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    Buffing/Polishing Gelcoat - Cloudy Comes Back

    I am working on a 1993 Wellcraft Nova II. The gelcoat has not been maintained as well as it should have been and now that I have it I am now trying to buff out the gelcoat. I was using the 3M fiberglass cleaner polish and then moved up to the 3M Fiberglass restorer, for heavily oxidized gelcoat...
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    Troubleshooting raw water intake?

    I have this old Fibra boat with what I believe is an AQ200 Volvo out drive. It has a Sherwood pump mounted where you would normally see a PS pump on the 302 that's in this boat. It will not pick up water, on the muffs or in the water, out drive completely submerged. There is a transparent...
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    How does the "lock" lever on an Evinrude 25 hp with manual trim work?

    I have a1996 Evinrude 25 hp, with remote controls and manual trim, model number: E25ELEOA. When I got it I found that the tilt lock was not functional due to worn/broken parts in the shaft the lever is connected to. I replaced those parts and the tilt lock now works fine. I am trying to figure...
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    Identifying my Volvo Outdrive

    I have a bit of a mess here. Trying to ID the outdrive on this 1968 Fibra cuddy. I know it is a Volvo, and I have a SN for it. From a picture I was able to download from the Penta site, which contains pics of all of their outdrives, and some SN info, I believe it is an AQ200, with a 1.59 ratio...
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    Thread Size on Steering Wheel Nut, 1968 Volvo Penta?

    I have a 1968 Fibra with some kind of Volvo Penta sterndrive. I still have not been able to find an actual model number, so I'm flying blind here. It was repowerd with a Ford 302, so there are no engine model numbers to be had, and I have not seen any model tags on the sterndrive. The steering...
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    Handling a Large Wash?

    A couple of years ago me and some friends were out on my 24' pontoon cruising around the James River, in Va., near Hopewell. We were on a course that crossed the path of a large cruiser, probably 40+ ft long, traveling at a pretty good clip. I slacked off to let him go by, as whether I had the...
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    Fire Captain Pleads Guilty To Boating Accident

    http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/feb/17/2/former-fire-captain-pleads-guilty-to-charges-from--ar-850193/ All I can really say is I'm glad they threw the book at him, and it's good he is taking responsibility. Chris
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    Seadoo Towing Adventure

    This is a long one, but hopefully worth the read. Last spring I was on Lake Anna, in central Va., in my pontoon boat with a buddy, who had brought his Seadoo, and his brother, who lives on the lake. We anchored in a shallow area in the center of the lake, where many people hang out and play...
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    Assessing A Free Boat

    I just obtained a 1968, 20' Fibra cuddy cabin for free and am trying assess it. I can tell the volvo outdrive setup has a Ford 302, or maybe 289, and I was told that it had been in the water only once since the outdrive was rebuilt. It has been sitting for about a year, and the former owner...
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    What is the reason for trim rods?

    I just bought an '89 Mariner 75 and I notices that it has trim rods, in addition to the trim cylinders. What are these for, and why are they necessary? Thanks, Chris
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    Need wiring info to start Mariner 75 on stand

    I have a 1989 Mercury Mariner 75 SN: 0C105224, that I just bought, after sitting for years, and I want to start it on the stand. I believe the controls go through the big round plug that is disconnected, and I want to start this thing on the stand. I do have the boat it came off of, but no key...
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    Another Prop Recommedation

    I have my Dad's 1993 Wellcraft Nova II. It is a 26' cuddy with twin 350's in it and Alpha One out drives. The spark arrestors say 260hp, and that's all I have to go on. This is a repo boat and the props were removed before the repo ocurred. I have no information about what props used to be on...
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    Change Pontoon to Tritoon?

    Would it make sense to change my 24' Hydra pontoon to a tritoon? I figure it would take another pontoon and fabrication of brackets to bolt it to the existing deck (haven't worked out all details yet). First, I am trying to work out if it would give me any advantage to change to a tritoon. It...
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