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    Does Anyone Know Wheeler Lake In Alabama

    I will be there June 5-9. I will be staying on the lake right at the mouth of the Elk River. Does anyone know anything about this lake?
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    1996 Evinrude 88 Special Idling Problems

    My uncle has this motor and needs help with the idling. He says that it runs fine but has a hard time keeping it idled. I will be going to Alabama to help him with it in a couple of weeks. What should I bring. I will be picking up a couple of carb kits, plugs, and cleaner. I know that he...
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    WHO WANTS PROJECT PROCRAFT?

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    Schematic

    I am looking for the schematics for my:<br /><br />1973 Mercury Thunderbolt 85hp<br />Serial #3743704
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    Mercury Serial Number

    I am trying to find out what year my 85hp Mercury is. I believe it is a '78 Serial Number 3743704
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    PROJECT PROCRAFT

    I bought a 1978 Procraft 1500, Trailer, and 85hp Mercury for $400. The floor was rotten and will need to be replaced. I will have to replace all the wiring including the wiring in the engine. The first step is to build an engine stand. After I remove the engine from the boat I will literally...
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    Mixing Epoxy with Polyester

    I am about to acquire a 1979 Procraft that needs some fiberglass work. I am quite sure the boat was built with Polyester resin. Does anyone know if you can mix Epoxy with Polyester?
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    1979 Procraft

    I have a cousin that is selling me his 1979 16' Procraft. It has a new trolling motor, depth finder, and a 65 Merc. He says it needs some work so I don't know what is involved yet. Does anyone know anything about this boat? Price is $300 I have never seen it but I'm sure Polyester Resign...
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    New Boat Building

    I thought I would share some pics of my boat building process. I am building a boat from www.bateau.com I painted the hull this past weekend. It has 2 coats of Zspar which I will wet sand tonight. I will put a final coat on Tuesday. This boat is called the OB15. I will post more pics as I...
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    Johnson Decals

    I am going to repaint my '92 25hp Johnson and was wondering where I can get the stickers?
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    Bumper Hitch

    The first boat I ever owned was a 14' Glasstream bass boat. I had a little Mazda Pickup. I thought, such a little boat why should I need a hitch bolted to the frame after all the bumper is bolted to the frame. One day I was going fishing in VA with about a 45 minute ride down a busy...
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    What Year? I can't remember

    I can't remember the year of my Johnson 25hp. It is either a 90 or 94<br /><br />Model #J25TELEIE
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    FREE BOAT

    I have a 14' fiberglass boat that I am trying to get rid of. It needs some work but it is free. I was going to rework the boat but decided to build a new one. I can't remember the name but I have the registration and pics at home. I will post them later. There is no trailer or motor, just...
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    Gas Problems

    I recently had problems with a new gas tank. I couldn't get the fuel line primed. After cutting the end off and actually filling the line up with gas it finally worked. After the tank has sit for about a week I noticed that the bulb is completely deflated. To the point where it looks like...
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    New Gas Tank Problems

    I just purchased a new Tempo Ultra 6.5 gallon gas tank and fule line. I cannot get the tank to prime. I have checked for the proper fittings and everything seems to check out fine. I even tried to open the valves on the fuel line but it is still not priming. Is there something that needs to...
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