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    Battery charging...how long?

    I have an automatic 10 amp charger. How long does it typically take to charge a battery that is around 11 volts? Overnight?
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    Outboard vs I/O, just curious

    Scrolling through Boattrader today, I found a few nice bowriders with outboards (Sea Ray, Chris Craft). Can anyone tell me why I/O are even used at all? It seems to me they are much heavier and take up a whole lot more space...at least mine does. Plus there's the water induction factor I just...
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    Well shoot, repair backlog is over a month...

    Any tips/tricks on how to get my Volvo fixed before the summer is over? All the local shops are backloged at least a month, and being a Volvo hardly anyone wants to work on it.<br /><br />Far as I know it needs a new flywheel, at the least.
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    Hydrolock...the verdict

    94 Volvo 302. I put the risers back on after making some temporary gaskets. Guess what, the flapper valves just aren't there!! All I see in the pipes is a steel rod. No valve anymore. Both sides. No wonder I ingested water.<br /><br />Tried to start it, and the engine rotates about 300...
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    Riser gasket., what can I use?

    Autozone is the only place I found that carries sheets of gasket, but it's cardboard/metal and extremely difficult to work with, especially when trying to cut all those intricate holes. The dealer here has to ship everything in so it takes a couple days.<br /><br />I can't use that cork/rubber...
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    Flapper valve, Volvo

    How do you replace it? I can't even get at it.
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    I just have to say something...

    We did the Potomac river yesterday, boating up to the fireworks. Halfway up my boat quit, dead. 5 minutes later, a nice guy with 5 other people pulled up and asked if I was OK. It was 2 hours to the show, and we were about 45 minutes away.<br /><br />To make a long story short, this amazing...
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    Aw crap, guys please help

    94 Volvo 302/SX. Took it out for a couple hours, no real problems save for a blown fuse on the trailer. Get halfway to the fireworks, throttle powers down slowly, then sits at idle. I brought it to neutral and the engine stalls, wheezing a couple times (sounds like sucking gas).<br /><br />A...
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    Potomac fireworks?

    I'll be launching from Leesylvania SP and watching the fireworks across from the memorials. Any tricks/tips I need to know? <br /><br />I usually watch it from a kayak, so this is a little different.
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    2002 3.0 Mercruiser...

    I rented a Sea Ray bow rider from a marina here in TX today with the family. To say the least, I was severely underwhelmed with this motor. We had 5 people on board and it refused to get on plane until two of us sat in the bow seats. I was shocked. The max rpm's only topped out at 4000, so...
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    This is horrible...boating accident

    http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/06/21/loc_damdrown21.html <br /><br />26' new cabin cruiser lost power and went over a huge low-head dam in Ohio. Oh man.
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    Homeowners ass-ociation is giving me grief

    They've told me I can't have my 19' BR in my designated parking spot. Supposedly I have to keep it out on the main street outside the court, where someone could just walk by and mess with it. Don't even suggest a boatel, etc...I can't afford that.
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    Uh oh...my window is skewed now

    Took it out on the Chesapeake last weekend. The boat got hammered really bad, and now my flip open window (open bow) doesn't line up with the two side wrap windows. It's like the boat expanded axially about an inch! I tried to loosen the screws to 'push' the side wraps closer, but didn't...
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    Ski locker holds water

    The cover for my boat doesn't work so well. I found a lot of water in the boat after the last downpour, mostly in the ski locker between the seats. Now, before I go drilling holes, is there some safe way to install a plug (or hole) without damaging the hull? I don't know what's under the...
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    Got the snot beat out of me today

    Situation, Annapolis to Baltimore's Inner Harbor for some shopping/dining/whatever. Forecast stated light winds, 5-10 knots, waves 1 foot. We get out on the bay and there it was, 2 foot swells with all the boat traffic. I was about to turn around, but my friend suggested heading for the...
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    Question about planing out

    The past couple times I've been out, I can't seem to get on plane quickly without really aerating the prop. I'll give it about 2/3 throttle, trim up some and the engine suddenly over revs, then the boat starts porpoising. Embarassing more than anything, but annoying that I can't get on plane...
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    Waterskiing?

    My used boat came with a tube and a pair of OMC skis. I've only done snow skiing (maybe 10 times) so just how hard/safe is it? What exactly happens when you smack the water at say, 20 mph?
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    Turning Point SS?

    Anyone run the Express? I have a ProPulse now, but using that on the Potomac will be dicey with all the crap in the water. Doing a search, people mentioned the 19p is equivalent to a normal 21p on aluminum props...
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    Volvo raw water pump...a warning!

    On the advice of others on here, I took out my raw water pump to change the impeller (especially since it was accidentally run without water for about 30 seconds). Got the sucker off, and guess what...the 3 bolts holding it together sheared off! I soaked them with PB blaster first, but crap, I...
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    Volvo impeller, grr

    Went to the dealer and bought 2 different raw water impellers for my 94 302/SX. Neither one fit, as mine has the 'key' on the shaft and these have splines. <br /><br />My question, should the impeller look more like a turbine, with the vanes bent back really far? It looks more like a pinwheel...
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