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  1. Davetowz

    your opinion

    https://www.mrcool.us/fresh-water-cooling-kits.html Give these guys a call, I installed one of there kits on a similar vintage 350. They have great customer service.
  2. Davetowz

    Trailer ladder?

    Nice thing about converting a boat for diving, the ladder on the swim platform on my boats all reach the ground when on trailer.
  3. Davetowz

    Flotation foam

    I have never seen a boat rot from top down, keep looking.
  4. Davetowz

    Cheapest, easiest, fastest way to paint a crappy fiberglass boat?

    Rustoleum... roll it on or spray it.
  5. Davetowz

    5.7 Automotive Intake manifold

    If you are in Ohio I have a couple cast intakes sitting around.
  6. Davetowz

    Water on carpet floor lower cabin

    Time for the garden hose and start looking for where it is coming in. Have someone drench it while you look around.
  7. Davetowz

    What is wrong with my alternator

    50 Amps is probably full fielded. Agree, check battery or corroded connections.
  8. Davetowz

    canopy

    Probably best to hit up a boat canvas shop and have it made.
  9. Davetowz

    Gas cap replacement

    A picture of tank would help. Is there a manufacturer name on the tank?
  10. Davetowz

    Single axle or dbl

    Need to look at weight of boat and make sure trailer is rated for it. A single axle is sometimes easier to maneuver than a tandem axle.
  11. Davetowz

    It's Time!

    21ft Thompson, strip to bare hull, Complete rebuild with a few modifications. Complete overhaul of all mechanicals and complete rewire. Pretty big project.
  12. Davetowz

    Prop questions

    Pull the prop off and inspect. as for a spare, same as you usually run is probably best.
  13. Davetowz

    Sx-a trim ram rebuild

    Small screwdriver and dental pick.
  14. Davetowz

    alpha 1 gen 2 lower unit repaint

    I shoot rustoleum gloss black with hardener. Looks pretty dang spiffy.
  15. Davetowz

    Tractor steering problem

    Sounds like it. Is there any play in bearings or steering linkage?
  16. Davetowz

    Easiest way to weigh a boat

    Unload the boat. Plenty of info here and on the u tubes on how to. weigh the trailer the reload and weigh. Subtract trailer weight and compare to oem spec.
  17. Davetowz

    Trim cylinder rebuild - Seized inner pin (closest to transom)

    I use oxy acetylene to heat to beat corrosion. BFH to beat it out with correct size punch, then look after disassembly to decide if need to ream oversize, use a bushing and new pin, or can old pin be cleaned up.
  18. Davetowz

    How smooth should hull be when tabbing in stringers

    The stringers don't have to be fair. The concern is more about a rough cut for mechanical bond. Whatever you bond then in with will eat the roughness. Then coving before glass will smooth what needs smoothed. Just make sure clean before each step, and if using epoxy, don;t forget amine blush...
  19. Davetowz

    Perfectly for 15 minutes then, surging, knocking, and jumping tac

    All diagnosis starts with splitting the systems. Look into the 12 step diagnostic procedure. The Gov spent a lot of tax money developing it. Figure out where the problem is then narrow down.
  20. Davetowz

    Cleaning aluminum gas tank

    If the tank is washed well with soaps, drying with a heating element is of no consequence,
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