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    Seastar hydraulic steering fluid purge

    I have a Seastar hydraulic steering system with an HC5345 cylinder. I was bleeding fluid from the system yesterday and what was coming out was very brown fluid and there was some sediment in the container I bled the fluid into. I put in a quart of new fluid in and the fluid was still brown...
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    Unusual behavior when flushing motor

    Hi, I have a 2003 Yamaha SX200TXRB that is used almost exclusively in salt water. The motor is running great but I noticed something odd while flushing it after a trip and I don’t know if it is a problem or not. When I come back from a trip I flush my motor with fresh water via the flush...
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    Engine starting problem, water in fuel and warning buzzer

    I had trouble starting my motor yesterday. Once it started it seemed to run ok, got on plane no problem, plenty of power. However, if it sat for a while it was hard to start again. I dumped the fuel from the engine fuel filter into a container and also drained fuel from the Racor water separator...
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    Spooling an open spinning reel

    Last night I spooled line onto my new Kastking Sharky III. Ever having done this before I watched several videos on the right way to do it. Some videos said that since the reel loaded the spool in a clockwise direction the line should come off the line spool in a counter clockwise direction...
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    2003 SX200TXRB Starting Problems

    I had some starting problems with my motor today that I need help figuring out. I did a lot of maintenance this Spring and I’ve had it out several times with no problems. Here is the sequence of events today best I can remember. It is a little long because the behavior changed. When I...
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    Ox66, SX200TXRB lower unit re-install

    I removed my lower unit to change the impeller, now I’m trying to put it back on. I’ve never done this before. I’ve greased the splines. I am having trouble getting the shaft into the upper unit. Not getting the splines to align, getting the shaft started in the receiver hole. Is this typical...
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    2003 200HP OX66, SX200TXRB Anode Replacement

    On this motor the cylinder heads have to be removed to get at the internal anodes. I do most of my own maintenance on the motor but getting at the anodes is not a DIY job, for me anyway. I talked to a local shop and they said they’ve never replaced any. What’s the deal with these anodes? Do...
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