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    marine stickers for boat name?

    AVAST M8TIES!!! I'm looking to name our new boat and get some marine grade stickers for her in rope font. brained nylon rope font and we shall name her "Offline" get it? no electronics for our swabbie on board... no connectivity: OFFLINE!! I'm having trouble locating rope font with UV...
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    400 degree brake drum?

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    400 degree brake drum?

    Hi Guys! I think I have a brake drum problem on my tandem axle boat trailer. Long story short: I had my head unit hitch/ reservoir replaced recently and the drum brakes adjusted. First time trailering I was really concerned about the heat my hubs were giving off so I stopped every 40 miles...
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    vapor / high water combo detection bilge alarms?

    Hello! is there a combo alarming system for bilges? or do I need to buy two separate alarm/detector systems for my old 1982 454 day cruiser's bilge? thanks
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    does this impeller housing say: I cracked your al intake?

    454 mercruiser 330, aluminium intake manifold. a while back I called the mechanic when my boat was in the shop...they told me "yeah, we're running your boat right now in the tank (outdrive tub)... I said woah, I've got a seawater pickup! He said," it's allright it was only a couple minutes"...
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    1982 330/trs borg warner problem UPDATE lastpost

    Hello, maybe someone has an idea of whats wrong with my transmission.... it is a mercruiser 33o trs with borg warner transmission...@ 1982 year. when in forward gear at wakeless speed...when applying throttle the rpms come up and the transmission seems to go back to neutral (just sounds like...
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    yellow trim-lock edge cap molding?

    hi fellas! I'm looking for yellow trim-lock...cant find any. It's for my boat's upper deck mold, the fiberglass edge that surrounds my cockpit...it's ugly and uncovered fiberglass.... I need to find yellow edge trim to push over the edge to make it look nice nice. Taco makes trim lock in...
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    paint your bilge wagon. finished

    long story short: had engine pulled recently, gas tank fuel line leaked gas overnight into the cavity below deck outside of a non-draining stringer..... about a quart and a half I reckon.... I have sopped up the standing gas and have a fan circulating air beyond where I can reach...
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    major $ assessment without starting the boat? mercruiser 330 trs

    I finally got my 1982 Nordic 26 foot Viking daycruiser on the water...however it had tranny problems didn't really go into gear until I gave it more than necessary forward throttle....and it would grind gear a bit before going to forward gear half the time.... took it to the mechanic and he...
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    1982 Mercruiser 330 ; kicker fuel line questions; picture incl.

    (yes that's an outward pointing arrow on the filter housing) question: this here plug can be removed and a nipple put in for outboard fuel line? fuel filter housing is Mercruiser Marine OEM it looks like from 1982 is the Mercruiser fuel system pressurized? is my walmart purchased OMC fuel...
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    28' 1982 Trail Rite has plywood fender wells ?

    my 1982 trail-rite which has a 26 foot Biesemeyer Day Cruiser hull on it has these carpet covered inside fender wells made of a 1'x5 foot strip of plywood on the inside of the fender well. they come up to the same height as the steel fenders and I'm guessing they keep the boat off the steel if...
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    Point of failure for Bimini top nylon hardware?

    Can anyone say which pieces of nylon hardware like to break first on bimini tops? I've purchased the ball type hardware replacement from Tyco Taco?, Tico..... and was planning on just replacing the main mounting points. or do the poles break more often? I have a 4 bow extra big top I'm...
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    boat won't plane need high thrust prop recommendations :)

    nah, but seriously....this kicker motor needs to push me at cocktails speed...... will I get any performance increase out of a aftermarket prop or not enough to make a difference or warrant the purchase?
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    need an antennae for one of these mounts

    hey fellas, can you recommend a vhf antennae for Lake Powell? I have these mounts on port,stbd currently.... are they generic anything 'll fit? what's a good price for a good antennae? 200$ ??
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    Taa Daaaa!! kicker mounted. thanks

    I'm about to poke holes in my boat...and wanted to get any thoughts, advice or experienced input from anyone willing to take the time.... I have a semi-v 26" footer with an I/O merc 330 trs. I have a remote troll bracket and a JohnRude 22" shaft 8.0 fourstroke outboard motor... what does...
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    I'm about to drill holes in transom for kicker motor bracket....

    I'm about to poke holes in my boat...and wanted to get any thoughts, advice or experienced input from anyone willing to take the time.... I have a semi-v 26" footer with an I/O merc 330 trs. I have a remote troll bracket and a JohnRude 22" shaft 8.0 fourstroke outboard motor... what does...
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    my progressive boat insurance coverages...looks good or not enough?

    the boat is worth @5,000.. market value and what I paid are the same.. I'm looking for fairly adequate peace of mind. my yearly payment is 243.00$ my boat is based in Flagstaff, AZ and will be a Powell runner, maybe the river, and other lakes within 3 or 4 hour drive... will be camping and...
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    Awakening a three year old winterized 330trs. Or trust the mechanic?

    Edit: I am going to be introduced to my boat's PO's Mechanic tomorrow.... "A great guy", says previous owner... But I don't have time to do it myself and would like to gitter done and gitterDOne Right. No reason to suspect bad JuJu in such a small town but wanted to check in with the forum...
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    quick video of TRS steering freeplay/slop/slack/wobble

    this drive was recently serviced.....so I assume this is acceptable amount of range of motion correct? could be a good reference for others looking too as I added key words in the title... so fellas is it ok? or needs adjustment? aside from turning it right side up again :)
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    19 cleaver came with my 26' semi-v daycruiser hull 454/330 trs..

    hey there! aside from not being "shiny" :) I'm pretty sure there's a better prop for me out there... any suggestions? I definitely need to get my fat butt up on two skis, so hole shot is key...and also cruise/fuel economy if possible.... Lake Powell looks pretty lonnnng. My boat is an '82...
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