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  1. dingbat

    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
  2. dingbat

    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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    Grass Cutting

    I only cut fields (weeds) 3-4 times a years. The hay burners take care of the rest. Tried to let it go until Memorial day last year. Will not do that again. Too many fawns bedded down. Too many close calls
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    Grass Cutting

    Not until mid-May..
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    Optima blue top for starting?

    0 for 2 with Optima. Neither made it out of warranty. One the upside, they replace both batteries under warranty, no questions asked
  10. dingbat

    Rec gas prices???

    Same here. Unfortunately natural gas isn't an option. Only propane....$$$ Would go to heat pump with propane or geothermal backup like my neighbor if I was going to stay in the house more than 5 years and didn't have to tear out and replace the existing duct work. Have no interest whatsoever...
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    Rec gas prices???

    Wow..... thought I was getting hosed for furnace oil at $1.28 per liter ($4.75 gallon). Street diesel is currently $1.21 a liter ($4.48 per gallon)
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    Radio/speaker Upgrade

    “Quality” and “cleaner” don’t belong in the same sentence with marine stereos…lol THD in whole numbers (1%) and SNR in the 70’s are a joke.
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    Radio/speaker Upgrade

    My unit has aux (RCA) inputs so it was rather easy. Just plug in the adapter and connect to power. I don't have an amp so I connected the BT adapter power to the (switched) power output to the amp. Works like a charm
  14. dingbat

    Radio/speaker Upgrade

    Something to think about.... Went on the search for a new Radio/Head unit last year to upgrade mine. Pretty much had my mind set of a Fusion MS-RA210 but was having a tough time justify spending the money to replace a perfectly serviceable 4 channel head with CD to "upgrade" to Bluetooth. In...
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    Transducer installation query

    Not on any Garmin units I've seen......it shoots out the sides of the mount. Drowns the side of my motor like in the video. Worried about taking out my trim buttons on that side. I was one of the early guinea pigs.... No such thing available commercially at the time. Garmin sent me a...
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    Transducer installation query

    And be forewarned that the location noted in the install manual isn’t negotiable. Too far off center line and the side scan beam hits the lower unit, cutting off the picture. One other thing…did the unit come with a spray shield for the transducer? Unless they redesigned the mount, which it...
  17. dingbat

    Transducer installation query

    It will not work. GT side scan has to be on the transom.
  18. dingbat

    Transducer installation query

    Experimented quite a bit on my last boat. Couldn’t not for the life of me to get a transom mount to run clean. Didn’t want to install a thru-hull so I started exploring shoot thru installations. After experimenting with a couple of different installation methods, epoxy shelf, flat spot, etc...
  19. dingbat

    2 cycle oil in primer bulb

    It shouldn't do that. The fuel system is not vented to atomsphere (under vacuum). You have a leak in your fuel system somewhere.
  20. dingbat

    4hp Deluxe needs OMC Premium lower unit lube … substitutes ?

    Premium Blend is still available. Why not use what it calls for? https://www.amazon.com/BRP-Johnson-Evinrude-Premium-Lubricant/dp/B001KYH6F2
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