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    3 year old gas!!!

    My neighbors 22' Seafarer, early 90's, has been sitting for quite some time. He says the gas in the tank is over 3 years old. He recently tried to start it with the old gas, no dice. He ended up having the carbs either rebuilt or cleaned. He has it running from an aux tank currently. What...
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    How to tell a stainless hardtop from an alum one ?

    Thanks for all the replies on this subject. Since the first post, I finally got a call back from the installer of the hardtop, S & S Marine of Va. Beach, Virginia. He told me the hardtop was polished or brushed aluminum and that the owner apparently has taken good care of it since there is...
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    How to tell a stainless hardtop from an alum one ?

    I'm no metalurgist by any means, but this boat owner, that I'm wanting to buy from, is telling me all the support structure for his hardtop is stainless steel. It looks exactly like aluminum to me, except no corrosion at all. Even the welds look like aluminum. He said he had it installed in...
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    What is attached to the bottom of this Seafarer??

    Thanks for the feedback guys, I really appreciate it. I have never installed a thru-hull transducer, only the transom mounted style. I would have assumed the thru-hulls would have been almost flush with the bottom of the boat, in case you happened to hit something, heaven forbid. I would also...
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    What is attached to the bottom of this Seafarer??

    Even the owner claims he doesn't know what it is! I am looking to move up from a 20' Adventure to a 1990 Seafarer 226 or 228. (not sure how to tell the difference between the 226 and 228) This boat is bracketed with a 2005 225 4 stk Yam, which I hope is not too heavy. The question, however is...