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    Trim tab Switch replacement

    https://bennetttrimtabs.com/product/euro-style-hydraulic-rocker-switch/
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    Leaf Springs

    There are almost 1/2 million (420,000) boats registered in MD and Va. alone. If each boat left just 3 grams of grease a year in the water, your looking at 1,260,000 grams or 1.41 Tons of grease introduced annually from boat trailers alone. Now combine that with the hydrocarbon laced runoff...
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    Rectifier/Regulator

    What kind of information are you looking for? Methods vary by design, but they're all bridge (diode) rectifiers with some sort of a regulator circuit for voltage control.
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    What are the benefits of NMMA yacht certification?

    Placard Required Information There are two main types of NMMA placards you will see on recreational vessels. For boats less than 26 feet in length (and all pontoon boats), a ‘Capacity Tag’ is used, listing NMMA and U.S. Coast Guard safety standard compliance statements and information about the...
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    What are the benefits of NMMA yacht certification?

    What’s the hang up with “yacht(s)”? Yacht classification starts at 40’ and go up from there
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    Disable oil level sensor 2001 yamaha 50 hp

    No idea how your boat is wired but that makes no sense at all.
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    What are the benefits of NMMA yacht certification?

    Boat manufacturers are required by federal law to include a capacity plate. This plate must be visible from the boat’s helm or steering area if the boat is less than 20 feet in length and motorized.
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    What are the benefits of NMMA yacht certification?

    Manufacturer’s standard… buys you nothing https://www.nmma.org/certification/boats
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    Transducer

    Transducers are pretty specialized these days. If running conventional sonar, most of the “better” electronics allow you mix and match transducers to suit your application and mounting requirements. Select the brand electronics and the features you want/need. From there they will give you a...
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    Disable oil level sensor 2001 yamaha 50 hp

    If this diagram is the correct one, you simply need to disconnect the connect leading to the sensor
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    1992 Evinrude 150hp EXEN will not run correctly

    Worm screw hose clamps have no place in a fuel system. Use the OEM specified clamps or equivalent. https://www.iboats.com/shop/boat-engine-parts/evinrude-outboard-parts/evinrude-fuel-systems/evinrude-fuel-hose-clamps.html
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    Disable oil level sensor 2001 yamaha 50 hp

    If the tank level sensor (switch) does nothing, why bother having one in the first place? The real question… is the sensor normally open or normally closed during operation? Either way, you’ll need to jumper out the switch when you remove the level sensor. NO or NC simply determines which...
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    I lean OE for sheet gaskets but there is nothing special about o-rings. Diameters and cross sections are standardized. Fluid compatibility charts will point you to the right material for the application Just bought a set of six (6) orings for the injector pump on my diesel tractor. OE set was...
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    Lower unit oil

    That is correct. Use only hardened Allen keys. Big box store (plated steel) wrenches will strip every time
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    Paper maps required?

    Most inland paper charts are outdated before they where released. Coastal maps are obsoleted with each passing storm. Buying old charts books is futile at best
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    Paper maps required?

    “NOAA announced the sunsetting of its traditional paper and raster nautical chart products. Cancellation of individual charts started in 2021 and will be completed by January 2025” https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/charts/future-noaa-charts.html
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    Paper maps required?

    Paper maps are not a recreational requirement. They removed the requirement for commercial operation in 2020 https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/5ps/NVIC/2016/NVIC_01-16_Ch-2_Final_2020-05-21.pdf?ver=2020-05-26-172404-563
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    EST1 Open

    Laser temp gauges are notorious for being inaccurate. Plus or minus 10% is common. Not to mention they read surface temp, not the actual water temp. Suggest you remove sensor and confirm calibration (accuracy) using a pan of boiling water (212F) water. Since the sensor is analog, reading...
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    Replace Chartplotter/GPS

    I find it hard to believe a digital display (Regal-vue) in this day and age is using analog signals. Either the guy doesn’t know what he is talking about or is BSing you. https://www.yachtd.com/products/engine_gateway.html
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    Lower unit oil

    Not a fan of the old style slotted screw drain plugs or paper gaskets for the reason you noted above. Switched to “new style” OEM Hex head screws with nylon gaskets and never looked back. Could see getting the proper torque on a nylon washer being a problem using the slotted screw. No...
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