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    three battery banks

    I have a 1974 40' sport fisherman with twin 3208 cats. Currently it has a couple 8d starting batteries running into heavy duty battery switches and the house load isnt that much because it had an 8kw generator to run indoor lights, fridge, micro and so on. The geni is in my garage getting a...
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    mercury 25 Help

    So I have a mercury 25. sn OC116873. Looking at the previous posts for finding a year makes me think its between a 1989 and a 1990. All of the manuals are up to 1989 then 1990 and up, so it seems I need to know the year. I dont really need the book if someone could supply a blow up of the...
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    2006 Johnson 15 hp 2 stroke

    So we got this sweet deal on a brand new 2006 johnson 15 hp 2 stroke that had been left over and sitting in storage (we thought) private sale, no returns. We did a nice job breaking it in, never a consistent RPM, doubled up on oil fro first tank of fuel, and never more than 3/4 throttle. So...
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    2006 15hp has fuel and spark but wont run

    So I got a brand new 2006 johnson 15 hp 2 stroke on craigslist. It had been sitting in storage, never run for 3 years. We ran it slow with a heavy mix (25or 30:1) of oil/gas for the first tank full to break it in. I'd guess it has no more than 20 hours on it now. My buddy was running it the...
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    1997 v4 looper tachometer

    Admittedly I haven't even started to dig into this problem; but I'm one to collect info before jumping in. I noticed in my last few end of season runs that the tach on my starboard engine was going flaky. I got real readings some times and other times when both engines were running at the same...
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    1997 115hp power tilt and trim leak

    I sprung a leak! I haven't figured it all out yet. The guy at the boat yard says replace the whole tilt and trim unit, don't try to service any of the seals. Any thoughts here? I know the electric motor cover is rusty and may have broken through. the seals on the pistons look good. I now...
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    why why wire gauge?

    I'm rewiring my 1988 boat due to complete failure of the old switches and wires.<br />I've read West marine Advisor and a couple boat websites about wiring.<br />Why should I replace the 18 g lighting wires with the recomended 14g? I'd think the boat manufacturer figured out the safe wire to...
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    Wiring nav lights?

    I'm trying to rewire my 24' Privateer boat. <br />For navigation I have a combo g/r bow light, Two white lights; a stern light facing aft and a forward facing 270 degree white light on the cabin. <br />The light on the cabin is a 1' mast style light that I believe has 2 bulbs, 270 degree for...
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    OEM manual or Seloc aftermarket

    I got the Seloc manual from Amazon for my 97 115 Evinrude oceanpro twins. What are peoples thoughts on what the OEM manual covers compared to the Seloc manual. So far so good; but I want to know what I'm missing
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    Oak bluffs to Edgertowwn

    So my wife and I are out to dinner, got a baby sitter for the 10 month old, so this is a rare occasion.<br />I get a call 3/4 the way through dinnerfrom my sister-in-law and pick up against my better judgement. She claims they left Oak bluffs Marthas vineyard in my brother 21' Chriscraft cuddy...
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