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Thanks, I will get a service manual for the correct type engine.

I have a service manual for a 150 [FiCHT]. Is the 150 [E-TEC] motor basically the same?
Do I need get a [E-TEC] manual?

What are the differences between [FICHT] and [E-TEC] engines?

Thanks

I have taken a bit of a plunge and bought a 1985 Boston Whaler OUTRAGE 18 boat that does not require a major rebuild--I hope. It did cost more but I think can I do this work. The OUTRAGE 18 appears to be a solid boat even if it is 30-years old. It does not appear to have been an abused boat. But, I ...

Thanks for the advise jimh Boats are a special lure to me, I love the water and fishing. I don't have big wallet but I have taken a bit of a plunge and bought a boat that does not require as much of a rebuild (I hope) it did cost more but I think I do this work ---- its 1985 BW 18 outrage hull. It a...

Thanks for the advise, I was actually expecting such an answer. My knowledge base and adult experience has been in the science and medical fields. Rebuilding/repairing a boat is something I will learn by trial and many errors. I will invest more time in looking. Tks again Georgiaguy.

Thanks guys, This is great information. I consider my self a newbie. I always loved boating and fishing and even had a small fishing boat with Johnson 15 back in 1967. As a 16-to-17-year-old it was freedom. I went in the Army in 1972; owned a couple boats for short periods but moving around so much ...

[Notes that there are] two [18-foot Boston Whaler boat models] a GTX and an Outrage. They are listed [somewhere by someone] as the same weight and size. Tell me the difference. Are they valued the same? [Will] restoration [be] the same? [Describe how to tell a GTX from an OUTRAGE by sight.]