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    Best way I have found to clean and protect Vinyl!!

    This my second season with my boat. A 1990 21' Stingray cuddy cabin. It was never maintained that well and I have had a very hard time trying to clean the White Vinyl. I have used bleach and boat vinyl cleaner with no result. My last straw was Acetone. So I was in wally world buying acetone and...
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    Telescoping up and down hard top

    My boat has a bimini top full enclosure on it. It is old, leaks, and is at it's last use. I really want to add a hard top but my boat garage will not allow it. When I was a kid in the 70's my grandparents had a 24ish' trihull (they always called it a pontoon boat but it didnt have aluminum...
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    Steering locked up!!

    So Itook the time to "Winterize" my boat as always. But it seems that this year i neglected something. After upgrading the electronics during the winter and adding a few amenities ( anchor mount, new pulleys, cabin heater, etc) I was excited to get wet. We traveled 2 hours to the beach, backed...
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    Wash my engine out after my ocean trip or not?

    I have always taken the time to run fresh water through my engines no matter I/O or Outboard after a trip to the ocean. But my question is, WHY? I see boats very similar to mine that stay in the harbor year round and never leave the salt water and get rinsed out. So do I absolutely have to? What...
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    Which battery jump box to buy?

    Re: Which battery jump box to buy? UPDATE*** OK so I purchased a VSR, I installed it Main side on engine battery and second side on house battery and then grounded it. Here it what it looked like: my problem is that , that wiring harness that runs the entire boat will not allow me to separate...
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    Which battery jump box to buy?

    I have a Stingray svc210 Cuddy w/ 4.7l Mercruiser. I already have 2 Deep cycle dual purpose marine batteries and a battery selector switch. Sometimes i forget to turn it from "ALL" batteries to just 1 or the other. I run a laptop for my Chart plotter / GPS (Anchor watch) plus I run a 12v fan...
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    Electric anchor winch?

    I have a 21' Stingray Cuddy. It only came with a manual anchor lock like this one: http://www.wholesalemarine.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S-D-328040-1_med.jpg I have never used one and to be quite honest, climbing up and through the glass just to set and retrieve anchor is a real pain. I have...
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    mounting a thru hull transducer

    According to hummingbird the piranah max 170 has thru hull capability. I bought one to mount in the bilge of my 1990 20' stingray cuddy. It shows a depth of zero. Do i need to keep a few inches of water in the bilge to activate the transducer. I glued it to the bottom with epoxy. Also if i do...
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    power steering problem

    Re: power steering problem I will assume it is hydraulic since it runs off of a power steering pump and the steering wheel never finds a stopping point. It will turn forever. I se what could be a cable and is very stiff. It runs from the helm to the steering. Under Helm. At steering.
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    power steering problem

    I have a 20' stingray cc with 4.3 merc and alpha 1 gen 2 outdrive. While steering I have to constantly pull my steering wheel to the right just to keep straight. It feels like it is slipping inside about 1 inch at a time. Every minute or so I have to reach the the left of the steering wheel and...
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    gill netting boat question

    what is the name of type of boat that has a mid mount engine for gillnetting off of the back? this is the open hull type maybe 20 something feet in length.
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    "shark fins" on the hull for stabilization?

    I have a 69 island maid fiberglass jon boat. It is very narrow. I have seen outrigger type flotation devices for canoes and kayaks. I dont like the way they look or attach so I thought I might be able to attach some "fins" to my boat to keep it from tossing around so much. I have attached a...
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    micro thin layer of resin to fill in crazing?

    My 14 jon boat is riddled with crazing. I sanded it all down and it goes deep into the gel coat. I ran a super thin layer if resin only no glass over the whole bottom and will sand it all back down lightly before priming. Do you think this will seal the crazing?
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    How to strengthen gunwales in fiberglass boat.

    I have a 1969 Island Maid 14' that some one has put 1x2 runners along the gunwales on the inside and out side then bolted them on. While this lends to "some" strengthening, it does a very limited job. The boat has zero braces from the top of the middle seat to the gunwales, approx 6" or so. I...
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    please help 18hp 90's will not take full throttle no power in gear

    Hi, I have a 90's model 18hp nissan. Since I got it, it would never take full throttle. I cleaned the carb by taking all apart and found some trash in the main jet. Put back together, no luck. I got fed up with it and took it to a trusted boat mechanic a county away. He again rebuilt carb...
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    need early 70's late 60's 20hp lower unit

    My gears are slipping out and I am looking for a replacement lower unit. I have adjusted my linkage now till i am out of adjustment. Please post here if you know where I can find one.
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