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    Someone please educate me on bottom paints please...

    My Chris Craft came to me with bottom paint in decent shape but after this season i'm noticing some flaking/chipping. The boat was previously used in salt water and now only fresh water. What are my options? I know there are different types and some that are not compatible so how do I figure out...
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    Trailer Leaf Springs

    Hey all, looking to replace my old rusty leaf springs with new ones. Never done this before. As far as sizing, I measured from bolt to bolt and got 27", it's a 4 leaf spring and 1-3/4" width. The 27" was with the trailer wheels on the ground loaded with the boat. Is this the proper measurement...
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    Belt Squeak

    So after cleaning up the rusty pulleys that were causing premature belt wear and resulting in lots of dirt and dust in my engine compartment, I've got a belt squeak when I start the motor. It goes away once I throttle down to neutral from fast idle position. I also replaced the alternator as...
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    POR 15 for Belt Pulleys

    Hey guys, I posted this in the Volvo forum but not getting much of any response. I've determined that my rusty pulleys on my 4.3l volvo are resulting in excessive belt wear and excessive dust in the engine compartment which will ultimately result in me having to rebuild the carb. So I'm...
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    Replacement DB Electrical Alternator Wiring

    Wasn't sure if i should post this here or in the volvo forum.... Just received my replacement DB electrical alternator and started looking at the wiring between the currently installed Prestolite and the new DB Electrical and they're totally different. The DB doesn't even have the same # of...
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    Gunked up carb, belt dust and rusty pulleys!

    So I recently posted about my 4 barrel Holley that I found all gunked up apparently as a result of dust coming off of the belts - ordered rebuild kit from Holley. Belts were all replaced at layup last fall as was raw water pump. After the first two outings I checked the belts and they were all...
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    Carb rebuild? Dirty choke plate

    Hey guys, so over the past two outings i noticed some bogging conditions where I'd give it full throttle but wasn't able to plane and get over 2500 rpms. I'd bring it back to neutral, try again and it would take off and be fine. I've done pretty much everything except for getting into the fuel...
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    Throttle or carb or both

    Hey all, so was out on the lake today and it was finally calm. Boat starts easy and runs great, always has. Gets up to temp (about 140-150) and stays there. Cruised around for about an hour then was able to run WOT for a while and noticed that the rpm's would keep increasing as well as speed...
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    Switched to SS from Aluminum of same pitch but now RPMs too low

    Recently purchased a Ballistic Stainless Steel prop 14-1/2 x 19 pitch for my 1996 Chris Craft 18' bowrider Volvo 4.3L GS, SX Drive to replace the original aluminum. Went with the same size and pitch but now at WOT I'm topping out at about 4300 rpm and I should be 4400 - 4800. Has anyone had...
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    Oil sheen in water

    Hey guys, so this is my second season (well officially first full season) with this boat and motor/outdrive - 215 hours. First splash this season, I noticed a pretty heavy sheen/oil slick in the water at the dock right after i put in. I replaced all fluids at the end of the season last year and...
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    Switch for drain plug LED light

    Going to try one of those drain plug LED lights i've been reading about. Ordered one from Diablo Customs... Seem to be good quality from what I'm reading and figured for the price, I can't go wrong and in the end if its no good, i'll have just bought a very expensive drain plug :nonchalance...
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    Snap in carpet

    So I've got what I think is the original snap in carpet for my Chris Craft. It's in decent shap all in all just stained, grungy and most of the snaps are busted. Was thinking bout renting one of those carpet cleaner/extractor machines to clean it? Any suggestions on cleaning or is this the way...
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    Boat launch/ramp material

    Hey guys, hoping for some advice. Have a lake across the street and a small common boat launch/ramp area for kayaks, canoes, row boats and such. It's a small non motorized community lake. Currently the ramp is mostly dirt and sand. We want to refurbish and stabilize it a bit so there is less...
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    Not warming up to temp??

    Hey guys, so finally splashed today after months of cleanup and maintenance work. She ran pretty much flawlessly. Got up on plane very quick. Noticed however that it's not reaching the operating temp I thought it would...around 160?? Stayed at around 120 the whole time and I shot the risers and...
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    Bilge pump wiring

    Replaced my failed bilge pump yesterday with a new pump and switch and used the same wiring as the old. I'm assuming it's original stock setup which is one of those plastic quick connects. The wiring from the quick connect looks like it heads to one of those bus strips at the back with other...
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    Help me choose a bilge pump please

    Hey guys, So need to replace my bilge pump and not sure what I should get and how to size it properly. I could research it and figure it out I'm sure but figured easier to ask here. The failed pump is an attwood V450 and AFS 2000 float switch. Any and all advise is much appreciated
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    Is it cooling??

    Hey all, Ok so I got everything completed. New impeller, manifolds, risers, thermostat housing and thermostat, all new hoses along with all new ignition stuff while the manifolds were out. Fired it up for the first time today and she fired right up great but I'm not sure I'm cooling properly...
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    Distributor shaft

    Guys, While I'm replacing the manifolds and risers and fixing my leaky oil pan, I'm changing out the plugs, wires, cap and rotor. I pulled the cap off and after fighting with it for some time I decided to man up, grab it with two hands and pull with all my might. Well, that worked :)... It...
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    Another spark plug question

    So i've researched which plugs to get and picked up the AC MR43LTS. Pulled the plugs today and they're very different from these. The plugs that I pulled from the motor are Champion rv15yc4 and look like they've been there for quite some time. They are substantially different with regard to...
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    Oil Pan and dipstick tube fitting leak/sealing

    Guys, I unfortunately found an oil leak originating at the junction between the oil pan and drain fitting... UGGGHHH:mad-new: Looks like there are some o-rings and washers there and I'm hoping that its just as simple as the replacing the oring and washers item #'s 49, 57 and 58...
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