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    Honda 20 - Power Trim Issue/ Electrical Issue ?

    Hello fellow boaters! I have a 2008 Honda BF20 that does not power trim when in gear. Out of gear it raises and lowers normally. Annoyingly, it won't trim while underway. Seems like an electrical problem but this is one area where I am not knowledgeable. Does anyone have a clue what might be...
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    1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life

    Re: 1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life Well, the boating season is officially over for me! Took my last run yesterday. Now to winterize and get the cover supported against the Pennsylvania winter snows. Thinking of all you lucky warm climate boaters! As the last rays fade, I...
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    1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life

    Re: 1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life I'm not ready to give up yet! I'm doing a 4 day trip to the Chesapeake with my Mariner sailboat this week. Click image to see the Mariner roughing it on Chincoteague Bay! Then I'm looking forward to doing some sunny day "leaf peeping" by...
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    64 MFG Niagara steering.

    Re: 64 MFG Niagara steering. I bough my cable on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013HGOFO/ref=oh_details_o01_s01_i00 Its plastic coated stainless with a breaking strength of 920 lbs. I thought it least likely to stretch. I am using all the original steering wheel, steering drum...
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    MFG Out of Business ?? Not by a Long Shot!

    I'm sure some of you boat guys out there think MFG is out of business. Well they are out of the BOAT business but are still very much alive in Ashtabula, Ohio. Take a look at this link and see what the little boat company, despite the up and downs of the economy, has morphed into. Kinda...
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    Dads 1969 MFG Caprice Express 19.7 - Wow .. what a tub!

    Thought some of you might enjoy seeing this rare 1969 Caprice Express 19.7 that belonged to my father in Bloomsburg, PA. The pictures were taken sometime in late 1980s as I remember. Be sure to check out the homemade flybridge roof! And those little tires on the trailer. This this thing was a...
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    3/17/12 - Two early MFGs for sale on Ebay - A 57 Union?? and a 57 Cambridge ???

    Owners don't really know the models ... Check em out! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VINTAGE-1957-boat-18-hp-merc-and-trailer-/290684583146?pt=Power_Motorboats&hash=item43ae26bcea...
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    1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life

    Re: 1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life Thanks for the comments! Sadly, neither are original to the boat. They are period pieces though. The original bow light is in decent shape physically but sooo ugly. It is some cheap metal with a black plastic coating that's cracked and peeling...
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    1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life

    Re: 1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life As a sort of tribute to the old woody boats of yesteryear and to the at least "partly wood" heritage of the early MFGs, I am considering adding a bit of mahogany trim up on the bow. Does anybody think any of this looks good? Or is it too much...
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    1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life

    Re: 1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life Another nice day here in PA so I am working on getting the bow faired up. Trying to fix the scrapes and dings and return the sweep of the strakes to the proper shape. Nothing like a bit of EasyPoxy undercoater to show off the flaws! Brought it...
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    MFG Calendars????

    Re: MFG Calendars???? I'm working on my calendar girl ! Here she is at my recent leak test sporting a fake Photoshop paint job. When shes finished in a couple of months she will pose for some "pin-up" photos! I hope she will be worthy! See full size...
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    1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life

    Re: 1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life OOPS A Duplicate! So I'll just add a couple more photos ... The first dunk too! HOW ABOUT A PHOTOSHOP PAINT JOB? I'm thinking about a real sixties kind of color... This looks close to an original MFG color.
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    1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life

    Re: 1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life What a Great Day! It warmed to 52 degrees with some sunshine! I just had to go out and see if this baby leaks. So I popped on my 8 HP Nissan and headed for the lake. The long and short of it .. everything went great. The 8 HP pushed it at...
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    1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life

    Re: 1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life Mark ...you've got some very good tips there! Thanks! Try the AUTOSOL. You'll be knocked over! The stuff is great! And if your frame is already smooth, in decent shape and clean ...wow! I used it on my "new", 50 year old, slightly pitted, bow...
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    1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life

    Re: 1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life Here is a bit of info for anyone wanting to restore a bit of shine to their dull, gray, oxidized windshield frame. My frame was about as dull as it could get but otherwise in very good condition. I discovered a product called AUTOSOL for...
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