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  1. Parrothead71

    New floor and foam

    Looking to replace the floor in my old Crestliner but I’m not sure what to replace the foam with. You see the last guy that did it used that great stuff expanding foam but is that the right or best stuff to use? this is a early 70’s Dane aluminum hull. thanks
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    Tell tale in 115 Evinrude

    Ok so I finally got the lower unit on and the carbs rebuilt and back on yesterday. Started it up and while it seems to run pretty good I'm wondering what's the best way to be sure I have the water tubes where they belong and water is pumping correctly? I do get water peeing out of a hole on the...
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    Getting there

    Along with all of the other stuff I've been working on over the winter I've also been replacing the wood on the dash, when I got it there was oak but I got my hands on a piece of Honduran mahogany. Almost ready to stain.
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    First trolling motor

    As the title says I'm looking to buy my first trolling motor. I'm just not sure how big of one I really need. The boat is a 1969 Crestliner 16 foot aluminum V-hull. I'd like to stay with a 12volt and of course there is always a budget involved, I simply can't have unlimited funds.i have been...
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    Which lines are which?

    Trying to find an alternative to the original tilt/ trim pump. Which lines on my current are the pressure lines? I'm guessing the lower ones.
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    Driveshaft shimming

    So I'm finally getting my lower unit back together. I ended up replacing the drive shaft with a good used one and the pinion gear as my original one was chipped. I measured from the flange on the shaft to the top of the pinion gear to determine what shims would be needed. So now after assembly...
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    Lower unit oil pump

    Ok I had this in with another post but got no response so I'm putting it out here separately. I took the oil pump from my lower unit apart tonight to be sure it was free of debris and such. While cleaning and inspecting I noticed what looks like either a defect in the casting or the casting is...
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    Trim pump on my 1976 Evinrude

    Ok so I have the prestolite pump on my 115 Evinrude, rebuild parts are kind of hard to find. The pump will move the motor up and down but it won't stay up. Given the difficulty finding parts I had an idea and thought I'd run it by the guys here. Has anyone "converted" their outboard trim pump to...
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    Stuck pinion

    So I'm finally taking the lower apart on my 76 Evinrude 115hp. I got down to actually removing the drive shaft, I removed the pinion nut but I can't get the pinion off of the shaft and of course then the shaft won't come out either. Any ideas?
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    1976 Evinrude 115hp 115699g

    Ok so this lower unit is riddled with issues. Drive shaft has a groove in it from a seal that went bad, looking for ideas on repairing or should I just replace it. Impeller housing was cracked so I'm guessing I had water getting everywhere in the exhaust housing. Does anyone have a seal kit or...
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    trim button conversion

    I know I found something before but of course now can't find it so here it goes. ​1976 Evinrude with the power pilot controls, trim/tilt switch on the dash. ​I was hoping to convert this having the button on the control handle. If I am remembering what I read earlier all I would need is a newer...
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    Lower unit removal

    My apologies if this is posted somewhere but here it goes. I'm trying to remove the lower unit from my 1976 Evinrude 115hp mechanical shift motor. I've followed the instructions in the repair book but I could be missing something. Unhooked the shift rod, removed all 5 bolts......if I'm not...
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    Skeg repair

    Ok so I bought a repairs skeg for my 76 Evinrude 115hp. Most of the pictures I see it should be straight down by the prop. The replacement one is swept back. Would it hurt to leave it swept back, as long as it clears the prop, or should I cut it straight down?
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    Anybody in Minnesota?

    I could use a little help with some wiring and figured it would be easier in person. The previous owner who redid the boat didn't destroy the wiring but he did make a bit of a mess of it. I don't think it will take much to get it all back in order.
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    76 115hp tilt/trim issue

    So the tilt/ trim on my boat acts as if it has air in the system or its just low on fluid, goes up real slow at first then you can hear a difference in the pump and it goes faster. It also doesn't stay up if left that way. I was going to drain and fill the fluid but it looks as though the drain...
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    Rubbed the wrong way....

    So I was looking at the 69 Crestliner I bought and something just didn't look right. BING!......the rub rail is gone...completely. So how do I know which one to buy? I did some looking last night and found there are lots of designs out there.
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    ID'ing my boat

    Help identifying year and model. I bought as a 74 Crestliner but I've been having a heck of a time coming up with a definite ID, The plate is missing. I don't think the windshield is correct but the rest seems to be. I have more pics but having trouble uploading them as it says they are to big
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    Evinrude is like to sell

    I have an older evinrude is like to sell. I thought there was a place to list that here or am I just not seeing it?
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    Fastwin won't start 😡

    I picked up a 1966 Fastwin 18hp over the weekend. The guy said it ran last year but he couldn't get it going this spring. I took the bowl off of the carb and cleaned everything, the float was stuck on the pin. It took a bit but I got gas to go through the pump and into the carb. When I'm...
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    Glaspar opinions

    I'm looking at a 68 or 69 glaspar run about 16' I believe. 65 horse Johnson on the back. Any thoughts on these boats? Good, bad or otherwise? It's in fantastic condition!
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