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  1. dingbat

    75 HP Honda running horribly

    Where the fuel line connects to the tank there should be a anti-ship (check) value. It looks like a normal hose fitting, but it’s not Did you remove or replace?
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    Upgrading trailer tires and rims - need advice

    If you see ANY cracking or dry rot on a sidewalk of the tire, your long past the tires “expiration date” of 6 years from date of manufacturer. Was reminded of this last Spring when we took the horse trailer on a 400 mile round trip. Checked everything on the trailer prior to leaving...
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    Upgrading trailer tires and rims - need advice

    And I wonder why some like myself that run many, many miles a year and have never lost a tire in 25 years of towing while others loose tires, sometimes multiple, on a regular basis? Hummmm
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    Boat trailer rusting at welds galvanized

    Back in the old days they sprayed fish oil on the under carriages of their beach buggies (trucks) to protect from SW damage while on the beach. Now a days, such endeavors would draw the ire of the local Natural Resources Authorities. Locally, it's illegal to cause and or leave a (petroleum)...
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    Looks like $1,900 for a grocery getter battery https://greenbeanbattery.com/prius-hybrid-battery/?gclid=CjwKCAjwopWSBhB6EiwAjxmqDS8o94tifqlWVQrB-0nEHVmmG_YnfZU4ULesigWUweStT7vw4uiH1hoCb_8QAvD_BwE...
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    What To Use To Re Seal Flybridge/Other Areas

    4000 UV fast cure for general application, not below the water line
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    EV is in its infancy. Give it time…case in point. My great grandmother was 3 when the Wright Brothers first took flight. She was 59 when she took a jet from Cleveland to Hawaii to see her second born son. She was 69 when she watched the moon landing on my Grand parent’s color TV. The year...
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    2005 Johnson 115 with low compression: noob seeking wisdom

    Sounds like your typical 2 stroke.
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    Info on this boat

    I have a 12’, 1973 in orange leaning up against the barn. Had a 5-1/2 hp Johnson Seahorse on it. Has #450 capacity if I remember correctly
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    Mercury Spitfire X7 vs Solas Titan HR 4

    You didn’t say what HP motor. Need HP to utilize the benefits of stainless. If you’ve already trashed a prop, I’d be very leery spending $500 on a SS prop for what will most likely be the bling factor anyhow.
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    Getting Transducer Parrallel

    Couple of problems with that transducer.. The first is power. Unless they changed the specs of the head unit since I installed mine a couple of years ago, the unit is rated to run 600W conventional, 500W side scan. The transducer you selected/came with the unit is rated at 350W. Your leaving a...
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    Getting Transducer Parrallel

    In simple terms it the motion of the ocean. Up down, back and forth. Just like the blur induced taking a picture of a moving object, the same blur happens to side scan when the boat is bouncing around. In reality, I find side scan pretty useless on open water. Comes in handy though scanning...
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    Adding straight gas to mix

    Are you sure about that? “Ethanol does not "grab water molecules out of the air." It is hydrophilic, which means ethanol holds water. With regular gasoline (E0) as well at E10, the primary cause of water collecting in tanks is condensation on tank walls. But unlike E0, which can absorb almost...
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    Trust the dealer?

    It would push a #300 boat at speed. Not sure about adding two “adults”. Bear in mind an “adult” in boating terms weighs #150
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    Replacing hub. New one won’t go on. What’s wrong? Do I need a new axle?

    Bearing should slide on shaft with ease. Time for a file and sand paper. The shaft should be as smooth as a baby’s back side. If you can feel a bur running your hand over it you need to “sand” more
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    Getting Transducer Parrallel

    Same setup I’m helping a local board member install. I’m running a GT51M with a separate CHIRP thru hull transducer for running. Way better high speed performance. The location from the center line of the boat (15” from prop blades) isn’t negotiable. Otherwise you clip the outdrive with side...
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    Getting Transducer Parrallel

    Let’s start with what transducer are you installing and what are your expectations in performance. If all you want is depth, it’s not complicated. It was done with weights and ropes for years. Bolt the transducer on the transom and go If your goal is max. sensitivity and or installing side...
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    Getting Transducer Parrallel

    Eye ball….. As you noted, the exercise is to mount the transducer parallel to the bottom (of the water), not the boat. The only way to do it otherwise is to float the boat and go from there. Having said that, you will find the transducer’s fore and aft adjustment to be far more critical to...
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    Adding straight gas to mix

    That could be part of the problem. What fuel system cleaner do you use, if at all? When was the last time you drained and cleaned the fuel system, tank included, and decarbed the motor? Nonsense….. I burn at least 40 gallons of “gas dryer” through my outboard every year. Keeps the fuel system...
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    Optima blue top for starting?

    Might as well....you have nothing to loose. I've since switched over to RV batteries (deep cycle) with very good results. 10 years on last pair
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