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I have a new to me 1984 Evinrude 90hp VRO. It fires right up and it runs smoothly, but it dies after about 20 seconds. If I keep priming the bulb it stays running, so I figure it is a fuel delivery issue (most likely the fuel pump).
I am at work and I thought about ordering a new...
I am fixing up a 1987 Blue Fin 17' aluminum boat. I am through the tear down stage and its time to repair then rebuild. There are about 30 tiny holes in the bottom of the boat. I don't know what may have caused this. I did a punch test with a screwdriver and aluminum around it isnt brittle at...
Re: 1987 17' aluminum Bluefin resto
Okay so somebody recommended drilling out the holes and using blind rivets. This sounds like a better option than doing some sort of cheesy patchwork. I only want to do it once. I have never worked with rivets before but I guess that's one of the reasons I...
Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 remodel
I am working on the same project! Started this week. I am down to the hull, foam removed. Now I have an issue that I need to address, there are tiny holes in the hull. I turned off the lights in the garage and put a light in the boat, and when I slid...
I have a 1987 Blue Fin 17 footer. Not sure of the exact model. Got it in rough shape, person before me basically removed everything and threw it out. So basically I have a bare aluminum hull on a trailer. Its been dismantled down to the (water logged) foam.
I am planning on removing the foam...
