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    2008 yamaha 8hp hi thrust

    Buying a new carb means nothing, unless it has been setup and adjusted for your particular motor. Many carbs are made to fit a number of different motors, so they need setup to match a particular motor. Have you checked your fuel for water !! If spark is good and carb setup correctly, water...
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    PL-88 load adapter

    I would highly recommend looking for a factory service manual rather than the aftermarket Seloc. Unfortunately, I have had bad information come from the after market manuals !
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    Dauntless 18 motor height opinions?

    Once you have the cav plate parallel to the bottom, then measure the distance above or below. Your cav plate appears to be below the hull. What ever that distance might be, is how much your motor needs to be raised up. Ideally, for most setups, is having the cav plate level with the hull...
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    Cold start issues

    Make sure your key push mechanism is not stuck or frozen up. With no separate button, the key should move in and spring back out. I have a 1992 and the key mechanism moves in and out.
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    Trailer sounds like chain is dragging but nott

    Jack up each side and spin the wheels in both directions as well as checking for play. Otherwise.....is something loose that chatters when going down the road ?
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Sitting in the water for 2-3 years with O water in the bilge ?? No way, unless it didn't rain for 3 years !!
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    Prop size question

    No one knows until you have the engine running perfect, then testing a prop to see if the motor reaches the max rpm at wot. You adjust the pitch to reach max rpm at wot. Many like myself, adjust pitch to allow the engine to run a little over max rpm with just one on board, then when extra...
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    Raising outboard higher

    What do you mean, not quite level ?? You adjust the motor trim until it is parellel to the bottom. This is just a starting point....is cav plate even, above or below the hull ?
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Someone is pulling a fast one on you. Not only the out drive will be corroded, probably the engine as well, especially the manifolds where salt water has set, eating away the insides. There is no way in he'll that bike is water free after sitting all that time, someone or something has removed...
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    aftermarket water pump repair kits

    Most long time boaters will testify that cheap parts do not last as long as OEM.
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    Random

    Talk about a conversation piece.!!!!
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    aftermarket water pump repair kits

    If your a gambling man, then go for the cheap option. I have to much money, time, and effort in keeping my boat in excellent operating condition, so why skimp on 40 bucks?? Is that all your motor is worth ?
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    "Fresh" water fouling and corrosion

    Wow...that is ugly, especially if that happened over just the past year ! Not an electrician here, but glad I have inside out of the water storage for my boat......good luck..
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    Greenish filler means someone has tried to cover up the rotted wood inside the fiberglass. In those days, it was thought that fiberglass was water proof, but it is not, only the gel coat makes it waterproof. The glass material over time absorbs water and turns the skeletal wood rotten. Drill...
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    I have the 140 ah battery, bigger BMS system and different charging capacities according to Time USB messages sent to me. According to them the battery can handle a 2c charge rate but not recommended for longest life.
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Go to the Time USB website and look it up, better yet message them and do your own detective work.
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    The rotten wood stringers and supports are enclosed inside the fiberglass. Your floor is buckling because the skeleton inside the fiberglass is rotted. Being a trihull, they used plywood covered in fiberglass with a chopper gun which added little strength to the hull. Your boat, your call...
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    Excessive Oil/Grease by Alternator area.

    You do realize that I mean " oil absorbing pads" and not actual diapers ?? Just checking, ......
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    Raising outboard higher

    When a straight edge is pushed up against the bottom of your hull, and the motor is tilted so the cav plate is parallel to the straight edge.....how high or low to the hull bottom is the cav plate ?? This should be your initial starting point. If cav plate is level with hull bottom, moving it...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    Fiberglass boats back in those days have a wooden skeleton over which the fiberglass is layed. If you remove the skeleton, the fiberglass will give and cave in !! Boats rot from the bottom up....this means if your floors are rotten, the skeleton under the floor is even worse ! All that...
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