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    Power connectors.....?

    I don't have a lot of removable electrical/electronic stuff on my boats. GPS, sounder, spotlight. The weak spot is always the "cigarette lighter" power connectors. They just aren't reliable--poor retention, lack of wiping action on the center contact, etc. I would like to ban these things...
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    throttle and shift cables for 1960' Bearcat?

    I don't have an original Homelite/Bearcat control box or cables. I'm thinking to use a 1980ish OMC single lever box. I think the push/pull logic is correct (push to open throttle, pull for forward gear) but am not sure that the stroke dimentions are correct. Aside from that, the motor has...
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    Pulling 1979 DT65 flywheel?

    I need to pull the flywheel on a 1979 DT65. The puller attaching bolts have a 4-bolt (square) pattern, unlike most flywheels that have a 3 bolt (triangular) pattern. All my pullers are set up for 2-bolt or 3-bold flywheels. Is it OK to pull the flywheel using two bolts, or do I need to make a...
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    '72 V4--getting rid of distributor parts

    I'm strugging a bit with the ignition on this motor. Have read some threads here about converting from the OMC CD box to an MSD box. My interest, though, is converting to a distributorless ignition using a coil block. Has anyone done this, or thought seriously about it? I got the idea from...
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    finding gray tachometer lead

    On my 1972 85 hp V4, I'm trying to hook up; a tach. I can find a grey wire in the bundle leaving the motor-side round plug, but I can't find a grey wire emerging from the harness anywhere. There is supposed to be a gray wire attached to #4 terminal screw, to pick up a frequency signal from the...
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    1972 Evinrude v4 85 hp reverse lock release rod?

    Unlike the others I have seen, this has only a right angle bend at the bottom, not a loop or hook to go around the pin (315026). I'm puzzled how it attaches and what it attaches to. Seems that something in missing, but not according to the parts breakdown...
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    Lowrance X55 fishfinder disassembly?

    Picked up one of these at a garage sale. It will power up but I can't move around in the menus. Looking more closely, I found one of the gland nuts holding the connector loose, and the other cross threaded such that the connector turns. So, it seems that somebody has tried to open this, or...
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    Power connections for Uniden MC 635

    Installing one of these picked up at a garage sale for $5 condition unknown. The power connector coming out of the radio has four wires: Black (presuming negative), Red (presuming positive) and a small white wire, and a small black wire with white tracer. I don't know what if anything to do...
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    1970 Crestliner Dane Transom concerns

    I finally took the motor off this boat and found that the top of the transom cutout is deflected about 1/2" "out." There is not very much structural wood in this boat. It amounts to a beam about 1 1/4" thick and 5 3/4" high, encased in aluminum. It may be similar to the Crestliner Nordic...
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    Adding telltale to 1972 85 hp V4?

    There are some writeups on this, but with Photobucket having shut down access to a lot of images, I'm feeling unclear on just where to drill for the fitting. There is a 1/8" pipe plug in a boss on the side of #1 cylinder. I haven't gotten it out but presume it goes through into the water...
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    1972 Crestliner Dane questions....

    So mine is apparently a 1972,the first year of the model. It seems a sturdy boat. Specific question: It has sprayed-in foam under the gunwales and in other places. This foam seems rather brown and brittle. Can it be counted on to do it's job? I think there is supposed to be foam under the...
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    Alumacraft YFR

    I have a line on what is described to me as a 15 1/2 foot Model YFR 63" wide rated for 50 hp 4 persons 20" transom It has closed bow, cable steering, and a 50 hp West Bend. To me the boat looks early 60s. I question some things the seller is telling me. Can any of you experts give me some...
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    Mercruiser "0" drive expertise needed

    I'm working in an 80 hp and a 90 hp. One runs. One has a rusty cylinder and the engine will have to come apart if I decide to fix it. I've looked through the manual on boatinfo and that answers many but not all questions. Apparently there is supposed to be a "water shutter" (part 38581) in...
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    Help ID old aluminum boat?

    (Not sure I am posting this in the right place--I don't easily understand the organization of the forums here.) This boat measures about 11' 7". Transom wood all gone but I think I can see where it goes. No data plate that I can find. Kind of the image of a beat up tin boat. Can anyone...
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    Volvo-Penta 20 hp outboard parts?

    Can anybody point me towards a source of literature and parts for these. I'm coming up with very little. Thanks.
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