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    Need a 2 low cost electric light duty anchor winches.

    The Cannonball down riggers were quite powerful decades ago. Thank you.
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    Tensionless Timing Belt Replacement?

    I enlarged the gear photo a lot. There is a complete crack thru the gear at the very bottom of it. Looks like you will find out if anything is adjustable.
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    Tensionless Timing Belt Replacement?

    Some designers are smart enough to do exactly that sizing trick. Change the belt.
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    I didn't want to restore this 1997 Islander this summer

    Remember to use waterproof sealant on anything passing thru the hull surfaces. Transom rot land.
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    Draining gas tank questions -- Is this thing a vent? How does my tank look in general?

    I always empty gas thru the engine if possible Is there a constant smell of leaked out gasoline ? The picture is odd with those black streaks and white crumbs. Are the white crumbs corrosion dots ? Have you tried to move the black or crumbs ? I would get a gastank cleaning place to look inside...
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    Need different prop for pulling

    22' must have CUBIC INCHES to not need different prop changes. Sadly most new boat buyers are tod to buy the smallest motor. Better chance of selling the boat on price. Screwed again. If you buy used at a low bargain price.
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    Tensionless Timing Belt Replacement?

    Where are the bad teeth ? Lots of casting posts there with holes in them.
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    How do you trim?

    A badly designed hull is a fish jumping around. PERIOD Other possibility is really bad placement of gear stored in the boat. Or the famous oversized motor or motors.
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    Let's talk skill...

    I could dock that low, heavy boat in a hurricane.
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    454 mag mpi chuggles/stalls

    Post # 59 tells a specific set of problems. Have you checked for odd colored sparkplugs ? Damaged sparkplug internal parts ? Loose H V cables and connections ?
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    aluminum prop comparison

    The driver is responsible for NOT OVER REVING the engine at any time. If the Rev Limiter is not working. Or the engine does not have one. BUT BUT
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    Need a 2 low cost electric light duty anchor winches.

    Arthritis finger cramps lifting a 5 pound anchor are getting much worse. Very fast. The old Deckmates where terrible. Sounded like coffee grinders. The other type with a large hand crank on it was erratic in operation. They are to be used on the 16' Aluminum fish boat With small children on...
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    2014 GMC Sierra AC

    New car dealer do use speciality repair shops.
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    aluminum prop comparison

    How about Propellor Efficiency ? The most important fact about any propellor ?
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    photographs......film vs digital.

    A basement flooding destroyed almost every picture.
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    salt water in single cylinder

    Salt is bad enough. Add in INDUSTRIAL chemical dumping. Like Paper Mills or battery recyclers ? Eat metals alive quickly. A large sewage plant can dump some large amounts at night. Why are my underwater metal parts so PITTED ? Then add in dangerous 120 vac leakage currents from power...
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    Move this to correct section. Who is still running with no fuel filter ? Why not ?

    I have found a decent CLEAR filter does wonders to prevent erratic problems. Caught a watery load of gas. And a few bits of black rubber hose. Changed the squeeze bulb as soon as it started taking a EXTRA squeeze to get hard.
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    454 mag mpi chuggles/stalls

    Have you checked ALL / each sparkplug to see if some are different ? Like the start of a head gasket starting to leak ? Been there and hated the random problem.
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    photographs......film vs digital.

    I still can recall portions of my life because I never collected photos. Like my first best date. (y)(y)(y)(y)
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    On crank no fuel to throttle body mercruiser 305 EFI

    That fuel system is a MONSTER ! I would not even think of touching it. Good luck with it.
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