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  1. dingbat

    1991 gt 150 missing badly around 3000 rpm

    Check your fuel filter. Marina fuel is notorious for water contamination. Go out of my way to avoid them
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    Can You Wear This Shirt

    Have my father in laws in my desk drawer. He was a NASA engineer for the Gemini projects. Use Excel and or Mathcad for most of the time now
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    transducer

    What transducer? Looks like your missing the fairing block
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    Evinrude Ocean Pro 175 issues

    Had something similar happened. Turned out to be a bad float valve. Pull the plugs to see if you can identify the offending cylinder
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    Why don't sea choice 1 1/16 seals fit?

    Seems like a weird size kit. Typically the inner and outer bearings and seals are a different sizes. Do you have a picture or part number of your old bearings?
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    depth sounder replacement

    Same transducer setup I had in my last boat running a fish finder. Not sure why you would need to test with a depth finder only display. Replace one transducer with the other but…here was my technic for a fish finder You need a zip-loc bag of water and your head unit set for manual gain...
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    depth sounder replacement

    It’s a well proven and recognized fact that using a silicon to mount a transducer is detrimental to its acoustic performance. From a physics perspective, I would argue that your test results are invalid given the fact that you’re comparing different frequencies and not seeing a difference...
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    tahoe 1950 trailer guide pole

    Switching to a drive on trailer with target bunks was a no brainer once I saw one in action. The poles are mainly used to line up the boat with the trailer. The poles only contact the hull on the rub rails. Don’t have to worry about debris (sand) getting stuck in rub board (side guides)...
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    depth sounder replacement

    Would advise against the use of silicon in a transducer install. Silicon is a sound deadening material. Epoxy propagates sound magnitudes better. Better sound transfer, better performance
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    tahoe 1950 trailer guide pole

    These came on my drive-on trailer OEM. I really like them. Centers me up on the bunks perfectly https://www.loadrite.com/trailer-parts/trailer-accessories/side-guides/pvc-sideguide-kit-5-starr%E2%93%92-aluminum-trailers/
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    Fish finders

    Fishing is boring……much rather be catching….lol I personally find it enjoyable to use all the tech skills and knowledge I’ve acquired over the years. Using sonar, satellite data (water temp) and radar to locate and catch fish is both challenging and fun. Yes, radar is a very powerful tool to...
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    My boat needs to run real good on the 4th of July. FIX IT !!

    Interesting that it has so much shore line for only having 86 square miles of surface area. Ranks 63 in lake size in the US. The “pond” I boat on (an estuary actually) is 5,479 square miles with 11,684 miles of shore line. The 4th will be spent in the pool with my favorite adult beverage in hand
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    1994 Chris Craft Concept 197 Bimini Top Question

    The front and back strap hooks look ok, but I have never seen a top that used that style of mounts, let alone plastic ones. Typically look something like this
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    UUUUGGGHHH

    Between surf fishing, boating, farm work and the back yard pool, I spend a far more time outdoors than most. Fortunately, I have a bit of “genetic resistance” built into my DNA As a radiation worker, I’m far more concerned with the gamma, beta and alpha radiation I’ve worked with and around my...
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    UUUUGGGHHH

    You didn't plan that very well....lol Long time beach bum......the heat doesn't really bother me. Off next week........will put in a couple of 8 hours days working on my tan while mowing the fields. Learned back in my iron worker days not to go in and out of the air conditioner. Not going to...
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    Honda BF60 Dies Above 3kish RPM

    The primer bulb on an EFI is only there to get fuel to the low pressure pump. Pumping the bulb has no effect on a starving motor. What is the fuel pressure?
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    UUUUGGGHHH

    It was 102F when I left the office yesterday. Rather pleasant 86F and breezy (storms all trying to form) when I mowed the yard last night. A cold front backed in off the ocean over night. Woke up to 63F this morning. Forecasted high of 70F today. Back to the upper 80’s the rest of the week...
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    1969 85hp Evinrude charging system/ Over charging!

    The rectifier (diode bridge) converts the AC output of the stator to a (mostly) DC voltage. The regulator simply takes the rectified output, now DC voltage, and regulates the output typically between 13.5 and 14.2 volts. The "excess" voltage is dissipated by the regulator as heat. Proper...
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    1969 85hp Evinrude charging system/ Over charging!

    Your rectifier, battery cable, battery or possibly the stator have issues Have you checked for AC upstream of the rectifier or run ohm test to determine the condition of the stator? You said you replaced the rectifier. Quite often a failed rectifier will overheat and compromise the stator...
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    Summer Night Fishing

    Mid-Chesapeake Bay to the Atlantic beaches. Assateague is infamous for its mosquitos at night and its green head and biting flies during the day. A westerly wind blows them out of the back waters, right on top of you. No-see-ums are a problem anywhere rock mets tide water, ie rock reinforced...
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