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leak in floor we had a 34 ft MT on our dock, had the same prob. if you have a tube that the shaft runs through & a packing nut on the inboard end of the tube, the tube will be full of water, if that tube cracks or breaks down, water will get into the hollow keel, and seep up thru the thin...

screwing to cord deck I had to mount some deck chairs to my balsa corded roof on my mainship . here's what I did, got some 1/2 in thick fiberglass board, drilled & counter sunk 1/4 in bolts epoxied through the 1/2 in fg board, then epoxied the fg to the deck where I wanted it . once you have a...

unwelcome guests I live in nj and that's why I keep a hammer handle on the boat !!

thruster I just sold my 34 mainship 1 last year after 16 yrs ,(loved that boat) back in 2014 I instaled a lewmar 185 stern thurster, best thing I ever did ! even with the large rudder it was tough to swing the stern, ( I've had single screw boats for forty yrs.)I'm sure their are better...

heat gun Aim at the head, near the thermostat housing .

bodies Could be worse, found a guy who just jumped off the bridge between NYC &Stain island thought he was a dumby till we saw hair on his ass .good old New YORK harbor !!

water pump If you are SURE you have no leaks in the system, you could have a internal leak in the pump, make sure you are not just filling up your hot water tank.all air out !

oil pump See if you can find an old oil burner pump 110 volt, take out the blower part , change fittings.this has worked for me for 40 yra. O IL MUST BE WARM Just my 2 cents worth

carpet go with green shag looks cool ,and will bring cool chicks !!

A 4 blade prop will be somewhat smother, but it will be a different size ,

prop sing had the same noise on my mainship, drove me nuts . a friend explained what prop sing was, changed the wheel and noise went away, but everything was lined up perfect, could spin shaft from inside with no problem. if your shaft is tight ,& moving up and down , check alignment. or could...

outboard squeeze bulb On my perkins I put a T in my fuel manifold. with shut off and a barb on it. I would shut off all the lines to the tanks, and attach the out end of the ball to the barb, put the in end in a gallon of fuel and shut the valve and open the bleeder on my secondary filter, pump...

67 vet listen to the song ,66 vet country song, bring a tear to your eye ! if you are over 70!

Bad boats All boats are both good & bad, it just depends on what you THINK you need & time, but remember, anything on a boat beats the hell out of going to work !! life is like a roll of toilet paper , the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes!! 7

bad boats all boats are both good & bad it's just a matter of time! imho. depends on what you think you need !

stinkpotters com'on man who don't be liken the smell of diesel in the morning ?

671 dd Check out bus diesel grease monkey.

2700 hp I'M still smelling that same old OB they have indeed gone nuts ! IMHO.

1979 mainship just sold my 1981 ms 1 in nov, good to see op keeping these great boats alive!! mine is now in key west, from new jersey !! original 200 hp perk ! go for ever !!

impeller i also tried one , when i removed it near the season most of the blades were cracked, i think they are to hard

thruster I put a stern thruster on my old 1981 mainship , it was a BIG help, but I think a bow thruster would have been better, I used a lewmar 185 mm ,could be used bow or stern. with different hardware, but since I did it my self it was much easier to mount on stern. but that said I know it...

I just sold my 1981 MS1 sad day, after 15 yrs. boat was near perfect when I sold her. re-core, eng, the whole bit. post questions ,many former old MS members

clean glass try bar keepers friend. only thing worked on my car windshield, rub like hell ! works!!

cup prop eng is not lugging , no black smoke at any speed. most likely buy new prop same size, thanks

cup prop I have a 200hp perkins in a mainship 1. 10 kt boat , but like i said 2350 wot ,book says 2400 wot, so close enough .1.91to 1 gear . type of motor has nothing to do with how I make the prop spin, just want to know if slight cup would help, or not .on small fast boats have much less...