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    Add Drain to Fiberglass Dinghy

    Yes. I perhaps I should have better defined hollow. There is not foam and there is not water as was suggested. Do you have any idea what the raise area that spits the back leading to the drain area is. It appears like it MIGHT have been designed so you could customize they way in drains...
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    Add Drain to Fiberglass Dinghy

    Fiberglass "hollow" dingy, 30+ years old, sold by Sears I believe. It has a drain plug but no means to drain the water from the front sections of each of the molded seats (orange marks). There appears to be markings and a raised hump that appears to lead to the drain area (3rd Photo). Does...
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    really, how bad is revving your OB in neutral?

    This is a very old thread, but I wanted to report that while I don't know the odd of it happening, what I come to find out is called "run away" is a real and potentially serious thing. It happened to me this evening with my 1983 Evinrude 2-stroke 25HP. The motor exploded throwing the cowling...
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    1966 Evinrude Prop Installation Help

    Re: 1966 Evinrude Prop Installation Help Thanks for your assistance Jimmbo. It is greatly appreciated. Attached are additional photos. The space looks roughly the same. Is the washer/spacer you speak of part of the prop itself or a separate item. If a separate item, then it is missing...
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    1966 Evinrude Prop Installation Help

    Re: 1966 Evinrude Prop Installation Help Thanks for the reply Supreme Mariner. The prop is 10.25 diameter and I think a 10 or 11 pitch. This is what is spec-ed in the owners manual. I am relatively certain that it is the right prop. When I had it on the water last time, the reverse worked...
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    1966 Evinrude Prop Installation Help

    Please excuse any ignorance in boat mechanics or in the us of this forum. I am a newbie. I have a 1966 80HP Evinrude outboard with a Selectric (ie push button) throttle. I am having a problem related to the prop. The attached photo hopefully shows the issue. If I place the prop what...
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    Trailer Part Indentification Help

    I recently purchase a 17 ft Sylvan deck boat as a project. It came with a trailer that has a part I can not indentify. Sorry for my ignorance. The part is question has a red arrow pointing to it. Is this part of the braking system, or something else. I am planing on remove the braking...
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