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  1. dingbat

    Salt Away?

    http://www.saltawayproducts.com/MixerPage.htm
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    Old propeller problems

    What motor do you have?
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    Accessories don't work when boat in water

    You don’t remove any wires to check ground. Check for continuity between the battery or accessories panel ground and the hull. There should be no continuity. If there is, you have a grounding issue not related to your power problem. Have you put a meter on the power connections at the...
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    Old propeller problems

    Most mfg. have gotten away from fixed hub props and gone with interchangeable hubs. Lots of 14 x 14 props on the market. Just need to find a 12 spline insert to go with it https://www.rubexprops.com/propulsion/propeller-hubs/
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    Strange tach behavior on a Penta 5.0L

    From the looks of it, (brass gulling) the hub wasn't tight and the insert is spinning on the thrust washer. Far end of the plastic sleeve looks like it's been hot at one time or another as well
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    08' Honda 150hp 4-stroke Heat Alarm

    Is it over heating in the water or on muffs? Buddy has one that fine on muffs. The other overheats on muffs
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    Accessories don't work when boat in water

    This doesn’t make any sense. The diagnosis would make more sense if the circuit worked on the water (conductive) and not on the trailer. Check for continuity between the primary ground terminal on the fuse panel and the hull. Then check between the ground terminal on the battery and the...
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    Temperature gauge issues? Can't get a temp reading?

    Don't need a ground to read resistance through a sender with a meter
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    Evinrude 200 HP Tilt / Trim Issue

    Sounds like a bad switch, wire or loose connection. Put a meter across the switch(es) and see of they're operational
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    Old Lowrance 3200 depth finder help

    Popular Subject......your the third or forth person that asked about Lowrance in-dash sounders in the past month or so. Search "Lowrance" on this forum
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    Late 80s ez-loader trailer spring bushing replacement

    It doesn't matter one way or the other. The spring is bolted to the axle and "floats" in the spring hangers. The nylon bushing is there simply to "guide" the end of the spring while minimizing metal on metal noise. Yes, you can replace w/o removing the axle. Raise the trailer to take the load...
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    Garmin stricker 4 plus issues

    Not sure what to tell you. Unless the fish have some sort of magic stealth mode, they are down there and you just don't recognize them. From your manual: When using the unit with the fish symbols off, set the gain up to approximately +2 and use the split screen zoom. This will make it easier...
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    Garmin stricker 4 plus issues

    First bear in mind that the detection zone is an inverted cone with the point in the center of the transducer. Your “dual beam” transducer shoots 77/200 kHz with beamwidths of 45/15 degrees. A 15 degree beam angle give bottom coverage (diameter) of roughly a 1/3 of the depth. 70/3= 23’ . From...
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    Garmin stricker 4 plus issues

    What transducer are you running? How deep? Bear in mind that depending on what transducer and depth of water, the cone of detection could be very small. Also suggest you turn off fish symbols and learn how to read returns yourself using “arches” instead of fish symbols.
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    Trailer tires dryrotting again

    Guess I’m luck. Never had a tire issue. Pretty religious about swapping tires 6 years from manufactured date. Trailered 8,000+ miles a year up until last year. Couldn’t tell you what brand tires are on on either trailer. Just take it down to a friend who owns the local tire shop and take his...
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    98ish Evinrude 50 - high voltage reading on dash but not battery

    Obviously the OMC meter is wrong and needs replaced. The 14.7 at the battery is not real. It’s a surface charge from the charge circuit. Turn the motor off. Then turn on your navigation lights for a couple of minutes to remove the surface charge. Then measure both points again. Both should...
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    98ish Evinrude 50 - high voltage reading on dash but not battery

    They both can’t be right. Easy enough to figure out which with a voltmeter
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    Fuel hose lifespan?

    Lots and lots of junk hose out there anymore. If the hose jacket doesn’t have a valid SAE certification/compliance number(s) printed on the jacket the hose is junk, period I use Trident Barrier Lined A1-15 Fuel Line and OEM primer bulbs...
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    1980 Sea Ray Sundancer Battery problem

    Not sure what to tell you at this point. I could not doubt troubleshoot it in short order in person but the limited amount of info you’ve conveyed so far gives little to go on. Draining a battery overnight is a large draw down. Shouldn’t be hard to isolate. Where exactly are you measuring at...
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    Lower prop pitch to get higher RPM?

    I’m not an I/O guy, but if memory serves me you should be getting 4700-4800 rpm at WOT. Engine problems or wet foam are the usual culprits
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