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  1. Omineca

    Submersible trailer lights

    Ah, that explains it! I only have experience of the warm subtropical waters of BC and Alberta lakes. No wonder my bulbs have never blown ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  2. Omineca

    Submersible trailer lights

    The Yardbirds’ guitarist Keith Relf found out otherwise in 1976. Of course household voltage in UK is 240, and that kicks as I can testify.
  3. Omineca

    Submersible trailer lights

    Twenty years of experience with getting non-sealed trailer lights wet without any consequent failures causes me to say that you are not correct. I never even unplug the trailer from the vehicle. The reason is that we are dealing with a low voltage in a closed system. The current in the system...
  4. Omineca

    Trailer brake system opinions

    Plenty of those fellows on the road. Usually passing everyone else too. Other commonly encountered accidents-waiting-to-happen are the lifted truck with a tandem axle trailer hanging off the bumper at a steep angle, and very likely the trailer only braked on the front axle which barely touches...
  5. Omineca

    Trailer brake system opinions

    Then I guess that, over the years, I have seen quite a few theoretically impossible single vehicle accidents involving trailers with electric brakes. You need to have your electric brakes in prime condition (theoretically much more possible than in reality) and to have the gain adjusted for...
  6. Omineca

    Trailer brake system opinions

    Given 1. that you are towing a trailer anywhere near to the tow vehicle weight, 2. that road surface and/or tires lack sufficient friction and 3. that "a sudden reason" to brake hard occurs, then I would say that there are no trailer brakes in the world that will stop your combined rig from...
  7. Omineca

    Trailer brake system opinions

    Buy a bran new trailer for your boat, then sell your old one as "brakes need work". Yes, you'll lose some money, but I think you'll be surprised how little, and with no hassles at all you'll have a worry-free trailer, and with a warranty to boot. Whether it has surge, electric, drum or disc...
  8. Omineca

    80s Islander 2.5 to 4.3 swap help

    Is this any help? https://forums.iboats.com/threads/mercruiser-transom-template.461789/
  9. Omineca

    Submersible trailer lights

    Very good system Roscoe. We had much the same, but our horse had air brakes: probably just a more advanced Canadian system.
  10. Omineca

    Submersible trailer lights

    I believe you are best off buying the type of trailer light unit that is open-bottomed and that drains, rather than the so-called sealed type. Salt water is tougher on trailer lights, but rinse them off after each immersion when you rinse the boat and trailer. Cheap or expensive, five years...
  11. Omineca

    Are press-in rubber hubs still obtainable?

    Thanks for that interesting post, Texasmark. For some reason I only just saw it. I don't think my rubber hub was meant to reseat, but it sounds like a great idea. It would seem to be fairly simple to design a spring-type clutch within the hub or leg, but I'm no engineer so there must be a reason...
  12. Omineca

    What I/O Drive options were used in a 19' Islander

    My 83/84 191V has a Volvo Penta AQ145A and AQ280 leg. I was told that this was original equipment, although I have no hard evidence. The only factory data I have seen was from a 1996 catalog, which stated that for the 19' Islander standard power was a 90hp Mercury and maximum power was given as...
  13. Omineca

    A quick way to measure pitch

    Teach a man to Google and he'll never have to think for himself
  14. Omineca

    Are press-in rubber hubs still obtainable?

    Scott, I am easily confused: are there bonded and non-bonded AQ rubber hubs then? Above you say "Most VP AQ series props are bonded". Mine is an AQ280, but with a Michigan prop. We appear to have no prop shops in western Canada, unless someone will enlighten me otherwise. We have chainsaw...
  15. Omineca

    Are press-in rubber hubs still obtainable?

    Thanks Texasmark I know the props are easily available. It is the rubber hubs I was inquiring/enquiring about. I have a good prop with a spun hub. I was under the impression they are pressed in, but Scott above has corrected me. I shall update once I find out how possible it is to get the prop...
  16. Omineca

    Are press-in rubber hubs still obtainable?

    I shall see if there is anyone in the PNW, since businesses there are more accustomed to dealing with western Canadian customers. But I shall also investigate your FL link, thank you.
  17. Omineca

    Are press-in rubber hubs still obtainable?

    Thank you, Scott. No, I am not sure. I removed the old hub and it had obviously been bonded (vulcanized?) to the splined metal hub center, but I assumed (bad word) that it would be pressed in to the prop, since I had only been able to find information on Evinrude press-in hubs. Bonding would...
  18. Omineca

    Are press-in rubber hubs still obtainable?

    I was planning on replacing my own hub rather than having someone else do it. Besides, it seems that no one up here in the wilds of Canada can do it anyway. All I get is head shakes in person, or told over the phone I need to buy a new prop. I am going to buy a new prop anyway, but I'd like to...
  19. Omineca

    Are press-in rubber hubs still obtainable?

    I have an otherwise good prop that has spun its press-in rubber hub. It is a Michigan SMC prop for a short-shaft 17 spline Penta 280 leg. I can buy new props with the rubber hubs, but nowhere can I find a listing for a rubber hub. Am I looking in the wrong place, or are they unobtainable?
  20. Omineca

    A quick way to measure pitch

    Haha! Captain Allnutt, my kind of mechanic. At least he knew how everything in his doghouse worked, which is something that is increasingly difficult.
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