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  1. dingbat

    Please be safe and don't forget to use your venting blower when fueling.

    Too slow… A diesel Shamrock made it to the short list when I bought my last boat. Too slow and too much draft for my liking
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    What fuel to run?

    Two of my three vehicles give HP and Torque as a function of octane. Both are GDI, high compression, turbo charged engines that support 87, 88 (flex) and 93 octane. The manual goes on to state the fuel itself doesn’t cause the increase. The increase is due to the use of more aggressive tunes...
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    G3 Bay 17 transducer placement

    The metal mount on my GT51 lays flat
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    G3 Bay 17 transducer placement

    The mounting part of the bracket isn’t but 1.5” or so wide
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    G3 Bay 17 transducer placement

    I suspect it’s a transducer mount so you don’t have to drill the hull. Mount lays flat instead of you typical 90 degree when mounted on the transom
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    Gauges I might need

    Digital motor…would need a A/D convertor to support existing analog gauges. Depending on your budget, could replace everything it’s a Yammi digital “information station” display Could use a standard yammi “command link”if you don’t mind scrolling thru menus to see everything
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    changing transducers and fishfinders.

    A little different than my situation. I'm chasing migratory fish (Stripers and Tuna) traveling as individuals or in small groups Trolling #65 and #80 braid with lead heads (parachutes) and or in-lines for depth control. Typically fish no deeper than 25'. Most caught in the top 5'-10' water...
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    Nobody fishing?

    Bluefin Tuna fishing out front is “off the hook” at the moment
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    trim tabs

    I had to think about it for a minute........but you are correct. I have to use the starboard trim control to level the boat out on the run.
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    Lopi Travis Industries Radiant Plus Gas Logs no Thermostat Control

    Same here. Have a like/hate relationship with it. We have three fireplaces in the house. One in the Family room, one in the Keeping room and one in the Master bedroom. The In-laws converted the one in the Family room prior to us buying the place. I like it because of the ease of adding some...
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    Lopi Travis Industries Radiant Plus Gas Logs no Thermostat Control

    Ours was flaky. It would work fine one day then randomly shut off the next. I thought it as the thermostat, but turns out it only controls the blower on my system. In the end, it turned out to be the thermocoupler. The primary feedback of flame temp/ status to the control valve.
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    Lopi Travis Industries Radiant Plus Gas Logs no Thermostat Control

    Know more about this subject than I care too. Fireplace was inoperable when we bought the house Check that the temp control circuit is functional. The remote is connected to a separate set of contacts on the gas control valve. If you’re getting the signal out to the controller, then the gas...
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    trim tabs

    Is this a new problem to an existing boat or is the boat new to you? Coriolis effect of the a clockwise rotating prop makes a boat lean to starboard Sounds about right if they're helm controlled tabs. I'm guessing I have 1.5 - 1.75" of travel between full open and closed
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    transducer mounting

    Can’t over come the physics of sonar detection. The resonance of the aluminum hull is “blinding” to an acoustic device. At one time, Airmar published acoustic data for a shoot thru install in a fiberglass hull. Showed just how much signal degradation took place with an in-hull installation...
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    transducer mounting

    For Information Only....I have no first hand experience with them. https://store.vexilar.com/50-200-puck-alumaducer-w-universal-connector-25.html
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    transducer mounting

    In-hull installations work well for depth readings, but you loose a lot of target sensitivity in the process. If sonar performance counts.....a "glued on hull" installation isn't going to cut it. ;)
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    changing transducers and fishfinders.

    How are you using the units? Ran a 587 with a B164 for a number of years. 98% of the fish I target are in the top 30' of the water column. Really only needed the extra power a couple of times (1000') targeting Tile fish. Decided to switched to a Garmin EchoMap CHIRP 94SV paired up with a...
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    Trailer bleeding brakes. Part 2

    If the bleed port with clogged with junk, hard telling the condition of the caliper internally. What did you do to "grease the piston" No way to get air in the system unless the actuator is low on fluid, back up solenoid is leaking or you've loosened the bled valve(s) up too much. Shouldn't...
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    Has anyone used the ready lime (not the brand name) to descale their outboard

    The short answer is no. HCL and sulphuric acid (“pickle juice”) has been used as a cleaning agent in steel production for years. Aluminum and titanium are more reactive. Actually built a system for a customer to measure/monitor the material as it passes through the pickling process. Use...
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    Low Voltage to the Ignition Switch

    My money is on resistance (corrosion) between the starter post and the fuse tab check resistance between the starter post and the output of the fuse
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