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    Hope everyone has a Great Thanksgiving!!!

    Nope,Christmas lights up in a few surrounding houses already.Charlie
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    Hope everyone has a Great Thanksgiving!!!

    Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and your families.The guy in the pic was just out for a stroll.Charlie
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    Update to using Toilet bowl cleaner for hull and bottom

    Is Smart and Final the brand name or a store name?? Charlie
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    Just bought this Snowblower ,Good,bad ??

    Cleaned the spark plug and carb and now it starts on the 1st pull.Cant complain about that except that the housing for the electric starter takes the skin off of my index finger knuckle when I pull start it.Very happy with my purchase!! Charlie
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    Help with abbreviation H,B,W&L Fee

    Congrats and welcome to the open wallet club..Lol Thats how most marinas treat you.There is not much a marina does not charge for.Most marinas charge for an outside canvas guy that comes and do work on your boat that you arranged even though the marina does not have any canvas servicing. Same...
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    Stalls out on idle after 30 to 45 minutes. Mercruiser 4.3 TKS Thunderbolt V Alpha II

    So your advice to him is to pay no attention to one hot riser and one cold riser after 45 minutes of engine running??? I cant agree with that thought process. dwhildreth,Your risers are good at slightly different Temps as Scott mentioned..What you are describing is not a slight difference so I...
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    Stalls out on idle after 30 to 45 minutes. Mercruiser 4.3 TKS Thunderbolt V Alpha II

    You are correct on that. I would pull the very warm riser and check for blockage in the passageways. Also take a look at the manifold passageways as well. Also check the exhaust flapper while the riser is off. Charlie
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    alpha 1 gen 1 water pump issue

    Make sure impeller is in correctly.Make sure water tube from pump housing is properly seating into the water pocket in the upper.Charlie
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    Trim tab antifouling coating experiment results

    Boating in high fouling waters from May thru October has lead me to try to find a better way to keep trim tabs less fouled or easier cleaned .Every fall properly protected tabs still have a share of barnacles,slime,worm coral etc. regardless of antifouling coating.With hopes of an easier end of...
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    Exhaust smells like paint thinner

    Let it break in and dont inhale the exhaust too deeply!!
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    Exhaust smells like paint thinner

    What would you like it to smell like???
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    Temp difference port to stbd ,head ,Tstat .2000 200hp Saltwater series 2 stroke

    I like the word NORMAL...Thanks guys!! Charlie
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    Temp difference port to stbd ,head ,Tstat .2000 200hp Saltwater series 2 stroke

    Perfect running 200hp 2 stroke.Running on muffs in driveway to winterize.Just got a temp gun and started pointing it around as motor was running.After running for a good 10 minutes to be sure we were warmed up I noticed that the stbd side was approx 10-15 degrees cooler than port..Port was 107...
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    No Spare Tire Included!

    Many if not most new cars sold today come with an inflator instead of a spare tire as standard equipment.The spare is usually availbale as an option though.Suvs and pickup trucks seem to still be coming with some sort of spare.Charlie
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    Winterizing Question

    I know that my method puts in the minority here however I have used a Camco kit for over 30 years .It gives you the opportunity to fog the engine through the carb while running ,while introducing AF through the entire system.Extremely important to either make sure engine is up to operating temp...
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    Update to using Toilet bowl cleaner for hull and bottom

    Could try a lot of things but WHY??? This works and works great!! I just purchased a 3 pack for $5 .Charlie
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    Update to using Toilet bowl cleaner for hull and bottom

    Here is a pic of the test I did with the Lysol 10X on a boat in the marina.I squirted it on and hosed it off in just over 60 seconds.Charlie
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    Update to using Toilet bowl cleaner for hull and bottom

    I did a post several years ago after having great success with $Dollar store toilet bowl cleaner instead of spending $25 on Marykate OnOff. I have been doing the same and recommending to others ever since saving a quick $20 on bottom cleaning. The past 2 seasons I have noticed that the $dollar...
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    Just bought this Snowblower ,Good,bad ??

    Maybe I should just leave the auger box alone.The grease I was able to see looked extremely clean and the gearbox clearly never has any leak or seepage so maybe leave well enough alone. With my luck ,the grease I add will not be compatible with the grease already in there and then I am...
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    Just bought this Snowblower ,Good,bad ??

    Here is what the manual stated under "AUGER GEAR BOX"The auger gear box is lubricated at the factory and should not require additional lubrication. If for some reason the lubricant should leak out, have auger gear case checked by a competent repairman. "
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