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    How important is the carpet?

    :confused: Replacing the floor in my 17ft lund with new plywood, which will be coated in epoxy & glass. The OEM carpet was similar to indoor/outdoor variety with some type of rubber backing and glued to the plywood. I do not want to replace all of the carpet in the boat, and the closest match...
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    another floor question

    replacing original floor in my 1983 Lund 17ft Tyee. Seems there are many opinions out there on materials. I decided to use the original 1/2" wood (I picked up BC ext) and seal with resin. The original floor is out, and must say I am impressed with the construction of the boat! Has anyone...
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    quick starter question...

    Putting a new drive gear on my Bosch starter, decided to pull the unit apart to check the brushes. For reassembly, the OMC manual states to put a drop of 10w oil on the armature shaft and to lube the pinion helix with Anderol 766. What the heck is Anderol 766? Google was not much help, other...
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    Low power in reverse ??

    Hello, Working on my "new" 1983 Lund Tyee with 90hp Johnson... Throttle opens up fine in forward gear, but throttle only opens part way in reverse. While the reverse power is fine for general use on the lake and backing from the shore, I had a hard time backing off the trailer! Had to almost...
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    Lower Unit, Should not be this difficult...

    Hello and Happy 4th !! Removing lower unit on my 1986 75hp... Neither my Seloc manual or the You Tube videos say anything about the nut/bolt seen in the attached picture. The nut is on the very front of the lower unit, and has an orange plastic cap covering the theads. When i look at the...
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    75hp Mercury issues on maiden voyage...

    Hello all, Picked up a "bargain" (i think) boat to take my 13yr old fishing... 1985 or 86 Mercury 75hp/ 2-carbs. Motor starts up easy, but will not idle well until warmed up. After warm, it generally runs good except... -- on ocassion, the motor will bog down & want to die when accelerating...
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