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  1. Dave-R

    I think I'll keep her:

    We had to replace the travel cover on a 2002 Reinell 240C. The going rate was about a grand. My wife who is an excellent seamstress decided to make it. She used sunbrella fabric and binding. She used her industrial Nakajima and her Bernina. Had to buy a binder to help put the binding on for the...
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    Identify parts

    Can anyone tell me what this part is. It has leads going to the battery and a fuse.
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    What to use for snap reinforcement snap on cover

    What would be the best material to use around the edge of a snap on boat cover for reinforcement? The main material is Sunbrella with Sunbrella binding. I am concerned about #1 shrinkage and #2 strength.
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    Not as easy as it sounds.

    I bought a new engine for my project boat, and had it shipped to the house. It was a long block with oil pan,valve covers.and harmonic balancer installed. I'm thinking hey this is going to easy. First I noticed the freeze plugs were steel. In the add on ebay the engine in the picture had brass...
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    Missing crankshaft balancer bolt

    I am swapping out a new Long block on a Volvo 5.7 GXI . The new engine came with the harmonic balancer installed. But no bolt or washer. I went and looked at the old block, and it did not have on either. What gives? It is pressed on only about 3/4". Is this going to have to be a dealer part.? On...
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    Twist the gimbal bearing out.

    I am getting ready to replace my gimbal bearing in my 2002 Volvo SX. I have done four or five of these, and none was really fun. I use a slide hammer, with a rear axle bearing puller to remove them. I understand that you can actually use the notches in the bearing to spin the bearing out. Anyone...
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    Need a new 5.7 long block

    I just inspected my new to me 2002 240C Reinell, and just like they said the block is cracked. The Engine is a EFI Volvo penta 5.7 GXI and is supposed make 330 H.P. I have found a new G.M. truck block L31-R that makes 290 h.p. It has brass freeze plugs, and I would take all the hardware off my...
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    5.7 GSIPEFS fuel pumps

    I have a 2001 5.7 GSIPEFS with throttle body fuel injection. Took it to lake Powell and it ran fine,except you could at times at idle hear the fuel pumps whine. The engine ran fine, but when I got home I wanted to check things over. I pulled the fuel cell apart and it was clean. I could not find...
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    New dash panels for 2001 Cobalt 226

    We have been pondering how to fix the faded out dash panels on our 2001 Cobalt 226. They looked pretty bad. They are actually stainless steel plates that had a wood piece glued onto them. Be forewarned, they are not easy to remove from your boat. It is do-able though. You cannot get replacement...
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    Volvo fuel cell suction screens.

    I started to get a small whine from the fuel cell when I was at Lake Powell. It seemed to go away, but was still there later . I was hoping it could last till I got home to pull it apart, which it did. Boat ran fine, no loss of power at any range. Today I pulled it off and disassembled it all. I...
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    How far is 8 degrees from TDC.

    I installed my new engine, A Volvo 5.7 throttle body fuel injection. There is only the TDC mark on the harmonic balancer. I know the timing needs to be at 8deg BTDC with the base mode of timing. I measured around the balancer and read 25 and 1/4 inches. This I changed to 1/8" s for a total of...
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    New style Volvo U-joint bellows

    I just installed a new engine in the Cobalt, so I wanted to replace the gimbal bearing and do the U-joint bellows while I was at it. I Wanted a OEM bellows, and that's what I got. This is not what I had though. This new Volvo bellows with instructions said it was a newer and longer lasting...
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    Almost bit off more than we could handle.

    About 5 weeks ago the wife and I went to a IRS auction for a 2001 Cobalt 226. That was the easy part. It was raining like crazy, and we were the only ones who attended. They had a minimum 9700.00 Bid. This boat could not have looked uglier. It sat in storage for 3 years, was full of pine needles...
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    Trim switches are both backwards

    Checking out a new to me 2001 226 Cobalt, both the Control handle trim and the aft trim switch are reversed. Any Ideas where to start checking? The drive is a Volvo Penta Duoprop Thanks Dave-R
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    New Spitfire prop vibration.

    Hello All: I have a 2007 Bennington 2075 pontoon boat with a 90 hp. Yamaha. The original prop was a 14 X 11" prop that at WOT I would go right to 6200 rpm at about 21mph. I thought I could pick up a little top end speed with a New Spitfire 13.8 X 13" pitch prop. Tried it out today and it did...
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    Fishing line on prop shaft

    I just bought a new Spitfire prop, and during the install I found a lot of fishing line wound around the shaft. I feel lucky that it didn't have time to cut the seal, and maybe damage the gears inside. I think we all should look for this more often, and also grease the shaft often. I can't...
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    Maiden voyage today

    I have been waiting for over a month now to try out our 2007 Bennington 2075 FSI. Our first time unloading and loading went great. The Admiral did a great job with this ,and was very happy how straight the boat tracked. The 90 hp. Yamaha is so quiet, you almost have to look at the tach to see if...
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    20 to 22 fishing type pontoon with app. 90+ hp.

    Hello all: Wife and I are trying to find a pontoon boat that will do a little of everything. I just retired, and we are thinking of selling our Bayliner 17' fishing boat with a 120hp outboard and 6hp. kicker. And also sell our 2001 21'Rinker open bow. We would like to get something to fish with...
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    Volvo 7.4 MPI timing

    Hello All : I have a 1999 Volvo GI PWTR 7.4 MPI That I am trying to time. I have the Volvo shunt. On the distributor there are two plugs but both have wires coming out of them. I was led to think there was supposed to be just a dummy plug to pull out, and plug the shunt in. The distributor is...
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    Speedometer tube splice.

    The speedometer on my 350Mercruiser magnum did not work when I first bought the boat.After checking it out, I found it was cut under the drive. So I used a splice kit to repair it. I then blew from the gauge out to the drive, where I had it disconnected. Also blew backward thru the drive unit...
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