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    Stringer repair

    1987 Avanti 170DLI . Was going to do some spring work on the boat and pulled up floor for some soft spots only to realize previous owner already halfway replaced floor . Anyways stringers are rottes of course, fiberglass that incases them are still really good and strong. being itbis a 1987...
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    Transom Repair

    Well got the motor out of the 1987 Avanti today the bottom transom around Drain plug up to bottom transom mount bolts is rotted. Looks like i got a job ahead of me this fall .
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    1987 OMC 3.0 Bog

    The boat sat for about 3 weeks and when I would push the throttle all way down it would bog for a while before it would speed up . It has never done that and always been pretty instant on take off. Thinking maybe bad gas so i plan on running some seafoam through it this week and see if that...
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    Skeg Repair

    Was on the lake today and found a rock that wasnt marked like the others in the area. Needless to say i lost my prop and most of my skeg and got water seeping in around where sterndrive mounts but no fiberglass damage that i can find. my question is do those bolt on skeg repair deals work and...
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    Gouges

    Got about 3 small gouges, 2 on bottom and one on bow . Looking to patch them and have been looking at Marinetex or Loctite Marine Epoxy . Which is better? Biggest one is maybe 3/4" wide and to the fiberglass from my son loading a little fast and hit bow on trailer. Have been reading good about...
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    Fuel Gauge Issues

    Gauge isnt working, ran a jumper from negative on battery to sending unit wire to gauge and it pegged gauge out but it stuck there even after removing wire. Would issue be in gauge or sending unit?
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