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I took the engine out of my boat to do a deck and transom rebuild. The engine is a straight 6, 165 hp, 1974. Since the engine is out of the boat, I would like to give it some TLC. Aside from cleaning and painting does anyone have any advice on what to replace now while it is out...
I am restoring a 1975 Arrowglass Cheetah, I/O 165hp merc.
The stringers are out and I am ready to purchase,cut and seal new ones. I am wondering should I stick with the style of wood I pulled out (3/4 inch board) or try to put a different style of wood in? I mean replace the board with...
First the boat specs,
1971 65 hp Thunderbolt Outboard motor, 4 cyld, uses mixed fuel (50:1), gets used every other weekend.
Today I looked at the boat and saw an oil stain on the ground under the skeg. I store the motor fully lowered. The oil is coming from exterior of the prop where it...
I am in the process of restoring an I/O 1975 arrowglass cheetah, trihull. Previoulsy there was no drainage below the deck. Just solid foam (the manufactured boasted that the boat had more foam than any other boat its size class, little did they know!!)
Since I have it stripped down to the...
Hello,
I replaced the floor and transom in my OB 1971 15' tri hull crestliner, and in order to do so I had to cut the splash well out. The top cap and bottom would not seperate, they were stapled together.
I would like to cover up the cut marks on each side of the cap with something. I was...
Hi everyone, I got a merc I/o running today. I think it is a 1974 or 1975 motor. the boat is from 1975. The motor is a 165 HP stright 6. I think this a gmc 250.
I noticed a sticker on the motor that said that said to use leaded fuel. Is this correct? That is the first question.
The second...
Hi everyone. I got a merc I/o running today. I think it is a 1974 or 1975 motor the boat is a 1975. The motor is a stright 6, 165 HP. I think 250 gmc. Anyway when looking over the motor I saw a sticker that siad leaded fuel? Is this the truth? That is question one.
Question two is about...
I restored a 1971 crestliner fiberglass tri-hull last year. It has an out board. In order to replace the transom I had to cut the back part of the top cap off so I could pull the splash well off to get at the transom. I could not just pull off the top cap in 1 piece because the top and bottom...
I plan to start the restore of a 1975 arrow glass cheetah. It a fiberglass boat, with a 6 cyl mercury I/o. The previous owner had begun to tear up the deck which is nice, save me some sweat! it will need new stringers and a new deck, my question is about the transom.....
I will have to...
I am going to attempt my second boat restore with this pretty cool old boat 19' tri hull bow rider, Mercuriser I/o 250 GMC. The previous owner has already ripped some of the floor out. The stringers run up under the bow (this is a bow rider style boat) see attached photos. The floor and seats...
Ok well I am new to I/O boats and did not properly winterize my motor this year. It froze and the block cracked, the crack is visible. The boat has 1971 (165 hp 4.1L 250 6 cyl.)
I recently purchased a new boat with the same motor but it is a 1975 (165 hp 4.1L 250 6 cyl.). I have to get rid...
Ok, well my lack of knowledge and just plain stupidity lead to a cracked block on my project boat this winter. It has a 165 merc I/O. Sad as it may be, there is some hope. I found a boat for $200 on craigslist with the same motor, and it comes with the entire out drive.
I plan on compression...
Awesome. I went to check out my boat today and realized it was not fully drained of water. She froze and the there is a huge crack in the block. Sooooo at this point I am at a loss. Is the motor destine for the grave yard?
Is this something I can patch, if the water cooling system is low...
I am going to restore a 1973 Larsen Mercruiser I/O. It needs a complete tear down, floors prob. stingers, and transom. This is the second boat I am restoring in this manner.
My newest idea is to go classy with this old boat. Teak and brass. I was thinking about putting teak hardwood floors...
I everyone, I rebuilt my transom with the help of iboats, and now need to find the cleats that go into the transom that can be used to tow a skier. I have an outboard so I will need one on each side of the boat. I have no idea what they are called and have searched the store a with no luck...
