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    Help identifying this boat

    Wow, I believe you are right. What a nice boat you have. It will be great when you get it restored. Not as much work as you may think. I believe the most important part is the transom. Make sure you research and do a great job on that. Be careful removing paint. Use a paint dissolving...
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    Help identifying this boat

    Your boat may be an Aero-line, or Aerocraft. https://line.17qq.com/articles/gbfpobgbz_p5.html
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    Author with research question about boats

    And quite honestly, a stout buck knife will easily cut through the thin aluminum between the stringers. Make a nice big hole fast. How much was that gold plated throne? I need one for the tender tushes of my grand girls.
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    Author with research question about boats

    On a boat with a commode, there is usually a thru hull sea **** valve down in the hull where the hot water heater would be. This valve allows water from outside to flush thru the commode to the dirty water tank. It is usually a simple task to either cut the hose from the valve to the commode...
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    Need guidance on 30 Year old Fuel Tank

    You may want to look at your deck drains. I have 6 deck drains on my boat. I regularly hose down the deck, mop up etc. The water runs out the drains, not into the bilge. In fact, there are steps that lead down to the cabin area, and each step has a drain that empties out the side...
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    Sell Electronics With Boat or Separately?

    If I was going to get a new boat, I'd want to get everything new and up to date. Selling with the boat is a good bargaining chip. Electronics, even if perfectly functional, don't age well. Look at perfectly fine old, slow, computers.
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    Help identifying this boat

    Oh, please don't get discouraged. GA Boater is just trying to help you learn the posting protocol for the site. I don't believe your boat looks that bad at all. But then again, I always see the finished product. I own a 33 year old cruiser that I cannot part with and just keep working on...
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    Need guidance on 30 Year old Fuel Tank

    I spent the past couple days at my boat, and took some pics to show you my tank. My tank is in a 33 year old 26 foot cruiser I keep in great running order. It is used regularly and looks a little rough, but everything works and runs great. The tank sits long the port side and is pretty...
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    Two year old fuel

    I definitely understand not wanting to throw out about $1,000 worth of fuel at Marina prices. I tend to agree with irdchaos, Throw in couple pints of MMO and crank em up. If they run, then use carb cleaner and get the motors to stabilize. If they run ok, then I would fill up the tanks and...
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    Need guidance about water tank on Crest pontoon houseboat

    I'm afraid I gave you some bum advice. I thought you were referring to boat water pressure, not shore water. Need to check Grub54891 advice. Your plumbing looks kind of nasty with all that garden hose.
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    1988 V178 Astroglass bilge and through hull connection.

    You have a small boat, so should be able to track down a leak easy. Make sure you check the drain plug itself. It may be coming apart in your transom. I would suspect this first. It may be cross threaded, or any number of things. You can easily fix and replace that setup. Bilge pumps...
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    Considering moving and changing my type of boat(ing) and want opinions

    My dad had a 28 foot Chris Craft on the Great Lakes for decades. We all loved it. Even his grands got to go on trips to Canada for the flat track races and to Kings Island. Great fun and fond memories. Many nights and days on the Chris fishing, sleeping on the water, towed in tubes etc...
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    Need guidance about water tank on Crest pontoon houseboat

    See if your water pump is turned on. You should have a separate water pump. Your water pump is more than likely 12v. My switch is located at the kitchen sink. Your hot water tank will flow until it is empty. If your commode is manual you don't need the pump to work it, but you will need...
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    Two year old fuel

    Yes, it happens a lot in motorcycles. Folks put them up for the winter and then don't understand why it won't run in spring. The varnish has plugged everything. But MMO will dissolve that varnish. Replacing the fuel filters is definitely a good idea. If it is carberetted, the tiny holes in...
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    Need guidance on 30 Year old Fuel Tank

    Wow, this is a great thread. Although I'm sorry you have to do a new fuel tank. Ironically, I have the exact same tank as yours. A 1989 Berry in my boat. Same size as well. I have absolutely NO issues with it at all. In fact, it is amazing in my opinion. Having said that, and in my...
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    Adding second battery

    You don't say what kind of boat you are using, but if its the one in your picture you might want to consider something like this: https://www.iboats.com/shop/blue-sea-systems-add-a-battery.html I put this system in a 26 foot cruiser with absolutely no problem, and in fact, am really really...
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    Two year old fuel

    At Marina prices you have about $1,000 worth of gas in your freighter. Sea Foam will not help with your gas. BTW, you can also soak with MMO. In other words, pour some in the gas tank, then brush a little over the carbs and pour a half ounce or so into the intakes and a drop or so into...
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    Two year old fuel

    If the fuel was stabilized, it should be ok. If not, you can try mixing in 4 ozs of Marvel Mystery Oil for every 10 gallons of fuel. If I read your email right, that ship you have has about 900 liters?, or 238 gallons of fuel? That would be about 7 gallons of MMO. This stuff is about...
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    Anchor winch advice

    I want to thank you guys for the advice. And I agree with you both. I decided to double up on the on the backing plate and use the big end of the rivet-nuts as the primary load bearers. The second piece of diamond plate gives another layer of pull through strength, effectively doubling...
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    Anchor winch advice

    I am mounting a Trac 35 anchor winch on a 24 foot fiberglass hull. I am using a 20lb plastic coated river anchor. The boat will only be on a freshwater lake, maximum 40 feet deep, and very mild current. I only want to use it for fishing and in the shallows. Where I want to mount it is up...
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