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  1. JimS123

    Boat listing to left

    That doesn't add up either. Over the range of a full tab adjustment you should see a significant difference in the torque on the steering wheel. Do you have power steering?
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    Can’t Figure out Prop ….

    My 190 Stingray with the 3.0 turned a 21" cupped SS prop and that would provide the spec max rpm at WOT.
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    Boat listing to left

    Turn the outdrive's trim tab to starboard. Trial and error.
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    Transom straps

    A safety chain will catch the boat as it goes flying off the trailer. A Bow Tiedown will prevent it from leaving the trailer n the first place.
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    Water splashing over transom help

    Your post #1 indicated that the "problem" was water spraying over the transom on the port side. Thus, the transducer is not the cause. "Shooting straight up" is a rooster tail, indicating an abnormality (or a device designed for that purpose). "Shooting straight back" indicates a protrusion...
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    Water splashing over transom help

    One picture shows a transducer that is broken off. The plastic piece should be removed. Another picture shows a transducer that looks to be mounted too low, thus it's a roostertailer. Regardless, the transducer is mounted on the side opposite of the problem.
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    Water splashing over transom help

    The alignment of the AV plate and any other below water components. Obviously, the lower unit got damaged. Bending aluminum like you did MAY eventually cause it to crack. When you straightened it, did you put it PERFECTLY back into specs? Try it out again. If it still is causing a problem...
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    Water splashing over transom help

    There's your answer. That's why the fin exacerbated the problem. You have a damaged lower unit that is out of alignment.
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    Water splashing over transom help

    Maybe the pics are deceiving, but it looks like the motor is mounted too high. If the fin was the problem it would splash on both sides. Is the motor mounted perfectly in the center? Is the hull deformed?
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    Ocean boat builder

    The hard reverse chines is similar to a Boston Whaler Montauk. I'd say your hull should perform awesome. Nice boat. can't wait to see her finished.
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    Prop Damage

    Your plan will worsen the situation not improve it. Sure, balancing is easy, but if you have metal loss you will have to cut some more off. Backup prop if you damage the new one beyond repair....maybe. Butusing it as a full time part ain't a smart move. Boating is expensive. The damage...
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    Outboard life expectancy

    TAKE CARE of any motor and it will last a lifetime. The new 4-strokes simply run so well that why would anyone want an old 2-stroke (unless you can't afford it). I have 69 of the old and 4 of the new and guess which ones I run when I simply MUST go for a boatride. Costs more to repair than a...
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    Prop Damage

    Sure, heat it, weld it and pound it out yourself. Easy peasy. Oh, I guess you have the pitch blocks to line it up correctly?
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    Buying an '03 Sea Ray Sundeck 220

    A 20 year old boat that was not maintained. LOL.....I don't think so.
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    buying a full mooring cover from online seller: Q's

    I never said they were equal. What I said was that the SunDURA worked just as well as the other in MY application. If you intended us is Arizona sun or North Dakota cold then maybe you should go all the way. $450 isn't worth worrying about it.
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    buying a full mooring cover from online seller: Q's

    I have both sunbrella and sundura. They are quite similar in appearance and in my applications I see no difference in performance. On that basis I see no reason to upgrade. Also, Carver is the best online supplier of covers. They are far superior to Taylormade. Probably comparable to...
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    Transom Step

    There has to be some SS rails to hold it up. West Marine carries a model with the rails on the bottom, just like the picture you posted. THAT pic would be starboard, which is superior in every way. Your second picture shows a custom molded FG platform that is OEM to specifically fit that boat.
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    buying a full mooring cover from online seller: Q's

    I have bought several covers from Carver. A custom cover for the specific boat model would be my choice over the styled-to-fit version. I have some canvas in Sunbrella, but IMHO that SunDURA is hard to beat. If Carver carried the model I need, I would buy it in a heartbeat. If not, then I...
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    Transom Step

    It's not a TRANSOM STEP. Google "Swim Platform". Most every marine store carries them. IBoats has them in fiberglass or teak wood, with or without a 2 or 3-step ladder.
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    boat storage

    When I was in grade school I took a course in taxidermy. Started with birds. You had to hit them in the chest (where the incision would go), and the pellet could not go out the back or it would ruffle the feathers. My pristine mounts would indicate I figured it out. That all worked fine on...
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