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    Tire grew in size?

    Same "size" doesn't mean same diameter/circumference across tire designs
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    Older 4-stroke or newer 2-stroke?

    Agree.....but some have better luck than others
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    Older 4-stroke or newer 2-stroke?

    Hard to beat a Honda for reliability….done with 2 strokes You didn’t say how many hours are on each motor. Would take an older motor over one that is worn out or neglected Buddy is a saltwater fishing guide. Puts 4,000-5,000 hours on a BF250 in before swapping out.
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    New Winch or Winch Strap?

    Do yourself a favor......back in and get your bunks wet prior to loading the boat..... your shoulder will thank you 68 yro.....no problem winching #5,200 the last foot or so to the stop with a Dutton DL2500A
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    Owners Manual - 2006 Tahoe 215 Deck Boat - Outboard

    Other than the hull, most components are outsourced through third party suppliers. As such, supplier information is typically not divulged to end users. Your best bet is to id the part from OEM labels:part numbers on the individual components
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    Testing multifunction gauges

    Can be tested, but you need a pin-out (schematic) to facilitate testing the individual components
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    1996 Mercury 150 EFI - Tilt cylinder not holding pressure.

    All seals harden and deform overtime. Its not if, it's when...... Doesn't make sense to tear it down and not replaced everything while you have it apart..
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    Seastar hydrolic steering testing

    Like these? https://www.ebay.com/itm/174735857169
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    1996 Mercury 150 EFI - Tilt cylinder not holding pressure.

    Or a bi-pass valve is leaking. Need to tear down and inspect
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    Gauges recommendation

    Not buying it…. A voltmeter uses a high resistance wire coil to create a stable, magnetic field unaffected by current. The interaction between the magnetic field and a permanent magnet within the gauge causes a pointer (needle) to deflect. In this case, testing ground resistance to determine...
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    Gauges recommendation

    And the purpose of looking for voltage between battery ground and the ground on gauge? I could see checking the resistance (ohms) but voltage between grounds?
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    Trim Continues Running After Releasing Button

    Pull the wires off the switch. Using a meter, check for a change in continuity (open/close) while actuating the switch.
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    Trim Continues Running After Releasing Button

    Sounds like the switch is bad
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    Dopamine

    Having both grown up in modest homes, Mrs. Dingbat and I are finding a huge disparity between what we deem "spending wisely" verse our Millennial and Gen Z kid's with 3X the income.
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    BMW headlight . . . $1,000 !!!

    Hey, but are they "steering responsive" with adjustable auto dim feature? Little more concerned with the auto-sensing wipers...lol
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    Can You Wear This Shirt

    I'm one of those "started in the mail room" guys. Started with the company as a certified welder at age 19. Machine Shop Manager - Drafting and Design Manager - Mechanical Engineering Manager - Project Group Manager - Inside Sales Manager - Area Sales Manager - Director, Global Sales, Service...
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    Can You Wear This Shirt

    Ran the drafting department for a number of years before moving over to engineering. Still have a set of staedtler pencils, scales, dry cleaning bag, template sets, etc. Work gave me my mahogany drafting table and stool when they switched over to CAD in the early 80’s. Mrs. Dingbat uses it...
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    Seastar hydrolic steering testing

    Have never seen a "dirty" hydraulic system. It's always a stuck/sticky valve of some sort or seal blow-by Seals in a hydraulic system are not reusable. If you pulled the caps, the seals need replaced What have you done to resolve the lose of the check valve in your earlier post? Why do you...
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    Can You Wear This Shirt

    The final project for my first semester of programming was to build/write a RPN calculator in LISP.
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    Trailer has working running lights, no brake lights or turn signals

    Why not? Switching (on/off) inherently causes transients. How much depends on the wattage of the LED and the use, or lack of, an effective suppression scheme in the circuit
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