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  1. tpenfield

    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    Well, the tire has not lost any pressure in the past 4 hours. Im going the check the pressure tomorrow.
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    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    Yes, I'll have another go at it to see if I can find out what is going on. I was not wanting to do the sharp turn down my road with only 2 of 3 wheels. So, I pulled in forward to assess the tire situation. Tomorrow will be all about turning the trailer around to be backed into the driveway as...
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    End of Season oil changes?

    Me 2 . . . :LOL:
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    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    As I was pulling the boat out for the season today, I noticed the port side front tire on the trailer was flat. Since the trailer is tri-axle, I limped the rig home at about 20 mph. (not far) . . I put the spare on . . . and in doing so, I realized that I need to get some better (more...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Here is another reason to go outboards . . . . . At least the engines/props would be clean :ROFLMAO:
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    Boat is put away for winter. What to do every day ?

    The boat is coming out today . . . then there is 800 sq. ft. of hardwood floor waiting to be installed.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I've worked on all kinds of parking brake mechanisms over the years . . . not sure I liked any of them. :ROFLMAO:
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    End of Season oil changes?

    50 hours or 1 year, which ever comes first.
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    What kind of wrench (name) is he using in this video?

    'T' Handle Socket Driver.
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    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    Time to close this thread up. 'nuff has been said.
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    Loosing Faith in Humanity . . .

    Quick Update . . . I've listed about 25 items on eBay. Half of them have sold totaling about $1K. I'm getting about 67% of the gross as a net into my account. 🤪 The other stuff has been on there for a couple of months, and I am not sure at this point if it is worth continuing to list them...
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    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    Probably similar conversations were happening 120 years ago when there were horseless carriages. "Where are they going to get gas for those things" . . . "who's going to fix them when they breakdown" . . . "and they so easily get stuck in the mud" :LOL:
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Yes, DIY bracket, and using re-power shop for the engines and controls (exact shop still to be determined). Plenty of re-power shops in the northeast. There are about a dozen within 25 miles of me. Where there are boats, there are re-power shops. Engine warranties would not be impacted by...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    OK - I've done some quick reading on the Optimus joystick stuff. I think I got my head wrapped around it now . . .It looks like either Mercury or Suzuki engines brands will require Optimus in order to get joystick, Yamaha has Helm Master EX. So, I'm going to confer with the re-power shop as...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    In the area of engines, I finally got some clarity on Joystick piloting of Mercruiser vs Mercury. Here is a summary from Google AI. . . "The Mercury outboard equivalent of the MerCruiser Axius system is Joystick Piloting for Outboards (JPO). Both technologies are part of Mercury's broader...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    As I look at engines, particularly in the Yamaha and Suzuki product lines, I am finding the model numbers as clear as mud. . . The first part of the model numbers are pretty straight forward, the last few digits seems to be all over the place Example . . . the model F300X is 25" shaft, . ...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    So, if the accrual was at little/no profit . . . Figuring $3k for 3 year extension and 17% needing repair during the extension period . . . 1/(0.17) x $3,000 = $17,647/repair (which seems high) I figure that there must be a fair amount of profit in the pricing :unsure:
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    The pricing for extending the base warranty looks to be $1,000 - $1,200 per year, which seems high, as that figure would be an average. Not sure how much of it is clear profit, but at ‘flat’ rate, every 10th owner would have a $10K repair bill each year. 🤪
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    As for extended warranties- Yamaha seems to be about 15% lower than Merc and Zuke. It looks like the standard warranty is 3 years for M and Y, 5 years for S. I’m not a fan of warranties anyway, probably would stick with the base warranty.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    The CoG Moving back might be OK considering that there will be quite a bit of buoyancy and planing surface at the stern.
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