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  1. dingbat

    How to tell what transducer you have (Hook 5)

    From what I’m seeing, two of the pins are not used in the 7 pin transducers. They simply dropped the 7 pins down to 5 as a cost saving measure. Lowrance HST-WSBL Transom Mount Skimmer Transducer with Temperature 83/200kHz (5-pin) Blue Connector
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    How to tell what transducer you have (Hook 5)

    Airmar does not make a 83kHz transducer Simrad rebrands some Airmar transducers, but Airmar does not make lowrance transducers, if that makes any sense.
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    Ethanol free gas for Mercruiser

    What the snake oil marketers don’t want you to know…. https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-09/documents/waterphs.pdf
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    2017 115hp efi fuel issues please help

    A tank or two of E-10 and a quality, 10 micron coalescing filter and a couple of spare filters.
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    Windmill boat bettery charging

    Dont expect much…. Unlike alternators that utilize a large gear ratio to generate current at idle rpm, stators operate at engine speed. My 35 amp charging system will not keep my 50w fish finder up and running at trolling speed….850-950 rpm once the battery is depleted
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    Too much wind and rain in my face

    No Striper fishing for you….lol November through mid-April are prime months. Having said, most Striper guys have full enclosures, IE portable greenhouse…I normally just wear thermal underwear (long Johns) and a hooded sweat shirt.
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    2017 115hp efi fuel issues please help

    Holy molly...... that's crazy money given the scope of the work. Injectors should be serviced and performance tested on a fairly regular basis. Especially of the boat sits long periods of time unused You may have initially cleared the filters in the FSM and/or the injectors, only to flush a...
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    2017 115hp efi fuel issues please help

    The injectors in an EFI are sensitive to dirty fuel. A 10 micron filter or better is required to prevent down stream problems. When was the last time you serviced the vapor separator? The 50/50 mix of gas and naphtha (seafoam) isn’t helping. Labeled dosage to clean injectors is 128/1 You’re...
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    Too much wind and rain in my face

    Huddled behind a 3’ tall windshield isn’t going to cut it when it’s 30 degrees out. Besides, always navigate standing up for better all around visibility and to cut down on visits to the chiropractor.
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    1995 Force120 Picture help diagnose

    A miss is an electrical problem Electrical problem. Start with the cylinder in the top of your picture A miss will not properly burn the fuel in the cylinder
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    1980 Mercury 150 V6 Fuel Issues

    No, that is not normal. You have a leak somewhere in the fuel system. Motor will not run as intended until the problem is resolved.
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    In-Line Fuel Filter Question

    For a small outboard, it's pretty hard to beat the Racor Snapp series filters https://www.racorstore.com/racor/snapp-filters.html
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    Commonality with Auto Works

    I rent probably 30-35 cars a year. Have end up with just about every make and model you can think of over the years. Was lost a number of times until I learned how to read / maneuver the GUI used to operate most vehicles. How many people know there is a "pointer" to tell you which side of...
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    Dust Cap Woes

    Already been tried…failed miserably due to breakage…lol
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    Dust Cap Woes

    Wheel bearings are in hack and whack territory. Use anything “softer” than the race itself (~ RC60) to remove them. I use drift punches (brass if doing precision work) and a #3 ball peen hammer. A urethane handled, flat head screw driver works as well, if not better, when removing small...
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    Lowrance LCX-112C

    My boat had LCX 112 on it when I bought it in 2000. Was not a fan of the operating system. The flashing is an alert you that the displayed data (depth) in invalid. It’s typically a bad transducer, but could also be a failing pulse generator. The only way to know for sure is to connect a...
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    Lowrance LCX-112C

    Explain…transducers either work or they dont. What are you seeing above 30’? I’m amazed the connectors interchange. I prefer 50kHz when trolling because of the wider cone angles. Went to side scan CHIRP in 80-160kHz for trolling Yes…the pulse is generated in the head and sent to the piezo in...
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    Why I'm nervous boating at night...

    Shipping containers are not sealed….. they sink pretty quickly. USCG issue a notice to mariners when an event occurs.
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    Tow Smart "Submersible" LED tail lights are junk... better solution?

    No gaskets or windows….should be one piece hermetically sealed to IP 67 or IP 68 Protection standard. I will not purchase lights w/o this rating
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    Why I'm nervous boating at night...

    An estimated 400 people die each year in submerged vehicles across North America, making up roughly 10% of all drownings. https://www.npr.org/2024/03/26/1241003930/car-submerged-underwater-escape
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