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  1. dingbat

    Aerator water Pump & drain overflow port.

    The size of the body of water had nothing to do with pressure. It’s all about the drain relative to the water line. If the drain is below the water line you will have to wait until you trailer the boat. If the drain is above the water line like mine, it drains when you pull the plug
  2. dingbat

    FELL Marine MOB+ Install

    I have a kill switch built into the ignition switch but it’s useless if I’m up and about. Left the ignition intact and simply wired the MOB to the fuse panel at the helm. Wired in series with the kill switch in the ignition. Unit only draws 2.5W so the current drain is insignificant.
  3. dingbat

    White smoke?

    Pull a plug. If it’s “clean” you have a water problem. Typically a head gasket
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    How to actually BOOK a flight online?

    Where are you trying to fly out of? Quick search turned up a bunch of flights between $1,600 -$1,800 RT from my local airport DCA
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    How do you guys mix Gas

    Unlike the past when high viscosity motor oils where used, todays two stroke oils are designed with a low viscosity to allow the oil to be mixed with gasoline quite easily. One only needs to combine the two products with light agitation to mix the two My boat is injected, but when mixing fuel...
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    Manual Bilge Pump Switch Not Working When Auto Float Wire Connected

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    How to actually BOOK a flight online?

    I travel for a living. You will not get better flights or prices going with a third party booking service. I book everything direct using my Southwest or Untied app. Simple, quick and easy. International flights are cheapest at 60 days. Prices go up as the seats fill up. Traveling during...
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    bilge problem

    Should be no parasitic drain at all if the boat is wired correctly, i.e. nothing but bilge pump(s) wired directly to battery. Both of my batteries are completely isolated from any load on the boat when I turn the battery switch to off.
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    bilge problem

    Sensing consumption: 2.7 watts per day 18.9 watts per week 81 watts per month 972 watts per year If you have a problem starting the boat after consuming 81 watts in a month, your long over due for a new battery
  10. dingbat

    Bearing Hub won't slide on

    Spindle is fine..... Just need to file off the "ridges" that are keeping the bearing from sliding back on
  11. dingbat

    Topping off a compass, what to use?

    Had to replace the seals and refill mine a couple years ago. Turns out “Compass oil” is odorless mineral spirits. $8 a quart at the hardware store Fill and put in freezer for a couple of hours
  12. dingbat

    2 stroke vs 4 stroke prop differences

    What model number are you running? https://yamahaoutboards.com/en-us/utility/engine-comparison?E20
  13. dingbat

    Johnson power pack testing

    No, it can not be used as a DVA. The update rate of the units isn't fast enough to catch the voltage peaks your looking for. Need to build a DVA adapter from above instructions.
  14. dingbat

    power pack testing

    That's a model 260... Nope, not fast enough. Will need to build a DVA box noted above
  15. dingbat

    Johnson power pack testing

    What exactly do you have? 280 series not showing up on the Simpson web site I see a Simpson 2800 series meter which is basically a display
  16. dingbat

    Optimax 225 hard start

    Not knowing their condition, the injectors should to be sent out to be cleaned and calibrated.
  17. dingbat

    trim tabs or not?

    Hope you have better luck with auto trim function...... https://forums.iboats.com/threads/automatic-trim-tabs.761518/#post-5809037
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    2 stroke vs 4 stroke prop differences

    You can’t assume they both make the same HP. Actual output can be plus or minus 10% of the “rated” HP. Example: The 2 stroke could be 81 hp and the 4 stroke could be 99 hp. Extreme comparison but possible with the rating system
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    trim tabs or not?

    Personally wouldn’t own a boat w/o helm controlled tabs Bow control and load balancing are their two biggest attributes but certainly could help minimize wonder. Depends on your expectation of “straight” Are you driving or steering?
  20. dingbat

    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    They did a lot of work on sealing the rear seal as well. Installed SS wear sleeves on shaft. Rear seals are captive and covered with a sleeve as a first line of defense. Ironically they use the same rear seal I’ve been using for years with the same wear sleeve. The only thing they improved...
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