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  1. rolmops

    What brand of Cotton socks are still good quality ?

    Do your feet smell so bad that you accuse the socks of being the culprits?
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    Replacing a transom on a 1989 Starcraft Islander.

    The tedious part has started. Disconnecting all the wiring that goes to the kicker and all the wiring that goes through the transom. The kicker outboard stand is waiting in the garage, but for now, It is impossible to push it through the snow. The plan is to do about one hour of work each day...
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    Replacing a transom on a 1989 Starcraft Islander.

    That looks impressive. Until now I always just lowered the new transom into its place and went with the holes in the aluminum frame. I don't think that it will be easy to find a thing like that. I just checked the price. Those things cost $700 + change, which is just about the entire budget that...
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    1989 OMC Cobra exhaust seal

    Those batwing manifolds have been doing fine since 1989, which is about 36 years. It seems that I lucked out on these ones
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    1989 OMC Cobra exhaust seal

    So I took the the exhaust flap out and it was defective. At first, it looked just fine. There were some small burrs on the the holding bar and I polished those out. But then, I took a closer look at the plate and found a small hole. It was big enough to allow water to penetrate under the rubber...
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    Replacing a transom on a 1989 Starcraft Islander.

    That is just what I did on my last transom, except that the boat went from garage kept to being in a slip and with all the humidity that comes along with that I just decided that I need to redo the job so I will have no need to worry about rot
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    Replacing a transom on a 1989 Starcraft Islander.

    Thank you very much! That little google trick you just mentioned took me right to all the correct information.!
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    Replacing a transom on a 1989 Starcraft Islander.

    This thread is sort of a continuation of a coosa discussion. I will try to make this a log of transom rebuilding So after deciding not to use coosa, the next logical choice is marine grade plywood. I considered types of pvc and polyethylene but those did not really appeal to me. The decision to...
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    Redoing a Starcraft Islander transom using Coosa board.

    Ok,thank you all. I guess that takes me back to the drawing board. Oh well, Launch opens in April so there is no hurry. I will open a wooden transom page.
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    1989 OMC Cobra exhaust seal

    All this talk about bad bat wings made me wonder a bit. There are exhaust seals/flaps that are supposed to stop the water from rushing up into the engine. My engine has the bat wings, but I never had a problem. So today I opened up the exhaust and checked the exhaust flaps. They are both...
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    Pink Super Tech (Walmart) -50 RV and Marine ok for engine?? I always thought NO...??

    Yes, why don't you rub it in
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    Pink Super Tech (Walmart) -50 RV and Marine ok for engine?? I always thought NO...??

    The problem with that stuff is that it is very sweet and dogs love to lick it of the ground. And then the dogs die.
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    Redoing a Starcraft Islander transom using Coosa board.

    The Islander is 8 feet wide on the top and it is (if I remember correctly) a bit over 3 feet deep at its center. The marine 3/4 inch plywood is 10 or 12 ply so the 1.5 inch will give at least 20 ply. I guess I'll go that way. I was under the impression that Coosa does not need any treatment...
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    Redoing a Starcraft Islander transom using Coosa board.

    Thank you for your answer, you certainly gave me food for thought. My Starcraft Islander is aluminum. A 1.5 inch 4by8 26 grade is $582 before shipping , it weighs 120 pounds, but according to AI gluing 2 3/4 inch pieces together makes a stronger board. However, my boat has an I/O so transom...
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    Fuel starvation conundrum

    It just occurred to me that you did not inspect the exhaust flaps.
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    Redoing a Starcraft Islander transom using Coosa board.

    This summer I had my boat in a slip instead of always towing it and I love it. At the same time it made me anxious about humidity and wood rotting. When I installed the current transom it was in the middle of covid and I was taking care of my wife ( she passed away). The work was not properly...
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    OMC 4.3 V6 dry joint "batwing" conversion exhaust kit

    Somewhere in these pages there is a comment made by Bondo about mixing Mercruiser and OMC/ Volvo parts. He does not think that it is a good idea. I would go with Bondo's opinion on anything having to do with engines
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    changing from a 2 barrel to a 4 barrel carburetor

    Lou C I sent you a private message
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    changing from a 2 barrel to a 4 barrel carburetor

    I am not overly concerned about the cost. After all, a shroud has no pockets. What is holding me back at this point is removing everything on top of the manifold then replacing the manifold and after that is done,reinstalling everything. That takes quite a bit of time and with the winter coming...
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    Asian Lady Beetles in boat

    Get a large bottle of rubbing alcohol and pour it on a plate situated under the cover of the boat. The alcohol fumes will penetrate the tracheol system of the insects. It will cause dehydration and dissolving of the chitinous layers of the bugs and they will die. It will only work if it is still...
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