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Sorry this first post got longer than anticipated: 
Hello fellow MC enthusiasts... been lurking here for a few weeks now.... offline of course, as the search feature and old threads are golden for me. thought i'd join so i could ask a few specific questions...knowing that some have probably been done-to-death over time.
I bought a 1984 MC, powerslot, when i was about 19 (49 now). was in college, working part-time construction, still living with my folks, and bless them, they were cool enough to let me buy a used MC. Anyway.... the boat is in pretty good condition, things considered...
i "dug it out" a few weeks ago, as it's been largely untouched for 10 years, got a mechanic and got it running again. still needs a little love on some things, the Holley for one, and the tranny has what sounds like a fight-club going on inside the bell...from what i can tell, it sounds like the damper plate is shot, so that's next on the list.
Couple of smaller things i want to begin to bring life back to, if ya'll indulge me
1. the bilge pump and float switch: up until a couple days ago, the pump/impeller would run but not bale water. Odd to me. I blew out the hose, as it likely had some old trash in it, but the pump has now quit altogether. So, i'll be replacing that and the float switch. to my question; why would the impeller have worked...but not pump water? there really wasn't a great deal of trash in the line, IMO.
2. my interior was redone about 10-12 years ago...still holding on pretty good. the wood behind the side rails is garbage though. I'm less an upholsterer than i am mechanic..but is it as simple as pulling the staples/removing all the rotted wood and stapling the side rails to some new lumber? I tend to oversimplify things at times...
thanks for the help you fellows have provided thus far, w/o the benefit of knowing it, and thanks for any responses you may have here.
Croc
Hello fellow MC enthusiasts... been lurking here for a few weeks now.... offline of course, as the search feature and old threads are golden for me. thought i'd join so i could ask a few specific questions...knowing that some have probably been done-to-death over time.
I bought a 1984 MC, powerslot, when i was about 19 (49 now). was in college, working part-time construction, still living with my folks, and bless them, they were cool enough to let me buy a used MC. Anyway.... the boat is in pretty good condition, things considered...
i "dug it out" a few weeks ago, as it's been largely untouched for 10 years, got a mechanic and got it running again. still needs a little love on some things, the Holley for one, and the tranny has what sounds like a fight-club going on inside the bell...from what i can tell, it sounds like the damper plate is shot, so that's next on the list.
Couple of smaller things i want to begin to bring life back to, if ya'll indulge me
1. the bilge pump and float switch: up until a couple days ago, the pump/impeller would run but not bale water. Odd to me. I blew out the hose, as it likely had some old trash in it, but the pump has now quit altogether. So, i'll be replacing that and the float switch. to my question; why would the impeller have worked...but not pump water? there really wasn't a great deal of trash in the line, IMO.
2. my interior was redone about 10-12 years ago...still holding on pretty good. the wood behind the side rails is garbage though. I'm less an upholsterer than i am mechanic..but is it as simple as pulling the staples/removing all the rotted wood and stapling the side rails to some new lumber? I tend to oversimplify things at times...
thanks for the help you fellows have provided thus far, w/o the benefit of knowing it, and thanks for any responses you may have here.
Croc
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