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  1. brewern

    How should I price my project boat for sale?

    I know it's against the forum rules to post items for sale on iBoats, and if my question about how to price it is against the rules, then, moderators, feel free to delete this thread. So, I recently started pulling the floor out of our boat to do a full renovation, and I still may. But, the...
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    Suggestions on how to proceed replacing stringer

    Another pic, showing my bow, and where the stringer is. The stringer is rotten all the way up to where I've cut out so far. I was hoping I could cut the stringer right there, and sister it to a new stringer, but you and I both know that would be a sketchy solution. So, I definitely think I need...
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    Suggestions on how to proceed replacing stringer

    Due to a job change, I no longer have access to my old email, so I can't reset my old password on my regular account on here. So, this is actually "brewern": http://forums.iboats.com/member/338314-brewern Ok, so, you can read about our 1986 Chapperal here...
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    Can not access old email account

    Due to a job change, I can no longer access my old email account, which I used to sign up here originally. So, I can't retrieve or change my old password. Can a moderator help me? My old account is "brewern". Thanks!
  5. brewern

    What kind of battery should I be using?

    Last year, I purchased an older Chaparral run about, with an 80 HP outboard on it. I can get the exact year when I get back home, for now assume mid 80's. I've attached a picture if that helps. Let me also preface this with the fact I'm still a noob when it comes to boats. I had a friend give...
  6. brewern

    Oops, I broke something. What is it?

    I was pulling the carburetors tonight to rebuild them, and I broke a piece of plastic that looks rather important. Can anyone clear up what this is, and what I need to order? Should that metal tube have come out? This is a Mercury 80 outboard, off of a 1986 Chapparral. Thanks!
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    What is this upper unit? Pre-Alpha Gen 1?

    It came off of my 1980 Rinkerbuilt 17' runabout. Was running a 25L 120HP GM 4 cylinder. I think the outdrive was from 1979. I understood it to be an Alpha One, Gen 1, but I found the link below here on the forum. Outdrive Identification And now I'm thinking it's a pre Alpha, Gen 1. Any advice...
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    Advice on preparing my new to me Mercury 80

    With all the great advice from this forum, we recently purchased our second boat. It's a 17' 1986 Chaparral Runabout with a 1983 Mercury 4 Cylinder 80HP . It had been sitting about 3 years in a garage without running, but with a little starter fluid and some cajoling, it sprang to life. It was...
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    Should I worry about E85/ethanol in my older motor?

    We recently purchased a 1986 Chapparral bow rider with a 80HP Mercury outboard. The engines starts up and runs good. It was pretty smoky at first after having sat in a garage for a few years, but it fired up after cranking a bunch. But that got me to thinking about modern day fuels and the...
  10. brewern

    Which boat should we buy? Advice please

    Re: Which boat should we buy? Advice please Cleaned her up today, checked over the engine really good. She's a beauty and the engine runs great. Now to get it registered and out on the water! Can't wait! Thanks for the help everyone!
  11. brewern

    Which boat should we buy? Advice please

    More importantly, which boat shouldn't we buy? We recently have started parting out the old boat, it's just not worth fixing. So, it's time to buy a new one. We have a budget of around $2K. Below are some of the boats we are looking at, and I would appreciate your input on why to or not to buy...
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    Where to sell boat parts?

    I have decided to part out my 1980 Rinker run about, and I've sold some of the smaller engine pieces on eBay, but I'm having a hard time moving the larger pieces, like the outdrive for example. Is there a place on iboats to sell boat parts? Even though I have it listed on multiple Craigslists...
  13. brewern

    Let's play "Name that engine!" (Help please!)

    Re: Let's play "Name that engine!" (Help please!) Here you go:
  14. brewern

    Let's play "Name that engine!" (Help please!)

    Re: Let's play "Name that engine!" (Help please!) I measured the cylinder diameter, and it's about 3.75 inches. As I understand it, this means I don't have a 3.0, and therefore must have a 2.5. Would you concur?
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    Let's play "Name that engine!" (Help please!)

    Re: Let's play "Name that engine!" (Help please!) Here's some pictures that might help. Engine in the boat: Obviously a Mercruiser right? Serial plate on the valve cover, not above the starter where it belongs: Lower Unit: Engine removal: Parts for eBay?
  16. brewern

    Let's play "Name that engine!" (Help please!)

    Please help me identify my boat engine! Here's the deal. Last year, with very little understanding of boats or boat engines, and a small budget of $1500, we set out to find a runabout. After thousands of ads, we found a cool little vintage 17' Rinkerbuilt Runabout with an OMC Sterndrive (Wait...
  17. brewern

    Where to buy a 3.0 OMC Sterndrive???

    Re: Where to buy a 3.0 OMC Sterndrive??? I'll just start a new thread with better misinformation. Thanks for all the help everyone. Yep Checkmate, this is the same one. Here's the outdrive, SEI06: I'll post a link to the new thread here once it's up. I have to run out for a bit right now.
  18. brewern

    Where to buy a 3.0 OMC Sterndrive???

    Re: Where to buy a 3.0 OMC Sterndrive??? I was under that impression too, but now I'm starting to wonder... what setup do I have? Can anyone ask questions that I can answer to confirm exactly what setup I have? Maybe I have a Frankenstein setup! I have a ton of pictures from beginning to my...
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    Where to buy a 3.0 OMC Sterndrive???

    Re: Where to buy a 3.0 OMC Sterndrive??? I fear though, that the model number may not be the correct one. In my researching I was asked to provide the serial number, which I could find on a plate above the starter. Well, the plate isn't there. Instead, it was on the valve cover, and looked...
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    Where to buy a 3.0 OMC Sterndrive???

    I'm in the process of overhauling my 1980 Rinkerbuilt Runabout, and I'm starting to wonder if I should continue rebuilding my engine, or find a good used/rebuilt one. I've had a blast breaking down the engine, but now it's time to start spending the money. Since everything is off now, I could...
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