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Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair / Re: Getting paint off Gel Coat
« on: August 31, 2015, 05:12:27 PM »
I used oven cleaner on mine, that's what I heard from here. Worked great.
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WTB / Re: spare wheels/tires
« on: August 31, 2015, 11:36:06 AM »This is what the rim looks like
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what is the lug pattern and size of the tire? and how much?
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The No Wake Zone / Re: What did you do to your boat today?
« on: August 30, 2015, 04:21:15 PM »
Did a little bit of polishing. I have a lot to do now. Not a fan of shiny stuff but I guess since it's there I may as well make it look decent.
Also helped Johnny make some covers for this holes in his hull where the thru transom exhaust was. And by help I mean moral support and I shined this one up before I took the pic. Haha.
Garrett
Also helped Johnny make some covers for this holes in his hull where the thru transom exhaust was. And by help I mean moral support and I shined this one up before I took the pic. Haha.
Garrett
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Lower River / Re: Blythe 2015 what's up?
« on: August 30, 2015, 04:12:03 PM »
What do we need to park up there. Just a sand spike or an anchor and spike? Last time we were up there we were beached inside goose.
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Hulls / Waikiki? anybody know anything about this hull?
« on: August 30, 2015, 03:24:20 PM »
My buddy is about to buy a boat, it is a 78 18" waikiki bubbledeck. I found that it is a copy of a Kona. Does anybody know anything about this hull?
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Lower River / Re: Blythe 2015 what's up?
« on: August 30, 2015, 01:51:24 PM »I'm pretty positive we were up there at Memorial day. We will be up for sure probably every day.
Garrett
[/quote. We will to post a picture of your boat.
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can't miss it. it's kinda purple, has a loud but slow and kind of shiny olds with a tunnel ram. will also have an american flag on it, like my avatar.
mine is on the left. johnny in the middle. our friend todd on the right. all 3 should be out, unless todd flakes.
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Lower River / Re: Blythe 2015 what's up?
« on: August 30, 2015, 01:03:40 PM »
I'm pretty positive we were up there at Memorial day. We will be up for sure probably every day.
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Lower River / Re: Blythe 2015 what's up?
« on: August 30, 2015, 10:29:29 AM ». We most of the time go up River just pass goose. But where are you guys coming from on the river
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Johnny has a place at the neighbors Blvd bridge. It's about a 30-40 minute ride up river to the Riviera. Where is goose flats? I thought that was down river from the riviera.
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Lower River / Re: Blythe 2015 what's up?
« on: August 30, 2015, 09:40:58 AM »
We are headed up Thursday morning, coming home Tuesday. My last weekend in my 20s, yay. Not. I think we are going to cruise up to the Riviera Thursday afternoon or Friday depending on who is out.
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The No Wake Zone / Re: What did you do to your boat today?
« on: August 29, 2015, 04:25:18 PM »So why do you need to limit the voltage to the coil? Is it not a12 volt coil?
So think about this.
Here is a scenario. You are sitting in the boat, car, whatever. You turn on the ignition key and leave it on with the engine not running. The points are closed. What's happening?
There is 12 volts going to the positive side of the coil, the other side is grounded.
The coil is filled with oil and literally had a coil of wire sitting in it. This wire is heating up because of the wattage being consumed. Until. ... Boom! It either explodes or catches fire.
The resistor eats up that wattage in this case. It protects the coil from this danger.
That's virtually it.
GT
Wow, I never knew that. Thank you. Mine is now sitting in the bag with the points system and the coil.
Just need to set the timing and she should be good.
Garrett
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The No Wake Zone / Re: What did you do to your boat today?
« on: August 29, 2015, 03:27:08 PM »Just an honest question. Do you know what the resistor is for?
Many do not.
If the instruction sheet says you can delete it, I say your fine.that being said, if you still have the points plate, throw it in the toolbox and simply bypass the resistor, be a snap the swap back to points potentially saving the vacation in case of a failure.
JMO
GT
What does it do? I thought it limits the voltage to the coil.
I do have the points that came it, it's brand new as well as the coil too. I'll keep them in the tool bag in the boat.
Garrett
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The No Wake Zone / Re: What did you do to your boat today?
« on: August 29, 2015, 01:48:49 PM »
got her fired up. now here's a stupid question. do i need to keep the ballast resistor? I left it in there because I thought i needed it but I was under the impression that by going this way I would be able to get rid of it and get full voltage to the coil.
The paper that came with the coil said that with a 1.5ohm coil (which I have) that I am to remove the resistor. I just don't want to mess anything up.
Garrett
The paper that came with the coil said that with a 1.5ohm coil (which I have) that I am to remove the resistor. I just don't want to mess anything up.
Garrett
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Jet Pumps / Re: Loader question
« on: August 29, 2015, 01:23:58 PM »In fact, this is what we think of rock grates. We don't serve their kind here. They have to wait outside.
In that case, I'll be seeing you on Monday.
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Jet Pumps / Re: Loader question
« on: August 29, 2015, 12:57:16 AM »
Here's a crappy pic of what I'm working with. Sorry, not trying to hijack this post, just trying to learn.
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Jet Pumps / Re: Loader question
« on: August 29, 2015, 12:50:19 AM »
Since this is loader talk, can I ask a newbie question? What is "unloading"?
I'm already planning to have B1 build me a loader but I need to see what mine will do as is with the angle iron thing that is in my intake right now.
Garrett
I'm already planning to have B1 build me a loader but I need to see what mine will do as is with the angle iron thing that is in my intake right now.
Garrett
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The No Wake Zone / Re: What did you do to your boat today?
« on: August 29, 2015, 12:33:01 AM »A wealth of info....knowledge...AND....appears to be a cool person to boot, doesnt have his head up his ass. One of 7many on this site. Respect !
.I haven't come across a bad person or bad advice from this site.
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The No Wake Zone / Re: What did you do to your boat today?
« on: August 28, 2015, 11:24:07 PM »I call those "Chinese work once" distributors. Wouldn't give you a dime for a truckload.
JMO
So I'm good with my pertronix conversion? Thank you. Neverending supply of information from this site. You especially, GT.
Garrett
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The No Wake Zone / Re: What did you do to your boat today?
« on: August 28, 2015, 11:09:57 PM »To heck with that... It's called eBay!
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=160865790706&globalID=EBAY-US
Oldsmobile HEI Distributor 50,000V 50K Coil 455 w/ Adjustable Vaccum Advance
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$45?!?! Someone tell me if that is better than the conversion.
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The No Wake Zone / Re: What did you do to your boat today?
« on: August 28, 2015, 10:48:39 PM »To heck with that... It's called eBay!
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=160865790706&globalID=EBAY-US
Oldsmobile HEI Distributor 50,000V 50K Coil 455 w/ Adjustable Vaccum Advance
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Pertronix electronic conversion. We'll see how it goes tomorrow.
Garrett
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The No Wake Zone / Re: What did you do to your boat today?
« on: August 28, 2015, 04:49:52 PM »
Someone come help me.
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The No Wake Zone / Re: What did you do to your boat today?
« on: August 28, 2015, 10:34:52 AM »
Goodbye points. Also got some fuel line to cover my cracked control cables. Now if I could ever get off this never ending work shift I could go home and install it.
Garrett
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: rebuild time
« on: August 28, 2015, 08:28:41 AM »
I take it is adjustable? Can it be adjusted on the fly? Sorry for all the questions, just learning new stuff over here.
Garrett
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: rebuild time
« on: August 28, 2015, 06:45:25 AM »Running really high quality valve cover gaskets with non vented covers and a vacuum pump to an oil separator works too....
Hey, it's only money, more importantly, not mine...
GT
Just for chits and giggles, what would the vacuum pump and oil separator run?
Garrett
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: rebuild time
« on: August 27, 2015, 02:04:59 PM »
Basically it just helps drain oil from the top of the heads?
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: rebuild time
« on: August 27, 2015, 09:00:24 AM »Are the heads drilled and tapped for oil returns into the pan?
The sound of a high volume pump in an Olds scares me.
Where do you drill and tap them?
Garrett