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  1. dingbat

    Two stroke oil leaking into fuel hose, 30hp 1993

    My carbs are full of oil every Spring. I don’t drain my carbs so the fuel evaporates leaving nothing but oil in the bowls.
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    Lowrance active target transducer mounting question

    Right off the top of my head... Introduce turbulence and cavitation around the water pump inlets and prop. Possible situation where your optimal running trim angle and the transducer's viewing angle don't match up
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    Possible to get Yamaha speedometer output to show up on Garmin chartplotter?

    The Y2K connection (4 pin) on a Yamaha is separate from CommandLink, CommandLink plus. Just need the 4 pin to Y2K cable adaptor to connect to the Y2K back bone CommandLink and CommandLink Plus are not Y2K undercover. CL and CLP use different PGN to provided additional engine data and...
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    Anybody use OTA TV?

    Replaced cable long ago with streaming. Have broadcast TV as well but signal gets broken up with wind and rain events. Only use to watch local News
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    Marine Tex on Alodine?

    I used JB to resurface/repair the cooling passages in a corroded aluminum block with good success. Already bare aluminum, just cleaned the surface with denatured alcohol then applied a thin layer of epoxy where needed. Covered that with plastic wrap and used a plastic spatula to fill in the...
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    2005 200hp Mercury Optimax Water in Gas

    Running isopropanol through a moisture sensor probably wasn't the best move. Could have damaged or contaminated the moisture sensor. Just because you don't have water in the bowl doesn't mean the fuel isn't carrying mositure. The sample I took out of my fuel this Spring did not show water...
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    Fresh water corrosion and anode choices…

    Generally speaking, aluminum doesn’t corrode in freshwater w/o facilitation. The “electric leak in the lake” may in fact be a short or bad ground connection somewhere on the motor or boat.
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    90 Amp Fuse Question

    It's correct as wired....... A starter can draw well over 200 Amp at start.
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    Trailer axle capacity/sizing

    Single axle trailer........#3500 to #5200 involves a tire change. Existing load rating = tire rating According to literature the dry weight of your new boat is #3,500. Add fuel, coolers, toys and misc and your probably closer to #4,000.
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    Upgrading the whole electronics package minus chart plotters

    This is a function of the sending unit, not the display. You need a reed switch type sender What do you have currently? What are your expectations? I found this functionality fairly useless in the long run. I don’t use AP for point to point…dangerous and does not relieve the Captain of watch...
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    Lenco trim tabs flashing on right side

    Never heard of such a thing, explain.
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    Fresh water corrosion and anode choices…

    I would install aluminum anodes and see what happens. Certainly have to provide better protection than 20 yr old, oxide covered zinc anode
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    Replacement Battery for Mercury Bigfoot 60hp

    Why is that? As long as the cranking amperage meets min. spec, no problem. The recommend battery for my 200 HP is 500 CCA above 32F, 675 CCA below 32 F I run two (2) 600 CCA, 160 RC deep cycle batteries. Have never had an issue starting down to 20F. In fact, you get increased battery life out...
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    Replacement Battery for Mercury Bigfoot 60hp

    https://www.eastpennmanufacturing.com/wp-content/uploads/Marine_RV-Application-Selector-Guide-0406.pdf
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    2nd battery needed if installing prawn puller??

    outboards typically don’t charge while idling. The rated output of the charging system is rated in hours of run time. A 30 amp system is charging at a rate of 30 amps per hour
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    Water/Fuel filter

    The pressure drop in a good quality, coalescing filter is less than 1/2 psi. Either the filter or fuel line is too small for the flow rate or you have something wrong with your fuel delivery system. I run a 200 hp with a 60 gpm filter. No problem drawing fuel from the under floor aux tank...
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    2004 merc 50hp efi starts and stalls wont stay running

    A choke on an EFI? Never heard of such a thing. Injectors are very sensitive to fuel quality. Must a 10 micron filter to avoid problems. 10 micron filter? When was the last time the injectors were sent out for cleaning? Have you monitored fuel pressure while engine is misbehaving? No beep...
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    Lenco trim tabs flashing on right side

    Electric and water don't mix...... Don't know if this helps or not https://www.manualslib.com/manual/2168610/Lenco-123sc.html#manual
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    Water/Fuel filter

    When push comes to shove you can never have too much capacity (water) in a fuel filter Having said that, here is the small boat version. https://www.racorstore.com/racor-r23298-10-marine-snapp-w-drain-replacement.html
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