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    Excessive Exhaust Steam? or does this look normal?

    I've never used that stuff before, but that's a great suggestion. I'll look up how to use it. (I've never had any luck with muffs on my motor - I only use the hose hookup/flusher.) I took the boat out on the water yesterday afternoon and it seemed to have settled down (no alarms,) but I never...
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    Excessive Exhaust Steam? or does this look normal?

    Hello all. It's been a number of years since I last posted here (which has translated to many years of happy boating) but now I could use some opinions. I have a 1998 Yamaha P150 TRLX 2-stroke outboard on my 89 Deckboat. Out on the water a few weeks ago I had a warning buzzer go off -...
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    '99 2-stroke 150 // Surging/Hesitating

    This is a carb'ed motor that was rebuilt/tuned a few years ago, and I'm having a recurring/stubborn surging and hesitation issue. It started surging and hesitating a bit through the hole-shot at the end of last season, but smooths out on plane. This season I replaced the fuel tank with a brand...
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    '99 Vmax 150 won't oil automatically, but manual switch works

    Hey guys, I'm going through my Seloc manual and growing kind of stumped with the oiling system on my '99 P150TRLX I keep getting the low oil alarm after a few hours of run time -- the manual switch at the back of outboard works, but I can't seem to get it to pump automatically. Both float...
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    '99 Yamaha VMax 150 Overheat Alarm at 3k rpm

    Hey guys, I'll try to keep it brief. '99 Carbed Yamaha Vmax 150hp outboard. It was just rebuilt late last summer. I was out today to finish up the break-in (I've got about 5/6 hours on it so far, just putting around at 1500 rpm and below) -- spooled it up to plane the boat out, then backed off...
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    Considering a different tow vehicle, thoughts?

    Hey guys, I could use a bit of advice on tow vehicles. It's winter at the moment, but during the summer I'll be hauling my 18 foot fiberglass deckboat that I restored last season (never finished my thread, but I finished the resto). The current tow vehicle actually belongs to my significant...
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    1989 Deckboat Ski-Deck Restore

    Hey guys, for those of you that missed my introduction, I recently inherited a 1989 Deckboat Ski-deck from my grandparents as something of a family heirloom. They bought it brand new, so I effectively grew up and came of age on this boat; It's always been in the family, so it's got quite a bit...
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    May have just 'inherited' a deckboat...

    ... the question is, am I inheriting a headache? Greetings folks, potential new boat owner here (but far from a new operator.) Recently, my grandfather mentioned offhandedly to me that he hasn't given our boat much thought lately, and that if I wanted to fix it (or rather, spend the money to...
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    New Member, Casual Boater with Q's

    Hello everyone, My name is Matt, I'm 22 years old and I'm (obviously) a boating enthusiast. I've joined your ranks today to get a little help with the family boat. My grandparents have owned, since new a (very?) rare Deckboat Ski-Deck that was purchased in 1987, and that all of us in our...
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