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  1. tpenfield

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    It's launched . . . . . We departed for the ramp @ 10:45 am . . . There was somebody launching a small center console, but not much of a wait. The guy tied up his boat to the dock and drove his trailer home. So, we backed down the ramp, and this size of a boat tends to draw a crowd of...
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    No power to my radio, cabin lights or refridgerator

    Radio, cabin lights, navigation lights, etc. all run on DC. Your Shore power should have a charger that can replenish the batteries while on shore power. It looks like you have a refrigerator, range, cabin outlets that are AC powered. Often when a refrigerator has either AC or DC powered...
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    No power to my radio, cabin lights or refridgerator

    You posted the instrument panel. Is there an electrical panel in the cabin?
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    No power to my radio, cabin lights or refridgerator

    Post some pictures of your electrical panel (both the AC and the DC panels), as that will help with further responses.
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    1977 evenrude 85 hp ignition problem

    @Jeff85evenrude Welcome to iBoats. Please review the forum rules, particularly about posting to old threads. Closed.
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    Who here would buy a boat with 1400hours on a 454 mpi?

    I do salt water . . . closed cooling is a must IMO. Orca should have a full closed cooling kit for that engine. Put one on BEFORE the boat sees the salt. Flush the engine with oxalic acid as a prep to the closed cooling installation. If the compression checks out OK, then get your best price...
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    1995 Chaparral 2550 SX Refit and Restoration

    BTW - in you opinion, which boat was better built? The Searay 27 or the Chappy 25?
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    1995 Chaparral 2550 SX Refit and Restoration

    Drew, Something went wrong with your pictures on the second post. You should import your pictures to iBoats using the 'Attach Files' and then Insert features
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    Who here would buy a boat with 1400hours on a 454 mpi?

    I'd buy the boat if . . . Gen 6 7.4L Fresh water only or Full closed cooling Low price range as compared to similar boats
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    My boat is being a boat . . .

    All seriousness aside . . . The boat is ready and waiting. I even fired up the engines, checked the trailer lights. Will get the box of donuts in the AM so they are fresh. :LOL: . . Fingers cross for uneventful launch . . .
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    My boat is being a boat . . .

    That's one of the reasons why people get stopped. Officer: Do you know why I stopped you? Driver: You thought I had a box of donuts? :ROFLMAO:
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    My boat is being a boat . . .

    Yea, I wish . . . how much would that cost. :rolleyes: All I know is that once I challenged them on the need for an escort, they deleted that application and I was able re-apply and get the permit online, no problem.
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    Vintage Mercury Cooling Issue

    Possibly . . . although it runs smooth, just not very fast. I am wondering if my IR temperature gun on the spark plugs would be a good indication if they are firing. Meanwhile, I have been cruising through CL looking for its replacement. o_O
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    My boat is being a boat . . .

    My launch day is tomorrow - Wednesday June 7th. 11:22 AM (exactly :ROFLMAO: ) I had a little trouble getting the wide load permit. It apparently a rookie admin/clerk was holding it up thinking I needed a police escort. So, I asked them why :unsure: , and now I have my permit as originally...
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    Vintage Mercury Cooling Issue

    Quick update . . . Engine cooling is fine on the little Merc, but it does not want to go above mid-throttle for some reason. The linkage, throttle, and ignition advance are going up all the way to WOT, but the engine happily goes about mid throttle (just based on the current sound vs. its...
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    1974 Invader Boat Company Giddings texas interior logo

    This is from a 1987 boat . . . not sure if it was the same for the 1970's.
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    No power to ignition

    This is mostly a guessing game . . . since we don't have much information So, I'll guess that you cut an important ground wire when you did the bilge pump . . . the bilge pump may not have been wired correctly. or You shorted out a main fuse/circuit breaker when you cut the wires for the...
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    496 bravo 3 3000 RPM plus overheat

    Here is my thread on fixing Bravoitis. My outdrives were not too bad, but more in the early stages. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/bravoitis-fix.689156/
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    Replaced prop with the "same" spec prop. Loss of bottom end.

    Yes, but think about what you have learned in the process. (y) I'm not much of a prop aficionado either, but . . . What tends to matter . . . Diameter Pitch Rake Cupping
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    Diacom engine parameters

    Glad you got it sorted out. I have the PCM-112 . . . so the latest type of controller. My previous boat had the MEFI-1 . . . so I skipped several generations of controller.
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