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Bondo replied to the thread Gen 1 305 swap with gen 2 4.3.

Ayuh,...... That depends,..... need the right starter bolt holes, but I believe which ever flywheel it has, the full bobtail...

Jul 14, 2025
nola mike replied to the thread New Winch or Winch Strap?.

IIRC from his shenanigans he does, and is why the boat isn't on the highway :)

Jul 14, 2025
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captmello replied to the thread Decided to replace the decking.

on mine, there was black butyl tape on the crossmembers where the plywood seams were. apparently to keep water from splashing up and...

Jul 14, 2025
FLATHEAD replied to the thread Great loop speed record attempt.

I’ve been following. He was kicking arse till he encountered the first obstacle. He now has parts of his boat held together with JB...

Jul 14, 2025
Bondo reacted to Scott06's post in the thread Gen 1 305 swap with gen 2 4.3 with Like.

I did a 4.3 to 50/305 swap on a 2004 sea ray 200 sport. You need about 4” in front of the 4.3 as the 305 is longer. Side motor mounts...

Jul 14, 2025
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jlh3rd replied to the thread Gauges don't work.

My '06 pontoon did not have daisy chained gauges or accessories. I rewired mine and did daisy chain all switches. The gauges have...

Jul 14, 2025
IslandExplorer replied to the thread 1974 Chieftain 25 "Adventurer" Restoration.

The new 'spun silver' Faria gauges came in. I really like the look of these poking through my seabees crate console.
Jul 14, 2025
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Bill4452 replied to the thread 1998 Volvo/OMC - When shifting to forward, the motor stalls. It runs fine on muffs..

Boat starts right up. Runs fine in neutral.

Jul 14, 2025
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NJboatdude reacted to jerryjerry05's post in the thread Force 85 hp control cable questions with Like.

Make sure the shifter is in Neutral and the gear box is too. Then install the shift cable. The throttle cable: Shifter in Neutral...

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NJboatdude reacted to Nordin's post in the thread Force 85 hp control cable questions with Like.

This is a link to a YouTube video how to connect and adjust the remote control. Paste this in your browser or google it and you should...

Jul 14, 2025
nola mike replied to the thread 1986 Winner Quest 186.

65 gallons seems big. If you want to get an accurate answer you might need to do some tank draining (not that hard) or depending on how...

Jul 14, 2025
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NJboatdude replied to the thread Force 85 hp control cable questions.

Thank you, I think that's a large part of my problem is not realizing what gear the actual outboard is in since I have everything...

Jul 14, 2025
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cyclops222 replied to the thread Draining gas tank questions -- Is this thing a vent? How does my tank look in general?.

DISCONNECT the battery cables before doing any work on or near those wires.

Jul 14, 2025
IslandExplorer replied to the thread 1974 Chieftain 25 "Adventurer" Restoration.

Platform feels pretty solid. Still need to figure how I'm going to mount the kicker motor bracket back there and the additional bracing...
Jul 14, 2025
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Joe217 reacted to Nordin's post in the thread Force 85 hp control cable questions with Like.

This is a link to a YouTube video how to connect and adjust the remote control. Paste this in your browser or google it and you should...

Jul 14, 2025

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