fish and ski. Probably in the 19 foot range. The Glastron boats...
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