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  1. tpenfield

    Battery discharge. ...normal?

    Battery drain is why I added solar power to my boat. It seems that with all the new features on boats these days, there is more stuff to keep alive. You may want to see if you can chase down what seems to be running once 'everything' is turned off. Any chance you can have shore power hooked...
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    DIY Swim Platform

    I made my own 'custom' swim platform. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/custom-fiberglass-extended-swim-platform.712156/ Probably a bit more elaborate than what you may be thinking, but it certainly can be done. I am not sure you will save much money, if any over some of the commercially...
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    Dumb-dumbs at the Dock . . .

    Well, I do recall from driver education many years ago that if you hit a pedestrian it is your fault. I would imagine the same goes for swimmers. Regardless, fault or no fault any docking mishaps would not go well.
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    Dumb-dumbs at the Dock . . .

    But they do . . . 🤣
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    Dumb-dumbs at the Dock . . .

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    Dumb-dumbs at the Dock . . .

    We have a fair amount of people fishing off the dock - they tend to figure out fast that their lines are in jeopardy. People in the water around a busy dock is a whole other level. I’m guessing that the family never considered the element of danger. I always tell folks that boating is...
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    Axius Joystick Question . . .

    The 330 served us well. Mine had the Gen 6 7.4 MPI engines. My current boat(s) are in my signature. (Cruisers Yacht 338) The CAT engines are a bit concerning, but the 6.2 ECT Seacore engines (which is full closed cooling) are probably the best bet. I did want to stay with Mercury when I...
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    Axius Joystick Question . . .

    Do you mean do I still have a Formula boat? No . . . I did however fix the clutch on the Bravo 3s on my Formula 330. One of the clutches started having trouble at about 950 hours.
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    STUCK 6.2L MPI

    A 'ping' could be anything maybe the the key aligning the balancer to the crank shaft broke . . . who knows. Since you had to put a bit of force (torque) on the crankshaft bolt, it may be worth a look at the balancer/pulley.
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    1990 ish Evinrude 25 HP - Screeching from the controls

    Thanks @racerone . . . that would be a quick check to see if water is pumping.
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    Axius Joystick Question . . .

    I'll have to check the actuator vs. the actual shifting, but it is a good point, given the electronic shifting/throttle controls. I assumed (so far) it is the clutch delay, since it seems to 'kick in' with a bit of throttle.
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    1990 ish Evinrude 25 HP - Screeching from the controls

    Some of our peeps were going to take the Boston Whaler 13 out to meet us at the big boat yesterday, but they had trouble with the engine (Evinrude 25 HP 1990 vintage). The boat would not go above idle speed and then there was a loud screeching noise (maybe an alarm of some sort) coming from the...
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    Dumb-dumbs at the Dock . . .

    After a day out doing the boat/beach thing we came back to the local dock to unload peeps and gear. We noticed a family at the dock and some of them (mostly kids) were jumping off the dock into the water as boats were coming in. We assumed that they (parents) were smart enough not to have...
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    Axius Joystick Question . . .

    Thought for the day . . . It occurred to me yesterday as we were using the boat that I am getting 'delayed shifting' on the port outdrive. Mostly going into forward, as it takes a bit of RPM increase to 'feel' the drive engage. I'll have to do some more checking to verify, but it would...
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    Mercruiser 8.2 w/Cats & Closed Cooling Question

    Not me. Looks like @OSeaD37PC is in for a rough ride with those 8.2's. Probably best to upgrade to the next generation of exhaust, instead of the 3-CAT style. @alldodge - I do remeber seeing the 3-CAT exhaust for the 8.2's now that you mentioned it. The 8.2's are definitely a 'fresh...
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    2000 Bayliner Misfire?

    You mention surging at idle speeds and a misfiring, and now the boat does not want to get up on plane. So, is it surging, misfiring, or both? You said you checked for codes. Does that mean you have a scanner? If so, you may want to check the TPS readings while idling and even getting on...
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    Axius Joystick Question . . .

    My next step into the journey of digital Mercruisers is the Joystick. It seems like the joystick needs 'calibration' of some sort, because the boat mostly goes backwards with most movements of the joystick. The 'yaw' to port works OK, and crab to port sometimes is OK, but yaw and crab to...
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    2016 Mercruiser 6.2 ECT - long beep every few minutes???

    FWIW - the Steering Angle sensing needed to be set to the source of 'TVM' instead of the various 'PCM' options. Then it started working. :LOL:
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    Mercruiser 8.2 w/Cats & Closed Cooling Question

    Why 12 Catalytic Converters? Should be 1 per side, just like all the other parts.
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    2016 Mercruiser 6.2 ECT - long beep every few minutes???

    I went something like 8 for 8 today . . . (y) Also figured out how to get the steering angle indicator working, which has been a great help around the dock. Since the joystick is not calibrated, I am using old school approach, now that I can see where the steering is at.
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