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  1. dingbat

    Trailer Brakes

    No to mention I know for a fact that China does not restrict inspection. Traveled to and from my ex-employers manufacturing facility in Shanghai many times over the years. Company offered me a 5 year, GM position at the facility prior to my departure Great opportunity. Would have taken the...
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    Livewell and Interior design brainstorm

    Not sure what not fishing in salt has to do with fish boxes. The brine reference is to add salt to the ice to reduce the melting temperature a couple of degrees. Colder drinks, ice lasts longer. No square corners in bait wells. It’s probably easier to convert a cooler than prefab one when all...
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    Why is my System Check alarm sounding?

    No really……could be on a threshold. Dropping from 1200 to 800 reduces fuel demand thus lowering the vacuum. On the other hand, the increased rpm could overcome any blockage in the fuel delivery system. The other possibility is the something in the throttle linkage (throttle lever/cable) is...
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    Livewell and Interior design brainstorm

    You talking live well or bait well? Unless you bass fish competitively, there is no reason for a livewell. I quit keeping fish alive by wallow around in ambient, excrement laced water long ago. Fish intended for the table go in the fish box along with #80 of ice and a bucket of brine. A...
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    Trailer Brakes

    I get a kick going through bearing maintenance threads….lol If the installer doesn’t have the skills or knowledge to determine if a bearing has issues w/o disassembly, you simply instruct them to disassemble and inspect each time Got to run out and put new seals and bearings in the pool pump...
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    Why is my System Check alarm sounding?

    An alarm that goes away at high RPM would have me looking for an over heat condition or a fuel restriction, ie fuel filter(s) I get a rouge auditable alarm (no check engine light) every once in a while when running in slop when low on fuel. So far, nobody has been able to explain how or why...
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    Trailer Brakes

    The "gullible people" sales pitch...... I can understand if a component has catastrophic damage, but uneven wear on a pad or a sticking caliper doesn't come close to falling under that category. The last caliper issue I experianced required sand paper, new slider bushings, and a tube of...
  8. dingbat

    Trailer Brakes

    I have integral rotors as well but just carry a spare, "ready to go" idler hub as a back up. Kodaik rotors have a lot of meat to them. Could have some money and just have them turned.
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    WOT

    Right or wrong….I’ve always considered red line as the design limit of a motor. WOT as the operational limit of the motor. Motors are much happier, and under far less strain, when output far exceeds demand.
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    2003 Yamaha HDPI No Start/Sputter Has Spark

    You’re all over the place. “Guessing” isn’t the answer. Either is throwing parts at it unless you plan on swapping power heads You need a good VM and a factory service manual to troubleshoot properly
  11. dingbat

    Fuel filter

    Statically, using a 10 micron filter in a 30 micron application increases a failure by a factor of 3 A cheap, 30 micron plastic filter used on your lawn mower is adequate for carbureted outboard. Save the 10 micron filters for fuel injected systems requiring a 10 micron filter
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    HOA rules say, no boats visible from the street,....

    My (town) house had an HOA. No boats allowed to be parked on the street. Don't own a boat, don’t care Pulled a friend’s 28’ back from vacation and parked out front overnight before taking it back to his storage lot the next morning. HOA pres was there bright and early the next morning being an...
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    Awfull time launch & retrieve roller trailer

    $215 each for the main bunks. $90 each for the target bunks + hardware. 20+ years on a galv roller trailer. We will see how well an aluminum bunk trailer holds up The Bay runs North and South with opening on both ends. The prevailing S-SW winds with a 200 mile long fetch makes for a bumpy...
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    Blue Sea ACR with two batteries is not charging

    Doesn’t make sense. You need a common ground between the two batteries and the engine to complete the circuit and keep ground differentials to a minimum. If you have the ground from the starting battery tied to the motor, where is the ground to the house battery tied to complete the circuit...
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    No water pressure sink faucet

    Makes no sense at all. Are you sure the sink is plumbed to the pump? Are you sure there isn’t a cutoff on the line running to the sink?
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    Awfull time launch & retrieve roller trailer

    Maybe, maybe not. I replaced the OEM (Loadrite) rubber rollers in year 3 of ownership. Got a deal. Bought 36, lightly used TPR rollers for $75 from a friend who had upgraded to Stolz rollers for one reason or another Would have 3 times that in labor alone if I had to replace or recarpet the...
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    Trailer brake pad uneven wear

    Make sure you use silicon grease so you don't damage the rubber boots
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    Boat struggles when Warm

    Save your Stabil treatment until winterizing. Stabil is a fuel stabilizer. Can't fix something that is already broken.
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    Awfull time launch & retrieve roller trailer

    If I remember correctly, your boat is moored and your trailer doesn't move more than a block twice a year. Imagine the maintenance for 60 trips, 10,000 miles per year
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    Awfull time launch & retrieve roller trailer

    As an old Engineer who likes to keeps up with the times, you replace the antiquated, inferior black rubber rollers with “plastic” (delrin) self lubricating rollers and both problems go away. ;) Fwiw: New trailer has Vault hubs. Supposedly no maintenance (no grease pumping) for 5 years. We...
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