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  1. dingbat

    2006 225 4stroke runs poor until warmed up.

    Did you check to make sure the thermostats are installed and or working?
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    Trailer Tires

    What was the date code on the last tire that blew? My last "couple of years" back story turned out to be 11 years May-pops turn to Will-pops on their 6 year expiration date.
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    Fuel Fill Hose

    Isn't that what I said?....lol
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    Seat bushings

    Are your sure about the post OD? See lots of bushings for 2-3/8 and 2-7/8 posts
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    Fuel Fill Hose

    2" is typically reserved for diesel fuel. Never seen it on gasoline powered
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    Primer Bulb

    This is kind of interesting
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    Primer Bulb

    https://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/primer.html Orientation It is also advantageous if the primer bulb can be position in such a way that during priming it can be oriented vertically, with the direction arrow pointing skywards. This will allow gravity and the weight of the fuel inside...
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    Fuel filter and hose questions

    By the foot.... https://www.amazon.com/Fuel-Line-Permeation-Marine-Feed/dp/B071KMQRRH
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    Primer Bulb

    Otherwise your pumping the trapped water back into the system. Sounds like the system is air locked. If you've lost "prime", which you obviously have if you replaced the hoses, no amount of "pumping" is going to prime the system against the dead head of a fuel pump or separating filter in...
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    Fuel filter and hose questions

    See hose classifications below USCG Fuel Hose Ratings: The rating system exclusively for marine hose is known as SAE J1527 A1 Fuel Feed Hose: A1-15 Hose can be used for any applications and is the safest Applications: Fuel Feed Hose Designed to have fuel in the hose at all times Permeation...
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    Primer Bulb

    Couple of things… The seperator is not in the correct location in the delivery system. The correct order is tank - separator - primer bulb - motor. Fuel must be “sucked” thru the separator, not pumped thru the seperator. The separator must be full of fuel or you will never get it the bulb...
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    75 HP Honda running horribly

    Where the fuel line connects to the tank there should be a anti-ship (check) value. It looks like a normal hose fitting, but it’s not Did you remove or replace?
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    Upgrading trailer tires and rims - need advice

    If you see ANY cracking or dry rot on a sidewalk of the tire, your long past the tires “expiration date” of 6 years from date of manufacturer. Was reminded of this last Spring when we took the horse trailer on a 400 mile round trip. Checked everything on the trailer prior to leaving...
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    Upgrading trailer tires and rims - need advice

    And I wonder why some like myself that run many, many miles a year and have never lost a tire in 25 years of towing while others loose tires, sometimes multiple, on a regular basis? Hummmm
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    Boat trailer rusting at welds galvanized

    Back in the old days they sprayed fish oil on the under carriages of their beach buggies (trucks) to protect from SW damage while on the beach. Now a days, such endeavors would draw the ire of the local Natural Resources Authorities. Locally, it's illegal to cause and or leave a (petroleum)...
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    Looks like $1,900 for a grocery getter battery https://greenbeanbattery.com/prius-hybrid-battery/?gclid=CjwKCAjwopWSBhB6EiwAjxmqDS8o94tifqlWVQrB-0nEHVmmG_YnfZU4ULesigWUweStT7vw4uiH1hoCb_8QAvD_BwE...
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    What To Use To Re Seal Flybridge/Other Areas

    4000 UV fast cure for general application, not below the water line
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    EV is in its infancy. Give it time…case in point. My great grandmother was 3 when the Wright Brothers first took flight. She was 59 when she took a jet from Cleveland to Hawaii to see her second born son. She was 69 when she watched the moon landing on my Grand parent’s color TV. The year...
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    2005 Johnson 115 with low compression: noob seeking wisdom

    Sounds like your typical 2 stroke.
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    Info on this boat

    I have a 12’, 1973 in orange leaning up against the barn. Had a 5-1/2 hp Johnson Seahorse on it. Has #450 capacity if I remember correctly
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