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    Wiring VHF through stereo speakers?

    I would like to have my VHF radio go through the stereo speakers. Is it as simple as splicing in the VHF speaker wires into the stereo speaker wires? Will the VHF feed back though the stereo speakers and blow the stereo?
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    Merc 5.7 max 3000 rpm after valve job, stuck at lake for the week

    ' 94 5.7 Merc, 4 barrel carb, alpha 1. My buddy just had his heads done because of low compression. Just got the boat back and had no time to test it before driving 400 miles to the lake were we have a work meeting with the National Parks Service at Lake Powell. Now we are here at the lake and...
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    Aluminum Props for a Bravo 3 ?

    I did a search as best as I could and did not find the answer. Do they make aluminum props for the Bravo 3? I have a 22P SS set but I go down to a lake a couple of times a year that is almost 3000 ft lower in elevation and it would be great to have set of props for when I go down there because...
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    Two 6v batteries better than two 12v?

    I was talk to a guy at the docks and he said that he replaced his three house batteries with two 6 volts batteries in series. He said that they will last as long at four 12v in parallel for house batteries. He did say to keep one 12v for the engine battery. Has anyone heard of this?
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    Any thoughts Standard Horizon CPV350 VHF / Chartplotter combo

    I am looking to replace my VHF (still works fine but has no DSC) and I want to get a chartplotter, I have a fish finder that still works. I boat on inland waters (Utah mostly) so salt issues are not a concern but want inland maps capability. I ran on to the Standard Horizon CPV350 VHF /...
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    Bow or Stern into slip?

    I have noticed in a lot of pics of boats in the marina that they are backed into the slip rather than bow in. Why is that? On all the lakes near me the boats are bow in so I am curious as to why the difference?
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    Zinc, could somebody explain why and how they work?

    I have been around boats for a while and have always replaces the zincs when they get too corroded. I have noticed that in some marinas they corrode faster than others even on the same lake and diffenenty corrode at different pace depending on the lake. Here is my questions. How do they work...
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    What log book(s) do you use if any?

    I want to start logging all my outings, maintenance and fuel consumption etc. I am feeling it is important to keep one, so I was wondering what everyone who does this uses. I was going to make a spreadsheet but really do not know what all to put in it. I also realized that I probably need more...
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    Raw impeller went out, water in cylinder?

    My impeller went out on my 2000 350 mag merc or so I think. I have had it out alot this fall on the lake and Saturday a Warning alarm went of so quickly glanced at gages and saw that temp was at 185?F so I just turned off the engine. I took the engine cover off and saw that the serp belt was...
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