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  1. BWR1953

    Nobody fishing?

    My wife and I went over to our favorite lunker hole last evening. Unfortunately, the entire pond was covered in scum. We fished anyway. :sneaky: My wife caught a number of bluegill, which she used for bait. She did get a couple of big bites, but couldn't get them in. I only got one bite...
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    1970s Starcraft SS 160 refinish

    Agreed!
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    Problem with my buddy's 2008 Honda BF-A 90HP outboard.

    Yeah, he has the lower unit off already. He's fairly sure that the next step is to remove the oil reservoir (4-stroke) and associated stuff. Could be tricky. He's a very experienced mechanic, which is why he doesn't want to go in there ham-fisted and mess something up. :LOL: He also has a...
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    Problem with my buddy's 2008 Honda BF-A 90HP outboard.

    Any help at all?
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    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    Well, it's been a month since my last post. I guess I should give an update on why this thing isn't done yet! :LOL: And yes, I have pix of all this stuff! 🤓 All of the parts that I ordered came in late last week. I haven't done anything with them other than to plop them down in the garage...
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    Problem with my buddy's 2008 Honda BF-A 90HP outboard.

    My neighbor friend just got this outboard and it has an interesting problem. It has water below the starter inside the case! His guess is that it's an upper shaft seal problem, but he doesn't currently have a shop manual to know for sure. But, the search is on for that. He doesn't want to...
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    1970s Starcraft SS 160 refinish

    And so it begins... 🤪
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    Men, it is October

    Took my wife yesterday to drop off her most recent imaging results to the hospital which will be performing her next biopsy. She's had "something" on 3 different occasions now. One when she first arrived, shortly after we married 13 years ago. Again 4 or 5 years ago and now this year. Each...
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    1992 150hp XR6 gauge setup

    In addition to the tilt and temp senders I ordered yesterday, today I ordered a siren for the overheat sender, plus a controller for the flashing light setup and fuses and fuse holders for the gauges. Turns out that the little buzz from the throttle control that I heard while testing the other...
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    1992 150hp XR6 gauge setup

    Correct. Check Post #15 above. The unlit light is for the overheat sensor and the plan is to have it come on and be flashing if activated. That's in addition to the horn. :)
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    Enough is enough

    I agree that taking the legal steps is a very good idea. But also take physical precautionary steps. A piece of paper in a courthouse won't stop an actual attack. Happens all the time. Stay safe. :sneaky:
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    1996 mariner 30 hot start issues -- at my wit's end

    I had a similar problem with my 1985 50HP. It turned out to be a bad CDI box. I'd started troubleshooting and was taking electrical measurements on it when I noticed that under the wiring was a long, narrow crack down the full length of the box. The crack had black goo oozing out of it. I...
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    1992 150hp XR6 gauge setup

    The engine and entire wiring harness was moved from a 1992 donor boat to my current 1997 boat en toto. No other buzzer was found. I do have the tan/blue wire under the dash already. I actually bought the "dash harness" so that I didn't have to splice into the main harness and because it's...
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    I was just four months old

    If you don't have Facebook, get it so that you can watch this video! (y):D:cool: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1M7DCWPZDz/
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    1992 150hp XR6 gauge setup

    That's the plan. I already have an LED light in place and have been looking off and on for a flasher for it. I also have a self-flashing LED available as a backup, but it doesn't match the other lights. 😝 This is the setup thus far. The unlit light is for the temp overheat sensor.
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    1992 150hp XR6 gauge setup

    I went out to the garage this morning while it was still cool and shorted the overheat sensor to ground, then turned on the ignition switch to see if there would be a beep from inside the controller. This is the result! :LOL: I had to turn the volume up all the way in order to hear the...
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    1992 150hp XR6 gauge setup

    I'll connect the overheat tan/blue wire to a flashing light and horn/buzzer setup. If it fires off, it'll be shouting and blinking at me, letting me know to chop the throttle, etc. It would be nice to have a water pressure gauge, but it just isn't going to happen. I'll definitely be looking...
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    1992 150hp XR6 gauge setup

    Yup, you're right on. The temp sensor is on the port head, connected via a tan wire. This evening I found the overheat sensor on the starboard head. I'm way past picking and installing more gauges. 🤪
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    1992 150hp XR6 gauge setup

    Thanks for the great location help! I tilted the engine up and found the sensor right away. Definitely going to need a new one. At some point, a PO had cut the brown/white wire right at the sender. :sneaky: I did find a couple of sources online for a replacement. Sender wire was cut. I...
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    1992 150hp XR6 gauge setup

    Hi guys! Thanks for all the great info. (y) I've been busy, but I actually did get some things done! 😁 I'll post more in a couple or three hours. :cool:
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