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    Install fresh water cooling...or not??

    I would like to have opinions on whether I should install a freshwater cooling system (Block only) since I am moving a freshwater boat to brackish water (Jacksonville - St. Johns River). Is it written in stone or is flushing a realistic option to say the $$.<br />The boat is a 1986 Bayliner 2850...
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    How to launch your PWC

    I found this interesting although I'm sure there must be a better way?? How to launch your PWC<br /><br />I think that is called a suvmarine.
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    Girls gone wild video ?

    After being hit in the face with these advertisements/tv spam for years, I realize that I have never been in place where the girls have "gone wild". Have I missed something??<br /><br />Now comes someone called Scoop Dog or somethin, that looks like he couldn't get a date at 3 in the morning...
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    Protecting my outdrive

    I am moving my boat to Jacksonville and it will be kept in the water yearound. It will be off the St. Johns River on the Ortega River. The water is brackish but very saline and supports most saltwater sealife in that area.<br /><br />With that said, I am preparing to haul the boat here in...
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    Pictures of new to me boat...I hope

    Lets see if removing the links helps......
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    I'm back with a new to me boat

    Hi guys,<br />Glad to be back after selling the big Roamer and hunting for a smaller cruiser.<br />I found and bought a nearly pristine 1986 Bayliner 2850 Contessa Command Bridge. The previous owner was a maintenance freak and I get the benefit of it. She has a bull$hit seeking missile...
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    Stiff steering and serious wandering

    I have just bought a 1986 Bayliner 2850 Contessa Command Bridge and during the seatrial I noticed that the steering was pretty stiff. The boat has a tendency to wander badly at 1000 to 1200 rpm. It seems to be more than typical V-hull wandering as it wouldn't return if left to its own course...
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    Bayliner factory installed prop size?

    I have just bought a 1986 Bayliner 2850 Contessa Command Bridge and the boat is seriously overproped. It's max rpm is 3000 at wot unloaded and should be 4000 - 4400. The owner says the prop is not original and he does not know what size it is other than the marking 198311 on it. The "original...
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    1973 Evinrude 65 HP dies

    I am having trouble with this engine. It was originally only running on two cylinders and hard to start. I found used parts from an engine that was running before it blew. I replaced the coils, the pack, new plugs, cleaned the carbs after finding one stuck float needle and now the engine...
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    To Bunk or not to Bunk

    I have a 15' Silverline v-hull with a 65HP Evinrude and the trailer is the traditional keel roller type with a bow bunk and a bunk on each side about 4' long near the rear.<br /><br />If the keel rollers are not aligned I get scratches from the brackets even though I load by hand and not drive...
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    Topic question for Admin5 and member response

    There is a gray area when posting new topics. The topic Boat Questions (not engine questions) "sounds like" it is for questions about boat repair excluding engines...ok...then there is Nothing To Do With Boats....<br /><br />Where is the proper place to post topics like 12 Volt Safety...
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    And she Still goes boating with me???

    We were in Savannah and I took the wife on a cruise to the Savannah River entrance to see the big ships. When the huge cargo ship was approaching I told her to go up on the bow (we were on a 56' boat) and I would take a picture of her with the ship in the back ground. She is not real...
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    12 Volt Safety

    Safety Issues<br /><br />12-volts is too low of voltage to give you a shock. Touching exposed 12-volt wires or connectors will cause no harm to people or animals. <br />Wear no watches or jewelry while working around batteries. Large lead-acid batteries can supply enough current to turn a...
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    Attaching new seats to the deck

    This weekend I am installing my two new front seats in my 15' Silverline. The old seats had a wooden framed box under them about 14" X 14" and was hinged to the rear of the seat. When you lifted the front of the seat you had a small storage box under the seat. All of the screws are loose and...
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