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  1. erichy

    My steering is backwards and it doesn't go in gear

    Boy did I have issues at the launch today. I got her in the water after buying a used Stringer drive (I know) and was ready to pull her out turning right and she headed straight left for a sailboat! I try to put it in reverse to avoid ramming the poor old couple and it won't go in gear. Is this...
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    Will a long upper gearcase work on the short gearcase stringer 800?

    Hi everybody I just toasted my upper gearcase on my stringer 800. I found a good upper on craigslist but it's a long and I have the short. Will the internal parts be the same? Can I buy it and use it for parts? Thanks in advance
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    Help I screwed up!

    Hello everybody, I made a big mistake the other day and raised up my drive for shallow water and goosed it :redface:. It ran great the rest of the way out of the harbor but when I got to open water it went up to 15 knots or so struggling the whole time and not getting onto plane. This is when it...
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    Locked up drive

    Hi guys. I just bought a 1979 19.6 ft Wellcraft with an OMC 200 engine and a Stringer 800 drive (not sure of the model of the boat). I took it out for the first time yesterday and on the way out of the harbor I hit sandy bottom for a second and put it nuetral immediatley. I got out in the lake...
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    Where can I buy factory decals?

    I was wondering where to buy the Wellcraft decals for the side of my boat. I've searched the internet with no luck. Any ideas?
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    What model boat do I have?

    Hi Guys I'm new to boating and I just boat a Wellcraft very cheaply. It's got a number on the back of WELA1261m790-196. Is this a 1979 Sunhatch 19.6 foot? The registration is on the way so I don't have it for reference. Thanks in advance. Eric
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