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    225 Venom No Serial... What carb kit do I need?

    Float(s) and or needle value(s) are sticking. Time to rebuild carbs using the part number fatzbullet gave you
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    Yamaha F350 2013 Excessive Exhaust and black smoke puff on startup

    From another site
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    Tahoe Q5i VHF radio

    No apologizes required..... Grew up on the coast.....don't know any better ;) Anyhow, where there is a will, there is a way..........a great tuna bite 25-30 miles out of the inlet generates a lot of ambition
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    Tahoe Q5i VHF radio

    Thalassophobia I take it ;) My first time offshore was in a 17’ tri-hull.
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    Primer Bulb Doesn't Pump-up

    Bad primer bulb
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    Adding a kicker motor

    Something to think about if you boat out front...... Most kicker brackets are not designed to take the beating you get in the ocean. Most everyone I know has horror stories about their kicker (or bracket) prior to getting rid of them. A kicker isn't going to cut it when push comes to shove. If...
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    transducer routing question

    A 20th century concern....... If your wiring is so jacked up it interferes with a shield transducer cable you have bigger issues to worry about.
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    Running wires under hull

    Guessing it was either the pivot tube for a speedometer or a hose for a water pressure gauge
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    Transducer Anti-fouling Paint

    Can I apply Interlux antifouling paint to my transducer? Yes, it is recommended that you use a hard antifouling paint that does not contain ketones. Ketones are found in vinyl-based antifouling paints like Baltoplate and VC Offshore. A good antifouling paint to use is Fiberglass Bottomkote or...
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    Transducer Anti-fouling Paint

    Water based formulations only https://shop.mdramazon.com/TRANSDUCER-PAINT-MDR-720.htm
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    Sell Electronics With Boat or Separately?

    Agree......Loran-C is museum value only at this point.
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    Trim tab installation over bottom paint

    Nothing good can come from installing the hinges over paint. I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure the installation instructions don’t call for sealant between hinge and hull. Just 30 minutes marine epoxy on the mounting screws. Use 4200 under the cap...
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    Running wires under hull

    You should have a dedicated wire conduit in there somewhere Do you not have one?
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    Sell Electronics With Boat or Separately?

    Unless commercial or high end, used marine electronics are not worth much. Leave them on the boat as selling points
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    Help me understand how to wire a shoreline float switch....

    I would strongly recommend wiring the pump through a 3 way switch given past experiences. Float switches, bilge pumps and the associated wiring are known problem areas. Floats stick, pumps burn up and wiring fails over time. It’s not if, it’s when there is a failure The last float that stuck...
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    Help me understand how to wire a shoreline float switch....

    Float ground goes to the battery. Power is supplied via a 3 way bilge switch.
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    Can't seem to find a big enough fuse block

    Not properly sizing the wiring is what gets people into trouble in this excerise. The 18 circuit block is rated to 100 amps. The 6 circuit is 100 amp as well 1. Wiring to fuse blocks should have no more than a 3% drop. 2. Length of wire from source to fuse block and back to source = X Not...
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    Can't seem to find a big enough fuse block

    No problem daisy chaining the two blocks together if the wiring is sized correctly.
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    Question on vents on Starboard side of boat

    They are either drains or intakes. Thru hulls can be threaded or have hose barbs. I had both when I replaced mine with stainless steel a few years back
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    Question on vents on Starboard side of boat

    Plastic thru hull fittings that have deteriorated from UV exposure and broke off. Strongly recommend you replace every thru hull on the boat. Many a boat have sunk as the result of a failed thru hull
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