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    ? on seperating hull on 172 fisherman

    I have a 88 172 sportcraft fisherman. my question is will the floor somehow be adhered to the stringers. i can stick my hand in the access ports and it feels like there is some glass or maybe a thick coat of resin going from the upper shell to the hull down towards the floor. will that just pull...
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    ? on seperating hull on 172 fisherman

    i was wondering if any one has seperated the 2 halfs on a 88 172 fisherman center console. ive already taking rubrail and screw out and seperated the 2. when i lift up on the bow doesnt seem like she wants to go. is the floor somehow adhered to the stringers and if so were do i go from there.
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    2 stroke Suzuki 9.9 wot?

    I have a 87 Suzuki 2 stroke 9.9. When at wot the carb doesn't open all the way and I'm not getting full advance do I need to do sync and link?
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    motor position

    Re: motor position hopefully these pics will help. the midsection of this setup is different than a standard motor i can't hang it off the transom. as far as rub rail, from there up unscrews and the top of boat and floor seperate from hull its like 18" thick on top of the stern.
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    motor position

    Re: motor position this is all i have right now. i will have to jack trailer up to get motor down will dig in ground even with tongue all the way down.
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    17' sportcraft seadrive take off problem

    i have a 87' 172 sportcraft fisherman deep v with 1.6l seadrive with a ss 17p prop have also tried the 15p alum that came on it. my problem is when trimmed all the way in on take off the motor doesnt turn up almost like a stall, but if trim motor up a foot or so and then trim back down boat...
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    motor position

    i have a 88 172 sportcraft fisherman with 1.6 seadrive. with the seadrive being so heavy and the engine that far back from transom should the ventilation plate be at bottom of boat or should it have been raised. also seems to me the motor trims to far in. should it trim in parellel with transom...
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    motor install on bracket

    when installing motor on armstrong bracket do u raise the motor as it goes away from transom or leave ventilation plate even with bottom of boat, and is the motor set when trimmed all the way down parellel with transom angle or perpendicular with ground.
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    upper exhaust ports under water

    i have an 88' sportcraft 172 fisherman with 1.6 seadrive. when motor is trimmed all the way down upper exhaust ports r under water. how do i get them out. i wouldnt imagine this boat was sold new this way, could there be water hiding in boat somewhere i cant find, or or is it what i read in...
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    sea drive planing?

    I have a 172 sportcrat fisherman with 1.6 seadrive 86'. i have good spark and 125# compression on all 4. pump ball does not get hard right away but after running a bit it does. so with that being said here is my problem. when i take off and hit 2000 rpm boat stays down. when i advance throttle i...
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    another powerhead swap question

    is it possible to swap a 87 1.6l seadrive powerhead with a 93 johnson 150 vpro i think it is, or do i have to stick with a v4 to put on mid and lower unit?
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