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  1. rolmops

    Should I Buy A Jackplate

    Do you mean the cavitation plate sits one inch below the bottom of the hull? If so you should try to raise it that one inch. Seeing that these 115s are bolted onto the transom you should be able to raise the engine by clamping the engine just a little higher.
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    1st time buying old boat

    It looks nice on the surface, but the big red flag to me is all the water pouring out when you raised the front. The flotation material in the boat has been sitting in the water for at least one winter and probably more than that. My guess is that it is completely soaked The rivets leaking in...
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    Commander classic shifter issues

    ttt
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    Mercruiser bearing carrier tool

    Exactly what bearing are you trying to pull? If it is the gimbal, it is the wrong tool.
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    Nobody fishing?

    Look at the bright side. At least you have ice! Please do not make the snow yellow.
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    Nobody fishing?

    I went over it just now and I see where your idea comes from. 50 years ago there was a lamprey problem, but that was not the reason why lake trout populations collapsed. It was pollution and also an over fishing (commercial) problem. With all the DDT and other poisons settling on the bottom...
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    Nobody fishing?

    I have been involved in Lamprey treatment and we always try to treat the lamprey spawning streams when the spawning happens. Sometimes a freak rain will flush the treatment chemicals or the overall creek levels are at flood stage in which case we cannot treat the streams. I think you should...
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    Nobody fishing?

    When I was in the army (light years ago) we sometimes went fishing in a wild way. We would throw a piece a bread in the water and wait for the fish to come to the surface to start feeding on the bread. Then we put a bullet right through the middle of the bread. The impact of the bullet on the...
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    How Do I Remove a Stuck Gimbal Bearing?

    I remember reading in a Mercruiser service manual that the seal is mostly there to keep the grease of the gimbal bearing out of the bilge. I remember the challenging job of cleaning the grease out of the bilge of a friend's boat. This was after we had pulled the engine. The oil pan was all...
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    transducer mounting

    The Alumaducers are known for very poor performance. If they were any good, they would also be made by Airmar and Airmar does not want to touch them.
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    changing transducers and fishfinders.

    I mainly troll for salmon which are usually just below the thermocline or they rest on the bottom The 587 does a very good job in the depths that I fish, but because of the 19 degree cone of the Airmar 260 I miss a lot of fish that are of to the side. On a quiet day , that is no problem because...
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    transducer mounting

    There are all sorts. If you have an aluminum boat you can mount one by drilling a hole through the bottom of your rig and fitting the transducer inside the hole. These come in brass, stainless and some sort of plastic. you will have to pick the one that will not cause corrosion in your...
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    How Do I Remove a Stuck Gimbal Bearing?

    What about the gimball bearing puller? It is a tool designed for this job, and it can also help drive a new gimball in place while evenly driving it in. I bought one about 15 years ago and I have yet to see the bearing it did not get out by simply using a large ratchet handle to tighten the...
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    changing transducers and fishfinders.

    I mostly fish Lake Ontario In depths of 40 to 200 feet down and sometimes but rarely at 450 feet down I currently use a Furuno 587 with a TM260 transducer and a Garmin UHD 64CV with a GT24UHD-TM Transducer. I am not really happy with this setup. There just seem to be too many monitors on the...
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    Best survival "package, hatchet?

    You've got to go with the times. A good sturdy drone to scout out your area is probably worth its weight in gold.
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    Will a 3.0 run on 1 spark plug???

    It is probably time to get rid of your points and install a Delco EST Marine Kit. No more messing around with worn or wet points and very precisely timed ignition.I did it and it is just great
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    Has anyone used the ready lime (not the brand name) to descale their outboard

    A solution of 2 parts of vinegar and one part of salt makes hydrochloric acid also known as HCL which is a very powerful calcium dissolving acid
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    Has anyone used the ready lime (not the brand name) to descale their outboard

    Next time, just use a few gallons of vinegar with salt added. Does just the same and is probably even cheaper. I usually just try to fill up the cooling system completely and let it sit for a couple of hours to get it to soften the calcium inside and then I run the engine to rotate the stuff...
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    Grease Zerk Fitting Question . . .

    Halleluah!!!! Where were you 50 years ago?
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    How bad of an idea is this for OB support while trailering?

    If it is only to stop a faulty hydraulic system from dumping the outboard on the road, it is fine. Just don't think for one moment that it will act as a transom saver. The only problem I can see is the installing and removing or forgetting that its on there.
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