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    How to test drive a boat

    http://www.toughboats.com/video.cfm?fullscreen=1&filename=Toughboats_BubbaCRevLegal Happy Thursday
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    1977 85HP Head Gasket Replacement Question

    Can the gasket for the 115 HP of similar vintage be used on this motor? The reason I ask is the part numbers from Evinrude are different 85HP = 0318662 115HP = 0318358 but Sierra list the same part number for both engines 18-2959. Thanks
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    NASA Report on Columbia

    I have been sitting here for over an hour now reading through this document (download from cnn). I am glad someone openly discussed the occupants during the break up of the shuttle instead of just the failure. I remember the horrible debate as to the final demise of the Challenger crew, I am...
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    Painted Anodes?

    Does painting/coating an anode effect the efficiency or life of the anode assuming there is a good connect between the anode and base metal?
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    Clips for Throttle Cable Connection

    Anyone know where I can pick up the little stainless clips that secure the throttle cable to the throttle connection. I have a 1974 85HP. I wasn't able to locate them on the brp exploded views.
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    Got shocked but don't know why

    I have rigged up a switch like this: http://www.iboats.com/Seachoice_Push_Button_Switches/dm/*******.227633901--list_time.1223069551--**********.928053075--view_id.47126 Basically a metal momentary push switch. When testing for the first time, I got a good shock when I pushed the button. How...
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    Spark issue '74 85HP

    Weird problem here with the ignition system. Here is the setup: I have a charged new starting battery connected to the engine. The wiring harness is disconnected from the boat. I am using a remote starter switch connected between the battery cable and the small post on the solenoid. All of...
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    1977 85hp water pump question

    Just dropped the lower unit on this engine and began to dissassemble the water pump. I removed the cover (plastic), impeller, and plate. The first thing I noticed was a rubber gasket under the plate. This is kind of strange because all of the exploded views of this section that I have seen do...
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    3 bank charger but only 1 battery

    I am in the process of building a boat and I have been using a deep cycle 12v to test the electrical system. I cannot afford the starting batteries just yet, so I only have 1 battery that needs to be charged. I got a 3 bank ProMariner charger off ebay, it was such a deal I just couldn't pass...
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    Cleaning Contacts in Wire Harness

    I have a '75 85 HP with the red male/female wiring harness connection. I would like to clean both the receptors and prongs but I really can't think if a good way to do it. The space it too tight for my fingers and sand paper and I am worried that a chemical might eat the rubber Any help...
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    Scale/Oxidation in lower unit

    I have just dropped the lower unit on a 1975 85 HP for the first time(my first time). The seller assured me that the motor was only run in fresh water. There is a build up of powdery white stuff that is on just about every surface. I am assuming that it is just built up aluminum "rust" (I...
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    Make a regular light into a blinking light

    What electronic apparatus do I wire in between the power source and bulb to make a regular bulk into a blinking light (like a warning light)?
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    Rope Starting a Larger Outboard

    My 1977 85HP Johnson has a little pocket inside the cowl with a rope and wooden handle for pull starting the engine. First, is this a practical piece of equipment, can this motor really be started by a normal person underway? (not in a lab with Hercules pulling on the rope) Secondly, if I...
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    When is a power tool too expensive?

    The other day I got an email from some store advertising the new Festool Chop saw. The ad stated the low low price of $1300.00. THIRTEEN HUNDRED! For a 10" chop saw? Don't get me wrong, I know that higher expense = higher quality, but at what point does this no longer really work. I am...
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    How to Label Wires

    What product/method should I use to label the wiring in a boat? I have thought about getting a portable label maker, but they are $$$ and don't know if the labels will hold up. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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    How not to Drown

    1. Don't jump off a perfectly good ship 2. If you can't swim well, the Mississippi River is no place to learn 3. If someone throws you a life ring, take it! Apparently this guy decided to ignore all three rules...
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    Installing Teleflex Steering Cable on '77 85 HP

    I just got the cable in the mail yesterday and took a look at it. There is a nut attached to the cable that attaches to one end of the tilt tube. Looking at the engine, there are threads extending from the tilt tube on one side, but not the other. I didn't think much of this til I went out in...
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    De-greasing an outboard

    I would like to repaint but around the tilt tube and on the stern bracket there is grease from the zerk fittings that has oozed out over the years. What is the best de-greaser to dissolve this type of grease?
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    Parts Naming

    I have a '75 85 HP and there are parts that it could use but I have no idea where to look. I need a "cowl gasket", and those rubber blocks that go around the batt, and harness cables on one side and the control cables on the other side I would also like to get the "boat" side of the harness...
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    Seating/Console Dimensions and Sizing

    I am about to start building all of the seating and C/C for my boat and I have no idea about sizes for stuff. I am a large dude, so any measurements for myself maybe uncomfortable for an average sized person. Are there standards for measurement for seat height, width, depth, etc. What about...
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