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  1. dingbat

    Tahoe 215xi thru-hull replacement

    The water is coming from the broken thru hull and associated plumbing fixtures. Every plastic fitting on the boat is suspect at this point. Lucky the fitting hasn't blow out completely leaving you with an open 1 1/4" diameter hole in the bottom of your boat
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    Filter for main 2 cycle oil resevoir

    Yamaha lists two, items #3 and #21 (strainer) for a 2000 SXT200
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    Diningroom table - with epoxy?

    Unless your casting objects in the epoxy I would go with poly. Easy to tint and easy to work with.
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    Tahoe 215xi thru-hull replacement

    No stainless below the water line...crevice corrosion If you want bling, Perko makes chrome plated bronze fittings
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    Tahoe 215xi thru-hull replacement

    Plastic thru hulls have no place on the boat......they should all be replaced with bronze. Water can not go any higher than water level. Flappers would serve no purpose unless the hose terminates at or below water level.
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    Prestone Flush

    It really depends on what compounds are causing the blockage. Guessing a combination of salt, calcium carbonate and aluminum oxide. Something like this would do the trick. The secret is to monitor the ph of the solution. The solution neutralizes itself as it dissolves the compounds. The...
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    Prestone Flush

    What are you trying to do? Salt-away is a flush/ preventative. Used it for years to rinse down tackle at the end of the year for storage. It will no restore damage done by saltwater. The primary cleaner in Prestone flush is Trisodium Citrate which is used to clean carbonate scale. I've used...
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    I found one leak (there may be more)

    Yes
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    Awful Boat-Outboard Mismatch.-

    The shaft length is the vertical distance between the inside of the clamp and the ventilation plate. Have not kept up with the latest and greatest fads but for years “freshwater” boats have used 20” shaft outboards. “Saltwater” boats ran 25” shaft outboards A 30” shaft outboard is a fairly...
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    Awful Boat-Outboard Mismatch.-

    25" motor on a 20" transom
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    Help troubleshooting trailer lights not working

    If it’s grounded through the harness as it supposed to be, don’t need them hooked up. Trailer wiring is not standardized. Check to make sure the trailer is wired the same as the truck
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    stain on gelcoat from wet leaves

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    stain on gelcoat from wet leaves

    No damage done simple I believe your confusing products. On-off and toilet bowl cleaner are two very different products. Toilet bowl cleaner is oxalic acid. Oxalic acid is used in tooth whitening products. On-off is a mixture of hydrochloride and phosphoric acid. Hydrochloric acid has a...
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    stain on gelcoat from wet leaves

    Bleach or toilet bowl cleaner for small areas May be easier to dilute Atwood hull cleaner 25:1 and apply with a garden sprayer. Let set 2-3 minutes and rinse.
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    Why my leaf springs are sliding?

    The "keeper" you mention are called "rebound clips". Their function is the "share the load" from one spring to the other. Holding the spring in place is the function of the "central clamp" i.e. u-bolts. https://www.engineersedge.com/material_science/leaf-spring-design.htm
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    Water in gear oil?

    Looks like the emulsifier in the gear oil is working. "Emulsifiers have been added to protect internal components in the event that water enters the gear case" Differently water, but not much.
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    Why my leaf springs are sliding?

    I don’t have keepers on mine either. The whole spring is sprung. Hold down clamps have shifted as well. Guessing one of two scenarios: 1. One or both of the lower springs have broken. 2. The clamp was not torqued to specification and shifted Replaced my springs as PM two years ago. Had a...
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    Quick confirm: oil mix

    Here is a technical paper that addresses the issue given at the Annual SAE meeting June 1963. Looking for the full paper Paper is focused on reducing 2 stroke emissions to compete with the up and coming 4 stroke motors Lots of papers on 2 stroke oil development to support leaner mix ratios in...
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    Question about new Dell Inspiron computer

    The new drive is a 1 Tb drive......just copy the old onto the new and be done with it. I have the contents of my last 3 laptops (commercial data) loaded on my current laptop with a 500 Gb drive. A little less than 30% full.
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    Quick confirm: oil mix

    Or... that it did anything other that met minimum performance standards which are a joke..... Pass Fail Criteria: To be considered acceptable for certification in TC-W3®, a candidate oil must pass the following criteria: 1) Compression Loss: No cylinder compression loss of equal to or greater...
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