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  1. dingbat

    Installing 12 Fuse Block Blue Sea # 5026

    The fact that three circuits when out at the same time is suspicious. I had something similar situation a couple of years back. Turned out to be a bad bilge pump that had shorted to ground. Power was back feeding through ground to other circuits, bypassing the other switch's "hot" disconnects...
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    Looking at getting a 2013 Mercury ProXS and I have a question

    No. It’s basically an Optimax
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    Surge brakes lasted 1200 miles of highway, whats wrong

    What brand brakes? Using ceramic pads? When is the last time you serviced the sliders and or rebuilt the calipers? What make and model coupler that requires a come along to actuate? My coupler can be actuated enough to stop the wheel from spinning by hand.
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    2001 mercury optimax 135 running hot

    Too low... should be upward of 2-3 psi if I remember correctly. What is the water pressure at higher RPM? What water pressure do you get running city water (~60 psi) on muffs through the system w/o the engine running? Remove poppet and plug hole while running the same test as above.
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    Inboard replacing

    How big is the medium hole? If your breaking loose the hole is too big When I played with vents a few years back I ended up going up a pitch size and was working with a single 1/4" or 5/16" (6 mm or 8 mm) vent.
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    Looking at getting a 2013 Mercury ProXS and I have a question

    What happened that both the power head and lower unit had to be replaced under warranty?
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    2001 mercury optimax 135 running hot

    Quick Google search shows this to be a common problem. What is your water pressure at idle? Did you change the spring on the poppet valve as well? Did you replace the entire water pump or just the impeller? Did you replace the grommet(s) on the bottom of the water tube when you did the work...
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    Questions for shallow water outboard jet operators

    Grew up on the Potomac River upstream of the fall line. Fish the Susquehanna above the fall line as well a couple of times a year. Both are very shallow and littered with rock and debris. It’s not if, it’s when you hit something or run aground. Jon boats are king and it doesn’t matter if your...
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    Aggravating gasket

    The “not fitting” part is swelling. Going to happen over time. If it’s an older motor could still be using Buna N instead of Viton (fluorocarbon) rubber which is a much better performer with E fuels.
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    Aggravating gasket

    Hard to tell from the picture of its a rubber or fiber gasket.. either way, you do not reuse compression fit gaskets, period. In either scenario, the gasket is “crushed” between the mating surfaces to make a seal. The cross section of the gasket and the amount of crush (percentage of...
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    Dual Switch- One Battery Drains the Other

    Automatic charge relay
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    Aggravating gasket

    Trying to reuse gaskets? This is what I use if grease doesn't work
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    Dual Switch- One Battery Drains the Other

    As I would expect when you remove the charge source from a battery As I would expect when you both batteries tied together and remove the common charge source. Supposedly "dead" batteries don't self rejuvenate in 10 minutes or so? Pretty typical failure mode for a starter on the way out. Had...
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    Skeg Welding

    Unit could be left on the boat and welded under water if you wanted to. All depends on the skills of the welder. Lots of “unskilled” practitioners (lack formal welding training and or certifications) out there. Personally, I prefer the customer remove the unit so the work can be done on the...
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    Your Worst Nightmare.-

    Both are easy fixes for someone with experience Worst nightmare is "shade tree" breaking off a tap or drill off while trying to remove them.
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    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    I guess its all what you are used to. We keep the AC set at 75 degrees during the day.....73 degrees at night. Anything less causes the windows and doors to condensate and the wife to complain that she's cold. Suxs living in the shadow of the Bermuda "Heat Pump" High.
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    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    No ice required...... simply use lake water. Use 4" PVC duct to route
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    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    Is that 90’s as in Death Valley or 90’s as in Miami? Big difference in the amount of cooling capacity required. Water to air heat exchanger. Got away from refrigerated units long ago if we have an available source of water. Cuts power consumption by roughly 50% if not more
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    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    What is “hot”? What temp is the lake water?
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    Lowrance HDS9 Gen 2 Touch issue

    Your comment about spending $200 for a new transducer caught my attention. Got me digging into the specifics of the unit in question. Your unit is a bit under powered (500W, conventional) for the conditions you describe. How deep is the water your fishing? What transducer are you running...
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