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  1. dingbat

    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    New trailer came with Vortex hubs. Includes a 6 year/100,000 miles no maintenance warranty. We will see https://www.loadrite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/VortexManual.pdf
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    Optimax 225 hard start

    Not a fan of using automotive batteries but it’s your coin When everything is right…. Filters clean? Air and fuel pressure in specification? Any idea last time the injectors where cleaned?
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    Thoughts on potential automated pitch calling in MLB

    Started playing organized ball at age 8. Played high school, Legion and Double AA ball before women ended my career….lol Don’t like any of the changes. Maybe good for spectators takes away a lot of the strategy. Things like shifts only hurt players that can switch up. As a catcher, a...
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    Optimax 225 hard start

    The motor is very fussy about battery condition. Mercury recommends a minimum of 800 CCA (1,000 MCA).
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    Can anyone identify this model ANGLER?

    The boat doesn’t look like a 26 footer nor does Angler list anything larger than 25’ until 2009
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    What is this?

    The block, heads or exhaust tube
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    Hose connection in transom well?

    I have the same thing for my raw water washdown
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    NMEA adapter to connect Garmin chart plotter and iCom radio?

    Look around a bit……the Standard Horizon GX1850W supports NMEA 2000 for $210 Moot point if the OP has a newer Garmin as it appears to be. The NMEA 0183 wires are bundled in with the power connector
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    NMEA adapter to connect Garmin chart plotter and iCom radio?

    cheaper to get a new radio https://www.thegpsstore.com/Brands/Lowrance-Electronics/Navico-Bi-Directional-NMEA-0183-to-NMEA-2000-Interface?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIku2N8amY_gIVLe3jBx35lAOpEAQYAyABEgKQIPD_BwE
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    1991 Sea Ray Bowrider 170 - Trying to remove bench seats and put in captains chairs. Is this possible?

    Need to reinforce the floor and preferably thru bolt otherwise they will pull out of the floor.
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    Mercruiser 305 V8 running hot at low RPM fine at Speed

    Yep..same thing. Stuck in the overheat, over cool cycle. Not enough heat to open stat until rev kick up. Stat opens, engine cools, stat closes process starts all over again Have seen by-pass holes drilled in stats to help with this problem.
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    Mercruiser 305 V8 running hot at low RPM fine at Speed

    Didn’t read through the whole thread but I have to ask, how cold is the water? Used to drag my old boat (I/O) up to Lake Ontario to troll for Steelhead for a week in in early April. Same exact overheat scenario every year. Bring the home and drop it in the Bay and had no problems at all...
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    Parts availiability ??

    Yep….sounds like the market dried up and it’s no longer profitable for NGK to continue production w/o Mercury’s “support”
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    Water separater filter options

    I use Racor on the boat and tractors for years. Have never had one fail outright. Keep in mind that any water trapped is stored in the lower plastic bowl. There is no residual water left in contact with the housing like there is with the can type filters. The filters on the boat only start to...
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    Another Plumbing Question

    Check your ground/loop connections....three times Had a similar issue with the hot water heater when we first bought our house. PO ran galvanized conduit, wedged behind a cast iron drain pipe, to run the power from the floor joists to the top of the unit. They then tied ground (Earth) to the...
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    Electronic issue, no power pole, gps or radio power

    What test did you run to determine the batteries where "fine". A simple voltage test tells you nothing. You must load test to determine condition.
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    Converting to Electric over Hydraulic this week

    That is the control signal. You need to measure the 12v input at the EOH pump
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    Converting to Electric over Hydraulic this week

    2015 version of your truck. Never really dig around back there. I know the next connection up is under the spare tire. 24” harness maybe? Can’t stuff 12 in a 16 pin No idea what size wire is upstream. Maybe I should go dig around and find out. Not sure how that got past Ford Power isn’t...
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    Converting to Electric over Hydraulic this week

    Interesting…ordered a new trailer this morning. Was thinking going EOH until I saw this. In my case the 12V in the 7 pin is powered by a dedicated 30 amp fuse came with the heavy tow package. Powers the break away battery, lights, fan, etc. inside the trailer. Never noticed any power dips or...
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    1986 vs 1999

    The 86 motor is now almost 40 years old. Parts availability is going to be an issue sooner or later if not already. Agree…. jets are not the most efficient means to push a boat
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