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  1. dingbat

    Best finance options

    It takes money to make money. Nobody in their right mind would pull money out of investment account(s) to buy a depreciating asset when you can barrow money for less than your making in investments. Case in point….my primary investment account averaged 8% over the past 10 years. Currently up...
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    NEW TIRES!

    Must be that time. Put new thread on my wife’s horse trailer last week. New thread on my car Wednesday. Sad part…tires (Michelin) on my car where only 2 years old. Racking up the miles…
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    1989 Johnson VRO - Solid Alarm - Overload?

    Your bouncing back and forth between problems. Replace the ignition switch and go from there. Did you have a “ regulation” issue prior to rewiring the batteries? Did you have the alarm prior to rewiring the batteries? Alarms are triggered through ground. Start disconnecting alarm inputs one...
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    Running non ethanal during layup

    White powder is the result of stagnate water interacting with the zinc in the casting. Check the bottom of your fuel tank for water and Install a quality 10 micron separator. Hard to beat a Racor with the drain on the bottom for ease of use and monitoring in this situation
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    autopilot for 1988 mercruiser 5.0 alpha1 gen 1

    http://raymarine.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3946/~/autopilot-for-cable-steered-power-boats Customers seeking Raymarine autopilots for I/O applications are commonly referred to an Otopus autopilot drive dealer to determine the correct Octopus drive for their steering system...
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    FUTURE of TWIN Gas / diesel engines in boat , who can afford fill ups

    Yep..fuel is the cheap part of boating
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    So any info on living in Brazil?

    Brazil is a country of haves and have nothing. The houses are gated for a reason We had an office in Sao Paulo for a number of years. Spent a lot of time in Ipatinga and Santos (below) as well. First time I had seen families (Squatters) living under "tin houses" right next to a high rise...
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    Evinrude 130HP switching from 3 blade to 4 blade

    Every boat is different therefore your results may vary. I went from a four to a three blade and all aspects of my performance improved. Adding friction reduces efficiency. I gained 10% going back to a 3 blade A hulls planing speed is a function of hull geometry. I have yet to see verifiable...
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    Radar mounting options

    https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=3N1xrYyYWS4em21fhxoTs9 The short answer is no…. When mounting a radar, the minimum safe height is a primary consideration to keep the crew and passengers aboard the boat safe. The radar's horizontal beamwidth should be above head height. The minimum...
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    So any info on living in Brazil?

    Spent quite a bit of time down there over the years. Gone down hill over the last 10 years or so.
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    Should you buy 20 year old boat to fix up or 10 year old boat?

    First thing I do is to remove deck plates to throughly inspect the bilge, fuel tank and storage compartments. If the bilge and compartments are not clean, top of the fuel tank isn’t dry or I smell mildew or rotten wood in any compartment, I go no further and walk away.
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    Should you buy 20 year old boat to fix up or 10 year old boat?

    The short answer is no….as long as it was designed for offshore use, maintenance has been kept up and was quality construction to begin with. Lots and lots of hulls out there I wouldn’t take out of the inlet if you paid me. My boat was 3 yro when I bought it. It will be 25 yro in May. Two...
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    Should you buy 20 year old boat to fix up or 10 year old boat?

    By the time a boat hits 10 years of age, everything rubber or plastic needs to be replaced from atmospheric degradation, ie UV and ozone. That includes fuel and vacuum lines, scupper hoses, plastic thru hulls, plastic pump housings, etc.
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    Reality of maintenance costs of a Cigarette Boat

    Break Out Another Thousand..$$$$ The old adage for expensive toys……If you have to ask you can’t afford it.
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    Temp difference port to stbd ,head ,Tstat .2000 200hp Saltwater series 2 stroke

    For some reasons they don’t like to idle on a hose. A friend has a pair of 150hp. One will idle all day long on a hose. The other will not. Been like that since day 1
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    E90TLESB - Son-In-Law's boat. Runs good but has to squirt Premix!

    This color “pink”?
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    Nauticus Smart tabs vs Bennett Self Leveling Trim Tabs?

    You didn’t mention what size motor…. The boat is rated to 225 Hp. Shouldn’t have “performance” issues with 225 hp on a 1,600 aluminum boat…. Under powered, wrong prop or operator. None of which tabs will correct. No way I would would installed “fixed” tabs on a boat used in tidal water
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    No Spare Tire Included!

    Must be hard on tires. Can’t remember the last time I had to change a tire on road. Guessing close to 25 years.
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    No Spare Tire Included!

    Where did you look? Jeep says trim levels without spares tires come with a repair kit
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    Battery storage in parallel?

    A "warm basement" is not the place to store (higher discharge rate) or charge (hydrogen sulfide) batteries. Unless you live in an area that regularly drops below in 0 degrees F (-18 C), your batteries would be better off stored in the garage to slow the rate of discharge and prevent the...
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