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    Help Needed.-

    I'm finishing my new Rib trailer, would like to add metal dust cap as in pic to protect wheel bearings from the elements. The hub is 60 milimeters across in straight line, that's 2.35 inches if not mistaken. Can you guys find me one to match, name brand, part number to look and buy from...
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    Merc Marathon.-

    Need to buy a CDI for a 2 strokes Merc Marathon 15 HP-OB, looking at several on line spare parts manuals can't find that part as such, which other part name matches a CDI in Merc language ? Happy Boating
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    New Trailer.-

    Trailer Progress : This is after 2 coats of green anti rust primer and 3 coats of black enamel paint, high bed trunks which are horizontally adjustable are already secured in place. Hull wooden supports are adjustable to any given angle for better hull fitting and support. Happy Boating
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    Building over the edge of an inflatable boat

    Yep, that's the overall idea, the board across both tubes must not to rest on them, needs a proper clearance as sib's tubes are quite thin and with unsupported fabric material for board along passenger weight to fully rest on them. Boater needs this type of seat to work nicely as expected. Can...
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    Yam Plugs Issues.-

    A friend has a 2 strokes V150 Yam OB, uses NGK B9HS-10 which is a colder plug. Can't find those mentioned spark plugs. locally. Now running NGK B8HS-10 ones. The operating temp difference between both is around 100C°. Will there be an issue if keeps using them. Will say that plugs will foul...
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    New Trailer.-

    That issue won't happen again not even in the very long run. I'm building same new trailer with High Quality German Carbon Steel 3" x 2" frames and 3.0 mm thick wall. Will update pics as the work is being done.. Happy Boating
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    New Trailer.-

    My 4 year old Rib trailer has had its final Waterloo Time when Rib sat on top after last outing, fell apart due to excesive erosion while living all year round on top of a wooden pier 12 ft above sea level. Was custom built to Rib specs with1.5 mm metal frames cut and soldered together. Plan...
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    Power Cat - Same rule as V hull?

    There's no such rule or rule of thumb about sitting any OB at the sweet transom height spot. In real boating world need to match OB's front lower leg against the incoming hardened water flow exiting right in middle of rear keel ,doesn't matter if being V, round or flat shaped ones. Seeing your...
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    Conversion '95 Mercury 25hp short shaft from propeller to jet foot

    If it's a rebadged 25 HP Tohatsu version could buy a lower leg and related parts needed for that conversion from them. Contact Tohatsu USA and check if available including price. Post interior powerhead pics to know if it's a Tohatsu version or other rebadged OB brand. Happy Boating
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    Converting to a RIB

    This is a clear example that now a days Hypalon materials are not lasting that loooong compared to old ones manufactured by reputed brands such as Dupont. This is a 5 year oldie AB Rib living 365 days a year on salt water and exposed to high UV radiation as much as 15 SPF. To make things...
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    Interesting High Jack.-

    Came across this propelled barge that's used to damp concrete blocks to the sea floor to anchor different size boats in a bay near the city. As the concrete blocks varies in size and weight the bow will incline towards sea and transom will rise accordingly. If counting with a fixed transom...
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    Converting to a RIB

    We do it sometimes, but prefer to sell complete factory built Ribs and avoid the long work and time involved in those kind of projects. Do you have any experience to build a wooden or fiberglass hull to do it yourself ? You can build a simple hull layer Rib : Or double layer hull/deck Rib...
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    I swear...

    Finally finished preparing the Rib for what’s left of summer which has been dramatically extended to my content. Hull has been pressure washed with a Karcher washing machine while hanging on a crane which is ideal. Mold, algae build ups around keel protector, lower inflatable tubes and rear...
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    Water jacket gasket

    Cylinder head gasket/gaskets should not be re used again when pulled from powerhead, will be found compressed, hardened or overheated. Always install new ones for a perfect mating surfaces seal. With respect to slightly grease general bolts one thing is putting huge mounts of grease on bolt's...
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    Porta-Botes

    A long story short. A boater that bought a 13 footer wanted to test a portable 5 HP-OB which I own before buying one, and I wanted to buy a same size Porta-Bote and water testing it before biting the bullet and importing it from manufacturer. So we got together, went to a calm beach, assembled...
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    Head temperature

    If you can perfectly fry an egg on top of powerhead, definitely is overheating. Has anyone tried Salt Away ? which were the results, did it worked out as advertised ? These are internal hidden salt formations seen on a 2 cylinder engine run for 600 hours from new which has been flushed with...
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    Prop damage. How bad is this?

    Prayed that would never go damaging my prop when boating, but happened yesterday due to a bad communication between bow man raising the anchor and driver getting out of the hole when moving to a further anchoring position with partially raised anchor which was non bow visible for driver when...
  18. Sea Rider

    Water in Gear Case.-

    Scenario : Advised a new member of my boating Club who had just received his father's old boat and a Yam 140 OB to change his gear box as first thing to do. According to him, the oil has not been changed for the past 10 years. Bough a bottle of Mercury 90 grade oil. When both oil plugs were...
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    S200TXRV carburetor leak

    Seems that valve needle is not seating nor sealing correctly against needle seat once fuel bowl is full, needle must be extremely sharp pointy, replace if rounded or with grooves on tip's sides. Check with a small flashlight internal valve seat condition, if extremely darken, dirty, with...
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    2 Strokes Yam V 140 HP.-

    Would like to know which diam/pitch prop comes factory delivered with this OB, can't find number on prop anywhere body, where do I need to look further ? Want to dial a less pitch prop for OB to wot rev to 6 K as loaded, now only achieving 5.5 K rpm with current prop. Thanks in advance. Happy...
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