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    Water keeps filling boat cover, please help!

    Used a center pole support system for years.
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    Filling Holes

    To repair transducers holes, I use stainless, flat heads screws the same size I removed. Countersink the gelcoat deep enough to put the screw head roughly 1/8” below the surface. Coat screw with epoxy (MarineTex) then screw in hole. Fill countersinks with white MarineTex. Let dry then sand and...
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    Cleaning fishing rods

    Go out of my way to keep any "scents" on the boat to a minimum....lol Most everything I chase are sight feeding predators. It's either live bait or big flashy and or loud lures. Any "scent" in the water typically draws undesirables, IE sharks, rays, skates, catfish, etc. The exceptions are...
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    Waverider Adjustable Absorption

    Keep in mind........Torque = Force (you) x Length (pedestal height) Did you do anything to strengthen the area (fiberglass) where the pedestal mounts? Increasing the height of the chair doubles the amount of torque that could be exerted on the fiberglass base.
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    Checking power trim sender

    Words of wisdom….when troubleshooting electronics you always start at the “source” whether it be power or signal. Do yourself a favor and follow the wires from the sending unit to connector where they interface to the trim motor on the motor. Pull the connector apart and check resistance...
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    Just how many boats did Ebbtide produce? Anybody have any idea?

    A rather checkered past... now bankrupt...they have been bought and sold 4 times since 2012 https://www.godownsize.com/are-ebbtide-boats-any-good/...
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    Replacing Keel rollers

    If your trailer is a Loadrite, they changed how the bunk brackets are attached Finger channel pos-lock-3” https://www.loadrite.com/product-category/bunks-rollers-and-pivot-bars/bunk-brackets/page/2/
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    four winns 195 sundowner 1992 fuel tank problem

    How about the 1992 catalog? https://www.fourwinns.com/uploads/2017/2/Four-Winns-SportBoats-Catalog-1992.pdf
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    Replacing Keel rollers

    Go cadmium over zinc where available
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    Hooking up a sionyx nightwave to a Simrad Go SX9

    This is a hardware issue, not a cable issue. The video processing on your unit is done on an “onboard” chip. The chip either has the ability to process analog (real time) video or it doesn’t. Any work around would cost more than buying a MFD with the proper input.
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    Hooking up a sionyx nightwave to a Simrad Go SX9

    The unit requires an analog video input to transfer the image from the unit to the MFD. If your MFD does not have the video input, you’re done.
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    Replacing Keel rollers

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rust-Oleum-Economy-Spray-Grip-Paint-Sprayer-1-Each/17011118
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    Understanding the numbers on my boat?

    Your model and serial numbers backwards J50PLSS is the model number. The G number is the serial number One source says the 1998-2000 models were all 4 strokes. Others say 2 stokes
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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    That is simply not true. Finding “skilled” labor anymore is next to impossible. Been that way since they took vocational training out of the public schools. We spent an average of $40k just to hire someone between advertising, interviews and travel cost. Then easily spend upwards of six...
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    Mounting Bolt Compression of Transom

    On my 200 HP outboard, the center of gravity in the down position is just forward of the pivot. When cantilevered up, the center of gravity actually moves onboard if only by an inch or two, which perfectly balances the motor on the center line of the transom in the "trailer up" position. If you...
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    Poppet valve

    https://forums.iboats.com/threads/1995-force-120-cooling-flow-path.600754/
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    Mounting Bolt Compression of Transom

    Transoms savers are for designed for boats without power trim to keep the motor from flapping around while trailering. Does absolutely nothing for the forces at work in your situation
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    Replacing Keel rollers

    While your at it, when was the last time, if ever, the bunks where adjusted for the boat? The hull isn't sitting on the outside, starboard bunk in your picture. Would suggest that the bunks are out of alignment and or not the boat is not loaded properly. I would call Seafox and see if they...
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    Mounting Bolt Compression of Transom

    With no protrusions below the water line like an I/O, outboard transoms tend to rot from the top down. A leaking transom cap is usually the culprit. The algae growing on the cap seam in your picture suggests yours is doing the same. Pull one of the lower motor mounting bolts to see how far...
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    Cleaning fishing rods

    Yet some swear by spraying their baits down with WD 40 for use as an attractant. I used to keep a bucket of dish soap, fabric softener and water to clean baits during the day. The fabric softener makes it easier to comb out the hair on bucktails and parachutes before putting the bait back out...
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