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    Johnson 15 hp four stroke, need to get rid of the tiller handle

    I have a 1996 Johnson 15 hp four stroke electic start long shaft. Trying to mount it as a kicker but the transom is so high I need to change the tiller and shift over to a control box. The motor is made by OMC and I'm wondering what I'll need to convert it over. There seems to be some...
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    470 to 4.3 conversion. What needs to be done?

    Tossing the idea around of setting a pulled out merc 4.3 in place of my merc 470 in my Starcraft Islander 26ft. I hear alot of people say swap the 470 out for a 4.3 but I'm having trouble finding info on actually doing that. Since the 470 doesn't have side mounts and the 4.3 does where do we...
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    when to freshen up the 470

    I'm restoring a 26ft islander with a 470 (170 hp) I'm going to run a new SE106 outdrive since the other one locked up tight on the upper. I have the engine on the floor and was a bit worried about it locking up so hard when the outdrive blew. But it still seems to run well. It has probably...
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    how to start 470 on garage floor. wiring

    I have the engine sitting on the floor and I want to start it up and let it run a little bit. Just wondering if someone could go through the exact procedure to wire this up to run.. I have the starter hot and ground hooked to the battery. Just not sure what pins on the harness needs to be...
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    26ft islander transom. Need advice....

    I have everything off the back transom and I'm ready to rip the lid back and pull the wood up.. Problem is I'm not sure what rivets needs to come out or where to cut. As you can see from the picture I still have the side rub rails on the boat and am trying to avoid pulling them off since they...
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    merc 470. what went here?

    I'm restoring a 26ft islander with a Merc 470. After redoing everything from the transom forward I locked up the upper outdrive on it's first trip out so I've decided to pull everything and now redo the transom, outdrive, gimbal, and rebuild the engine. I've noticed there is no power steering...
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    built new cabinets. now what to cover them with?

    Restoring a 26ft islander. New floor and foam is in, tuff coated the floor. I built new cabinets and I ordered tuff coat in a different shade and am planning on just coating the cabinets with that before I put them in the boat. I figured it would be good for a durable long lasting finish...
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    26 ft starcraft islander foam questions

    I have a 26ft islander that I am rebuilding. I installed a new floor and cabinets out of marine grade plywood and the foam atleast under the floor was dry so I put it all back together. So now I pulled the cuddy floor out because the drain was rotten and found water logged foam in part of that...
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