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  1. Grub54891

    Impeller challenged...?

    Not good. When ran low on oil, the gears go away rather quickly.
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    Birdshot damage aluminum boat

    My duckboat has .22 caliber holes in it. The po had simply put ss bolts in the holes with sealer. I bought the thing from him 35 years ago. Gives the boat charter. I still might fix it but it don't leak.
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    Automatic bilge pump

    I don't like them. If you arte not hooked to shore power and charging batteries, it will kill your battery if you dont use the boat enough. At that point the boat could get enough rainwater or such and sink.
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    Confused and frustrated

    IF you didn't break stuff on the carb, Possibly it can be saved. Take it to a known shop or person who is good with carbs, and have them rebuild it. If I knew where you were, and were close to my area I could do it for ya.
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    Automatic bilge pump

    if I get restricted space in a bilge, I make up a flat alunimum barstock from the local hardware store, shape it to fit in the lowest part of the bilge, attach the pump and fasten the end to someplace higher up. if you have issues later its easy to remove the pump by sliding it out.
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    1990Bayliner CIERA 2556 Difficult to restart the engine

    Rebuild the carb. Sounds like it may leaking, flooding, or starving due to plugged low end passages. When cold the choke is drawing more fuel so it will start.
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    Swim grid ladder mounting

    yeah pictures please.
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    Proper size thru Hull transducer for 1996 Sea Ray 210

    My first rule of thumb is to clean off the squeeze out off the outside right away. You still have sealer under the flange and up the threads, Removing it now wont cause any issues.
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    Sharing a berth

    Nope. I certianly would not either, they are tied side by side? Think of the scratches/damage if their fenders aren't on correctly.
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    Ground noise after amp install

    I got rid of the noise on mine by disconnecting the amp, radio, and removed them from the boat. Nature makes better sound.
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    Proper size thru Hull transducer for 1996 Sea Ray 210

    You will be fine.
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    Towable recommendation

    No matter what you buy, do not try to "jerk" the tow rope. Keep it snug when taking off. My brother bought three tubes and complained they fell apart quickly. I told him they are designed for towing, not jerking your truck out of the snowbank....
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    water leaking under carpet

    How was it stored. If it was sitting bow down, Any rain that may get in the aft deck areas may run forward instead of going out the drainplug. Seen that happen quite often.
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    The overall rundown on Velvet Drives?

    Well, I know how to rebuild automatic transmissions, manual transmissions, Alpha sterndrives, and others. But have never tore into a velvet drive. I've wanted to but the marina I work at don't do that kind of work. We send them to a local shop that does them. Someday I'll find a scrap one just...
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    The overall rundown on Velvet Drives?

    There are lots of them out there that hold up well. In 15 years of servicing them I've only seen two that were broke from lack of service.
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    How do I fix this ladder?

    What they said^^^ That bracket don't look factory either. Can we get a pic further away to see what the ladder looks like?
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    Random

    I've been saying that for years.
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    Fold ladder replacement

    Choose a ladder, Make a bracket to fit the old holes, and attach the new ladder to that bracket.
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    Random

    Bought a fire hydrant. Sandblasting in the future, garden art....
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    Raw water pump-can you identify?

    Remove the pump completly. You will thank me later, plus it gives you the oppertunity to clean it up.
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