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  1. vroom ZOOM

    Outboard repaint - need suggestions on materials

    yep, I did too. Except that my 200 took about 10 of them. Here they are $20 each, and then the paint quality did not turn out well. for smaller jobs like lower units they are nice, but not for a total repaint.
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    Fairing a big dent in the curved part near the bow - need help/advice

    Well, in case anyone has the same challenge I faced, I found something that worked pretty darn well. Grab a chunk of 60 grit, and get a piece of wood about 1/4 inch thick. Staple the sandpaper onto the board, and press the board against the hull. The board will bend and take shape of the hull...
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    Outboard repaint - need suggestions on materials

    Hello I needed a new hood for my 'zuke, so I got one for cheap, but it was real sun faded, with the paint all flaking away. I sanded it and painted with merc rattle cans (took about 7 of them) and it did not turn out well, quite dull, and I must have not sanded enough, because the texture was...
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    Mercarb idle speed screw and adjustment

    YES! it should not move. The choke cam is not really a fast idle cam, it is not eccentric, i.e it has no camminess to it, it is perfectly round. It will not change the throttle plate position no matter what the choke position is. What it IS for, is when you have a warm motor, the idle stop screw...
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    New to Forum / New Boat / Selecting the correct prop

    for stainless, a laser II would be nice on that boat. If you want a budget stainless prop, get a solas, they sell them here on iboats, they are nice props albeit a little cheaper.
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    Online service manual comparable to Mitchell1

    nothing like mitchell on demand for outboards... it would be kinda nice tho...
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    Bow plowing at high speed.

    I looked at the pics a second time, and a familiar damage type came up. Whatever idiot owned the boat before must have been powerloading it pretty hard. Happened to my boat when I bought it, exact same thing, except in mine the damage was more localised. It does not affect the performance on...
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    Bow plowing at high speed.

    Now I throw in my 0.02. 1. the hook in the hull. Pull up the floor and have a look at the stringers. If the hook is not intentional in the hull (i.e. not part of the boat design) and is damage, then it will be pretty evident. Aluminum usually cracks when it bends, (don't ask me how I know)...
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    Fouled Spark Plugs

    when it stalls, pull the flame arrestor off and see if you can see fuel dribbling in there
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    Optimax 150 - Verrrry rough idle

    I won't be able to pinpoint your problem exactly, but there are a couple if issues that would cause the problem you are having. First, could you please share your air and fuel pressure readings? One common cause of an opti running like GaRBagE is a bad battery. No kidding. You rev it up and it...
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    NM2K connector type

    Ok, Ill buy the plastic ones, they are about half the price of the metal ones too
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    NM2K connector type

    Yes, i mean Nmea 2000. I'm using lowrance drop cables, and I am just replacing the connectors. I can get shielded and non sheilded connectors. It seems like the original plastic ones were not shielded. Should I get shielded ones or stay with the regular plastic ones? I am using the devicenet...
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    NM2K connector type

    Hello, I am getting NM2K plugs and I was wondering, should I order the more expensive shielded plugs, or will the regular plastic ones work? Also, what is the spec on the wire? Thanks
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    Best gelcoat guns?

    Hello everyone I need to do some gelcoat repairs on one of my boats. I tried a preval and it turned out like garbage. The thick gelcoat doesn't go through them very well and if you thin it down a lot it lays down very thin, and you end up needing tons of those sprayers. Besides, if you run...
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    Windshield interchangeability 2005 H190

    Hello. What windshields from other years and models fit an 05 H190? Anyone know who makes them, or where I can get one? Thank you
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    2000 optimax 225 hp dfi no power

    check air and fuel pressure
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    Optimax coil questions

    I'd get it fixed right as soon as you can. Opti's are really picky, and besides, with an intermittent load like that you have a chance of frying your ecm. They are also picky. And yes I believe the 2007 motors where under a recall for the ignition coils failing and sometimes dealers might get...
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    QSD 4.2 + bravo = toast?

    Yes apparently I heard lots of tales of these engines having so much torque that they wreck a new bravo 3 in 75hrs, the cone clutch blows and by the time you drain the oil its dark black, not sure if this is due to running them hard or anything else, but I will be able to tell you for sure if I...
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    No Fuel getting to Carburetor

    Ugh. These 3.0's always dry up over the winter. As mentioned, make sure you have gas in the tank. I like to unplug the rubber fuel line at the pump, and put in an outboard primer bulb, and pump it until fuel comes out. That should loosen up the anti siphon valve. While you're at it, remove the...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L pushes 2400# runabout only 36mph max

    laser better for high end speed. could also try an enertia. If you are on a budget and want good speed then people have been seeing very low slip and good performance with the solas scorpion. the only thing is that the scorpions run "stiff" so a 19p runs like a 21p. 5 blade is for tubing or...
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