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    Outboard Painting

    Just feather the remaining paint the best you can and go for it. If you want to spend the time, use sanding primer and spot putty to get the new prop look.
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    Garmin GMI10 NMEA connectivity

    No red wire required. Black goes to system ground. Blue connects to “device” in. Brown connects to “device” out Easier to use NMEA 2000 if you have a backbone installed
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    Long Trip Home - Florida to Georgian Bay

    Don’t need anything fancy, just the right cell carrier. I travel both domestic and International for work. Carried an AT&T “Air Card” for years. Traded that in for an IPhone and Verizon cell service 10 years ago. Has never let me down anywhere in the world. Just pair the phone with your laptop.
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    Hosclaw trailer question....spindle washer....?

    The use of flange nuts is common
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    Engine height on Offshore repower.

    So.. your saying for a 36” bracket I need to raise the motor 9” on a 25” transom?
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    Maintenance on garboard or brass plug that is leaking.

    Never heard of such a thing. What are you grounding? Bronze fitting completely isolated from anything
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    Engine height on Offshore repower.

    Generally speaking, raise 1” for every 12”of setback.
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    Maintenance on garboard or brass plug that is leaking.

    ~3,600 - 4,560 GPH
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    Mercruiser 377's with DTS & Axius - Battery Replacement options?

    https://www.interstatebatteries.com/products/31-xhd
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    Starting from scratch

    I have the Off -On- Both switch on my system. It has four (4) terminals on the back - House in/out and Start in/out OFF - All power off On - Power to Start (piggy backed Start load circuit) - House Load Center Both - Combines House and Start batteries to motor That's opposite of the way it was...
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    DTS 'Clean Power' cable - which battery?

    Install DTS power harness directly to the starting battery only. NOTICE - DTS & Optimax Engines IMPORTANT: Battery cable size and length is critical. Refer to engine installation manual for size requirements. DO NOT USE WING NUTS. DO NOT USE DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES! DTS...
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    Starting from scratch

    The whole schematic kind of confusing. Why the floating bus bar up front? Grounds should be connected to buss bar on the front load center to prevent ground loops. Don't feed switches from different load centers. Possible feedback loops through the two battery switches. Nothing should be...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Humm........makes no sense unless some of the threads stripped off the original bolt
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Guessing you reused the existing "swollen" o-ring?
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    Re-power with Suzuki

    Locally, Suzuki is big in the repower market. Lots of the commercial guys switching over Fuel mileage, better than you had....
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    Color Opinions??

    Bear in mind that colors fade from the constant UV exposure. Black turns to washed out Grey. Blue turns to washed out Blue I was very surprised when I "cleaned" the "blue" rub rail insert on my boat with Acetone. Darkened it back to it's original "Navy Blue"
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    Project with my sons

    Shipping costs to a residential zip code are considerably more expense than a commercial zip code Hazmat fees are not mandated by law. Levied at the discretion of the shipping company. Most waive for delivery to a commercial address
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    Replace frozen steering cable 1993 Trophy WA

    The cable sheath tends to harden over time. Probably easier to cut the cable with a hack saw to remove
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    Let’s talk batteries.

    Cold cranking amps (CCA) is the number of amps a 12-volt battery can deliver at 0°F for 30 seconds while maintaining a voltage of at least 7.2 "Deep cycles" tend to have a lower CCA for a given (battery) case size, but there is no difference in output between a 675 CCA rated deep cycle and 675...
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    Let’s talk batteries.

    Increased storage capacity.....Increased battery life.
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