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    Should I opt for oil delete? confused. seeking expert consult

    I should also add....make sure your system is properly maintained to keep it working well !!
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    Should I opt for oil delete? confused. seeking expert consult

    I have a 92 40 hp oil injected merc. My mechanics in my area claim the merc oil injection systems are good. Only the vro system by the Johnson people have had issues. My system has worked flawlessly since new so I wouldnt fix what isnt broke
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    Lifting boat off trailer to repair bunk

    I would never use lag bolts for a bunk. Go with a carridge bolt ( rounded head) and add a nut on the outside. A couple jam nuts will lock the bolt in place and keep it there even if the wood swells and shrinks. If your wood has become soft why not just replace the entire bunk or bunks then...
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    Winter Fuel Additive

    I agree, if the boat can be used all year, use it and keep fresh fuel flowing !!! I thought it was being put away...
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    Winter Fuel Additive

    I would stick with a brand name, no telling what is in the no name aftermarket stuff. I have had good sucess with Sea Foam, Stabil, Lucas, and I am sure there are others that folks have had good sucess with. These additives are designed to treat fresh fuel to keep it from going stale, none...
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    Updating the 39 year old Tyee

    Probably far longer than todays " treated" lumber !!
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    What is the next logical step?

    Yes sir...I add many tags to my electrical wiring to keep things in order. I also zip tie all the wires going to each side and even add colored plastic tags made from old oil bottles ( red and black) zip tied on as well. Saved me many times from having to trace wires back or creating a short.
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    Never owned a boat!

    We have a lot of slick ramps in my area, I see many with only 2wd at rear wheels using longer trailer tongues to keep their rear tires on drier parts of the ramp. One fellow I see often, has at least a 4' extension on his tongue !!! Our ramps also tend to be shallow so you need to back further...
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    How much outboard motors have improved.

    Both previous owners made the same claim to its fuel effiency, the motor is a 92 and still has almost perfect compression. Cant say what the future will bring but it sure runs great now !!
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    EFB Batteries

    And will fit into the space he has availiable !!!
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    EFB Batteries

    You should have plenty of power from your trolling motor batteries to run your electronics and keep the group 24 just for starting and gages. I have two group 31 batteries for my trolling motor and can run it all day (8hrs) trolling with some capacity left. Certainly enough power for your...
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    Bearing Buddies Ruined?

    When I add grease, I watch for the plate to move, when it gets out a little I stop. Another thing to consider when installing new ones is to jack up that tire enough to spin it. As you slowy pump in grease, spin the tire. When the plate pushes out stop. In all my years of boating only one BB...
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    Never owned a boat!

    Many marinas no longer allow fueling at your dock. Major safety concerns, you must use their fuel dock or fuel up elsewhere. Most marinas in my are, and told that this becomming the rules all over, no filling your boat at dock from portable gas cans...
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    How much outboard motors have improved.

    You are right there, never have I owned a better running, easy on gas outboard motor in all my 60 years of boating!! Smoothest idle ever, right down where you can almost hear each cylinder fire. I did find an airlock that I posted about that added almost two gallons of fuel to my original...
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    Doghouse reconstruction

    My doghouse was made of 5/8" plywood with 2x2 lumber on inside corners to screw into. This thing was strong as an ox, two grown adults could stand on it and dance if they wanted. No glass work, covered in marine carpet. Sold the boat after 12 plus years with the doghouse strong as ever.
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    Never owned a boat!

    I can see another " how not to launch your boat" video comming soon. Simple math here, I can see his truck sliding down the ramp all the way into the water....
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    Lawrance Elite 7 HDI sonar/ gps unit question

    Many thanks for the video !!! I was pushing so many buttons in frustration that I might have changed the transducer ....who knows. But I know where to start now !!! Thanks again...
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    Lawrance Elite 7 HDI sonar/ gps unit question

    That is the page I couldnt find, spent a few hours on the lake today with my manual trying everything I could think of. Fish were not biting this morning so I had some hours to investigate this issue. Never could bring up the page shown in the manual, but after returning to default...
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    Lawrance Elite 7 HDI sonar/ gps unit question

    Recently bought a used boat and it came with a Lawarance Elite 7 HDI sonar unit. After playing with this unit for a while, I decided to remove all the previous owners settings using the return to default feature. Worked fine, started adding my own settings and found the down scan feature isnt...
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    What is she?

    Cant say what it is, but I do remember seeing some like that in my much younger days. I grew up on the Portage river in Port Clinton, Ohio and remember seeing a couple wishing I had one !!!!
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