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    Help me ID this engine please.

    Just picked up a small aluminum fishing boat for $100. Came with a 1975 Clinton Sea King and this Orange engine. I'd like to ID this engine. I couldn't find any ID plate. Thanks.
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    Best bowrider for the money?

    I'm thinking about buying a new boat. Currently have an 81 Glastron ssv 177. I would like to go with another Glastron, preferably something newer with all fiberglass construction. Are there any other manufacturers who have all fiberglass construction? I'm also wondering about the performance...
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    Fuel leaking out of vent.

    Hello. I have a 1980 Glastron SSV 177. Last summer when I would gas up, fuel would come out of the vent located on the starboard side of the hull when the fuel tank was full. When I winterized the boat I filled the tank and treated the fuel with Stabil. I just picked the boat up from...
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    How much will this cost?

    I have a glastron ssv177 w/a mercruiser 165hp. Out at the lake yesterday when I got into some real shallow water, so shallow that the outdrive was in the dirt. I shut down the engine and pushed the boat out of the shallow. After that the trim didn't want to work very well, but then started...
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    Choke and mixture adjustment.

    I have an 80 Glastron with a 165hp I6. I want to adjust the choke and the mixture. I see the choke adjustment wheel and I know where the mixture screws are. I just need to know the correct procedure for adjusting both. Thanks.
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    Now I know why there are so many used boats for sale.

    Went to the lake today with the wife to cruise around in our 1980 Glastron SSv177 I/O. We like to beach and hang out/swim/whatever. There were alot of other boats beached in the same area. I saw three other I/O's with their drives fully raised and still running either coming into or leaving...
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    Interior carpet question.

    I have replaced some of the deck in my 1980 Glastron so now I need to put carpet back down. I have not decided if I'm going to use the old carpet, which is in great shape, or in I'll get new. I'm wondering if I need to sand down the surface of the existing plywood to get the old glue off or if...
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    Mildew smell.

    How do I get rid of the mildew smell in my boat? It seems like it smells the day after I go boating and then subsides. I leave the boat outside for several hours after boating to let it start to dry out, and I raise the bow as high as I can get it. Is there anything else I should be doing...
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    Docking a boat.

    What's the best way to come into the dock? I have been coming in pretty slow about head on with the dock and shutting the engine down when approx 10 feet from the dock. Then I have someone go up front (open bow) and grab the dock. Unfortunately I put a scratch in my gelcoat yesterday doing...
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    Scratch in gelcoat

    I got a pretty deep scratch in my gelcoat, down to the fiberglass in one spot. What should I use to seal it? I'm also wondering what the best product to seal screw holes is. Thanks.
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    1980 Glastron SSV177 w/I6

    Does anyone else have an 80 SSV 177 I/O w/an I6? If so, can you tell me if there are supposed to be two approx. 5 inch round openings on either side of the doghouse about 4 inches above the deck? I recently found two holes in that location that had been covered over with new upholstery before...
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    The Doghouse

    Hello all. I have a 1980 Glastron SSV177 w/a 165hp I6. The doghouse was recently recovered. There are two holes on either side of the doghouse that were covered over. Do those holes need to be opened?
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