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    1977 5hp Eska

    I have been doing a lot of research on the 5hp Eska I got my hands on, figured out it was from 1977 what type of Tecumseh engine is on it (643-25) amongst other helpful things and even got the repair manual from a member here. Currently trying to get the motor to run I do have compression and I...
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    Mercruiser 120 Water in Oil low compression on cyl 2&3

    I've got a Mercruiser 120 and the dip stick is a lil milky, however the big problem I have is on the oil cap the gunk on it has the consistancy of mayo see picture attached from my lil research could be a exhaust shutter?? which is possiblel because there is also a ticking sound on the top end...
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    questions about new steering cable

    So I measured my steering cable and needed to order a 12ft cable, so I did such, it came in on friday however its quite a bit longer then the orignal cable but only on the black cored spiral part the sheth is perfectly matched, does this make a differance should it be cut to fit? or is the cable...
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    transom outter skin repair (gel-coat question)

    So in between the rain we've been getting I managed to fix the split in the outter skin of the transom my question is now that it is just fibreglass and resin (no gel-coat) how do I protect it? can I just sand prime and paint like a car???
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    mounting seats with nutserts

    While poking around the shop during clean-up I noticed what were called nutserts, they are inserted into wood or metal and designed to give you a threaded hole they come in different sizes and are ribbed to hold tight into the wood. My question is would this be useful for mounting my seats to...
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    Angle for Pylon

    I'm currently rebuilding my boat and thought this would be a better place to ask about the Pylon. I have the original parts that were on the boat from the B.O it includes a plate that the main pole slides into and to bars that attach to the main pole, and then connect near the splash well...
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    Transom is SOL

    I've been trying to figure out what was wrong with my transom Transom Issue and while I was going to start drilling test holes, I put my finger inside the drain hole for the splash well, and SH!T my fingers could do a full 360 sweep and it was complete mush inside of there. Finally pulled the...
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    Angle for Ski pole

    I have the orginal parts for the ski/tow pole that was in the boat originally however I'm not sure of what angle it should be at? is there a predetermined angle, or is it supposed to be approx 90 degrees to the deck?
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    what is this???

    I have a question about these pictures, one is of the centre stringer, what was under neith it when I hogged out the old material, its pinkish in color, hard but is fairly light. The other picture is of my transom it seems like its leaking white stuff, almost like battery acid:confused: I...
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    Glassing Stringers to Hull

    My stringers are all nice and smooth from the 3 coats of resin, and I'm just about ready to put them in place but I would like to know if I should remove the old fibreglass that was surrounding the old stringers?? Is this ok to leave in place and just glass over top?? Or should all the glass be...
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    window seals

    I'm currently redoing the windshield on my boat, and one of the rubber seals is missing. Is there a canadian supplier that I can order these from? or would I be better off using silicone to seal the glass to the frame of the window??? I did a google search but could only find UK sites for the...
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    Convertable top

    I took the top out of the packaging the previous owner had it in, and I'm not quite sure how it would secure to the metal frame? is there something I'm missing or is the frame just used for support?? For the frame the main hoop mounts onto 2 slides on the rails of the boat, and then there is...
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    Windshield frame bolt... what is it called???

    I'm currently looking for this bolt, I need 12 of them and at worst case I could make something close, however I would prefer the exact piece the bolt is flat on two sides, to make is slide into the channel under the windshield frame
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    Steering cable size

    I've been searching for about 30 mins and couldn't find what I was looking for, so here it goes, when replacing a steering cable, I just have to measure the length of the orignal cable, and if it is inbetween sizes getting the size bigger correct?? also, does it matter which cable I chose...
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    Straightening Windshield Frame

    So winter storage wasn't so nice to my boat, some timber fell on the front window smashed it and bent the frame, is there anyway to straighten the frame back? or do I have to replace it? and unfortunatly the window is curved. If finding a replacment proves to be as hard as I think its going to...
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    best disc for grinding fibreglass

    what is the best disc for grinding fibreglass? i need to remove one of the stringers as i can't pull enough of the rot out with a hook
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    internal stringer damage

    the fibreglass around the stringers is in excellent shape however while i was removing the older screws that held the old floor in place, noticed that the internal wood has rotted at the ends would it be better to remove all the rotten wood and replace just the peice, or remove the entire...
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    installing tilt and trim

    how hard is it to install a tilt and trim system? and is there another way to do it with older merc's? or is this the only way... http://www.iboats.com/CMC_Power_Tilt_and_Trim_Kit/dm/**********.412075257--*******.672661561--category_id.217149--list_time.1187021433--view_id.13581
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    older 3cyl overheating?

    I went to a marina to try and order a shop manual for my motor, and they were telling me about how the older 3cyl could over heat really easily causing major damage, something about almost bankrupting mercury, is this true? or was he trying to sell me a 150 4cyl:D that boat is only designed for...
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    strength of bow

    I need to replace the wiring on the bow light and the horn mounted on the top of the boat, my question is how strong is the fiberglass where the bow is, will i be able to lay down in the boat and run the wires without falling thru the fibreglass? the stringers don't go all the way to the front...
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