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Recent content by RIturbohonda

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    83 Exciter 19' for sale Make offer

    hey, i'm interested in the hull and all that jazz. Do you have a phone # or email? Thanks!!!
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    Diplomat BUDGET overhaul...

    o, i understand now. Yea, its an idea, but i think i like it the way it is. i still have a few more mechanical things to worry about before i go back to aesthetics. The lightning bolts on the back top deck i gotta do black also, like i did on the side. I have to finish bolting down the...
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    Diplomat BUDGET overhaul...

    between the red and white?? u mean the top of the white? or the waterline?
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    Diplomat BUDGET overhaul...

    The boat is in the water!!! Finally got some of the rigging done, just to get it in the water before the winter. (New england winters suckkk!) So, i know it's not a real expensive restoration, but at least it is on the outside!!! Funny story: The boxes where the stock seats screwed down...
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    Craigslist checkmate new england!

    http://providence.craigslist.org/boa/577885631.html A project if anyone wants to pick one up. Hull doesn't look too bad.
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    Diplomat BUDGET overhaul...

    Oh, the floor, Yes it steps up. i thought you were talking about the deck! haha. But thanks for the compliments guys! Cant wait till spring time when i can get some water shots with an engine on back!
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    Diplomat BUDGET overhaul...

    What do you mean raised bow section? ~Kevin
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    Diplomat BUDGET overhaul...

    a flower pot / moss bed on a trailer! : 200$ Trailer investment: HomeDepot black iron pipe/angle iron for trailer: 40$ Axle/leaf springs/shackles: 250$ (shipped!) Trailer light kit: 30$ trailer jack: 20$ Hitch: 20$ rims/tires: FREE (little bro's stock jeep wheels/tires) Paint and brushes: $15...
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    $4k good price for this??

    he said a 1 year full coverage warrenty. And basically the only exceptions of idiot rules like "oops, i forgot to add oil!" or smashin a skeg on a rock that he wouldn't cover.
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    $4k good price for this??

    I'm not sure of the hours on this engine, but they shop guy is asking $4 thousand. Outboard is a 1991 90degree V4 140hp Evinrude. the price for 4k is a complete rebuild, new pistons, new rings, water pump, etc, everything replaced, bearings and all, rehoned block. The only things he re-uses...
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    Tinted Black windows??

    I'd say get some 5% from Pepboys or Autozone, or a car parts store where your from. Just make sure it's the UV resistant kind, otherwise it'll turn purple and peel and bubble. Your windows are pretty flat, and maybe only one curve, and dont look complex at all. Just cut them to fit perfect...
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    Diplomat overhaul!!! almost done! pics!

    I'm thinking of a 150hp on a jackplate with a rakker or chopper prop, whatever you call them... Still reading up on these forums trying to learn as much as i can for the ideal setup that will work for me.
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    Diplomat Props/Jackplates/150hp

    So if i have a higher HP, can i run a better hole shot and only have speed with upper RPM's?
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    Diplomat overhaul!!! almost done! pics!

    i think it's an 86'. I'm not sure though, i dont have a title, only a bill of sale from a guy from Massachusets. I thought i remembered 86 on the coastguard plate, which was not legible at all. i made out max 150hp and 7 persons, and what i thought was 1986. It was weather faded horribly.
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