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    Replacing flotation foam

    I'm rebuilding an older bass boat for my son; basically replacing the floor. After pulling up some of the rotten plywood I found all the flotation foam was saturated with water. What can I replace it with that won't absorb water? This stuff appears to have been injected after the original...
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    Anybody know??

    If I can pull a 17' 3" 1970 fiberglass boat with a 115HP Mercury motor short distances, under 20 miles.:confused: I imagine launch and retrieve are out of the question:grumpy: The boat is a Caravelle Barracuda and it's not here; it's where I'm going for the summer so I can't weigh it. Thanks
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    How heavy is my Caravelle?

    I have a 1970 Caravelle Barracuda CX173 with a 1970 Mercury 115 straight 6 engine. It's kept at a campground in Western NY State about 650 miles from here, so actually weighing it is not an option. My wife would like to take her car up there and leave it so future trips can be 4 hours by air...
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    1959 Johnson 35 HP does anyone know what this hole is?

    Finished sealing up this thing yesterday and filled up with oil today. Tried it out in a barrel and thougt everything looked good till the grey stuff started oozing out of this hole. Took out the fill screw and nothing but beatiful yellow oil ran out. As I mentioned in another posting, I have...
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    1959 Johnson 35 HP starter wiring ???

    I managed to start this motor with the use of a couple of jumpers to cause the start solenoid to operate but hate to permanently jumper out anything without knowing what safety device I might be affecting. I have the original owners manual and Clymer's 1.5-125 HP 1956-1972 Outboard Shop Manual...
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    How to flush an old Johnson OB?

    I just recently bought an old aluminum 14 footer (pedigree unknown) with a 1959 35HP Johnson OB. A cursory inspection indicates no place to connect my earmuffs to this thing in order to try it out in the yard. I hope I don't have to try and slip a barrel under it and fill it with water. :eek...
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    Do seats hold the boat together?

    I'm looking for an aluminum deep V I can use during the summer and cover up and leave it there without towing it 700 miles home in the fall. I want something nearly wide open inside so I can add rod storage, livetanks, tackle storage, etc. Most of the boats appropriately sized (15'-16') seem...
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    How old is my boat?

    Originally posted in "Caravelle Boats" but there isn't a whole lot of action over there.:) I bought this Caravelle 17 footer in 1977 from a co-worker who had money problems. He claimed it was a 1970 and that the 115 HP Mercury OB was a 1973. I have since learned that according to the serial...
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    How old is my boat?

    I bought this Caravelle 17 footer in 1977 from a co-worker who had money problems. He claimed it was a 1970 and that the 115 HP Mercury OB was a 1973. I have since learned that according to the serial number the outboard is a 1970 that someone took great pains to disguise as a newer model...
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