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    Harbor Freight folding trailer for towing a little dinghy/kayaks on the freeway?

    Hello, all, I have a little 12' aluminum dinghy and some kayaks that I currently strap down to my lumber rack on my truck. However, I am downsizing cars to something without a lumber rack (subaru outback). I'm trying to figure out of something like one of those little $400 harbor freight...
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    testing... having trouble posting in Trailers and Towing....

    Just testing a post here. Keep trying to post in Trailer and Towing, but doesn't seem to be showing up in the forum... not sure why. Any help would be appreciated... seems to go through, but doesn't show up in the forum, and when I try to re-create it, it says that my previous message has been...
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    Trying to track down ignition coil for 1980 Evinrude 4hp

    Hello, I am having issues with my 1980 Evinrude 4hp, and I isolated the problem down to one of my coils. I think I've found a few candidates but I just want to make sure they're correct and ask a question. When I look up my engine (E4WCSS), I get the old coil (which is what I have, and it's...
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    Best starter for GM 6-cyl pre-alpha 165 horse Mercruiser?

    I finally got a chance to bench test my starter and it's... not in good shape. Looking for recommendations for new starters, I've seen people mention like the.... PMCR? PMRC? Something like that? But I can't find any threads that mention it now, and I also didn't see that type/brand when I...
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    Pre-alpha (MC-1) mercruiser 165 not turning over

    Hello all, I've been working on my mercruiser for a few months now and I finally made some headway. Made a triumphant post about it but it turns out I spoke too soon! Now I'm back to having different issues, so I'm back to a new post about what's going on :) Last issue was turning the key...
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    Problem with pre-alpha (MC-1) mercruiser 165 -- not starting?

    Hi Chris, Thanks for the reply... that's what it sounds like to me, too. Really hoping it's just the solenoid or the starter and not like a hydrolocking issue. I went in yesterday to try and sort out the issue, and my manual says that the starter is right under the solenoid (on my motor, its a...
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    Problem with pre-alpha (MC-1) mercruiser 165 -- not starting?

    Hi Bt Doctur, I tried to follow the directions you gave in this diagram: I took this as, I should jump the main terminal (on the left) and basically follow the green line in order to jump it to the terminal on the right with the yellow wire coming out of it. You can kind of see it in the...
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    probably dumb question, but "overflow port" dumping gas?

    Hi all, I am having a problem with what I assume is an overflow port for my gas tank. I've never actually noticed this thing before, but it's like a little nub coming off of the starboard side of my boat, near the stern, pretty high above the waterline. I'm not 100% sure when this started...
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    Problem with pre-alpha (MC-1) mercruiser 165 -- not starting?

    Thank you all for the replies. @scottdanforth: I took your advice and cleaned everything as best I could... it really needed it, but still no dice on the motor. @Tyeeman: I tried a deadblow to the starter, but didn't get any change. I was being pretty gentle, but I'm gathering that gentle...
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    Problem with pre-alpha (MC-1) mercruiser 165 -- not starting?

    Hello all, I'm having some issue with my inboard, and I'm hoping that you all might be able to provide me with a starting point to tracking down the issue. Everything worked fine about 6 months ago, but things have sat unused since then. Went out to start it up the other day and turned the...
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    Stupid Question about 14' Sears Seaking vertical storage

    I've seen two people mention supporting the transom with a piece of wood... what exactly does this mean? I'm imagining just putting a 2x4 under the transom where it touches the ground.... something like this? Thanks!
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    Stupid Question about 14' Sears Seaking vertical storage

    Hi all, I have a pretty dumb question about storing a 14' sears/montgomery ward seaking aluminum boat upright against the side of my house. I've seen people just tip them up and lean them up against a house or shed or whatever, and I finally tried it for the first time myself yesterday. In my...
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    Any use for old bow cover aluminum?

    Hello, maybe 10 years ago I took the bow cover off an old.... alumacraft? Some 17 foot aluminum that I've now forgotten what it was but used open for years and then sold a long time ago. I have the aluminum bow cover, the support struts that were holding it up, and the light/cleats...
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    Hello! New member/boater with questions about aluminum fishing dinghies :)

    Hi everyone, I am a new member here (kind of.... I had made an account a while back but lost access along with my dead laptop, ha), and a relatively inexperienced boater. I have some questions about aluminum fishing dinghies! Some background: I have been boating for a long time, but I...
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