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    buying a "new to me" boat

    I have owned a couple of boats in the past; the 1st we got most of a season out of it, and I wound up cutting it up and having a bonfire (fiberglass trihull Chrysler) because I went to fix it up over that winter, it wound up being in a lot worse shape than I thought. bad floor, waterlogged foam...
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    1963 Fastwin 18HP hard to pull over with rope start

    but it spins right over with the electric start. How high should the effort be in pulling th recoil start? I had a '82 Johnson 25 HP that pulled over easier than this one ever did. We have had this 18 HP for ~30 years, has only been on the water a handful of times over those years, has mostly...
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    Sun Ray boats?

    I am looking at one on Craigslist; it definitely says "SUN Ray" NOT "SEA Ray". yet when I try to look it up on Google I keep getting returns for "Sea Ray. Not even "Do you mean"...? the boat is a 1987; I have owned a couple boats previously. I am not too worried about the engine though it is...
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    powerhead intechange among '50s 7-1/2 HP engines?

    I have a 1953 Fleetwin 7-1/2 HP model # 7512 with a good bottom end. The powerhead ran but needed an overhaul (down on power, all carboned up) I ran into a snag during the overhaul (will put up a separate post for that) but I just want to get this engine running again fo the time being; I have...
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