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  1. dingbat

    How to fasten clear vinyl sheets to plastic lattice?

    Most "plastic" glues tend to melt things I'm thinking maybe using furring strips/ lattice. Wrap the vinyl around the wood a couple of times and mechanically attach to your frame work. Or staple the vinyl to the lattice work and cover the seams and edges with a piece of wood to retain.
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    No power to tilt and trim relays.

    Yes. Trim and tilt power source of power comes from the starter circuit
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    Help with Battery issues after stereo install

    First off, what motor are we dealing with? If I understand correctly: You ran dedicated ground and power wires directly from the battery to the radio You tied main power and "memory" wire together You have a burnt wire on negative terminal post. 14 gauge wire is rated to 5 amps - 10 amp fuse...
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    wont trim up under load

    The worst part is getting the unit off the motor and on to the bench. The removal of the top pin out of the cylinder can be a pain. methods vary, but had to remove the side engine bracket from the boat to remove unit on my 175hp
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    Mercury 200XL FS DTS vs. Yamaha F200XB?

    Don’t see torque figures because you can create torque with LU gearing and prop selection. HP = work over time Ultimately it’s shaft speed that determines performance. It appears both have the same LU ratio so performance would be the similar. If anything one would run a little higher rpm to...
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    No power to tilt and trim relays.

    You have power at the fuse? Let’s go upstream…you have power at the terminal by the starter? Do you have a power strip at the relays or not?
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    No power to tilt and trim relays.

    Where is said 40 amp fuse? Trim fuse is a 20 amp in-line located next to the relay box
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    Mercury 200XL FS DTS vs. Yamaha F200XB?

    Guessing Four winns is a Brunswick affiliated company Why else would offer V6 performance of one brand and 4 cylinder of the other?
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    1997 evinrude 200hp 2 stroke slow getting out of the water

    Prop problem… I was running a 14.25 x 17, 4 blade @ 5300. Decent hole shoot. Held on pretty well in the slope but couldn’t get close to the WOT speeds advertised for my boat. Dropped down to a 15 x 15, 3 blade. Now run @ 5800 and match the advertised speed. Erosion of the cooling passage in...
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    Mercury 200XL FS DTS vs. Yamaha F200XB?

    I’m a big Yamaha fan but your comparing a V6 to a V4. If you want “grunt” you want a V6 A fair comparison would be the V6 Merc vs. a Yamaha F200-V6
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    Dead rise question

    The two biggest factors to a smooth ride in the rough is hull design (deadrise upfront where it counts) and dead weight, in the right places.
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    Upgrading Trim Tab System

    Buy the upgrade kit. New cylinder caps and control panel. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/bennett-trim-repair-and-auto-pro-install.696124/page-5#post-5238869
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    Towing with/without Overdrive

    Its not how much, it's where the torque is generated.
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    Towing with/without Overdrive

    I have no problems and no complaints whatsoever pulling a #5,400 Walkaround or a #6,000 tandem axle horse trailer. Rated to #11,700 as configured Beats the $rap out of the Chevy V8 it replaced.
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    Prop torque induced list/roll?

    Mine does the same thing…helm adjustable trim tabs. No more problem
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    Towing with/without Overdrive

    Yes, no problem. Don't need the rpm to generate torque.
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    Best technique for waterproof solders?

    Rosin, Resin = Soldering Flux.........just a milder version. Rosin leaves a residue on the board (clearly visible in video) that can contaminate manufacturing equipment which is the main motivator to cleaning flux from circuit boards but.....rosin residues can also lead to failures in harsh...
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    Best technique for waterproof solders?

    Typical Goggle U "quality" instructions....lets seal the connection without cleaning the acid (flux) from the wires.......big no, no. Immediate failure of soldering test administered prior to hire.
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    Dash hole cover up bezel?

    I would go with carbon fiber. A lot easier to work with
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    Strakes on Bunks?

    It’s all about distributing the weight across the largest possible area to keep concentrated loads on the hull to a min I would not allow my boat to rest on strake. That’s just asking for problems
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