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  1. muskyfins

    wrong prop for drive?

    So, while i was under the boat this weekend, the good news is I located the wire. See photo. The bad news is I also found the old worn gimbal ring issue.:mad-new: That will have to go in a different thread.
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    wrong prop for drive?

    I'm starting to see what might have happened here. PO replaced original drive with Frankendrive. I'll have to measure to be sure, but looks like a B1 upper with a B2 lower. I was using redneck engineering, (forgot tape measure when I went to storage yard) but that prop is 16+" all day. With...
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    wrong prop for drive?

    At the end of last year I bought a 1995 Rinker 265 Viesta Vee with a 5.7L (260 HP) I just realized she has a non-original Bravo One from a boat with a 7.4L as evidenced by the sticker on it. I also believe the prop is from a Bravo 2 based on part numbers I've been able to find on it-1946R21...
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    !@#%#ing lights

    Been battling a light problem on the truck. Driving me freaking crazy. Can you guys help?:frusty: Symptoms (tested with brand new magnetic lights) Headlights off-brake lights good Headlights on-brake lights good Headlights on-no left turn signal/turn signal on truck only lights up and does not...
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    Porta Potti vs Fresh Water System

    So trying to decide whether it's worth it to use the fresh water system on the boat. We don't have a real need for the pressurized system at all, except the admiral requires a working head. Some of the new porta systems are really nice. Electric flush on some. Take home, pour out whatever...
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    Rear Pin Part number

    Can anyone tell me the part number for the "Rear Pin" for a 1995 bravo one. This is the pin that holds the trim cylinders to the drive at the aft end of the cylinders. Passes through the rubber bushings and has threads on both sides. As always, thanks in advance.
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    Carzy Anchor Idea

    Well, we've come to the time of year when all I can do is daydream about getting the boat out of storage and on the water. (which by the way is still hard right now) Sometimes my mind wanders and start thinking of all the things I want to get accomplished. And a few minutes of ADD later, I...
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    Best way to clean mold / mildew from cabin???

    I've used this stuff and another one very similar but cant recall the exact name. Got them both at Menards.
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    Boat on a budget

    Sure. Kinda. I spent $1400 on my last boat. Over the course of a year I put an additional $2000 into it. (lots of time also but not accounted for) Once she was "done" my yearly boating budget was about $100/month year round. Storage-$60 Insurance-$5 Fuel-$20 Maint-$15 We only spent about...
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    Stingray gauge panel refurb

    I was getting rushed and frustrated so the pics jump right to the final install. The gauges totally glistened in the sun and ultimately looked better than the original 2 stage paint. I couldn?t get an exact copy of the high performance gauges, but this was closer than I actually though I?d get...
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    Stingray gauge panel refurb

    I was starting to run out of time since I had plans to use the boat with friends if she didn?t sell. So after trips to several hardware/hobby shops/home centers/auto supply stores, I finally found an aluminum fleck single stage paint. I really had no other choice, but this stuff was...
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    Stingray gauge panel refurb

    The clear I bought was lacquer based and the others were enamel that was only a day or so old. Whoops. Wrinkled all my blue paint!!! So, I took the whole thing down to the shop and put it in the forming oven to dry everything out. I set the heat just hot enough to get the enamel to flow...
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    Stingray gauge panel refurb

    Somewhere in between all of this, I also found a prismatic type paint, so I decided a side by side test was an order. The one on the left is the prismatic and I have to admit, it looked really cool but wasn?t what I was going for. The one on the right is the anodize finish and although it...
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    Stingray gauge panel refurb

    I really like the look of the colored gauge bezels you usually see on high performance boats and wondered how I could get that look. I eventually found an ?anodizing look? paint that you spray over chrome or other shiny metal. So I carefully masked the gauge faces and sprayed them with some...
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    Stingray gauge panel refurb

    The new gauges go in from the front and have a flat black painted aluminum bezel. I test fitted them but thought it looked boring. So now it turned into a project??..
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    Stingray gauge panel refurb

    Smoothed it out and cut around the holes for the new gauges.
  17. muskyfins

    Stingray gauge panel refurb

    The old gauges were installed from the back, so I was able to get the face plate out and use it for a template. What we do where I work is a bit complicated but in the end, we build stuff out of plastic, so I got a piece of clear polycarbonate (unbreakable) and made the new plate. I thought...
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    Stingray gauge panel refurb

    Previous owner epoxied and silicone the gauges to the panel. I guess it did look pretty bad.
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    Stingray gauge panel refurb

    Anyways, I didn?t get any ?before? pics, but here?s a few of the old gauges.
  20. muskyfins

    Stingray gauge panel refurb

    So, it was time to upgrade to a bigger/heavier boat, and I put my Stingray up for sale. I got a lot of activity at first but no real takers. I spent a lot of time telling folks all about the mechanical things I?ve fixed on the boat. Replaced hydraulic fluid and gear oil every year, etc. Then...
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