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  1. toocanshan

    tower of power ?'sss

    i have a 1978 merc. 140hp tower, it has no spark. i was wondering if someone could tell me the order of things to test (with volt meter) and the volts that i am looking for in what component. i am currently attending a marine technician school and believe it or not my instructor tells me that...
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    checking the transom for rot???

    i have read that most of you guys have used a 1\4 in. drill bit to check the transom for rot. can anyone tell me where you are to drill the bit into the transom?? i am not willing to go from the outside because that is just not right!!! and i think that leaves to drill from the inside. or...
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    Replace The Transom???? Pics

    THE TRANSOM HAS SOME CRACKS ON IT AND I ASUME IT IS JUST THE GEL COAT BUT I DONT KNOW. THE BOAT IS RATED FOR A 125 AND THE MOTOR IS A 140. MY DAD SAID THEY HAVE A 15% LEWAY, AND THIS COVERS MY 15HP DIFF., BUT IT IS STILL ALOT OF POWER FOR THIS LITTLE BOAT. (78 GLASTRON CVX16) MY ? IS HOW TO...
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    back to school.....

    i just signed up and got approved for a school loan. so marine mechanics here i come. so you know what this means, it means that by next spring ill be the go to guy on iboats. lol!! actually what it means is maybe ill finally have a motor that will run??:confused: to top it off maybe even a...
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    gel-coat fixxins????

    does anyone know how and where to get the product and knowledge to fix these probs???
  6. toocanshan

    should i keep this??????

    i was just wondering if i should keep the floatation in my boat? i dont know if i should just pull it out and make it storage or if i should finish the original job at hidding it. please let me know what you think about that. and also i started to tear up the floor out of her and found that...
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    Can these wires be replaced with 10 ga.??????????

    i was wondering if i could replace these wires with 10 ga. wire? i was planning on letting enough wire hang out of the inner harness so i could still go on the color coded charts. please let me know what you think of my idea on fixing this without having to fork up 150.00 for a new harness...
  8. toocanshan

    seat build ?'ss glastron cvx16 bench!!!

    hey guys i need help with this seat. i was wondering if anyone had any ideas of photos of there own. i would like to build a bench so that way i can seat 5 instead of 4. and i would like to acomplish some storage space at the same time. thanks and happy boating TOOCAN:cool:
  9. toocanshan

    please help with my merc. 140hp tower

    :confused:heres the deal.....my dad and i went out and bought a 1978 glastron cvx16 with a 140hp merc. tower of power. the motor ran good when we went to look at it. murfeys law ofcourse, now theres no spark. we were looking at the motor to try to figure out why murfey does not like us and my...
  10. toocanshan

    no spark in tower of power 140hp?????

    heres the deal.....my dad and i went out and bought a 1978 glastron cvx16 with a 140hp merc. tower of power. the motor ran good when we went to look at it. murfeys law ofcourse, now theres no spark. we were looking at the motor to try to figure out why murfey does not like us and my dad...
  11. toocanshan

    What is foam under the deck for????

    is the foam for floatation or is it useless?? i have a glastron cvx16 that im getting ready to replace the floor in and i don't want to do it half a**ed. please let me know the purpose of this foam replacement idea. thanks and happy boating TOOCAN:)
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    max speed ?..........

    hello everyone... i am a new proud owner of a 1978 glastron cvx16. it has a 1978 140 tower of power ( that i am having the carbs rebuilt) and i didnt get it back yet and im getting ancious. i was just wondering if anyone could and would take a guess at what you think this boat might do as far...
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    help with glass texture???!!!

    i have stold this picture from a persons restore,(checkmate) "nice too". anyway i was doing the floor and the transum as well in my boat and the only texture i could get with the resin i have is like thick milk. i need to fix some dings and galges in the side and top off my boat and with this...
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    hibernating my inline 140?????

    can someone please tell me in laymans terms how to winterize my 79 merc. inline 140 ob. some talk about gear oil in the lower unit, some talk about "foging carbs" and some talk about de carbing??? i do know that there is a fluid of some sort that you can spray in the carbs to stop any kind...
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    merc. prop ??

    i have a merc. prop off a 1985 150hp v6. does anyone know if this would fit on my 1978 merc. inline 140. (tower of power) thanks
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    ???'s about my new inline 1400!!!

    i was wondering if someone could tell me a few things about this motor. the ser. # is 4866506 and the model # is 8526622. the motor is a 1978 merc. inline 6 cyl. outboard thats all i know. i would like to find out how easy i can get parts for this motor, should i be able to expect this motor...
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    merc. 140 inline, idle's at 2500-3500 rpm's????

    i need help i had just bought this boat yesterday and i tried to run it today and the rpm's are of the charts. this morning i put a new impellar in and then i took it to the lake and i can't get the rpm's to drop. i did not even try to run it becouse i was affraid to drop it into gear at those...
  18. toocanshan

    inboard to outboard????

    would the controls from a 1985 merc. outboard fit and work ok on a 1975 merc. i\o?? thanks for any returns!! toocan
  19. toocanshan

    Seat ???'s Need Help

    I AM LOOKING TO BUILD TWO SEATS IN THE BACK OF MY BOAT. I HAVE THE TWO FRONT SEATS AND I WOULD LIKE TWO SEATS, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE REAR OF THE BOAT, FACING EACH OTHER. THIS WAY I WOULD HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THE MOTOR AND STILL SEAT SIX. I ALSO NEED THESE TWO "TWO PERSON" SEATS TO ACT AS...
  20. toocanshan

    175 johnson back fire?????

    i had bought a 175hp johnson 1984 long shaft that i was told ran. this motor can start but runs for only a few seconds and back fires then stalls. it has spark in all six cylinders and i also checked to see if it's getting gas and it is. anyway i was told if the key on the flywheel broke it...
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