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    Best positioning of stereo, marine radio, antennas, and compass.

    I've got Crestliner boat that I restored and now I need to hook up the stereo the ship to shore radio and the associated antennas. the boat has about 7 foot beam and two consoles so I am having difficulty maintaining the distances between electronics as I understood it. Hi currently have a ship...
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    Confusing Feedback on HDS7

    Good Afternoon, I recently installed a Lowrance HDS 7 (gen 1) and I sometimes get some wierd feedback on the screen. As you probably know, the sonar screen plots from right to left. I am getting straight lines on the screen that run from the lower left, starting at the lake bottom and running up...
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    Engine Smokes and puts out an oily sheen

    I am trying to figure out if I have a problem or not. I have a 1991 Evinrude 150 VRO motor. When I start it it smokes like crazy, and it leaves a sheen on the water. This issue is not just at first start-up of the season. I know that burning out fogging oil can be a mess. This persists every...
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    Am I asking for trouble? Fuel and battery in same compartment

    While adding a fuel/water separator inline in my fuel system, it occurred to me that I might have done a bad thing. In the space below the splash well, I installed the fuel/water separator, only 10-15 inches from the battery box. The area under the splashwell has a vinyl 'drape' with snaps that...
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    Am I asking for trouble? Fuel and battery in same compartment

    While adding a fuel/water separator inline in my fuel system, it occurred to me that I might have done a bad thing. In the space below the splash well, I installed the fuel/water separator, only 10-15 inches from the battery box. The area under the splashwell has a vinyl 'drape' with snaps that...
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    Need Help with Evinrude/OMC wire colors

    I am in the process of putting a project boat back together and there are two wires that I have misplaced my diagram on. They are in the main bundle that comes from the engine. The engine is a 1991 Evinrude 150hp. The wires that I need help with are the light brown with black stripe, and the...
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    1991 Evinrude new tachometer not working

    I have a 1991 Evinrude 150 Hp outboard that I installed on a fishing boat that I am rebuilding. It has an omc control box. I can not get the new Teleflex tachometer to work. I followed a link to some wiring instructions that I found here on iboats for a similar Johnson. I have a purple wire a...
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    Boat Listing..Could it be the Prop?

    I have a 150hp evinrude on the back of an 18.5' aluminum deep v fishing boat. When I am under power, the boat wants to list to port. In fact, I can actually put myself and the passenger on the starboard side, to make the boat run level. I have experimented numerous times with the adjustable skeg...
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    Brand New Boat and Motor and won't plane out.

    I have a friend who called me from a far north fishing trip with a problem with his brand New Lund 1750 Tyee. He said that no matter how much throttle he gives it, and no matter for how long he holds it , he can not get it to plane out without moving the two passengers to the bow. Here is the...
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    Mercruiser 250 cid 160hp.....It's an oldy but is it a goody?

    I am very intersted in a 1970 Cruiser's 21ft hardtop fishing boat, with a 250 cid Mercruiser (inline 6 cylinder)rated at 160hp. I am not familiar with this powertrain. Could someone offer an opinion about this engine/outdrive, or a "things to look for" when I go to look at and test drive this...
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    What did I do wrong? The boat won't ride level when driving straight

    I spent all winter working on restoring a 1984 Crestliner Nordic. I have a pretty lengthy thread that outlines my progress. I am now having a crazy problem. When I am motoring through the water, the boat is riding like it is unequally weighted on the port side. When I am on plane with a...
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    To use the VRO or to Not use the VRO?!!

    I have a 1991 Evinride XP 150 V6. The engine has been relatively well maintained. It runs strong and idles decently. I have been told by numerous people that I should remove the VRO system and just mix the oil with the gas. Can anyone tell me how I might know if it is on it's way out? Will I get...
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    1991 Evinrude XP150 Stumbling and Stalling

    I took my boat out for the maiden voyage yesterday after putting a new floor and vinyl in, as well as changing the engine out for a 1991 Evinrude XP 150 V6. The engine starts right up, if you give it a little throttle, but does not like to idle, nor does it like to get out of the hole. Once the...
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    Need Help with transom repair

    I have a 1980 Crestliner Nordic. There have been multiple engines and other "apparatus" attached to the transom of this boat. I have removed most of it, but i have holes remaining. How do I go about patching the holes in the aluminum that I am not going to reuse? Do I have to hire a welder, or...
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    2 different boats, same prop???

    I purchased a 150hp evinrude off of a 18' bass boat. I intend on putting this O/B motor on a 18' deep vee aluminum fishing boat. The prop that came with the engine is a "Raker" or maybe "Baker"....not sure, but it is stainless steel and it is a 14.5 x 20 prop. The additional numbers that are on...
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    18 ft Crestliner Nordic Project

    I am a newbie to the forum. I can see already it is going to be addicting. I recently purchased a 1984 Nordic by Crestliner. It is 18 ft. I just started today tearing into it. I took up a portion of the floor and exposed the gas tank, but it appears that the two outboard sections of the hull are...
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    75hp and 20 hp Chrysler outboards

    I just purchased an 18ft 1984 Crestliner Nordic. The boat came with 2 engines, a 75 hp Chrysler (guessing late 70's vintage) and a 20 hp (guessing early 80's vintage). I have a more up to date engine that I will be replacing these with and wondered what these engines might be worth. When I...
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