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  1. dingbat

    Swapping out rollers for bunks

    If your having issues loading a roller trailer, you're too deep. I see people all the time back in too far in an attempt to float the boat to the post to save time only to have the transom float off center on them. If you back in just enough to put the last set of rollers under water, then...
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    Why do ENC charts not show lighthouse characteristics?

    Sounds like a works in process.... The charts are being converted from Raster to Vector maps. With that being the case, any "graphics" would need to be verified then replaced with "clickable" details. https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/charts/docs/NCP-1-pager-v2.pdf
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    Toggle panel out after installing new battery

    Not necessarily. Could be on the ground side. Shouldn’t matter assuming everything is shiny and tight. This should be an easy fix. Make sure all the ground wires are attached. Figure out what wire supplies the aux. panel and follow it back to the battery. Guessing it’s one of the wires you...
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    My Boat capsized and asking help in figuring where the water came in!

    Being a bass boat, my money is on a failed (plastic) bait well pump connection at the back of the boat https://www.iboats.com/shop/shurflo-piranha-aerator-pump-angled-35711210.html
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    Northstar Explorer 660 firmware/maps update

    Doubt the rocks where in the “wrong” place. Sand bars move, obstructions sink, etc. but rocks done move…..More than likely the datum reference was wrong Not sure what your looking for. You want a unit with good depth meter (sonar) but don’t want a unit with sonar (fish finder)? A “fish finder”...
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    Toggle panel out after installing new battery

    Dig a round a bit in the battery compartment looking for the stray wire you didn’t connect to the new battery. Don’t ask how I know…lol
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    Prop Recommendation for 2022 150 Sea Pro Mercury Outboard

    Slip increases with load but doubt that’s your problem given the circumstances you outlined. If your loosing speed relative to RPM the prop is slipping. 5300 rpm was 45 mph, but now 5300 is 40.5 mph = 10% slip If you are unable to reach your WOT rpm your over propped for the load… you’ve run...
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    Multiple Gauge Issue

    Boats wiring is notorious for having corrosion issues. Put your meter on ohms. Put one probe on the battery connection and the other on one of the ground connections at the gauges. Ideally should be 0 ohms but up to 5 ohms is acceptable. Now switch meter over to DC volts and measure between...
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    Prop Recommendation for 2022 150 Sea Pro Mercury Outboard

    What is your current WOT rpm? A 19” prop will give more speed but drop your WOT rpm A 17” prop is typical for a boat of that size. 150 hp is a bit short on hp for that boat that size.
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    Garmin echomap uhd 73 sv

    Level of detail is configurable. Need to change setting to show more detail
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    Voltage regulator

    Judging by the transistor on the back, that particular parts was superseded by a new sometime ago. Guessing you are SOL on that particular part OEM unless you can find a used on on eBay or something similar
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    Trailer Lights

    What year, make and model of your truck? Factory tow package? Harness connected? Fuses installed? Know issues with some models with led lighting
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    Dual battery switch and isolator

    You could replace, but I would looked into a Blue Seas “add a battery” kit. Not a fan of 1/2/both switches https://www.bluesea.com/products/7650/Add-A-Battery_Kit_-_120A
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    Please HELP! Am I being overcharged for Presale Inspection, Service, etc 2016 Cobalt R3?

    The parts prices on the invoice look like cost. Coincidence the excess amount is almost exactly 3 times parts cost? Pretty typical parts markup
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    Dual battery switch and isolator

    If you only have one battery the isolator serves no purpose. Just use the switch.
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    Please HELP! Am I being overcharged for Presale Inspection, Service, etc 2016 Cobalt R3?

    I'm really confused here.... The invoice breaks down as follows $624.14 in parts $1,804.44 in labor $61.37 in tax $2.489.95 - total What exactly are you disputing?
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    Multiple Electrical Issues

    Molex connectors on a boat....;( Guarantee you have the dreaded "black wire" disease in the wire as well. Better off to strip back some wire to get rid of the disease and attach new pins. Better yet, buy a suitable connector and fix the problem once and for all...
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    Trim tabs 1998 sundowner 245

    Tabs get mounted on the far outside of the hull as shown below.
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    Going from surge brakes to no brakes

    My complaint with drums is not rust. Its too many moving parts to break or seize at the most inopportune times. I've had seized pistons, seized adjusters, broken springs, shoes delaminate, you name it. Obviously you've had good luck with your maintenance schedule but.....once done out of...
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    Going from surge brakes to no brakes

    Agree. I have no idea what he has. Just that they do exist.....I have an 3.5 EB with the max. tow package sitting in the drive way. I don't have a yellow sticker. Just a sticker giving GAWRs with a GVWR (#7,850), tire sizes, etc. Getting a range of curb weights for my truck but the math comes...
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