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    74 Ozark tri hull..what have I gotten myself into..

    Re: 74 Ozark tri hull..what have I gotten myself into.. Ok, the outdrive was remove a few days ago and today I pulled the engine, transom plate, bell housing, and gimbal housing. I built a stand to hold the engine and the outdrive using a pair of furniture dollies connected with 2x4s so I have...
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    Mercruiser 120 Fuel Pump Help!!

    Howdy all,, total boat noob here.. I have a MC 120 with the carter style pump. The pump was bad so I ordered a new one (Sierra brand 18-7278). The new pump has a brass barb fitting on the lower section that from searching tells me it is supposed to go the carb in case of pump failure.. well, I...
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    74 Ozark tri hull..what have I gotten myself into..

    Re: 74 Ozark tri hull..what have I gotten myself into.. OK, I cut the cap off the transom around the corner at the forward edge of the vent box. The area on either side of the engine/outdrive mount is filled with foam, which has been chewed up to make mouse nesting. The inner glass has...
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    74 Ozark tri hull..what have I gotten myself into..

    Re: 74 Ozark tri hull..what have I gotten myself into.. Well, the transom is wet :facepalm: The deeper I get the more outta my comfort zone I get. With it being just me, no help, should I cut the back of the cap, perhaps a foot or so around the corner and onto the side? That way I could work...
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    74 Ozark tri hull..what have I gotten myself into..

    Re: 74 Ozark tri hull..what have I gotten myself into.. Ok! Will do. Thank you again! Here is a drawing (rough) of how it appears to work with the hollow stingers and shows all the drainage holes I've uncovered. I will report back tomorrow!
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    74 Ozark tri hull..what have I gotten myself into..

    Hi everybody.. noob here. Just bought a 74 Ozark tri hull.. I new it had issues, but wow! It started when I noticed a bolt head in the bottom of the ski locker and decided to pull it out.. the song lyric came to mind "and up through the ground came a bubblin crude".. had to cut the bottom out...
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