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    Restoration of yet another boat...

    I now have a 1999 GIII Pro G185 with a 1999 Yamaha VMax 150hp outboard motor. There isn’t to much that needs to be done to the boat, but it is a partial restoration project. I’ve already gotten a lot of work done on it so I will get pictures on here really soon.
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    1990 Bumble Bee V160

    Well yesterday I got to add another boat to my collection. I have a bumble bee bass boat I think. I have no idea what this boat is sadly. There is no title or nothing for the boat or trailer. This boat is the hull, but the plus side is it does come with a steering wheel. So this will more less...
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    1986 Bayliner Capri 1600 BR

    Well I got myself a new boat, and I know it's been a really long time since I last posted on the forum. Well the boat I picked up is a 1986 Bayliner Capri 1600br. It's in pretty good condition, but will have some items fixed on it such as the seats. The boat has a 140hp Johnson motor on it. The...
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    1991 Sea Doo SP Cranking Issues

    I bought a 1991 Sea Doo SP Jet Ski this past Friday. The Sea Doo is beyond hard to crank over, but after it turns on it will run. Now out on the lake I had it out for about 15 minutes, and it died on me, and I couldn't get it to start back up. Any ideas on what could cause that problem? When...
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    Jet Ski Foam

    I just bought two seadoo jet skis today. One is a '91 and the other is a '92. They are both the SP. Now what I'm wondering is where the flotation foam is at inside the hull if a pourable expanding marine floating foam can be used in there instead of the removable white foam. I'm new to the...
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    1972 15" Steury 515C Rebuild

    I bought a 1972 Steury 515C, and for the most part its a pretty good boat. It's got some work that needs to be done to it, but all in all I have full faith in this boat. The boat has a 1972 Evinrude Starflite 100hp outboard motor. I'll get more into details on this in the reply when I go to...
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    1972 Evinrude Starflite 100-HP Running Issues

    I bought this boat a couple weeks ago, and when I took it out the first time the boat ran great. I had the boat out on the lake for about 3 hours till I ran out of gas and had to paddle myself back to the shore. I took the boat out again the day after that and a few other times. Now the boat...
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    1973 Reinell Restore Project

    This is going to be my 3rd attempt at a boat restoration project. The plus side is I got this boat for free, and it's in pretty much good condition. The hull needs to be repainted, and some interior work also needs to be done to this boat. When I got the boat it had no motor on it, but I...
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    Downloadable Manual

    Is there a downloadable manual for the Crysler 85HP motor? It's model number is 857HD.
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    Engine not starting ***HELP***

    I took my boat on the water May 1, 2010, and she ran just fine. After a while though she would lose power, and I would have to shut the boat off for about 5 minutes. Turn it back on and off she went. Now on May 2, 2010 I went to put her on the water again, and she started and ran for 3...
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    MerCruiser 165 250 c.i. GM Motor Starting Problems

    I have a 1971 Tom Sawyer that has a MerCruiser 165 250 c.i. GM Motor in it. Now with the gear lever when I have it in the locked position (neutral) it will not start at all. The motor will attempt to turn over, but that's about it. Now if I take the lever out of neutral slide it either barely...
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    Rebuilding Trailer Question

    I'm going to be redoing my trailer for my Tom Sawyer. Now what I'm wondering is since I have an enclosed hollow frame on it where my wires run through the frame. Would it be a smart idea after I have repainted the trailer where I have the holes drilled at for wires to run through would it be a...
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    New Bunks on Trailer

    I'm going to be rebuilding my trailer once I can get the boat in the water. Right now it has the wood bunks on it, and I'm thinking about changing them over to roller bunks. I've never had a trailer with those on it before, and I don't know anyone that has used roller bunkers. Can anyone tell...
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    1971 Tom Sawyer (The newest to the family)

    Well I just recently bought a 1971 Tom Sawyer, and it's actually in pretty good condition which I'm really happy about. It has a 165 MerCruiser inboard/outboard motor in it that starts up perfectly like it was brand new. Now since this boat is in pretty hood condition it's going to be a while...
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    PDF Download Problems

    I have tried to download all of the manual repair booklets for the mercruiser, and none of them are downloading all the way. I don't know what the problem is with it, and why it's not downloading. I can download .pdf files from other websites that are 2gig in size, but these will not download...
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    Removing Flywheel MerCruiser 470

    I got a Mercruiser 470 that I'm currently working on rebuilding. I was wondering how I go about getting the flywheel off the motor so I can get it up on the motor stand. I removed the bolts, but don't know if a pully has to be used or not to remove it. Thank you
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    Hello All

    Well I just wanted to actually stop in here and say hello to all the members. This is a really great boating forum as well as very helpful and educational. I've started on my first restore project which I've already started a topic about to show the progress with it. I do want to thank anyone...
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    1984 Ebbtide Riviera Restore Project

    Well I picked this 1984 Ebbtide Riviera up this past Sunday August 30, 2009. I picked this boat up for $75.00 which is a pretty nice cheap price. That's what got me into wanting to do this project. It's got a whole lot of mess inside of it. The pictures that I will be adding towards the end...
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    Putting Leaf Springs on Trailer

    I just recently bought a boat to restore, and the trailer is going to need some restoring to it as well. The trailer mostly just needs new wires, and a nice fresh paint job thankfully. Now I was wondering if when I do some work to this trailer if I should put leaf springs on the trailer or...
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