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  1. dingbat

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Few realize how warm the water stays year round . Has a huge effect on our weather
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    Can you change from welded to bolted?

    I take your looking for a bolt on solution to save a trip to the welding shop. Otherwise it’s an easy remove and replace repair. I was fabricator and certified welder in a prior life but have no idea what shops charge theses days much. The problem you’ll have is finding a support bracket...
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    2003 Century 32WA with 225 H.P. Would Transom Support 300 H. P. Engines?

    Boat is rated to 500 HP HP is a function of hull design, not weight or strength of transom.
  4. dingbat

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Nope….Baltimore - Washington DC area. The close proximity to the Atlantic (Gulf Stream) moderates the weather. Not unusual for trees and bushes to bud this time of the year
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    Transducer

    Found mention of 14 degrees in early model but by 1989 the brochure specs transom deadrise at 17 degrees
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    Grease on rims

    Can’t install bearing buddies on super lube hubs
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    Transducer

    Multiple models but only two deadrises, 12 and 20 degrees
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    Grease on rims

    Next set of numbers up…..1618?
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    Grease on rims

    Change your rubber caps. I get 2-3 years before they dry rot and start leaking
  10. dingbat

    intermittent tach and not charging 1994 ocean pro 150

    Here is the test procedure to test both the stator and voltage regulator while on the motor. See any signs of epoxy dripping from stator? Don’t run the boat until you get this resolved. Will kill stator sooner than later...
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    intermittent tach and not charging 1994 ocean pro 150

    Not charging and a cranky tachometer is a sure sign of a bad voltage regulator
  12. dingbat

    Need another Motorcycle...

    All this talk takes me back to my high school rice rocket days. Had a RD350, KZ400 and a 750H2. First thing you did was put a kill (toggle) switch on your tail light…lol Best friend bought a CBX when they first came out. Traded that for a GS1100 Two friends killed in accidents in a year and...
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    Recycled my fresh water system antifreeze .Anyone else do this???

    Yep…Propylene glycol Used in toothpaste, vape juice and a lot of other household and personal products
  14. dingbat

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Burr..... We currently have Forsythia in bloom High Temp 77 on 11/8/22 Low Temp 27 on 11/20/22
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    small electrical item off the battery...anyone know what this is?

    Ideally you fuse to the amp rating of the wiring in the circuit. At a minimum, you fuse to the rated capacity of the fuse block.
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    Recycled my fresh water system antifreeze .Anyone else do this???

    The freeze point isn't the only important quality of your Glycol mixture. Glycol deteriorate in the presence of metals, oxygen and sunlight decreasing in both alkalinity and pH. Both properties effect the rate of corrosion protection the solution offers. We monitor both alkalinity and pH along...
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    Boat Cover Ribs/Braces

    Just chamfered the ends
  18. dingbat

    You were right , she's a runner

    Training isn't everything........ https://apnews.com/article/business-chesapeake-bay-government-and-politics-d555ecd87a2d2ce59b2e25ef85ff5632 Licensing requirements for a Bay Pilot. All applicants must have Coast Guard licenses certifying them to be master or chief mate of any-sized ship...
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    Boat Cover Ribs/Braces

    Back in the day, I tied one end of a rope to the starboard stern hook, looped it up and around the bow and ran it back and tied it off on the port stern hook. Made a T-post out of 2 x 4 to support the center center of the span. Threw a the trap over that. Worked very well
  20. dingbat

    Picture of my prop - what’s going on here?

    Looks dry-rotted. How old is the prop?
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