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    Well i did it.....

    I took the beast out on our lake for its first real test drive. Worked flawlessly:D Decided to hed back to the dock ( mind you its a small lake 3 min huging the shore and your at Square one) and then it happend. I lost the prop:eek: It was then that it hit me i was a lazy bum. Insted of...
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    Push/pull cable fastening

    OK hears a question for you all out here. I have a 40 hp sea horse that had pully stearing. I took it off the boat it was on. And am goning to try to use it on a boat that has push/pull on it all ready. Can i use the pully braket on there to bolt the push/pull cross over on to it?? Also The...
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    pontoon testing

    How do you tell if a toon leaks? Its steel ithink. Paint is chiping and starting to rust. Its sitting on the ground in the woods. Is it fixable ?? No floor only cross beams to hold the toons together. Cable steering. What do you think??
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    Pontoon leak

    How do you tell if a toon leaks? Its steel ithink. Paint is chiping and starting to rust. Its sitting on the ground in the woods. Is it fixable ?? No floor only cross beams to hold the toons together. Cable steering. What do you think??
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    thru prop exaust water pump ??

    I have a 50 hp jhonson that has thru prop exaust. How long after i start it shoudl it take for the water to start pouring out? And where should it come out? there no peehole. model 50esl71s what year is it
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    10 percent ethenal??

    Is the gas with 10% ok to use in an O/B ???
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    Peanut butter

    Ok i 've done searches and didnt find annything directly relating to this. So far i think peanutbutter is a mix of resin and wood flour right ?:confused: And you mix the too together like pudy? Its used for filling in holes and rounding out corners for laying up glass right? What other uses...
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    Cheapest (safest too) way to glass???

    I was wondering After the floor go's down How many layers of glass do i need? weight per sqr yard is 8.21 oz add says its listed "F72 Satin finish" I would use it in 8' peices for my 12' length. Could i get by with just one layer or should i do 2 layers?? ( its 50'' wide Bopat is 60'') And...
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    Motor weight q's

    I have a Jhonson 50 hp and would like to know the weight of it. Im thinking about switching motors on my boat. From a 40 hp older one (60's) to the newer ( i think) 80's one. Model 50esl71s The boats only rated for a 40 hp. Would 10 hp more be to much for it? Its a late 50's sport lido we use...
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    Foam Q's

    Do i need to put foam back in to my boat? How do you know if the foam is structural??:confused: Lastly if i need foam can i use layers of the pink rigid kind glued up?? How about the white kind ( looks like little beads of foam glued and pressed together) Love this site i can ask questions...
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    90 hp jhonson meteor wireing

    I have a meteor and i am wondering if you can start it just by touching the leads to a battery NO switch or anything. ?? Also what wires are for the electronic shift? When i got the boat there was a 1'x1' aluminum box under the rear end inside the boat. with all rusted wires and broken I dont...
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    Papermill felt

    Would papermill felt work for a fiberglass floor? THis stuff is heavy and is flexible but wont fold over. Kinda plastic like to. But is woven so the resin would be able to be worked thru. What do you think? yes or no??
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    Soaked foam q's

    Hi i just gutted my boat. And found that the stringers are soaked and so is the foam. My question is will the stringers dry if i leave a tarp over the boat?? And insted of the foam in there can i cut 2' pink foam and glue it together and make it fit snug?:confused:
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    Boat ID

    I just picked up a free larson 16' ski boat witha 50hp motor. The id no on the back is 11-708183 What year and name is it?? it says its a model 41513 IM just trying to get some pics of it. And some info.
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    Addicted to boats.

    Hi im kyle and i have a problem...... Im a Boataholic. It started with just one boat and look at me now. I see a free boat and start to drool thinking about the possibilty's. But hey All the boats i get are free. Come with a trailer and motor.:D Pickin up another tonight. Dont know what...
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    Markings on Brass prop q's

    I just took a prop off a 40 hp jhonson i have and im trying to figure out what all the marks on it mean. Inbetween the fins on the side it shows 247 m 7 On the tip it says Gan A...
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    Newbie prop q's

    Hi i was raised thinkin a prop was a prop. Now i reilize how wrong gramps was. I have a 1958 glasspar sport lido with late 60's 40 hp jhonson. Which has an alluminum 10 1/2 x 14 on it now. What would be a better prop /pitch for pulling skiers and tubers. It luggs along in the corners and dosnt...
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    soft spot in transom

    There is 2 soft spots in the transom 5 inches little cracks in the fiberglass. can i widen the cracks and fill with fiberglass resin? And drill little holse in the transom and inject resin in the holes to make the soft spots firm. I "thumped" the transom with my fist and it seams pretty solid...
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    16' 1960's larson w/ 90hp jhonson electric shift Qestion

    hey i just found out i have the option to buy an older 1960 larson with a 90 hp electric shift motor for $75 dont kow if the motor runs. guy says the boat floats and motor ran 8 yrs ago. then it was parked and left alone for 8 yrs un coversd to the elements. Floor seemed sound and transome has...
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    Jhonson super sea horse shifting problem

    I have a 40 hp super seahorse. And have a shifting question to anyone who may have a helpful answer. I was out on the lake and all of the sudden i jumped from forward to nutral. OK.....Shifted into reverse and backed ino the dock. Next i found out that the sift linkage came apart. So i...
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