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    Need technical help with a new to me boat... :)

    in This Old Boat

    Posted · Edited by Kuba

    Purchased a boat from a member of this board, and need some help identyfying stuff etc... :)

     

     

    1. Motor was stored on the "right" side, nothing leaked. Once i started lifting it up to put in on the bracket, oil came out of this hole. What is that hole? Not a lot came out, just a little

     

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    2. Cable coming out of that downrigger is not labeled. Im trying to make these plug and play with plugs and receptacles. Any difference where the positive and negative go? these are old Canon 10As.

     

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    3. What kind of an outdrive is it? besides being a Mercruiser. Any problems with these?

     

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    4. The troilling motor has a hole where it sits on the bracket, im assuming it is for a permanent attatchment. Can a bracket like that be drilled through? I don't trust these butterfly screws.

     

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    Thanks Guys!

    Propane Outboards?

    in This Old Boat

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    I just filled up my 08 2500 silverado with propane at .56 cents per litre;) with a 6L v8 it costs me 56$ to drive 300miles ;) lpg kicks butt!!!

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    Need some advice on a purchase of a new boat (1987) :)

    in This Old Boat

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    Found a boat that i would like to use for the season, or maybe two. Its a 1987 Crestliner Phantom, all aluminum, 3.0 OMC. Comes with a matching original trailer. Here is a pic of a same model, but with an outboard.

    http://tandmmarine.com/boats/Used%20Boats/17ft_crestliner_phantom_001/Used%20Boat%20-%2017%20ft%20crestliner%20phantom%20170/resources/images/medium/_1095591869.jpg

     

    here is the trick, the guy is asking 4200$, it is a one owner boat, both boat and trailer look MINT, and i mean MINT. He kept it all the time in the garage on the trailer etc... Guy is in his 80s and claims he is done with fishing etc.

    He has other toys in his garage so i can believe that he kept it inside all the time.

     

    The only thing that im worried about is that OMC "thing". Hours on the boat are unknown. There seems to be a cult of OMC fanatics, on the other hand, people tell me to run from that boat. From what i read over the last two nights OMCs were pretty good when serviced once a year, parts are still available and i can purchase a rebuild unit cheap as well. The 3L engine is a chevy engine and apparently parts are CHEAP and these things are easy to fix. My buddy is a mechanic so im not worried about the engine.

     

    What are your opinions on that OMC montser?

     

    I really like the boat, its not too big not too small, if OMC fails, can it be easily modified to host an outboard?

     

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