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  1. dingbat

    A wiring question

    A boat is no place for 22 awg wire.
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    question on power steering ram

    Don't know where your located, but McMaster is overnight delivery to us. A local hydraulic supply house would have what you need
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    How Dumb can a dude be????

    People get funny selling items on-line. Could be he doesn't want you to know his real location. Had a guy who wanted to met curb outside at his home. Thought is strange, but OK Dummy didn't think about his real address being on the title. The guy actually lived 2 blocks down the street.
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    1996 Yamaha 250 hard start after sitting on water for a while

    Hot is relative....... E10 can "boil" at 149F depending on the pressure. The boiling point of E0 (Regular 87 octane) is ~185F Try letting the engine idle a bit to cool down before shutting off. Try running E0 and see if that helps
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    200 HP Evinrude/Johnson Carb Kit and Rebuild

    It's not if, it's when the carbs need attention. I've never had any issues with the "spaghetti" gaskets, but even the viton (brown) bowl gaskets and float needles don't make it more than 5-6 years before they start leaking/seeping fuel and need replaced. The nitrile (black) gaskets and needle...
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    Audio Warning Alarm weird problem on 2001 4.3 Mercruiser EFI MEFI 3

    Couple of things… Can’t assume they’re switching ground to initiate an alarm. Alarms typically have multiple dependencies. Pull the wire from oil sensor while running
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    question on power steering ram

    Unless they did something crazy, the “seals” are just o-rings. Tear the cylinder down and measure the orings. Go to local hardware store for replacements
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    200 HP Evinrude/Johnson Carb Kit and Rebuild

    Rebuilt mine last fall. Didn’t need cleaned. Running E10 carb bodies perfectly clean Jets very short. Just blew out with air Manual gives you a “base” number of turns. Will need to make final adjustments on the water Seats and needles wear over time Why not? Takes all of 30 seconds to bend a...
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    Good spray on weed killers.

    The concentration of the “pre-mix” sold in big box stores are bare minimums. As noted above, must be applied while the target is dry or add a surfactant into the mix. I have two, five gallon containers of Round Up concentrate out in the garage that I use around the farm. At one tablespoon of...
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    Birds in the boat . . .

    Yep…pesky little rascals. Had one build a nest on the ceiling fan on the screen porch last year. Used the “cat door” for access
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    1999 Johnson 200hp, Ocean Runner Lower Unit Hub

    According to the manual, when installing a new thrust bearing, or washer, bearing housing, pinion, or drive shaft, it is necessary to properly shim the assembly to restore factory clearance. Gives very specific instructions on how to measure and shim the length of the assembly. Having said...
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    N Y requires everyone to pass a powerboat operators license

    According to USCG records accidents had been on a downward trend for a number of years prior to Covid, then spiked again. Top causes of accidents per USCG 1. Operator inattention 2. Improper lookout 3. Operator inexperience 4. Excessive speed 5. Machinery failure 6. Navigation rules...
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    1999 Johnson 200hp, Ocean Runner Lower Unit Hub

    You’ve changed shafts. Did you following the shimming procedure in the manual?
  14. dingbat

    BMW headlight . . . $1,000 !!!

    If it’s like mine, it points the head lights in the direction of the steering wheel. New headlight unit is $800
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    How to know what propeller my boat came with

    23 x 14.2 solas 1511-142-23 amita 3 aluminum 3-blade propeller
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    E bikes

    https://www.energysage.com/energy-storage/startup-vs-continuous-power-batteries/
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    Evinrude Vindicator 1996 200 HP--Nightmare to Start

    I’ve owned a 97 200hp Ocean Pro that was getting hard to start. Putting a new starter on it made all the difference in the world. A year later, it started getting hard to start again. Did some troubleshooting and came up with a bad (flakey) key switch. New key switch and primer assembly for...
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    N Y requires everyone to pass a powerboat operators license

    TWIX card covers mental illness, drugs and alcohol…there goes 95% of your pizza eating WOT’ers…..lol Don’t know of many, if any USCG Captains that want or could run WOT for economic reasons if anything Auto pilots well….you can’t fix stupid. Had a friend in a 46’ boat hit by a yacht jockey on...
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    N Y requires everyone to pass a powerboat operators license

    Driver’s licenses are mandatory as well as CDL for truckers….. yet the highway was closed yesterday for three hours for a multi-truck, rear end accident that killed a one truck driver and spread the load of the other across 3 lanes of highway. Don’t care how many licenses, diplomas...
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    Boat budget question

    Same here, but your getting off pretty easy by boarding…..lol Have two boarders that pretty much cover grain, ferrier and vet for Mrs. Dingbat’s three horses. Unfortunately, that doesn’t include grounds keeping, maintaining the barns, 1.5 miles of four board fence or maintenance on her horse...
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