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    18 foot dual console Custom Craft need some information

    Found salvaged components I need, from a similar Custom Craft boat some years ago, for my Custom Craft boat project. I will travel to his place in a couple of weeks and pick up the parts. This will be a huge help on getting the boat ready and safe for my grandchildren (and boat stupid adults) as...
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    18 foot dual console Custom Craft need some information

    Some have been curious about what I paid for the boat (a starting point). I bought the boat at an auction in South Carolina. It was a large lumber mill and this boat was used by the late owner. I found clay pigeons on the boat so I assume the owner shot clays from the boat out on the river, who...
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    18 foot dual console Custom Craft need some information

    Thanks to all for input, help, and offers... I will read them all and take advice good or critical in this project. I never post for things I build or modify like this. But... this is a family boat and I have to make sure what I do is safe and structural sound for many years to come. With this...
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    18 foot dual console Custom Craft need some information

    Most of my experience (I am now 65) is with Evinrude and early Johnson motors. Although a couple of years ago I went through a large Honda 4 stroke for someone. It was actually an auto 4 stroke that required regular valve adjustments and other maintenance. When he got the motor, it sounded like...
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    18 foot dual console Custom Craft need some information

    Yes and on an old neglected engine, that first step can be many hours, days, or even weeks long with a stubborn motor.... I have all the external little cooling lines to replace, 100% replacement of water pump components, a good carb rebuild (I have the kits), new plugs installed. I had to...
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    18 foot dual console Custom Craft need some information

    If you can get a 35 year old engine that has been neglected for 5 years to start at all, there is something finally satisfying to hear that throaty running sound so deep on a garden hose.... I agree...
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    18 foot dual console Custom Craft need some information

    Gentlemen, I found a used 30 gallon poly tank that was originally made in Tennessee buy a manufacturer that supplied many OEM boat manufacturers. The hull shaped tank looks like it was made for the boat. The tank came with a sending unit that test good, but no fuel hoses. Have you priced coast...
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    18 foot dual console Custom Craft need some information

    Thanks Will, my tank has been removed probably when replacing a soft deck in the past. I will have to tear up that deck and make or buy a new tank. The 185hp Evinrude will eat some fuel so a large portable tank in the rear of the boat would be too much weight and a lot of wasted deck space. The...
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    18 foot dual console Custom Craft need some information

    I had been gone for just over a week visiting my grandkids and got back yesterday. I looked as you suggested and there is an access under the deck just as you indicate. The filler on the rear deck upon closer inspection, is marked GAS. There is no hose however connected to that GAS filler neck...
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    18 foot dual console Custom Craft need some information

    The cap in the rear that thought was for a two stroke oil tank, was actually marked GAS but was very faint. I looked under that area yesterday and there is no hose connected to that filler. It would appear that the onboard tank was abandoned or removed all together. I will investigate further in...
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    18 foot dual console Custom Craft need some information

    Thanks for the reply Racerone. I bought the boat at auction in an adjoining state, a couple of hours away. It was part of an estate sale. The big 2 stroke 185 runs pretty good. First thing I did was check compression which was very good, then proceeded with electrical including new plugs, and...
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    18 foot dual console Custom Craft need some information

    I recently purchased a 1991 Custom Craft dual console that measures just about 19' long and has a nice wide beam. The boat is in great shape and has an Evinrude 185 2 stroke that runs but needs the carbs rebuilt and some new hoses etc.. It has already had the oil injection eliminated. I can't...
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