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    1969 Glastron 214

    I've come across a 1969 Glastron 214. The transom is toast and probably arringer so I don't think I want to tackle it. I'm wondering if there is any value in parting it out or if I should find a boat yard that may buy it. The steering cable and setup look fairly new and operate smoothly. The...
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    1978 Sea Ray SRV-260 with twin I/O Mercruisers, cleanup and replace whats needed...

    My daughter's Sea Scout Ship in Baytown TX just received this 1978 Sea Ray SRV-260 as a donation boat. The previous owner had it 5-6 years and bought a lot of parts, rebuilt the shortblocks, rebuilt the outdrives, and more, but ended up buying a 34' boat that they keep at the marina and stopped...
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    U-joints and bellows 96/97 Volvo Penta SX Cobra, 1.66, what else to replace?

    I have a 1997 Chris Craft with 96/97 Volvo Penta SX Cobra drive setup, 4.3L Vortec V6 motor. The drive is a 1.66 ratio. I had the transom rebuilt last summer and did a tune up and the boat was great during the winter and first outing of the summer. Then I just replaced the lower unit due to a...
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    Attention MacGregor sailboat.owners...

    A 1999 25' MacGregor was just donated to our sea scout crew and the trailer has some rust and bunk issues. I need some pictures of the trailers that came with these boats so we can figure out what to do with the bunks. The current bunks are v shaped instead of long ways with the boat and it...
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    1999 ish 50hp Tohatsu fuel fitting...

    I am part of a sea scout ship 208, we recently were donated a 25 foot macgregot sailboat that suffered some hull damage in a water spout. The boat is a 99 model and has a 50hp Tohatsu outboard on it. Someone cut the fuel line and lost the fitting where the fuel line attaches to the motor and...
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    Sea Scouts of America...

    I'm not sure how many of you have ever heard of the Sea Scouts of America. I know I hadn't heard of them until my 14 y/o daughter came to us and ask if she could join a local troop. They are a branch of the Boy Scouts, but have girls and boys and they teach all about boating and water...
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    Need to replace lower unit Volvo Penta SX Cobra 3868389 1.66 t0810400

    My lower unit is cracked around the propeller. The housing itself is missing a small chunk and has a crack that has started expanding (sorry no pic at the moment, boat is at my parents place). I'm pretty sure there is no way to repair it and started looking for a used replacement today. The...
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    Motor is out, need to do some tune up stuff, need tips

    I'm having a shop do the transom rebuild on our Chris Craft and had the adjacent boat mechanic shop pull the motor for me. If the boat were shaped differently around the motor, I might have tackled the job myself, but I'm a bit too big myself to get in around the motor and unbolt everything and...
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    Transom repair/replace on a 97 Chris Craft Concept 170...

    I've read a lot of the posts on here, but am skeptical about doing this kind of work myself, especially if the repair costs are less than say $3000 for everything I need done. I have a 97 Chris Craft Concept 170 (see pics below). The boat is 16 years old and this is the first major issues...
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    San Jacinto River, east of Houston, TX...

    Not sure how many boaters we have on iboats from the houston area that frequent the San Jacinto River, just thought I'd share a couple pics from this weekend... We normally launch at Goodtimes Marina since it is close to 3 different small beaches...Newport Beach, Down South ATV park/beach, and...
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    Engine Removal 4.3L Volvo Penta with SX Cobra outdrive 96/97 model

    I've got a 97 Chris Craft 170 Concept with the 4.3L Volvo Penta setup and the SX Cobra outdrive. Engine has always ran well and never given me troubles except when the seawater impellar gave out and I overheated it and burned the exhaust boots many years ago. But I've got water getting into...
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    Front of boat too light? Hard to trim out without getting bounce, 17' Concept...

    I have a 97 Chris Craft Concept 17'. It has a 4.3GL Volvo Penta setup with SX Cobra out drive. If I'm out alone or with one other person on the passenger side, sometimes I find it difficult to trim the motor up for maximum speed. Take it up much more than all the way down and the boat starts...
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    4.3L Firing order? Pulled all wires without marking, now I can't get it to crank...

    A few weeks back the engine got really hot because the seawater pump had gone out and I didn't realize it. Regardless when I went to shut it off, it was dieseling, meaning I turned off the key and the engine kept on running. I couldn't figure out what was going on, it ran for over a minute...
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    Need opinions, pics inside

    This is a 97 Chris Craft 17 Concept. 4.3L Vortec Volvo Penta SX Cobra outdrive. When purchased new by my parents, we were told the boat is all fiberglass/plastic, ie no wood in the boat, so nothing to rot. The boat is taking some water in around the motor. When on the water, the bilge pump...
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