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  1. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    It ratchets both directions in both FWD and rev. Definitely needs checked. 😬
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    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    I saw the video... and yeah, that makes sense about the prop being windowed. Looks like an adjustment is in order... my next outing won't be for (at soonest) three weekends from now (have commitments the next two). And then we shall see.
  3. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Bad cable or just needing an adjustment? Looks like I'll have to pull the outdrive to replace, something that was originally on the list for this last off-season until I discovered what I thought was dry rotting bellows was actually cracked dirt (no dry rot)... if an adjustment would get me...
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    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Had a frustrating outing today with my 1976 MC-1 (888 302). It's always been hard to not granny shift without slamming the throttle (both directions)... but today was particularly bad (would not engage)... but then we seemingly hit something at the end that wildly nuked two prop blades on my...
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    Mercruiser trim up and trailer up non functional.

    Did you check the switches and wiring? Granted, my Mercruiser is old (1976 MC-1), but at least on it, the trim up switch is used for both functions (the override switch merely jumpers/bypasses the trim limit switch on the outdrive to allow trailering). No noise and a presumably good solenoid...
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    Mercruiser MC-1: is this play acceptable?

    Well, just less than a year later these new bushings are already looking like death... You've got to be kidding me... old stock issue? Maybe cutting down poly is the way to go after all...
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    Starter issue

    Agreed. Engines (and to be honest, any major assembly with many internal parts) get to a point that once there's enough damage, "repair" is no longer the correct term. As much will need to come apart to fix this, at least a minor rebuild is warranted. (For the next paragraph, I'm going to be...
  8. ratdude747

    1976 Montego 16- The "Free" Puppy

    Not an outing, but the boat got put on display this Saturday at the local car show on Madison's riverfront (over 400 vehicles). Due to a long story resulting in a change of show leadership/rules and being dared by several buddies, I asked and was given permission to use the boat as an accessory...
  9. ratdude747

    Gel coat repair gone wrong

    It was ordered in the late winter/early spring, was stored in a box in the boat with a caulk gun and a tube of UV4000 (all ordered at the same time, the other items used to reseal my rubrail). Later on in covered outside storage... but before I got it, goodness knows.
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    Gel coat repair gone wrong

    That would do it... who knows how long it sat in the warehouse before it was shipped. And it was ordered a couple months ago, as my original plan was to use it as part of a currently-postponed job removing some defunct pitot tube hardware from the transom (and filling/covering the associated...
  11. ratdude747

    Gel coat repair gone wrong

    Not much per the instructions with the kit. I did make sure everything was clean. All areas were either gel coat or (in a few locations) down to the fiberglass resin. I wasn't expecting perfect results... but not this mess. I'll be doing good to be able wet sand the areas worked on so they...
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    Gel coat repair gone wrong

    It didn't even adhere well. A good 30 hours of cure and the older stuff was still rubberery and peeled off when worked. A bit better adhered than chewing gum but not by much. Maybe with a good plastic scraper it'll e easy to remove. Something very clearly went wrong...
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    Gel coat repair gone wrong

    Just got home from lunch... and the bit I cut open in the last pic above has since turned yellow as well.... So yep, this product is cosmetically a failure...
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    Gel coat repair gone wrong

    Well, I'm having a fail of a time with gel coat repairs. I had a pretty nasty chip in my Gel coat (along with a decent amount of dock rash) and made the mistake of using a generic "mix your own color" type gel coat kit. The issues so far have been that I can't get an orange as vibrant as the...
  15. ratdude747

    Gas/water separator filter

    I do mine every year, although that means I've done it twice since I haven't had it (or any boat) all that long. Original (as I received the boat) was a badly rusted noname (boat sat for 12 years, but had a water intrusion incident 2 years prior to sitting; the filter was changed by the sketchy...
  16. ratdude747

    going into reverse engine died,

    Make sure the engine cutoff is working correctly. If it's like my 1976 MC-1, there is an ignition kill switch in the shift mechanism that momentarily kills the ignition when shifting forwards and backwards to allow the drive to lock/unlock without engine power fighting it. It sounds like the...
  17. ratdude747

    Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft

    Winch came in and installed. Fit like a glove... and the action is way smoother with no slop or other baloney. Apparently, you do indeed get what you pay for.
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    Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft

    Scored the Dutton-Lainson's DLx1500FC... Play it safe.
  19. ratdude747

    Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft

    The plate was there. It just was totally wound backwards and tangled on the drum something fierce. Like they had the power wired backwards. Yes it had been painted... aesthetics are not it's strong suit! --- Back to the boat trailer: I found a deal on a new out-of-box Dutton-Lainson...
  20. ratdude747

    Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft

    For the boat trailer, any future manual winch purchase would likely be new unless it was a very specific case I stumbled upon. I'm pretty certain that the electric winch will not be going on it after all now that I've slept on it. For the car hauler (where the electric winch would make more...
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