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I have a few soft spots in my transom and have found a product called cpes (clear penetrating epoxy sealer). Does anyone have any experience using this product? The claim is that it will restore structeral strength without having to replace the core material by eliminating the mosture in the wood and sealing, filling voids. Thanks

I have the V800, Where are you located? If close by you can have it for the price of gas used to meet up, or for the price of postage. And maybe a six pack. Dave

To remove the paint try Zip-strip, I used this product and it works great. It comes in a gel form, you brush it on, wait a few minutes. then scrape it off with a plastic drywall knife. When I say scrape that may be an overstatement as the paint will just bubble off. I had no problem with it affecting the gelcoat. Depending on the age of your boat you may want to consider repainting the boat with a quality marine paint vs polish. Get it at any hardware store.

Not familar with volvo outdrives,but had a similar experience with my alfa drive years ago. The lack of lubrication and heat build up in the drive due to low rpm running at trolling speeds over the coarse of many hours may have talking its toll on your forward gear. This is why you still have reverse. On my boat I had to drive in reverse from the lake to marina,pull the boat,remove top cap only to find that the gear, bearings where basicly schorched from heat. If I remember correctly, about an eight hundred dollar repair. I do remember that feeling of trolling all day, pulling lines, powering up and then nothing. Note this does not happen in a day or two but over time. May or not be your problem but this is just what happened to me.

I've had the same sound as you describe for over 15 years on the same setup as you. I have to agree that it is the flappers. On another note my starter also does the same thing as you say, and again its been that way for years.

Hello Santana{great band by the way} I had this problem on my my merc, check the lower shift cable, here is a link to do this, http://www.mercstuff.com Also a lot of info there. I know all about the controlled crash into the dock.

There is a sportpilot autopilot for sale om THE HULL TRUTH for 200.00,Look under fishing and misc for sale. Hope this helps

yet ANOTHER stupid response from ray

My boat has not seen the water in about a year and a half, when I stored it I added a stabilizer to the fuel. Last night I did a little reserch on the internet and found that gas will turn to varnish in about 6 to 8 months. My question is,How do I remove the gas from my tank and what to do with it after it is removed,I think in the 50 to 60 gallon range. Also the article I read states that the tank itself can become coated with this varnish that can flake off at a latter time clogging filters, carb jets etc. What do you guys think?

Be advised that a handheld radio has only 5 or 6 watts of power whereas the normal radio has 25 or so watts of power. That being said, your range is probably 2 or 3 miles with HH 20 to 25 miles with the other. As far as brands go they are pretty much all the same, some have more features than others ie scanning,dsc etc.

Made eight patrols on Navy boomers from 76 until 83