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  1. dingbat

    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    My boat is #5,500 on trailer. Pulling with a 3.5 six.... doesn't know it's back there while getting 12.5 mpg. Rated to tow #11,700.... Goes to show how far things have come in the past 15 years.
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    2022 Boating Season - help for first time boat buyers

    Prices are not going to go down until production returns to pre-pandemic levels. Given current situation with labor and parts shortages I don’t see that happening anytime too soon, if at all. Case in point…the onboard computer(s) we use in our equipment went from a 2-4 week delivery at $490...
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    Deep cycle battery

    https://www.pulsetech.net/media/wysiwyg/Pulsetech/etc/Trickle-vs-Maintenance-Chargers.pdf
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    Rec gas prices???

    From the Evinrude website Current recommendations are to use a minimum of 87 octane, 89 octane is preferred. There is no additional benefit from using higher-octane fuels, in fact they may cause hard starting conditions in hot weather. If you have an older motor and the owner's manual...
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    Depends on where you live. Locally it’s almost unheard of although they switched over to using brine on the roads a couple of years back. Have to wait and see Head over to the coast and everything rusts. Seen rotors rust over night. Ate the rockers and chassis of my 2001 Tahoe big time.
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    Rec gas prices???

    In high compression engines….Totally useless in a 2 stroke outboard
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    Rec gas prices???

    You know octane is a combustion inhibitor right? It’s less flammable than 87 octane. It buys you nothing with an outboard but a empty wallet. Might want to do a bit of reading on the rest of your topics. Most are old wives tales and snake oil salesmen pitches
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    Fuel problem

    I suspect either your fuel pump rebuild didn’t go so well, you have a leak in the fuel delivery system (hose) or you have a bad crank seal. My money is on the fuel pump rebuild.
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    Interesting article on battery life. https://www.evconnect.com/blog/how-long-does-an-electric-car-battery-last Article on battery costs going forward. Prices should drop significantly if the projections hold true https://www.recurrentauto.com/research/costs-ev-battery-replacement
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    Boat TLC questions

    In that case, I would strip, seal and paint with non-skid epoxy paint.
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    Rec gas prices???

    Average morning..........burn 20 - 25 gallons in the boat and another 15 gallons in the truck going too and from. Running offshore is an easy 100 gallon a day and 25 gallons in the truck Time to go back to accepting "donations" from guests again.
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    Backdrop eisenglass/canvas leaking /dripping

    And as you noted above, their assembly practices are not quite up to par....lol To be fair, that seam would suffice on most vertical surfaces except when exposed to direct spray or runoff.
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    Backdrop eisenglass/canvas leaking /dripping

    I know you don’t want to hear it, especially from me….but It’s made wrong. The “glass” is supposed to be is sewn on the “outside” of the material/enclosure then framed (sandwiched) with a second layer of fabric to cover the glass and strengthen the seam. Canvas Glass Canvas Hard to see in the...
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    Total boat electrical refit - looking for advice

    Or an Off/On/Both switch like I use
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    Boat TLC questions

    Rest assured snagging hooks in the carpet are not old wives tales.....lol Once a trip if we're fishing with Sting Silvers Fishing with squid, blood worms or chum is not compatible with carpet in the least bit....yukkkk
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    Looking at the manual, it would appear there are several generations (colors) of cables and termination resistors related to the PCM used in the motor. Can't mix and match https://studylib.net/doc/18600014/outboard-optimax-i
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    Total boat electrical refit - looking for advice

    Evinrude manual 40-300 HP outboard 1- 10 ft. - 4 AWG 11- 15 ft. - 2 AWG 16- 20 ft. - 1 AWG
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    Rec gas prices???

    I’d prefer to pay $5 a gallon not to stand in line to buy 5 gallons of gas…..lol
  19. dingbat

    Rec gas prices???

    Leaving for Buffalo in a couple of minutes. Guess I better fill up here…$4.19
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    Rec gas prices???

    Propaganda….they sell fuel by the Liter and in Russian Rubles…not to mention most vehicles are diesel. Currently 1 Ruble is worth 0.0075 cents USD
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