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    Refitting my trailer to my boat PLEASE HELP

    Hey everybody, I have my 1965 Glasspar Avalon in the restoration section. On Saturday I have the guys in my family come over in the morning to help me flip the boat hull back over and on to the trailer. I want to have the trailer done for the most part and do some final adjustments when the...
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    Decko Dot Marine Flooring made by Nautolex

    Question for everybody? Has anybody used Decko Dot Marine Flooring made by Nautolex? I am tired of using carpet due to all of the negatives. I would like to use a product that I can easily get wet, and clean up really easy. Not to mention take care of the use of retaining water or moisture to...
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    Any problems with 1965 Merc 650 motors?

    I have a really nice 650 that came with my boat and I want to keep the boat origional with the engine it had on it. I was just wondering if there are any little quirks with these motors or anything that fails on them quite often? I need to do a compression check on the motor, but I do know that...
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    Restoration of my 1965 Glasspar Avolon

    Hello everybody my name is Robert and my nickname has been Wishbone for as long as I can remember. I have built two boats before this one but they were tin boats. When I first saw this boat I could not think straight. I love the 60'sand 70's in just about everything. And sense I got out of the...
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    How to Wire Up my NEW TACH

    Ok everybody I was looking for posts about how to install my tach with no luck. I am putting my new to me motor on my boat and installing the steering wheel kit. So I purchased a tach which is made by Mercury, quite expensive might I add. Anyway, even with the instructions I am not following...
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    I am really frustrated with outboard mechanics

    Ok, I purchased a 1974 50hp Johnson which I thought was going to be a GREAT addition for me and my family to have hours of fun pushing our family boat on the water! I have no idea why they are soooo expensive in the begining but they sure depreciate just like anything else in the automotive...
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