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    Batteries not charging

    The worn out brushes DO EXACTLY the same symptoms in a Alternator and a Starter Motor brushes. Been there several times 60 years ago.
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    1998 40ELPTO gear oil from weep hole?

    Some crappy oils WILL form white Cream Cheese on the lower unit bypass openings.
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    Failed exhaust flappers

    Flappers are strictly....Eye Candy. Get the correct height of exhaust risers to stop all risks of back flow into a cylinder and bent connecting rods inside the engine. REVERSION water flows DO DO happen. I have pulled all the sparkplugs on boats that saved some money with TOO LOW of a...
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    Time for Riser & Manifold > VP or Barr?

    You have exceeded the time & hours of the items. Places you can not see ? Could be holes started already. You are right to change them now.
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    Leaf Spring Shackle Question

    It sure looks way too close if you hit ANY of the N J road patches.. Some are 6" to 8" high at first. I drive around those axle slam uppers.
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    I have to admit that some boats have a TON of interconnected pieces of equipment.............With out experience in the different parts ? You can accidently cause more electrical problems. All my boats have USCG lighs and horn. Bilge pumps. VHF radio & antenna. Fish / depth finder. That is...
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    Which Guides: roller or White tube, for new LUND 1650 Angler SS?

    I have used both types. (y) DEEP and steep ramps or changing water depths ? Always go with 4 vertical sleeved rotating guide on poles. I went to a commercial electrical contractor. Had him bend 4 exactly the same shaped poles. Then bolted them in place with Galvanized Pipe Clamps. I adjusted...
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    gas odor only when underway

    No winter fumes are the KEY condition !! The fumes are only with the engine running. !!!!!! That leads us to........ Stuck on engine choke Carb. or F I. Carb is running to rich due to internal AIR MIXING JETS. Mouse stuffed lifejacket stuffing into the CARB inlet throat. My boat 3 years ago...
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    Lower Unit Gear Oil Change while on lift

    I am lucky as can be. I jump in the water & change Alpha 1 sterndrive props. Several times a summer. No losses yet. Be sure to have 2 new plugs & gaskets if needed.
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    Gas - Oil Mixture on old Evinrudes outboards

    I have been doing 50 to 1 in the 1986 30 hp. And 100 to 1 in the 1999 ......9.9 for at least 20 years. No problems. The oil quality is so good now.
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    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Luck beats skill EVERY TIME !! 👍
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    Went electric

    I laugh about battery powered equipment. Only thing good about it is High PROFITS & tossing eorn out toxic batteries into the trash. Many people.
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    Boat to store inside garage ?

    Height may be set low as a cheaper & quicker way to finish the original installation. Need to see how simple a readjustment of the UP Limit Switches would be.
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    Kicker on a CC?

    I still run 2 Everrudes from the 1980s every day. May to October. Still Virgins.
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    Fuel

    Is that 1 of those crappy pumps with black paint SPRAYED INSIDE of the pump and filter elements ?
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    4.3l mercruiser no start when hot

    Redo the carb FLOAT LEVEL resetting procedure.
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    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    DO NOT put any amount of E 10 into a old gas tank !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It WILL DISOLVE all the different VARNISH deposits in the tank & fuel lines !!!!!!!!!!! You can then replace all engine fuel system parts as the become PLUGGED UP with the sludge. Pump out the gas with a simple suction...
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    Boat to store inside garage ?

    Is your DOUBLE garage made with 1 single WIDE door ? If yes ? You can easily back the trailer in at a 45 degree angle. and have loads of side and end clearances..
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    Completely Dead After Rain - Can't Jump

    The rain ran down your battery to far. Put a 120vac charger on it for several hours on a slow current rate .
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    Gas and Ethanol

    Since you run everything DRY before storage ? You do not need to use any additives. E-10 gasoline has a HIGH Octane in every gallon. But in my auto engines I do get Carbon Build up in the engines over a 2 month period. So I sometimes add a can of Seafoam engine tune up To remove the carbon...
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