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    New decking and bulk heads in a Seagull Nautico 18

    Hi all, I have seen 3 of these Seagull nautico 18s for sale online in the last month that need a new deck and bulkheads. It seems by now all of them have rotted out and I am sure Nautico 18 owners need the info. Mod EDIT Please review the forum guidelines and rules
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    installling new outboard?

    not a johnson but a suzuki but there seems to be no written info in installing them from this company !?!?! someone who owns OEM factory manuals told me there was none there either. The documentation that came with my engine doesnt have any. Since johnson is the most popular I am trying here...
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    NS90A poor idle and beep

    Hi there my 1999 nissan NS90A beeps like morse code and idle drops severly to stalling speeds below 400 RPMs. She will stall most times if I do not push the controller to give it more gas when I shift into foward or reverse in other words it will not stay running if I dont not accelerated above...
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    online OEM Nissan parts dealer

    Hi all, My my local Nissan dealer is to far to drive to who are you using online? Start with Price, then service. Thank you.
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    NS90A no power..

    Boat ran fine the first time out,GPS: 40MPH+ Tach: RPMs 5000+, changed lower unit oil next day. Only ran it at over 40 for a few seconds pretty scary in a 15ft boat with chop. Second time out could not break 3000-3500 rpm, dont remember exact RPM and also top end maxed out at only 19mph. Most...
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    Staples for pressure treated wood?

    Hi all, Need to redo my bunks, went to buy some staples. The stainless steel package states not for marine use and the monel staples say do not use on presure treated wood. Is the presure trested wood they sell now adays different from the chenicals used of old? I seem to remember the...
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    3 to 4 blade, step down in prop diameter?

    I have a 17' power catamaran, the prop sometimes slips due to cavitation and ventilation. I need a 4 blade prop. My current prop 3 blade 14x17 (size: Size 13 7/8 x 17) is good for the boat I have, WOT gives me 5250 RPM@29 MPH with only me onboard 200lbs. Engine: 2001 johnson, 60 HP, 2 stroke...
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    Tach reading to high

    Tired of always having boats with tachs that dont work right I decided to fix this one. I knew it was reading high from the sound of it and calculating the MPH speed along with the prop size. What I was not really sure if it was off during high RPMs and right at idle or not. So I ordered a...
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    This control any good?

    The previous owner told me he had nothing but problems with this control unit. He said its full of plastic parts, breaks and gets "weird" a lot of times. I am thinking of changing it to the newest control or trying to fix it up a bit, works as it is but, hoaky. You sometimes have to slam the...
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    Tachometer ID please.

    Need help figuring out who makes this tach and see if I can buy a replacement or a substitute. If you look at the picture you will see it has oil, temp, etc. etc. warning lights. The boat factory and dealer dont know :confused: . Its being used on a 2000 model year Johnson 60 HP two stroke...
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    Factory trailer seems all wrong!?!?

    Hi all, I have this factory setup trailer (Magic Tilt) under a Twin Vee 17' power catamaran (785lbs hull only) and nothing seems to be right with it. The first Issue I have is the tongue weight seems to be tremendous, I am unable to lift it (im guess over 200lbs+) It even feels heavy when...
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    A low cost bench tach?

    Can anyone recommend a low cost bench or hand held tach (for 2 strokes), I seem to remember one being popular in this forum but searching did not give it to me.
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    voltage gauge pegged.

    I have a 60hp Mercury outboard recently the voltage pegged to 18v on the gauge and stays there on just about anything above and beyond 2k rpms. I took a reading from the battery with a digital multimeter it was at 14.4 volts with the engine at about 3k rpms. The gauge does drop to 0 when off...
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    Starcraft transom nightmare to change?

    My boat does not seem to have the same easy to change transom as all the other starcrafts I see here being restored. The transom caps seem to be integrate into the inner aluminum wall. It looks like on all other boats. The cap is just a separate piece and pops off. See my pictures, the...
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    170 starcraft leaking bad..

    Heya all, I have a 1998 starcraft superfisherman I picked up for a project boat. It actually looks really good. It has some problems I could use some advice on. The transom seems to be corroding\pitting from the inside I think, from what I have read and searches came up with its because...
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    Serial number help please.

    Hi All, I cant seem to understand how the merc serial numbers work. I typed it in at mercury parts express website and it shows as being a stern drive engine or something?!?!? It is a 1999 ELPTO 60 HP 3 cylinder engine. I also looked on Iboats at a few parts and the serial to parts didnt seem...
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    First mercury outboard advice.

    Hello all, I will be getting a 1999 60hp electric start /w tilt outboard soon. I have never owned or worked on a mercury before. Just johnson and rudes. I will be changing the waterpump impeller imediately. I noticed this engine has a 2 cycle oil mixxing system, should I axe this and premix...
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    Questions for Starcraft owners

    Hello all, Been looking at all the Starcraft rebuild threads for a long time now. I was thinking about turning an old one into a light weight CC in the 18-21ft range but know nothing about these boats. I want something deep and also that would be good in chop and some decent waves. My idea...
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    Carb rebuild questions.

    Hello, I have a few carb rebuild questions that seem to show no results when I try to search for the answers here. At least the way im searching anyways. 1. I have two plugs, like small disks that have been forced fit into holes on the carb body. They sort of remind me of freeze out plugs on a...
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    One cylinder dieing.

    Hello All, Could use some help. I have one cylinder dieing when I throttle up. The way Im doing this is disconnecting one plug wire at a time and starting then reving the engine, one cylinder runs fine when trying to power up and the other sputters and dies almost instantly (lower cylinder)...
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