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Something isn’t right. At that rate your looking for a lake, not moisture.
The advertised weight of an even #5200 is suspicious. Smallest motor to largest motor with no weight difference?
I would call the factory to confirm the weight of your particular boat as configured before I start...
Boy has it gone up….I paid $17 a can delivered to the house a couple of years ago.
The good thing is that it doesn’t take much. A can should last you a couple of years.
Shows up as $ 775 to me.
This thing handles a #6,000 load up to a 7 degree incline. Can’t see a 16’ boat weighing anywhere near that
Unless it’s a gear motor you will have to address the gearbox as well.
I’ve had both by the same OEM
No difference other than the front curtain was 30 mils as well on the Bimini.
Give Plexus a try before tearing into them with a buffer. Does a great job at cleaning and protection
Classic symptoms of a bad or failing connection and or wire.
Gauges are rarely the issue. Pull the sender, (4” dia with cap) test and replace required. Make sure to install a new gasket.
Generic parts…..suggest you replace with aReed type sensor. Much more stabile readings.
Gas isn’t your...
The pin is stainless. I used PB Blaster and the wire brush on a bench grinder. Followed up with 400 grit sand paper
For the holes, I sprayed PBB in the holes then took a pipe cleaning brush to them until they shined
Triple guard is a very sticky, waterproof grease. Yamaha “blue” grease is the...
From a safety stand point, backing a vehicle out of a parking space has the highest probability of an accident. Fleet vehicles are backed in simply to minimize the risk.
Code (local) dictates an attached garage be sheeted with fire proof drywall and inside doors are fire proof.
Don’t know...
Website security is failing to reconcile the time and date stamps between your computer and the website.
Doesn't mean your computer is wrong......is your OS up to date?
Why do you think you have bad fuel?
A good quality 10 micron separating filter will trap any particles coming out of the fuel tank. Carb issues can usually be traced back to degraded fuel lines.
What micron separator are you running?
How old are your fuel lines?
If you have water on the...
Windlass is not designed to nor should you “pull the boat towards the anchor” with a windlass.
Always use your engine to power up to the anchor and break it loose. If the anchor is firmly set, tie off the rode and work it out under power.
There are a number of reasonably priced windlass on the market designed for pontoons.
Generally speaking windlass should be rated to 3X anchor weight
https://betterboat.com/pontoon/pontoon-anchor-winches/
To have a chance, you have to coat every square inch, inside and out with a protective and or sacrificial coating.
To make matters worst, the coating needs to be rather heavy and uniform. The slightest bare spot or chip in the protective coating will immediately start rusting.
Unless you can...
Your going to have corrosion issues in saltwater unless the trailer is hot dip galvanized or aluminum construction.
https://www.loadrite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/GalvVsPaint0314.pdf
What model Yamaha 200?
Saltwater or HPDI?
Just keep the oil tank full. Couple sizes of tanks (gallons) out there
The boat is rated to 250 Hp. At 200 hp your a little light on HP. Trim tabs and a decent prop are a must
