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    1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto

    I believe be he was referring to the side marker lights on the trailer. Floors are easy, glad the transom is solid !
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    1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto

    This boat is a 1983, some 45 years old. The wood in the transom was never sealed at the factory, so.....if you created a good plywood transom that is sealed.....are you going to have that boat for another 45 years ? Probably not, so why go thru making a cast transom ? Many folks doing a...
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    New SEI drive, need a new prop.

    Tune up the motor thoroughly by fire getting test numbers or you might be doing it all over.
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    Stripped drain plug

    Yep, gotta agree, no silicone on anything outdoors....
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    Is there such a thing as peeing too hard?

    If you can pee out a good 5' stream....you da man !!
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    Stoked

    From someone that has been there.... Take the retirement when you can....we have no idea what the future holds !! We planned for our retirement, nothing high class, just comfortable. Bought a used motor home to try out traveling. Was great for two years, then wife's health went to hell...
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    Old 30lb Motorguide

    What your doing sounds like a fun project, but in reality, the old electric trolling motors were no where near as efficient with the battery power as newer models are. I also enjoy fixing up old stuff just to say I got it running again ! If you actually plan on putting this into service...
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    2012 F150 3.5 EB turbo(2) oil change, low miles on oil

    Oil never goes bad, it is the additives that go into the oil that begin to breakdown after numerous heating and cooling cycles. I would not hesitate going 2 years, Mabry 3 if your a gambler....oil is cheap compared to an engine issue.
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    2012 F150 3.5 EB turbo(2) oil change, low miles on oil

    Why new plugs at 40 K ? My Jeep has 118,000 and just now thinking about plugs. Runs perfect so not sure. Curious is all......
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    Which kicker mount to install?

    You will need to access the inside area of your transom where you will be mounting whatever bracket you will use for your trolling motor. Some how some backing support will be needed. No way around it if you want it properly done.
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    My carb is obsolete.. Please help me repair/replace!

    My boat holds 18 gallons of fuel, I always end up with some fuel left at season end. This fuel has been treated with stabilizer, so I pump it out and use it over winter in my snow blowers and SidexSide. Any of that fuel left over gets added to my vehicles in small quanities. My boat starts...
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    My carb is obsolete.. Please help me repair/replace!

    Don't be afraid to add some fuel stabilizer to your fuel, it has worked for me for more years than I can remember. No clogged carbs for me since E fuels came out. Gotta do the maintenance or do the rebuilding....maintenance is much easier !
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    Old 4hp Evinrude takes a nap

    When a motor gets to hot it can cause the excess carbon in the cylinders to become a goo....Sometimes after an overheat, a good cylinder cleaning can help restore some compression.
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    Ring Free question

    Yep, it helps dissolve the carbon buildup on the pistons, heads and cylinders that can collect over time. Most outboard engine mfgrs have a similar product with their own name on it. Very popular on older two stroke engines as the oil mix would make that carbon buildup even worse.
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    Old 4hp Evinrude takes a nap

    How accurate is your compression gage ? Did it over heat ? You might try some ring free or other additive to regain some compression.
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    Johnson 25 Prop size

    On initial setup I always trim the motor so the cav plate is parallel to the bottom of the boat using a long straight edge. Put it up against the bottom and adjust trim until the cav plate and hull are parallel. Now...is the cav plate above or below the bottom of the boat? Within a 1/2" either...
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    Johnson 25 Prop size

    Just based on the pic, it looks like the motor is trimmed in to far. Do you have a tach for the motor ? Whale tails are a last resort only for boats not trimmed out or balanced load weight
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    My carb is obsolete.. Please help me repair/replace!

    Before E10 fuels came out, people still had carb gumming issues, that is the reason " Gumout" was invented way back in the 50-60's. Adding the alcohol caused that crud to come loose in the carbs and created many of the issues you hear about. It was Highly recommended that before switching to...
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    My carb is obsolete.. Please help me repair/replace!

    If you do proper maintenance it will be a long time before another rebuild will be needed. Watch where you buy your fuel, often times the fuel you purchase has issues already. Busy fuel stations often get by without testing their fuel and replace the filters. Use a good stabilizer to keep fuel...
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    My carb is obsolete.. Please help me repair/replace!

    In my opinion, nothing beats a good factory rebuild kit, thoroughly cleaned carb and reset to factory specs. Always worked well for me ! Chinese copy carbs were always a disaster and rarely worked.
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