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    Building swim platform AKA:WHALETAIL

    Here is a few pics of a swim platform I'm building for my 220. Going to try to keep total weight in under 90#s. Using 3/4" marine fir and kiln dried cypress for the stringers. A buddy is helping me with it, he used to build small boats with his dad, I am just now learning the materials used in...
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    Boat upholstery repair kits

    Seems like I'm gathering "memories" every time I go out and invite another family for a boating trip, in the form of small cuts in my upholstery. What is a proven repair kit to fix small cuts in the vinyl and tears in the piping of my Cobalt interior?
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    Tachometer wiring

    Hi all, I have gone through several tach questions from the search list and have not seen this particular problem. I have an 82 Fisher Marine Marsh Hawk with a 75 horse Johnson, my problem is the tach doesn't work. I have pulled the tach out of the console and there are only two wires coming...
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    Porting the prop

    I have heard this phrase used before but didn't know what it meant. I looked at a ported prop today and it appeared to have 3/8-7/16 dia. holes drilled into the prop behind the blades. I didn't have my calipers with me to measure them. Is the location of these holes(ports) critical? They look to...
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    sluggish 75 Horse

    Hi everyone, I registered a few days ago and would like to say hello and that it's great to be on board. I just had a great weekend in the Gulf of Mexico with my bass boat. I'm running a 75 Johnson (J75TLCNB), I was told it is an '82 model. Some problems are bugging me. It spits back through the...
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