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    Nighttime Boating and Speed

    I'm curious to know of the thoughts of all the iBoats folks concerning nighttime boating and how fast is too fast. Last night was my 3rd time out at night to watch fireworks over some body of water. Last night being July 4th, as one would expect, many other boaters had the same idea. The...
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    Tandem axle brakes

    I have a tandem axle trailer with brakes on one axle. According to New Jersey law, I should have brakes on all axles. The trailer has a Tie Down system, believe it's the model 60 and the local trailer shop has said that NJ isn't enforcing that law yet on boat trailers. Anyways, I'm looking in...
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    Gear lube leak somewhere

    I've dug through the various posts about gear lube leaks but can't seem to determine what my issue is from those posts. I bought the boat last year and got a few runs with it before winterization. I had a feeling I had leak somewhere because I had to top of the lube oil monitor. When I...
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    WOT Issue...Maybe?

    Just checking out the posts and saw one under the Prop section where the boat owner was hitting 3000rpms and ~30mph. Ironically, over the weekend I went WOT since the water was super smooth and hit ~3800 rpms, but my SOG was 37+ kts. When I bought the boat, the surveyor noted 41mph (GPS) at...
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    Lowrance Fuel Flow sensor

    Has anyone used the fuel flow sensor from Lowrance? I have a Elite Ti chart plotter and would like another layer of knowledge of fuel usage instead of the gas guage because I found it is not accurate (using the term loosely) unless you stopped in the water...
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    Another transducer placement question

    I have a Chap with the extended plane. I'm assuming the better placement for the transducer is on the extended plane (#1 in pic) rather than #2. Instructions say no closer than 3 in to the prop. #2 location is right on the edge of 3in.
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    15hp Johnson stalling

    When I start up the motor, I have to maintain at least 1/2 choke to keep it running until is warms up. Once it warms up, it will still sometimes die out after fully opening the choke and I either have to add throttle to go to a fast idle or go back to 1/2 choke. When I also put in in gear and...
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    ICOM M330G DSC Output

    I was reading the manual on the M330G and there is a DSC setting to enable DSC info to be sent out on the NMEA network when a call is received. If you have a plotter on the network, will the DSC position pop up on the chart?
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    Do I need a bigger tow vehicle - rhetorical question

    I bought my 204 SSi at the end of the season last year. Based on published numbers I knew I'm pushing the rated limits of my Dodge Durango 3.6L. Per Dodge, my vehicle has a 6500 GVWR and a 11600 GCWR. Today I got everything officially weighed at a CAT scale to see where the numbers stand...
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    Mounting VHF Antenna

    What is the correct way to mount an antenna to the gunwale? Do you use screws or bolts? If you use bolts, should there be a back plate on the other side of the hull or are large washers enough?
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    Delaware River - Penns Landing July 4th Fireworks

    I know I'm a few months early, but I'm wondering what the deal is to watch the July 4th fireworks at Penns Landing on the river. The main question is which boat ramp to use that would still be open at 10pm or later.
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    What's the difference in serpentine belts

    I'm looking to build up a stash of spare parts. The serpentine belts is 57-865615-004 as printed in the belt. I go to look on line and search for 57-865615-004 and find many flavors of 57-565615 like 57-565615Q4, Q6, Q7 etc. After some searching around, I think I need 57-865615Q4. Is this...
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    Adding second battery, location for ACR

    I'm working on adding in a second battery and bought the Add-A-Battery kit from Blue See. I'm trying to figure out where to place the ACR. See the two pics....1 is the engine compartment and the other is an idea of where to place things. The original battery is a 24 and the house battery is a...
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    Adding house battery - reserve minutes

    I'm looking to add a house battery, but I can't seem to make up my mind on whether to go with the group 24 (130 min reserve) or the group 27 (175 min reserve). I currently have a group 24 bat and I have the room where the current battery is to add a dual grp 24 bat tray. There is room for a...
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    Opinion on alignment tool, puller, etc. kit

    I'm looking to get one the kits that have the alignment tool, puller, seal setter, etc. I've seen a bunch of listing between amazon and ebay. I found one on ebay that has everything, but I'm confused about the "title" because is says Bravo. Do Alpha Gen 2 and Bravo's use the same set of...
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    Speedometer not working, yet another one

    I've been trying to figure this out but I'm throwing in the towel and asking. I've tested the tubing between the sterndrive connection and the speedometer and that line is all clear. I pretty much figure the clog is in the lower unit. Now that I have the sterndrive removed, I have much easier...
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    Bell housing bore rubber gasket glue?

    This is my first time performing sterndrive service. I pulled the sterndrive to do the normal checks of u-joints, gimble, etc. Reading the manual, it says the rubber gasket (one in the bore infront of the drive bellows retaining ring) must be glued in the bell housing bore. What type of...
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    First time winterizing - Engine Fogging question

    I'm going through my first winterization. From the many posts I've read, I feel lucky that I can get to all sides of the engine fairly easily....just have to remove the back seat bulkhead which is just dozen screws. I got through all the filter changes and oil changes and next in line was to...
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    Bellows replacement questions

    I've tried searching the internet and forums to answer some questions about replacing the bellows (exhaust, drive, shift). I apologize if I'm beating a dead horse to understand what it takes for the repair. - Can the 3 bellows be replaced without taking the bell housing off? - Bellows adhesive...
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    Opinion - Navionics+ phone/tablet app vs. regualar GPS unit

    I saw another post about regarding this topic, but the question was different, I'm curious to know what the thoughts are using the Navionics app vs a standalone GPS like Garmin. I understand there are issues with screen visibility on a tablet vs. a marine GPS, but from the perspective of just...
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