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  1. tpenfield

    First time spraying outdrive anti-fouling

    Over the years I have tried all sorts of methods applying the anti-fouling paint to the outdrive(s) of my boat each spring in preparation for the boating season. Brush, rollers, pads, spray can, etc. Of late, the spray cans have been the worst (the valve always seems to fail and the cost of the...
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    Oil Change . . . I goofed up with the ear muffs!!!

    I decided to do the seasonal oil change on the engines today . . . I was going to do it next weekend, but I had some extra time and figured what-the-heck. :noidea: As usual, I run the engines for about 25 minutes to heat the oil up so it will pump out easily. I started on the starboard engine...
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    Web Server Needs a Re-boot ???

    Getting a lot of 404 not found errors, then if you hit refresh/reload the page it comes right up. Other similar issues with postings and pictures over the past 2 days. I am wondering if the server is getting cranky and needs a quick nap and a re-start :noidea:
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    Formula 330 Cabin Floor & Ceiling Work

    My boat (Formula 330 Sun Sport) has developed a rather nasty 'banging' sound in the area of the windshield when I hit waves a certain way. This has developed over the past couple of years, and I figure that I will look into it. This year, in particular, I began to notice some gelcoat cracking...
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    Time to re-upholster - Formula 330 SS

    I noticed towards the end of the season that the vinyl seating in the cockpit of my Formula 330 SS is starting to dry up and crack. . . A few places now, but these things only get worse. So, I am planning on re-doing the seats this winter. I plan on keeping the boat a few more years, and if I...
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    DIY Upholstery & Canvas Repair Advice

    I am compiling the list of fix-its for the boat to do over the winter. I've got a couple of items that will need a sewing machine . . . 1) Vinyl seats are starting to crack. Plan is to make new seat coverings and replace the old. Most of the seats are fairly simple. The helm seat is the most...
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    Time for a new boat . . .

    I stopped the boat today to anchor for a while and noticed that I was close to the 1,000 hour mark. So I ran the engine for another couple of minutes to get to an even 1,000.00 hours :) I guess I should start working on getting the next boat.
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    Technology comes through . . .

    I don't do much trailering anymore, since I have a larger boat that needs a boat hauler instead of trailering. But . . . recently I was moving the family Boston Whaler around with our new Ford Explorer and took note of the wonderful feature this car has in lining up the trailer hitch. Just...
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    Evinrude 25 HP Persistent Cough . . .

    The Evinrude 25 hp ( Model # E25ELCTD) that we use on the Boston Whaler has had a persistent cough for the past few years. The situation comes and goes, but never fully disappears. Warming the engine does not help much. Here is a 30 second video of the engine running in a 100 gallon tub...
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    Mercury 7.5 water pump melt-down . . .

    Last year the water pump on my 1969 Merc 7-1/2 hp crapped out (S/N 26346XX). No big deal, I figured, I'll get a new impeller. I took the lower unit off yesterday and went about disassembling the water pump. the thing looked more like a melt-down than just a simple failure of the impeller...
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    Preventative Measure for Posting to Old Threads . . .

    One of the forums that I frequent has this nice feature to prevent/warn folks about posting to old posts. It is a message with a check box that gives you a heads up before you can/should post to an old thread, as shown below. . I am just wondering if a feature like this would be possible and...
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    Question about adding 3" spacer/riser to exhaust on 7.4L

    As per my extended swim platform thread, I am considering adding a 3" spacer to my current exhaust setup, which is pretty much factory standard for 1996 - center riser manifold with stainless steel elbows. I measured the height of the elbows per the Mercruiser procedure: I got the 'a'...
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    Starboard Engine . . . no start . . .

    My joy with my boat launch with the new swim platform was a bit short lived. When we got the boat to the harbor dock for a few minutes, the starboard engine would not start. It had started about 20 minutes before at the ramp, but suddenly would not start after sitting at the dock for a few...
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    FIXED - Messages page is messed up . . .

    When you go to the 'Your Messages' page from the drop=down under your avatar, the resulting page is not formatted correctly and shows a sliver of the message detail with no ability to scroll. I noticed this happened about 6:30 ish this morning and still persists.
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    I may have found my 'next' boat . . .

    I took the family to the Palm Beach Boat Show yesterday, just to have something to do. We walked through the show, some of the boats were on land, but many were in the water. Saw the usual suspects and a few new ones. I made sure to stop by the Formula 'booth' they had a couple PC's and some...
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    Getting '502- Bad Gateway Error' when clicking on login link

    'www.iboats.com/user' is getting an error all of a sudden.
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    2019 Winterization Test for Mid-west/Northern Central USA

    Looks like boat owners in those areas of the US are going to get a good test of their (or their boat shop's) winterization procedures over the next few days. -20 F to -30 F in the Dakotas and Great Lakes areas, wind chills in the -40 to -50 range. :eek: :faint2: Should be a good test of how...
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    Site Navigation Wierdness - just happened today . . .

    In navigating the iBoats forum this morning, I noticed some weirdness happening when I go into the 'Messages' area of the site. If I go to the inbox or Posts, or any other of the message options listed the URL shows as http://dev-forums.iboats.com/ . . . . . . When I click on any of those...
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    Private Messaging Not Working?

    I tried sending a PM a few days ago, but it did not seem to go through. There was a message that the PM was sent, but it did not show up in my sent items. I tried several times throughout the day to re-send, etc. I thought it might have been that my mailbox was full or something like that...
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    Heat Exchanger Inspection at Winterization Time . . .

    Today was winterization day for my twin Mercruiser 7.4 LX MPI with Full Closed Cooling (never understood what the 'LX' was for . . .) Anyhow . . . I pumped out the gasoline (44 gallons) and mixed up about 7 gallons of 'fogging cocktail' and added it back to the tank. The rest of the gas goes to...
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