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    Through Hull Transducer

    https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/88665
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    What's the difference between QL77JC4 and the QL82C

    Hotter plug… Recommended if you idle a lot. Cooler plug if you run fast a lot. https://www.championautoparts.com/Technical/Tech-Tips/decoding-champion-spark-plugs.html
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    Screw Sealant - Fiberglass Deck

    My boat is off white. Called my builder (Grady White) to see what they use at the factory. They use/recommend GE Silicon II, Kitchen and Bath in almond color. That was 10 years ago. Still going strong and looking good
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    Mercruiser-compatible 10 micron water/fuel separator filter?

    Mercury uses a 11/16-16 Thread on their fuel filters. Do yourself a favor and buy a quality, name brand name filter. I run Racor filters exclusively.
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    Merc 200 optimax alternator

    It will run until it takes out the voltage regulation you have to replace the alternator to fix it Can also tell you from experience alternators are hard hard to come by Sunday mornings
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    What brand of 2 stroke oil do you use for your Johnson Evinrude 2 stroke

    I slow troll V6 2 stroke V6 outboards for 8-10 hours a day. Dino oils smoke like a tire fire and load up the engine big time. Have literally had oils residue dripping from the exhaust ports by the end of the day. Tried a lot of oils over the years. Found nothing that works better in my 200...
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    High Prices of used boats and the future? Bubble or not?

    Two feet makes a huge difference with any hull design because of the increased displacement. Let me pass on a valuable lesson with girl friends and boats….boating is a life style. If she is whining about the boat now, it will be the first point of grievance once you put a ring on her finger...
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    High Prices of used boats and the future? Bubble or not?

    That may change.......with a larger boat comes an increase in opportunities to boat (weather) as well as a more comfortable ride. I'm fortunate that my wife gets sea sick looking at the boat, but I have no problem picking up and running 15-20 miles down Bay to hit a "hot bite". At 1.9 MPG, it...
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    Vintage Horn Repair

    Guessing the air compressor went bad. https://www.govets.com/fiamm-226-cxg-53cu93.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI16ay2KPs9wIVTfvICh0gewvOEAQYAyABEgLa1PD_BwE
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    Two different motors same issue

    (y) Venturi effect
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    High Prices of used boats and the future? Bubble or not?

    Once prices rise and are accepted by the market, prices never go back down very far, if at all..... Having said that, I'm already starting to see the Great ($5 a Gallon) Sell off of 2022 under way. Prices are starting to retreat a bit in the last couple of weeks. May be able to pickup a fairly...
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    Bennett SLT10 Self-Leveling Tab System

    That's pretty flat. Lots of "flat" surfaces to slam. Adjustable tabs would at least allow you to run a bit flatter, but w/o a lot of dead rise upfront to do the punching your still going to slam pretty good with that hull design
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    Bennett SLT10 Self-Leveling Tab System

    Adjustable tabs affect change in running angle (provide lift) and starboard/port lean. Even adjustable have little to no effect on pounding which is mostly a product of hull design. “Spring” tabs provide “fixed” lift with no means to adjust to changing conditions and no starboard/port...
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    HELP - trying to drive in inner bearing race... NEED TRICKS

    Something very wrong. That is 5 times allowable bearing tolerances. Wrong bearing perhaps?
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    Pump Box (sea chest) and water pickup install mid boat??

    Interesting concept….repurpose shower sumps and sell them to the (gullible) fishing crowd at twice the price…lol
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    Lake boat sizes: Is there a trailerable sweet spot?

    Best bang for the buck is a change of hull design. Going to a "rough water" (coastal) hull design will increase ride comfort considerably w/o increasing the length.
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    Pump Box (sea chest) and water pickup install mid boat??

    "add a double bilge pump box".......never heard of such a thing My raw water wash-down and bait well pumps are both feed via scoop type thru hulls 24"-30" fore of the transom. My only concern mid-ship would be if the intake is still below the water line on plane. Have to watch out that you...
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    Help me place garmin transducer

    Hard to say w/o seeing the underside of the boat at both locations. Suspect either location would suffice
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    New starter, new battery, still just clicks when key is turned. 1990 3.0 mercrusier.

    Starter to battery cable is in tact. Solenoid circuit has an issue. Check the wires at the starter solenoid for 12.7 VDC when turning the ignition to start. If that doesn’t work, pull the wires off the ignition switch and jump. If the starter turns over the ignition switch is bad. If it...
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    2005 175 Evinrudes

    Pretty sure 175 HP E-tec wasn't released until 2006-2007 model year A 2005 model would be FICHT
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