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    Lake temp

    The lake we boat on has warm water at the dam and gets cold as you go upriver. We have to stop and check the temp to find our spot to swim. What would be the simplest way to get a reading of water temp in the boat without adding a big ugly fish finder type unit. Is there something in a round...
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    Smart tabs.

    I see people mention having to change actuators because the 80lb are too strong. Can't you just move to inner hole on the tab to soften them. I thought that was the point of different holes.
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    B is for boat guy.

    So there is a guy with an Italian yacht on YouTube. I'm not sure why it bothers me so bad but it had diesel engines in it. He replaced them with LSx engines. He did a full speed test and only was running about 2700rpm. A bunch of people commented on needing different props but he never...
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    Steering confusion.

    I have a Bravo 3 drive. If I'm going straight down the river there is about 2 inches of play in the steering wheel. If I turn right or left and wait a second before I go the opposite direction there is no slop but if I go back and forth immediately there is slop. I put a new helm and steering...
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    Vinyl protectant/conditioner

    My boat has a new interior with light seats. They are hard to keep clean. What kind of treatment should I use to help keep them clean. I wiped everything down with 303 but they still get black marks easy.
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    Keel Guard

    Whats everyone's thought on adding a keel guard?
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    Engine swap.

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    454 in a 21' bowrider

    So I have a Mariah with a 454mpi and bravo 3. I was thinking since the 454 has 310hp and a 350mag has 300 would my boat actually perform better with the 350 mag since it is lighter? Am I actually gaining anything with the 454 and why would Maruah offer this in a 21' boat?
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    Smart tabs.

    I have a Mariah 212 with a 454mpi. It's pretty heavy in the rear. How do you think Smart Tabs would change the overall performance?
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    Would you?

    Would you tow this with this. I have heavy duty axles, big brakes and an LS3 with 6 speed auto?
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    Smart tabs.

    I have a 1999 Mariah 212 with a bravo 3 and 454mpi. This boat is heavy in the rear and the bow hammers in waves. It also won't take any trim. I added the recommended smart tabs and they lift the rear and makes hitting waves much better. One big negative I notices is the boat lays way over when...
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    03 Passat W8 towing

    I looked up the towing capacity and with a european hitch it is rated at 4800lbs. They said the european hitch replaces the rear mount and is much stronger. Anyone heard of that?
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    Sea water pump

    I have a 350 mpi and the sea water pump is different. It has a stack and has 2 air lines coming out of it. What is the purpose of all this extra junk on the water pump.
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    2 beeps per minute

    I have a Mercruiser 350 MPI. WhenIi first start the boat it runs great but once warm I get a 2 beep per minute alarm. I checked the temp sender and it never changed. What else would be triggered after the boat is warmed up?
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    Warning when pulling multiple tubes.

    Heads up guys. If pulling 2 or more tubes always attach all of them in a center location. I had a friend pull 2 tubes, each on an outside cleat. He went into a sharp turn which basically shortened the outside rope and instead of the tubes hitting each other, the tubes were at different distances...
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    For the guys who think you need a truck.

    This guy has a great discussion about tow vehicles on the Airstream forum. He is one of the only guys to actually test vehicles towing instead of assuming. He also says truck and fullsize suvs really handle bad even when not towing. Check out the videos. http://www.canamrv.ca/towing/...
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    Mercruiser 350 MPI dies at quick throttle down.

    I have a 350 MPI and if i am running on plane and pull the throttle back to idle fast the engine dies. It will then not turn over. It acts like the timing is off. After about a minute it will start and run fine. The engine idles fine and doesn't stumble on takeoff. It just dies at fast...
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    Took on water and don't know why.

    I was pulling the kids on tubes yesterday and noticed the speedometer stopped working. After a while we stopped to swim and I noticed the bilge pump running. Looked in the engine compartment and there was about 5 inches of water. It pulled down to about 2 inches. I thought maybe a bellow. I kept...
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    Tried out a Jetboat

    We fell in love with a jetboat at the boatshoe in the spring. The layout and rear was incredible. My wife and kids spent about 2 hours in the boat and almost pulled the trigger. The only thing that held us back was the fact we own a nice sterndrive bowrider. All summer we talked about the...
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    Never saw this before

    We were at the lake last week and saw 2 boats coming down the lake. The second boat was very close to the first boat. As they went by we realized the first boat was towing the second boat. Both boats were planed out. Both boats were around 21' bowriders. Have any of you guys ever saw someone tow...
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