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  1. dingbat

    skeg damage ...home repair

    If welding....Poppy kock....lol The primary purpose of keeping a good "puddle" is to remove the impurities from the base metal. All bets are off if your talking about "soldering" aluminum.
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    Ocean boat builder

    Hope this doesn't ring out for you. That hull is infamous for pounding in rough water.
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    Re usable K cups

    Have a 100 count of Amazon brand coffee automatically delivered to the house every 6 weeks for $22.91 https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Brand-Solimo-Compatible-Brewers/dp/B079V9JDQB/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_maf_2?keywords=Solimo&qid=1699561567&sr=8-1
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    Coffee maker parts

    Have a couple of years on the current Duo Plus. Have three earlier vintages in the basement that are "still good" Our experience is that they go out of style quicker than they burn up...lol
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    Need Help Selecting New Trailer Brake Kit/Actuator

    A version of galvaneal...zinc, aluminum coating that is then heated to allow the Fe to migrate from the rotor into the coating to act as a sacrificial anode The dacromat rotors on my old trailer are still serviceable after 12 years of hard use. Got 5 years out of dacromat calipers with minimal...
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    Fish Box and Deck Drain Solution Aquasport 215 Sport 2001

    Use a wet vac to suck the water out and pour a quart of RV anti-freeze in the drain(s) as part of your winterization process..... I'm fortunate in that all my drains (deck, splash, live and bait well drains) are above the water line and go directly overboard. (y)
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    Fish Box and Deck Drain Solution Aquasport 215 Sport 2001

    If the rest of your drains (uv rot and cracked) are in as bad a shape as those posted, you have bigger problems than water freezing in the bottoms of fish boxes. FWIW..I've never winterize the live wells, fish boxed or deck drains. The water in the low spots of the hoses will freeze, but...
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    installing a remote oil filter set up, got a question....

    It has nothing to do with compatibility. It's all about the skills of the individual applying the tape. Just yesterday changed the "tape" on the remote oil drain while replacing the sump gasket and shaft seal on the Exmark from 10 years ago
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    Battery sizing and load doesn’t make sense

    Here is a solution to the problem. https://www.bluesea.com/products/7650/Add-A-Battery_Kit_-_120A Don't follow you......... You use 500W out of a single or two batteries paralleled, you still only need to replenish 500W
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    No data to vessel view mobile module

    That little tidbit of information would have been helpful much earlier in the conversation ;) With the polarity reversed, anything powered through a transformer is immediately suspect. The majority of electrical components operate off 5 VDC or less, making most of the "electronics" on the...
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    Has anyone made a diagram for CMC actuator tilt/trim valves/check balls?

    Not familiar with that particular actuator but....misplaced check values typically prevent motion at all. Sounds like motion is operating more or less as designed, but you have air trapped in the system. Have you tried bleeding the system? I've had problems with self bleeding units if...
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    Alarm Sounds when batteries switched on and no key in ignition

    The alarm system typically isn't armed until powered through the key. I would be looking for a ground loop related to the drive. Doesn't have a Mercathode by chance?
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    2006 Optimax blowing fuel pump fuse

    Pull connector on fuel pump. If fuse doesn't blow when you turn the key, you have a bad fuel pump
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    78 Johnson 115 Running Great! But Bow of Boat is "Plowing"?

    Depends on hull design. The front half of my hull is completely out of the water on plane. Are you trimmed up properly? Too much trim will push the bow down
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    Best Sonar

    Choose wisely....the unit is supplied with a couple of different transducers. Some of which are not well suited for use in shallower water. Ideally you want a 150-240 kHz transducer
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    Best Sonar

    True, multi-frequency (slur) CHIRP is the only way to go. Specific recommendations would be dependent on depth of water and application to be used. In the under $1,000 category, the Garmin EchoMap UHD or Striker series units are hard to beat when makes with the the right transducer for the...
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    Pontoon trailer setup

    Have you weighed the rig? You can not confirm tongue weight w/o knowing the actual weight of the rig. It's possible the axle to coupler distance is too long for the load and the axle needs moved. https://mechanicalelements.com/calculating-axle-position/ Yes, my old trailer deflects quite a...
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    Pontoon trailer setup

    The need for tongue weight forces the center of gravity forward of the center line of the axles, causing an unbalanced loaded on the axles. If the (forward) springs are not stiff enough to support the additional weight on the front axle, you're going to get more deflection on the forward...
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    Lowrance X510 wiring question?

    The X51 is old. The technology antiquated and transducers are wear items. I would not spend money replacing very old with old unit given the fact that you have no guarantee how long your transducer is going to last, if it is not the cause for your dead unit, or the fact that you can buy the...
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    Lost control key

    Went though this a while back. Search the web for OMC ignition keys. Found a site that listed keys by model year The KF designation is for motors prior to 1972 The 65 fits model years 1977-1995
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