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  1. dingbat

    98ish Evinrude 50 - high voltage reading on dash but not battery

    Obviously the OMC meter is wrong and needs replaced. The 14.7 at the battery is not real. It’s a surface charge from the charge circuit. Turn the motor off. Then turn on your navigation lights for a couple of minutes to remove the surface charge. Then measure both points again. Both should...
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    98ish Evinrude 50 - high voltage reading on dash but not battery

    They both can’t be right. Easy enough to figure out which with a voltmeter
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    Fuel hose lifespan?

    Lots and lots of junk hose out there anymore. If the hose jacket doesn’t have a valid SAE certification/compliance number(s) printed on the jacket the hose is junk, period I use Trident Barrier Lined A1-15 Fuel Line and OEM primer bulbs...
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    1980 Sea Ray Sundancer Battery problem

    Not sure what to tell you at this point. I could not doubt troubleshoot it in short order in person but the limited amount of info you’ve conveyed so far gives little to go on. Draining a battery overnight is a large draw down. Shouldn’t be hard to isolate. Where exactly are you measuring at...
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    Lower prop pitch to get higher RPM?

    I’m not an I/O guy, but if memory serves me you should be getting 4700-4800 rpm at WOT. Engine problems or wet foam are the usual culprits
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    1980 Sea Ray Sundancer Battery problem

    Sounds like your reading a capacitor discharge somewhere in the circuit. Why did you have to disable the voltage regulator?
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    Proof of value

    Contact one of the dedicated Marine Insurance companies like Boat US or Progressive. Ask for an actual cash value policy and see what they say. An agreed value policy will cost you more, but may be a way around it
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    1975 StarCraft Mariner build "The Unicorn"

    Unfortunately, washing doesn't prevent staining. I was religious about washing my first boat after use. Didn't take long for rust stains to begin appearing out from under rail stanchions, joints in the hand rail, heads of screws, etc. Anywhere moisture was trapped for any length of time. My...
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    Can electrical power be pulled from a 25hp Merc outboard?

    So it comes down to run time. Using your model your looking at roughly 4:1 run time to maintain. Assuming a long day of fishing is 4 to 5 hours. Runtime would need to be 1 to 1.2 hours to maintain. Possible, but not likely running a 16’ boat with 25 hp on a lake Something to think about
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    Can electrical power be pulled from a 25hp Merc outboard?

    The Striker draws 0.75 amps. To keep it running for 8 hours your looking at a small, 6AH rechargeable battery. The 12v, 8AH battery (8x3x2) used in the solar fencer outback is 8AH for $19. Going to a “2 day” ~14AH battery would run roughly $40. Using the motor to charge battery brings up...
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    Lowrance Lcx-15 ci

    Lowrance is now consumer goods. Simrad makes their good stuff You’ll like the Echomap. I use a 94SV with the GT51 transducer for side scanning. Running a Airmar B 75M for primary
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    What to check / replace on a boat ?

    Hours of use, not date of manufacture is what matters. I change plugs on condition. I don’t replace unless they’re worn out or I’m feeling guilty because I can’t remember the last time I changed them. I’d say every 2 to 3 years tops for me.
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    Nothing to starter

    Starter relay is actually two switches in one. Commonly called a Master/Slave relay One, heavy duty relay switches the (high) current demand of the starter motor. The other, a low current control relay, connected to the key, is use to control the heavy duty relay. Either one or both...
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    98 Evinrude 200 v6 2 tell tale streams

    My 1997 is completely different. The top hoses go from one thermostat to the via connections on the underside of the power pack mount. The tell tale comes out on the under side of the block Temp: 140 thermostat. Figure 140 max if the system is working properly.
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    Lowrance Lcx-15 ci

    I know the unit all too well. Got in a huge fight with the dealer for installing one on my then new boat when I specified a Furuno unit. Replaced after 6 months. First and last Lowrance product I’ve ever owned It’s coming up 1/1/2001 because it can’t read the updated satellite data with...
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    Nothing to starter

    Quite often associated with a current feeding voltage back into the circuit via ground. Could very well a bad relay leaking power back into the control circuit through ground. I would test switch at helm to make sure it’s not shorted or damaged then head on back and test the relay for...
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    Lowrance Lcx-15 ci

    The unit is close, if not 25 years old. The GPS constellation has been updated and reconfigured a number of times, not to mention the software changes done since then. Software updates where required in 1999 and again in 2019 to address time and date rollovers issues. Without these updates...
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    What to check / replace on a boat ?

    Your about 5 years past do to replace all the fuel lines on the boat.
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    Purpose of this hatch? And can I waterproof it?

    The only cover on my boat with a hole is the anchor locker. Rode is stored inside. Rode comes out hole on top during use
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    Such a Thing As Making the Hull Too Rigid?

    I want things in a structure to be stiff, not rigid. Even then you can very easily get yourself into trouble rather quickly. In a structural world everything is dynamic. Not only do things need to flex to accommodate from normal loading, you also you have to account for forces introduced from...
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