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I wish I could say I've started the cutting process but I haven't gotten to that point yet. Since I'm flying solo on this, and my truck is in the shop, removing the cap has been a slow process.
I'm...

Two quick questions before i start tearing apart the floor and the stringers.

1. What's the easiest way to take the floor off? I was thinking about using a skill saw at about 1/2 inch to cut as...

I really don’t want to do a stringer repair right at the start of summer but I just can’t risk being out on the water with stringers in bad shape. Not to mention that the last time I put her in the...

I know there are racks with suction cups somewhere, I've seen them around. As for not putting a tower up because of drilling holes, don't worry about it. It's very easy to do.

I adjusted both.

Thanks for the help guys!

Ok, so I was able to manage to get the RPMs down to about 900. I ended up advancing the timing, although I'm not really sure how much since I didn't have my timing light on me, then i was able to...

So I guess its going to be my turn for a stringer repair in the off season. In order to not feel the punch in the gut of buying all the materials all at once I'm going to slowley buy what I can...

If you can't find anywhere for materials, here is a good one

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Yep, definetly understand the financial strain it'll put on you.

Are you going to replace the carpet as well? I'm not sure where you are but I know there are a ton of marine carpet places in the...

351w and I'm using straight 30w with some lucas oil

I agree with cornrickey. If your going to glass the floor, why not spend the extra $30-$40 to get marine ply and really make the floor last. The plywood (even pressure treated) separates pretty...

I wouldn't replace the foam in it. Its good for a little sound proofing but it'll get wet again and wet foam is not good. There's no real need for 3/4" floor but if that's what you want go for it. ...

Hahahahaha

You know what? I forgot all about the choke! Didn't even make an adjustment to it.

Thanks for the link, I'll have to invest in a vacuum gauge sometime soon.

I can rule out the flooding issue. I did have the issue earlier in the summer but I adjusted the floats. I do have the...

Ok, I got everything running nice but i'm idling at about 1700. I have my air/fuel mixture screws 1 and 1/2 turn out but I have my fast idle screw turned so that it's idling that high. If I turn it...

I just got off with the mechanic that helps me out once in a while (nice to have one of those). He said that it was probably the crack in the exhaust manifold (I have a new one now tho). When I got...

well, leakdown test showed everything in the norm. same with the compression test.

Sounds to me that you might have a carb issue. I'm no expert at carbs (and actually had someone rebuild mine b/c i couldn't tune it right), but since its bogging down at top speed it might be a leak...

Look up a post by csuggs for his damper plate replacement. He did a good job on his write up on how to pull the tranny.

For the coupler, maybe use a little wd40 and let it soak in for a few...

Look at the lag bolts on the motor mounts that connect to the stringers. If the spin freely when you turn them with a wrench then they are bad (make sure not to over do it with the turning). IMO,...

Turning it into a cooler! Now why had I never thought of that?!

Haha. It SHOULDN'T be that bad of a job. I had a HORRIBLE time with mine - completely rusted on. But, I agree. Fairly simple task and shouldn't really take that long.

csuggs also has a great...

Thanks wotan.

By the look of the valve cover gasket i'm thinking (hoping) that it's the problem. Leak-down test it is!

Now that I have a clue of how it would have happened, any idea what the...