Re: [OMC-Boats] rub rails

They're pretty easy to replace and should still be plentiful though I've not been able to find any red ones.  Black is widely available.  Pull it out where the seam is to measure it and order it online or through one of the catalogs.

-Bill
Dallas, TX
1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 Buick V6 - OMC Sterndrive
http://www.photobucket.com/evinrude_explorer

--- On Fri, 10/30/09, BC Howk <bchowk@...> wrote:

From: BC Howk <bchowk@...>
Subject: [OMC-Boats] rub rails
To: omc-boats@...
Date: Friday, October 30, 2009, 12:14 PM

Oct 30, 2009 07:35:33 AM, omc-boats@... wrote:

 were very nice. I replaced the carb. on the boat only to find the original carb had a cracked rubber vacuum plug that I bet was the problem all along - will eventually put the old carb back on (with the new plug) to see if I am right. Will use the other carb as a spare. Did not get to use my Big Daddy slalom ski I got for father's day - well maybe next year. It is made for us older larger guys - I really am out of shape for that kind of thing but old habits die hard. I started working on my second Rogue this spring. I got it out of storage and took it to the car wash and hit it with some power spray which makes it look much better already. Keep in mind I have had both 1969 Rogues since 1982. I'm a late bloomer with these boats. It has the wrong stern drive on it (the motor and intermediate housing are correct) - it has a 120 -155hp 4 bolt cap which is 1967 vintage. I took it off and have been rebuilding it this summer wondering whether to keep it as a
 spare or letting it go. I finished the rebuild and put it on my first Rogue (it fits without problem). I took it out yesterday - it ran fine but is not geared for that larger boat. It is kinda like a 411 rear end - it gets out the hole great but I still have plenty of throttle left but I felt like I would be pushing the drive too hard to go faster - didn't want to blow up all that hard work. Its running a new stainless prop -19 pitch.I will drain the fluids soon just to see if there is any water leaking into the drive. It has a small leak at the top seal that I will have to check out. I will sell it on ebay. Anybody interested let me know. It is too nice to part out. It has one chip in the anticavitation plate and thats about it - it has a nice skeg. I puchased another drive for the second Rogue several years ago - it came out of Michigan off a same year Rogue. I will clean it up and put it on Rogue #1 to see if it runs. I will need to do a lot of work
 on the second boat. I will probably start by pulling the engine and cleaning it up, assuming it will run. I will probably spend the winter rebuilding the wiring harness. The boat will need a new floor and seats redone etc etc which I will do next year and the next. Get it running first then go for the cosmetics. I still got stuff I want to do for Rogue #1 like replace the gauges (got original type with chrome sunshades - sorry guys - can't go the upgrade route - the old look suits me fine and I likely can figure it out easier) and the cafe doors up front need a little tweaking. I drained the block yesterday which means the season is over but I can still change my mind - all I gotta do is close them and go. I need to top off the gas tank for the winter. Both boats need rub rails - fellas we gotta get together and get a supplier for these rails - mine are pretty bad. Wow, I guess I got long winded. My thanks to Dave Losvar at SeaWay, Ed Anthony and ebay for various parts to rebuild the stern drive. TK

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