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  1. dingbat

    Crappy hose

    Fuel hose manufacturers The American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) give the life expectancy of fuel hose at 10 years from date of manufacture. If you're running some cheap, grey "outboard hose" all bets are off.....
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    O ring replacement not available from manufacturer

    O-rings are commodities. Standardized in size and material. Measure the ID and cross section of exiting o-ring and buy or order one made of nitrile or viton from a supply house.
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    Lewmar parts (gear)

    Back order is a reality these days. Things that took 2-3 weeks for delivery take now 2-3 months, if not longer.
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    New Fish Finder

    Make you you compare apples to apples to apples. Hummingbird plays games with their specifications. A quick check proves this unit is no different. Still playing games with transducers specifications and performance. Still using proprietary mapping as well. Where are you boating? The Echomap...
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    Ethanol Gas Observations

    Been running E10 in my 1997 200 Evinrude for 20+ years. Changed out the original carb gaskets to the newer brown version and never looked back. E10 has no affect on spark plugs. Still the nice, light brown color they always are when running right. The only time I had “clean” plugs was the...
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    Fuel supply module

    Looks to be “in stock” at a number of suppliers….for a premium $$$ FUEL SUPPLY MODULE 866596T01
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    Torque Roll?

    Best case for helm adjustable tabs I’ve read in a while.
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    How to test bonding/grounding using a multimeter

    Reverse the leads on the voltmeter and retake your reading. If you get negative -3.2 VDC you have a short (leak) to ground. Locate and remove the power to the bilge pump. Typically wired directly to battery. If wired to switch, remove the positive cable to each battery and retest.
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    How to test bonding/grounding using a multimeter

    Call their BS….there is a 99.99% probability it’s a grounding problem at the pump. The fact that you got shocked proves the bonding back to your battery is in tact You got shocked because of a difference in ground potential (path of least resistance) between the pump and your boat. If the...
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    VesselView data to Lowrance Elite FS 7

    The pgn listing for the device would support gauge functionality via the NMEA 2000 interface https://www.lowrance.com/lowrance/type/fishfinders-chartplotters/elite-fs-7-active-imaging-3-in-1-transducer-us/#prl_specifications
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    1995 Evinrude 90hp Looper Stator?

    Most of your “potting” epoxies are rated in the 400 to 500 degrees F range. Far above anything you would normally see in that location. On the other hand, arcs and shorts in windings encased in epoxy will elevate temps in the windings considerably. Have seen evidence of modules that have caught...
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    Help! 2nd Fuel Line Failure

    Or outdated rubber hose being used in the assembly of the part. What is your fuel pressure?
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    fuel tank pick up gasket material

    You want to use Nitrile with hydrocarbons Limitations While EPDM is compatible with a wide range of chemicals, it offers no resistance to hydrocarbon fluids. Additionally, EPDM seals absorb oil and gas, making them a weak defense in oil and gas applications...
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    Adding another rectifier

    Blues Seas recommends 6 AWG for charging systems 60A or less to protect from overheating the ACR. https://d2pyqm2yd3fw2i.cloudfront.net/files/resources/instructions/990170140.pdf
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    Boat Lift Mistake

    Don’t worry about. No harm was done
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    Adding another rectifier

    The rectifier does not generate power, it simply converts the stator generated AC to usable DC power. Unless you increase the output of the stator, adding second rectifier buys you nothing except the possibly of over loading the charging system, frying it in the process If you want to charge...
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    VesselView data to Lowrance Elite FS 7

    Not sure what VV on your phone has to do with it. The Lowrance would get VV data via a NMEA2000 connection. Is your back bone connected and powered to the Lowrance?
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    2016 Mercruiser 6.2 ECT - long beep every few minutes???

    Pretty sure your chasing ghosts for the most part. Went through the manual. Looks like nothing fancy. Typical I/O. Basic voltage monitoring although chassis (ground) is floating. Makes you sensitive to ground issues. Has a 485 serial output. Wonder if that’s not feeding the display up front...
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    2016 Mercruiser 6.2 ECT - long beep every few minutes???

    Never assume anything. The should be a ground cable/strap between all four batteries. I didn’t see any in your pictures. As it stands you have 3 different computers hooked up to 4 different ground teference /potentials
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    Bunks with plastic on top

    1/4” is probably not the best, but I don’t see why they wouldn’t work unless the backing and weave are rather large.
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