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    Outdrive oil

    Any recomendations on the type of oil used in an older volvo aq drive? I had the upper gearbox rebuilt. I ran castrol gtx 10w-40 and sent it for analysis and it came back pretty poor. The drive killed the oil after around 30 hours use... I'm thinking conventional shell rotella 15w-40 or the...
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    older volvo wire harness

    I'm looking into maybe getting a repower to a 350 with michigan motorz partial engine package. they can include a 10 pin round engine wire harness. my boat has a 11 pin square harness... Does anyone make an adapter or what would be the best way to go about this? I'd like to sell the old harness...
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    Rattle can Paint that holds up to submersion

    Has anyone had good experience with any particular brand of rattle can paint that lasts under long term submersion? I heard somewhere those slow drying engine enamels might work. I'm looking to paint my trim cylinders. Thanks,
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    Inside transom Skin thickness

    Soo my project Baretta is coming together. Got the old plywood transom, bed stringers and Balsa coring out. Used bluwater 26, Coosa's stongest stuff. Reglued it in with west epoxy. Now the question is how thick should the inside transom skin should be. The orginal was ~1/8" csm. Not very tough...
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    Power Trim Fluid

    I've drained my power trim system to rebuild the cylinders. I had motor oil in there before. Volvo recommends motor oil or ATF. Is either better? just curious for when I fill it back up...
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    Question about zinc chromate primer

    I'm in the process of repainting my outdrive. I'm scuffing the whole outdrive keeping the original Factory Volvo Penta paint where able and sanding to bare aluminum in spots to get rid of corrosion. I'm alumaprepping the aluminum areas then sealing it with rattle can zinc chromate to prevent...
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    SBC V8 PDS Seals

    I'm in the process rebuilding my flywheel housing. I have the pds shaft and bearings out of the housing. As for grease, I have Marine wheel bearing NLGI 2 grease. Is this what people use? No info in the service manual, they just state grease.. Thanks, Mark
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    Anyone eperienced with laminate Bulkers?

    I purchased some nida core 3mm laminate bulker. Is there any special way to apply it? I plan to lay a layer of 22 oz cloth on the old laminate. Then add the bulker and top it with more 22 oz cloth. Can you double the bulker if need be? For example add 2 layers of 3 mil to make 6 mil? If so do...
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    Wiring in docking lights

    What size wire should be used to wire up a pair of 50W Halgoen lights. Innovative lighting says they draw 4 amps. Thanks, Mark
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    Wiring Innovative Lighting docking lights

    Hi All, Just got a pair of Docking lights from Innovative lighting... I'm a novice at wiring.Could someone do up a simple schematic on how to wire them up with a single rocker style switch? What awg wire should I use (twin 50W halogen bulbs)? And where do I put in a fuse or breaker? The lights...
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    Adhesive For Drive Seal

    Whats a good proven watertight adhesive for gluing in the big rubber seal around a 290 transom plate and also for the shift cable tube and power trim threads? Thanks
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    Too all Coosa guys

    Im replacing the transom in my boat. I figure might as well since the motor n drive are off... I plan of using coosa. The transom core is 27 x 25 x 1.5". My question; is it stronger to lay up 3 x 0.5", 2 x 0.75" or just get the 1.5" stuff. I know I plan on using the bluewater 26lb. Also for the...
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    What's is the strongest fiberglass fabric?

    Just curious what's available out there... Is tooling fabric stronger than woven roving?
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    Stern core replacement. Help

    So I thought my Boat was pretty solid... I was working to seal up some former trim tab holes that someone made at some point... Port side went great. nice sharp sound when tapping with a screwdriver Then moved over to starboard started tapping and surprise :facepalm:. most of the coring is a...
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    290 pivot pin (suspension dowel) seems loose

    Hi all I have my drive and transom plate off the boat. I'm going over things to replace. My question is one of the pivot pins that hold the drive to the suspension fork seems too loose. Im talking about the short fat stainless dowel that's locked to the transom plate with a stainless Allen bolt...
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    Oil Analysis Volvo Aqumatic-interesting results

    Some food for thought. I drained and sent out an oil sample for lab testing to see if I should be concerned about rebuilding my drive since I saw some fine metal in the oil. Apparently the metal content was quite low for the sample and the "machine condition" passed with no problem. However... I...
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    Space age synthetics transom

    I'm looking into replacing the transom in my boat. It may last another season or two but thinking about doing this now as a preventative measure. I know coosa has been used in transoms successfully by restorers and new boat manufacturers. I came across a clone company called space age synthetics...
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    Quality VP rebuilders in Canada

    Hi there. Wondering if anyone knows of any quality sterndrive rebuilders in Canada. Would like to stay within the country for ease of shipping..
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    Glitter in oil

    Drained the drive oil and to my horror i find this: Seems like one thing after another with this old boat. What usually causes this? There were no chunks of metal just real fine metallic particles. And the oil looked fairly clean not burnt. Does the upper start shedding metal first? Would the...
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    Powertech and Solas 280/290 dp props

    Anyone try these newer props available for the older AQ DP drives? Wondering how they compare to the OEM props
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