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    ‘91 merc 60hp overheating alarm buzzing

    Is that motor oil injected ?
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    Battery cable

    Interesting read for a guy that is not an electrician. Will be making a copy for my shop wall, thanks ! Just one question, does it make any difference whether a solid wire or multi stranded wire ??
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    2ND TIME REPLACING TRANSOM

    How are as the boat stored ? That wood must have been wet slot to for out that quickly ! My Islanders had a plywood transom from 1983, no sealer of any kind. Just replaced two years ago...however garage kept or under cover all its life. UV destroys the sealers on wood, so it soaks up the...
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    Random

    Depends on soil type, tank size, and how many people. Our gut recommends every 5 years at least. When new, went 10 years twice, but as the system ages, we need to clean it more often.
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    Random

    Yessir, nice strong comfy toilet paper is not good for the septic tank, but the cheap paper that is good for the tank is not good for the bottom ! Have used those chemicals for breakdown, works great on organic waste, but not so much on TP itself. With my wife's bowel issues she probably goes...
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    Random

    You might be giving them an idea ! All jokes aside, my wife has bowel issues and we were going thru tons of toilet paper...having a septic tank, that speeded up the time between pump outs. At 550 bucks per pump out, a bidet was far cheaper....and yes they work quite well actually. Especially...
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    Is there a complete service guide?

    Once you remove them, it is pretty easy to discover a bad bearing. If everyone's hubs are sealed up and packed with good grease, filling is not necessary. I used to work at a marina, often boat trailer just sat, year round as they only traveled a couple hundred yards each year from storage to...
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    Survey

    I have done some fiberglass work myself, years back, never again ! Nasty smelling itchy stuff. I have had nothing but aluminum hulls since, that was over 50 years back...
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    Is there a complete service guide?

    Numerous things on the internet to read, Mabry even your specific model. I was taught by my father and numerous uncles that were boaters. In turn, I taught my sons, neighborhood boys and any others wanting to learn. Not familiar with any actual books, with today's internet and YouTube videos...
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    My safety tip of the day is...

    Another issue can be how close together the waves are. Here on Lake Erie the waves are closer together, on average about 7' apart, so even n small waves can feel rough on a small boat. My brother was on the ocean in Florida, where waves were closer to 40 feet apart so small waves were not...
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    My safety tip of the day is...

    Way to big, according to my calculations...
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    Boat purchase during Northern winter

    Fair market value can be very difficult to establish. Boat values can differ greatly depending on location and extreme changes in weather. For example hat reason, I recommend looking at everything you can, self educate yourself by shopping. After a while you will be able to spot what might be...
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    Boat purchase during Northern winter

    Broker wants to be sure he gets his cut ! If it were me, and yes I have done this before, is to have a written agreement with a healthy deposit. In the agreement, you need to decide what is passable and what is not as this is where any disagreement will come to be after the sea trial. You...
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    1998 bay quest with 150 johnson ocean runner

    As with any boat, look at condition of flotation material, is it water logged?? Is the hull interior holding any water.
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    Boating GPS

    I have an older Lawrance unit that the previous owner added a card for the States and southern Canada. Only used it here on Lake Erie, but it works great. In the lake, it shows every marker, bouy, off limit areas etc. When running down the Maumee river it shows all the street names, bridge...
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