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  1. dingbat

    Awful Boat-Outboard Mismatch.-

    25" motor on a 20" transom
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    Help troubleshooting trailer lights not working

    If it’s grounded through the harness as it supposed to be, don’t need them hooked up. Trailer wiring is not standardized. Check to make sure the trailer is wired the same as the truck
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    stain on gelcoat from wet leaves

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    stain on gelcoat from wet leaves

    No damage done simple I believe your confusing products. On-off and toilet bowl cleaner are two very different products. Toilet bowl cleaner is oxalic acid. Oxalic acid is used in tooth whitening products. On-off is a mixture of hydrochloride and phosphoric acid. Hydrochloric acid has a...
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    stain on gelcoat from wet leaves

    Bleach or toilet bowl cleaner for small areas May be easier to dilute Atwood hull cleaner 25:1 and apply with a garden sprayer. Let set 2-3 minutes and rinse.
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    Why my leaf springs are sliding?

    The "keeper" you mention are called "rebound clips". Their function is the "share the load" from one spring to the other. Holding the spring in place is the function of the "central clamp" i.e. u-bolts. https://www.engineersedge.com/material_science/leaf-spring-design.htm
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    Water in gear oil?

    Looks like the emulsifier in the gear oil is working. "Emulsifiers have been added to protect internal components in the event that water enters the gear case" Differently water, but not much.
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    Why my leaf springs are sliding?

    I don’t have keepers on mine either. The whole spring is sprung. Hold down clamps have shifted as well. Guessing one of two scenarios: 1. One or both of the lower springs have broken. 2. The clamp was not torqued to specification and shifted Replaced my springs as PM two years ago. Had a...
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    Quick confirm: oil mix

    Here is a technical paper that addresses the issue given at the Annual SAE meeting June 1963. Looking for the full paper Paper is focused on reducing 2 stroke emissions to compete with the up and coming 4 stroke motors Lots of papers on 2 stroke oil development to support leaner mix ratios in...
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    Question about new Dell Inspiron computer

    The new drive is a 1 Tb drive......just copy the old onto the new and be done with it. I have the contents of my last 3 laptops (commercial data) loaded on my current laptop with a 500 Gb drive. A little less than 30% full.
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    Quick confirm: oil mix

    Or... that it did anything other that met minimum performance standards which are a joke..... Pass Fail Criteria: To be considered acceptable for certification in TC-W3®, a candidate oil must pass the following criteria: 1) Compression Loss: No cylinder compression loss of equal to or greater...
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    Isolating house loads for dual battery setup

    The ignition is typically powered via the battery cable. A lot of times the “house” load is tied directly at the battery terminal by a secondary wire Bear in mind that should your house battery take a dump, you can’t use the starting battery to power the “house”. If you have critical needs...
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    Rigging boat for dry dock lift.

    Grady White boats Optional equipment
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    Nobody fishing?

    Took the week off and ran down to the honey hole (Cape Hatteras) to see of the big Reds made their appearance out front yet. Normally I go the first week in November, but we took some friends that wanted to get in some beach time. We caught lots of fish but nothing big. Saw a 5-6 ft. Spinner...
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    Rigging boat for dry dock lift.

    My boat is designed to be lifted that way using two, thru-bolted eye hooks on the transom and the bow hook
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    Yamaha 115 V4 Salt Water Series Running very smokey

    First thing I'd do is pull the plugs to determine if it's a problem with an individual cylinder(s) or a systems (oiling) problem. If nothing obvious shows up, run a compression test. Nothing there I'd look for a fuel or vacuum leak. Either will cause over oiling
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    Radar Question

    The stand alone Si-tex is your best option.
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    New NGK BR8HS plugs improve overall performance

    Been using the Racor clear bottom filters on my personal boats as well as commercial applications for many years. None have ever leaked. Either the filters in question are inferior or people are trying to adapt filter’s components between brands which by design doesn’t work
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    New NGK BR8HS plugs improve overall performance

    What brand are you using? Never had one leak
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    Deck plate question?

    I have four pry out and 2 screw in deck plates. None of them leak. To leak, you either have installation (frame) or o-ring (cover) issues. First thing I’d try is o-ring lube. If that doesn’t solve the problem you have an issue with the installation of the frame. The frame must be flat...
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