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    Where to go to look at possible Transom repair

    last fall I was in your shoes with finding bad drain tubes. I removed, replaced and resealed all transom penetrations (main motor and kicker bracket bolts, scupper and splashwell tubes and swim platform hardware) and alum angle trim, and rebedded bilge garboard drain. Finding no wet wood was a...
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    New Guy

    I have the same 150 motor as you and the standard muffs don't work well, you need the dual muffs like these ( http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-D ... uct/58531/ ) But be careful, they break easy and BPS only warrants them for a year
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    Windshield replacement??

    http://www.marineglassspecialties.com/H ... ement.html here's the place my glass came from, they had it in stock and shipped right away.....the owner was very helpful and knowledgeable
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    Windshield replacement??

    Barry, did you still need help with the glass replacement? I just recently replaced the front drivers side with tempered glass on mine.
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    greasing manual steering on 208

    On some boats the cable end under the dash can be taken off and pulled back while disconnecting and pulling out at the motor tube......then clean out the motor tube using a brass 12ga shotgun brush
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    Where is my sending unit?

    IIRC disconnecting pink wire will show empty tank (as previously mentioned) and touching the pink wire directly to ground will show a full tank....if that works then your sending unit is n/g. And it's not a big deal to pull the tank cover, assuming someone didn't use a sealer too strong (like...
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    Brass Drain Install

    I did the same for my scupper drains and splashwell drains. It's a good feeling when they look new again
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    Tournament instrument panel

    Several places make custom panels.......not sure about prices http://www.thehulltruth.com/new-wire-ma ... mages.html http://www.thehulltruth.com/internation ... nteed-133/
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    Hydraulic steering, 95, 223 Tournament

    Did ya do it?
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    Windshield Wipers Hitting New Enclosure 272 Sailfish

    Most decent marine wiper motors can be adjusted for sweep angle and left or right park internally in the gear mechanism easily http://schmittongaromarine.com/products ... nformation maybe the company that did the install did not adjust the sweep properly
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    Transom Damage?

    I have a 1992 GW 19 and seeing these type of posts prompted me to do some preemptive maintenance this past few weeks while it was being prepared for winterization My transom didn't see any visual signs of water damage yet but pulling off the motor, motor trim and all penetrations to reseal all...
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    Hydraulic steering, 95, 223 Tournament

    I just completed a cable conversion to hyd baystar system this weekend on my '92 190 tournament. I had the same rust/corrosion problem with the old cable setup. Not a difficult conversion, I should've done it sooner. Works sweeeeet :D While I was at it ended up pulling motor and resealing...
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    Some running shots of my 1988 190 Tournament

    Oh My.......She's a beauty :mrgreen:
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    Windshield dimensions???

    I priced out a replacement glass (front drivers side) last year on my 1992 tournament 19.....$300 plus shipping from Marine Glass Specialty, Odessa, FL ( http://marineglassspecialties.com/ )......they have the patterns for the older GW's I ended up putting a piece of acrylic in temporarily from...
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    Cleaning Connections Behind Switch Panel

    If it was mine, I'd cut off and replace the female connectors, clean/sand the males and coat the mating parts in silicon dielectric grease and fugetabowtit
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    CANVAS UPGRADES

    Here's my add on....I love it to keep off leaves and pine needles and keep it dry
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    Recommended Canvas for Tournament 19 on mooring

    Forgot to mention it is a 1992....190 Tournament
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    Recommended Canvas for Tournament 19 on mooring

    Here's a peak at my new bow cover and cockpit (mooring) cover that was custom made with sunbrella I had the old bow cover for a pattern but the canvas guy made up the cockpit cover using all the original snaps Fits great, bone dry inside
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    New Radio Needed - Any recommendations?

    I have a GX1600 hooked up with my Garmin 546s using the NMEA 083 wires provided....works great :mrgreen: Don't know if it was mentioned here but the polling function is awesome on these newer radios. If you have another boater with the same polling functions in their VHF, all it takes is to...
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    What does everyone do for a living?

    hydraulic machinist/welder