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    What is this on the transom?

    You’ll be right, I’m sure. I’m no expert on these things at all. Nor am I in any position to advise on serious ability or use for a serious angler. I can hardly bring myself to touch a fish…never mind go after one 😂.
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    What is this on the transom?

    Happy to get screen shots for you next time out. It’s quite impressive for a few hundred quid, to be fair. I might have one in my photos of a sunken boat. Can see the outboard on it quite clearly. That’s in about 65ft of water. Boat has been sunk since the 70’s we think
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    What is this on the transom?

    Think I said you can see the bottom detail in 650ft…not sure about you…but I don’t anchor in 650ft of water usually 😂. It’s just a cheap raymarine dragonfly 4 pro with a transom mount transducer for down vision, sat in the bilge of the boat.
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    5.3 Direct Injection Volvo motor carbon cleaning. Often a problem and done on 5.3 GM vehicles - why not on boats?

    Yeah…some of those for sure. Totally agree. Suppose I was thinking around boats, Volvo penta, GM and a 5.3 perhaps. I had the incredible 2.0 SFi redtop engine in a Vauxhall car. Amazing engine. The ecotech things were horrible things though. That engine would have been one of the first of that...
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    Stall during acceleration

    Think you will note little change when the secondary comes in around then perhaps. If you get a serious bog. When on the trailer and not up to temp. Your choke could be having an effect perhaps
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    5.3 Direct Injection Volvo motor carbon cleaning. Often a problem and done on 5.3 GM vehicles - why not on boats?

    Thanks dingbat. I knew how they worked, but wasn’t aware of anything similar from GM in a boat really.
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    5.3 Direct Injection Volvo motor carbon cleaning. Often a problem and done on 5.3 GM vehicles - why not on boats?

    I can’t think of any GM engine like this that we got over here. Presumed it must be one of the recent Non gm things. Not to question you at all, but can’t think of 30 year old direct injection VP engine for sure at least. What’s the details on these engines Scott? Often we just don’t get some...
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    HELP 2005 5.0 MPI OVER REV

    I’d buy a VesselView mobile for sure. That will tell you what rpm you are really doing. Among lots of other things. See if you can get details about the new ecu and what’s been done to it. Probably not the case that you’re seeing genuine high rpms like that I’d say. But make sure. It won’t last...
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    Stall during acceleration

    Does it do this when in the water, warmed up and underway?
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    What is this on the transom?

    It has to be the inner hull. Usually about up to a For full disclosure, I’ve never been any sort of angler, so couldn’t say for certain…but I know I can see fish and their detail on mine. Also know that the raymarine I currently have shows detail on the bottom of the Loch here at 650ft depths...
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    bow cover

    They take a template at the boat itself usually. Some might manage if you do that bit yourself and send it away.
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    5.3 Direct Injection Volvo motor carbon cleaning. Often a problem and done on 5.3 GM vehicles - why not on boats?

    Think this must be one of the new VP engines. I thought they stopped using GM these days. If these are direct injection. Presumably meaning they are injectors actually into each cylinder then ? And not like the old mpi and into the intake manifold, local to each cylinder ? Do these have a fuel...
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    Help identify this hardware

    Agree Jim. Personally I find that a trailer with keel rollers and bunks, are the best. Solid support from the rollers taking the weight through the strongest part of the hull…and a little weight on the bunks enough just to have a little friction grip when on the slipway. Guys over here think...
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    5.3 Direct Injection Volvo motor carbon cleaning. Often a problem and done on 5.3 GM vehicles - why not on boats?

    Why is that Scott ? Not questioning or doubting you in anyway…just wondering. Not been aware of it previously on any of mine. Or any cars I’ve had either. Also wondering what engine the 5.3 GM engine mentioned is too. Not sure we ever got that engine over here in a boat.
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    bow cover

    Get one made to fit.
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    Front wheel drive launching & retrieving

    Be absolutely fine. Even with a heavier rig, you’d be fine. If there was any issues at all, just turn the traction control off and go for it.
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    Help identify this hardware

    Definitely keel rollers from a trailer. Not too common in the US, as far as I can gather…but very common here in Europe.
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    1999 Volvo Penta 5.7 wont restart

    Is this happening if you stop it then start attempting immediately after ? Or you mean after sitting for a good while at the beach or somewhere?
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    1992 Mercury 5hp outboard. What is this red port?

    I don’t think it’s a flush port at that age. I think your tell tale pipe there might not be original and your original one might be plugged up. Not sure. Certainly not a standard thing on that engine.
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    2020 9.9 CT engine stalls

    Has the engine been sitting on its side ?
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