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Recent content by a36pilot

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    Hello New Checkmate Here !!!!!!

    Yes, replace the fuel pump bolted on the block. Good luck.
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    Hydrulic steering- filling/ purging? Seastar

    BADBK. Read my post, I did not just suggest a funnel, it was a funnel with a hose attached to the filler adapter. There is no way air can get in if you keep the fluid visibly in the hose. Imagine doing this on a 70 houseboat. Thats alot of hose to clear using the brake bleeding method. Now...
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    Hydrulic steering- filling/ purging? Seastar

    I have not read the directions for sea-star, but I have read the instructions and followed them to a tee for another older brand. You will need a fill hose with a adapter as well as some small clear tygon or vynil tubing just big engough to fit over the blead fittings on the cylinder and some...
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    Hello New Checkmate Here !!!!!!

    Oh, and original parts from Mike at Checkmate, as well there is few supporting vendors here.
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    Hello New Checkmate Here !!!!!!

    With gasoline going into the engine, I would suspect the manual fuel pupmp as first cause. Its possible for the carb to put some fuel in the oil but not likely much or while running. Most likely dry rotted diaphram on pump dumping directly into engine. Also, You may not know this, but the...
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    " For Sale" Dont be a fool TWICE

    So what was the GPS speed on that boat? Someone here knows for sure.
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    building seats

    No way. Stainless staples in a boat or any open environment. Seen and owned too many re-upholstered boats with regular staples. Lost a sun pad cover due to rusted staples. Nice to know that about silicone Groudnloop. Explains alot of why things never quite worked like I expected after...
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    Weird Steering Issue

    How about trim tabs? Do you have them? Are they working correctly? For it to lean like that, that sounds like one tab is down some. As far as the wondering at idle. It is what it is brother, get used to it and try not to oversteer very small corrections or none at all if the desired...
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    A couple problems for the experts

    P-factor is correct that is what causes that. That is an aeronautical term sounds like you may be a pilot. Get used to it. Plan for it. When I go to dock, I steer toward the dock at about a 45deg angle, then reverse and cut the wheel to where the outdrive is pulling the back of the boat...
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    pitting in gelcoat

    The only real remidy is to entirely grind out the blisters and then re-gel the hull. I think what may happen is the blisters freeze over winter which further expands the gelcoat that is now very brittle from the cold and causes the gel to pop off where the gel was. However, the blisters are...
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    pitting in gelcoat

    Has it sat in the water for long periods of time? I noticed small "pits" int the gel coat of another boat caused by osmosis or pox or blisters that only partially devoloped before popping/pitting the gel coat.
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    Miracle Product For Floor Strengthening?

    Tell you from experience. Deal with it now and save yourself replacing the entinre floor plus stringers. I started out with one little soft spot that I was going to deal with in the fall. Forgot about it in the fall and then cleaned the boat for the season the following spring, thats when I...
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    What does it take for Checkmate to respond??

    I called Mike about new skins in March. Called him back a week later and placed the order. Should be recieving them in the next week or so. Second set of skins I have ordered from CM. I also replaced some dash trim, rub-rails and other things on a previous CM. Never a problem with gettting...
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    To pad or not to pad Starlflight

    So should both sides be different? Is that by design, or was that sloppy mold making? How much effort should be made on this when I don't plan on running huge power and speeds up into the 80's? I'd just like to do what is needed while its upside down. But I'd love to be running 60's seems...
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    Starflite reassembly

    Well if this is the third time I sent this message to you, sorry I was having computer problems. I sprayed the bottom Sunday afternoon. I uused the Duratec additive mixed with gelcoat at a 1 to 1 mixture. Came out nice with little orange peel and not very much sanding. I'm nearly complete...
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