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Recent content by Chris E

  1. Chris E

    Restoration of the original Cigarette 20

    agreed, originally the plan was to put a supercharged Keith Eickert big block in it. at the time he spent over 50k for the motor. that big shroud was done to house the supercharger. from what i heard, they found a cigarette firefox that he wanted more so the Eickert was to go into that...
  2. Chris E

    Restoration of the original Cigarette 20

    years ago when i was in the boat business my boss had a blue one and we looked after black one and white one. they are very rare birds indeed. my former boss' boat is for sale: http://www.boatspotter.com/Page.aspx/diid/6661556/list/InventoryList/pageId/4210/view/Details/1985-Cigarette-20.aspx
  3. Chris E

    How to tell when it's time to put the Check away

    i remember running a j-craft on december 15th - you've got lots of boating left!
  4. Chris E

    Who owns a check mate mx13 ?? Need HIN info

    as i recall it was late 70's when it started to become standard.
  5. Chris E

    7 Marine Outboards

    i saw a 667 on friday night - ridiculous! 115k for a motor!
  6. Chris E

    Gimbal ring and swivel shaft

    when i was in the business it was an expensive undertaking becuase generally we would replace everything back there when the gimbel ring went south - bellows, shift cable, ring and shaft, gimbel bearing, you name it, we replaced it. at the end of it, basically everything back there was replaced...
  7. Chris E

    89 Starliner Factory Refirb

    what he said - FLAKE IT! :)
  8. Chris E

    Decided winterizing didn't sound fun.

    not sure what the air system is, or if it involves water in the engine, so if it does, you can probably ignore this. if no water drained out of the exhaust manifolds, i would bet that the drain holes are full of rust and sediment. stick a nail or wire into the plug hole. i have to do this every...
  9. Chris E

    Opinion on possible purchase please

    the boat at double r is a 21. i've seen it a few times now, it is no 18.
  10. Chris E

    79 predictor resto

    i liked the pulsare set up - i had a version of that in the boat.
  11. Chris E

    Spark plugs for 454?

    really? what year is it? i left the biz in 2005, everything to that point was ngk br6fs for the older engines and i believe it was bpr6fs or maybe bpr6efs i can't remember for sure but they were the mpi engines with a long reach. the br6fs was a short reach.
  12. Chris E

    Spark plugs for 454?

    don't know if things have changed but when i was in the business mercury only recommended ngk plugs. however, mercruiser engines all came with ac from the factory.
  13. Chris E

    C hawk Trailer Question

    you people are killing me - must filter....must filter.
  14. Chris E

    C hawk Trailer Question

    That's what she said :rof: man i am such a child.
  15. Chris E

    Lowe quality boat rigging...

    nice work, but that type of quaility is common from boat companies. that and boat trailer builders that won't spend the extra $5 to ground their trailers properly. i've seen drywall screws used to hold floors in, torn seats and sunpads, stereo doors that wouldn't close, the hydraulic steering...
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