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    1989 Johnson VRO - Solid Alarm - Overload?

    Guessing you killed your rectifier and your pumping AC into the system
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    Who has installed Helicoils ?

    You lost me with all this talk of wooden dowels, finger tight, etc…. You can’t half butt the install of a helicoil in a high torque applications. I would highly recommend having the insert installed professionally using the appropriate, drill size, tap and insert To answer your...
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    Who has installed Helicoils ?

    Installation is pretty straight forward. What is your question?
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    Polarity issue?

    Yes…,, Put a voltmeter on your battery and record voltage. Leave voltmeter connected to battery and watch it while trying to tilt the motor.
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    97 150 hp carb battery cables

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    Polarity issue?

    What is your battery voltage.. preferably measured with a volt meter? Starting batteries are very sensitive to deep discharge. Running one until dead twice in a season is typically a death sentence. Reversing the wires on the bilge pump makes pump run backwards.
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    Counter Rotating vs Non-Counter Rotating Twins

    The hull has a few quirks that would be exaggerated by dumping the CR. You would not like the result
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    97 150 hp carb battery cables

    Using a wire larger than nesscary to carry a given load is a waste of money.
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    97 150 hp carb battery cables

    Replaced both motor and house cables this Spring. The Evinrude/Johnson OE cable for my 200 Ocean Pro is 6 gauge.
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    2005 175HP VINDICATOR

    Now that BRP (Evinrude/Johnson) is out of business either is a viable option IMHO. Tried of burning thru $90 worth of oil with each tank of gas. Upcoming re-power, if I don’t just sell the boat flat out and replace, is either a Yamaha or Suzuki 4 stroke
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    Counter Rotating vs Non-Counter Rotating Twins

    Depends on the hull and past experience. Counters zero out prop torque. Stops the roll, reduces steering effort and makes it easy to move bow left and right. Makes a big difference in a hull with a lot of deadrise. One of those things “if you didn’t know any better”. Not a compromise I would make.
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    2005 175HP VINDICATOR

    That serial number (F) says no…..Ficht. E-Tec technology is (D)
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    White Smoke😑

    Head cover gasket? Only one gasket that I’m aware of unless the block has removable jugs.
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    Best Phone App for Charts

    Cell phones don't have a battery power to support "active" GPS like a chart plotter making for much slower and less precise position updates. Would be interesting to know what your EPE is when using your phone for navigation?
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    Best Phone App for Charts

    Most tablets and cells phones triangulate position off the cell towers. How does the app updated your position w/o cell coverage?
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    House battery?

    If a “marine mechanic” can’t figure it out in person how are we to figure it out on the internet? FWIW: Batteries typically get wired into the battery switch. Better question…. What happened to the cable and why was it removed?
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    White Smoke😑

    Leaking head gasket…. Replace and go from there
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    How can I find this part?

    Trophy purchased third party Check Perko and Atwood catalogs
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    Painting Aluminum

    Do yourself a favor and bypass the etching. Too much to loose with little to no gain in protection. Sand then wash with soap and water to remove any residue. Any 2 part polyurethane epoxy worth its weight uses a formulated (wash) primer as under coat. Use the product specified by your paint...
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    Painting Aluminum

    If your going to etch you need to know exactly what aluminum alloy your boat is made of. Most aluminum etches are not friendly to aluminum alloyed with copper, ie 5052
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