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    1976 Evinrude 85 hp remote-Power pilot

    Hi fellas, First time out this year in crazy chop off huntington beach, I bumped into the throttle remote box and snapped off the key in the ignition. OK, I can deal with that. But the diagram from evinrude is woefully inadequate for finding how the heck the parts fit together inside the remote...
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    Test for enough oil in gas?

    Filled boat tanks last week-ran short of oil after partially adding oil. Is there a test to determine if I mixed enough in when I came back later that day? So much was happening that day I'm not sure if I completed the mix..
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    Best online weather forecast?

    I am looking for a good simple , quick online source of weather probability. I have seen some of these and they're near impossible to read without a translator and a slide rule. Winter chop in socal coastal waters is sometimes way too rough to invest the time it takes to get the boat down to the...
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    Finished painting! Ready for summer.

    Goin Fishin! Painted out fine once I got the grease off. Alloy wheels from pickapart -no more rust. Removeable tail lights-never been in the salt
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    '73 85 hp evinrude weight

    i am trying to figure my total load capacity for my boat and need to know the weight of my motor. does anyone know where i can find this info?
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    Fill inner hull w/foam?

    I have a 1959 glasspar seafair sedan. This boat came with an inner hull for flotation. It has a drain plug below the transom and an access flush plug on the floor just inside the cabin. So I am wondering how practical it would be to fill that area with a pour-in or pump-in flotation foam...
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    anchor setup question

    i have an 18' cabin boat and want to set up my anchor so that i can drop it and retrieve it from one side of the the stern , while securing it somehow at the bow. the gunnel around the cabin (about 5" wide there ) makes it too risky and difficult to edge my way around to the bow in choppy seas...
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    That Sinking feeling and lessons learned.

    i've been boating for 6 years. yesterday while fishing i started catching fish, one after another while drifting. i took a minute to drop anchor but, in a hurry, i just tied off at the stern cleat. swells were splashing a bit into the splashwell, but that's no big deal, i thought. my buddy...
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    Best hull type in chop

    what type of hull does best when fishing in chop? in 6 years i've had 4 boats of various hull types, 16, 18 footers. i fish the waters off socal, rarely go farther out than catalina island. problem is when fishing deep water, we get rocked around pretty good sometimes and often ruins the trip...
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    mahogony splash rails

    these are mahogony splash rails on my '59 glasspar seafair sedan. i removed the aluminum strip that was screwed into it and still have it, altho it's in bad shape, eaten up pretty good from what appears to be electrolosis.. anyway, it seems to have a fiberglass base as a first coat, finished...
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    flywheel to crankshaft key

    after servicing my '76 85hp evinrude i'm putting the flywheel back on and i realize the key doesn't want to go into the rounded slot on the crankshaft. won't even start enough to tap it in. please advise.
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    fuel tank earth-end ground

    i'm installing 2 new gas tanks in my boat, moeller plastic tanks. on top are 2 metal fittings. one is the fill neck tube , the other is the sender unit plate. the fill neck tube requires an earth-end ground for static elec drain off and moeller suggests i connect it to a metal surface on the...
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    deck gap filler

    i need to provide a solid base for these poly tanks. pics show the tank at its' correct placement as well as the angle of the gaposis needing to be filled . the foot must be supported square. the deck is fiberglass and slopes down to the left and away, and is also unevenly bowed downward in the...
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    plastic fuel tank install dilemma

    HOW TO INSTALL? i bought 2 wedge shaped fuel tanks to install against the sides of my 18' '59 glasspar. it prev had 2 bulky deckspace wasters and these resolve that problem perfectly. however...i talked to the tech engineer at the manufacturer and it seems to be the case that their recommended...
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    stabilizing pedestal seats

    i have 2 pedestal seats (18" high) on my boat that i need to stabilize for rough water use. they are secured just fine but they sway uncomfortably when underway in the chop. any suggestions?
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    plumbing pump question

    i need to pump a constant and consistant volume of salt water thru a 3/4 or 5/8" hose @ 45psi with a 12v pump on my boat. this is for a science project aimed at extracting certain minerals from ocean water. so, how do i accomplish this?
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    bronze intake strainer

    i want to install a 1" bronze strainer-type thru-hull intake to scoop up water thru a hose while underway. i'm wondering what kind of water pressure i can expect. any ideas?
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    96 johnson 70hp-new temp sender location

    i have the factory manuals incl. accessories manual and cannot seem to locate any info on where to install temp sender. any ideas?
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    boat pulls to one side

    i just bought a 70's tri hull type boat. (invader) it has a 96 johnson 70hp that really hauls. problem is it pulls hard to starboard when it gets up to speed. underside looks normal. any thoughts?
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    fuse box wiring

    i'm installing a new fusebox for accessories. for reasons that would take a long time to type, i want to do this independent of the existing wiring circuit. the fuses will be on the pos. side between batt and accessory. i'll have a ground terminal block for neg. also with multiple connection...
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