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    Yamaha T9.9 no power to starter

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    What is the Best Way to Repair the Snaps on a Sunbrella Cover

    Luckily a neighbor has a heavy duty sewing machine and has been able to sew patches and fix tears in my sunbrella cover. I've tried glues and iron on patches but like you found out do not work. Maybe the goop stuff will work otherwise I would have a new strip of sunbrella sowed on the cover then...
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    I just bought a 2025 Bayliner VR5 with the 200hp 4.5L Mercruiser, - many issues - Low power, BARELY pulls me up slalom

    Time to move on to a different boat.
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    Water pump rebuild after 11 years and 600 hours

    Personally I wouldn't chance it with my outboard but you beat the odds and definitely got your money's worth. It is interesting/ educational to see that old of a water pump.
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    Best way to mount bunk boards

    what do you mean by bunk slicks? I don't remember ever hearing that term.
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    What is this cable? Should it be attached?

    agree 100%
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    What is this cable? Should it be attached?

    What motor?
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    Garmin Striker shutting down

    Measure the voltage at the unit or at the fuse panel while starting the motor. I agree with the above, your battery is running low.
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    Ohm specs

    "Looking for the ohm and k-ohm specs" specs for what? I'm struggling to understand your question.
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    Constant drain of 1 of 2 batteries

    How did you determine the draining has stopped?
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    downrigger cable & radio question

    Does the coast guard actually respond to radio checks on ch 16 other than telling you ch 16 is for hailing and distress only and to take your traffic to another working frequency? They have several towers they can switch to so you can hear them loud and clear one minute then weak the next...
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    Solar chargi g

    Anything is possible. It depends on the number of panels and the orientation.
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    Boat to trailer latches

    I think you have to have at least ten posts to be able to post pictures.
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    downrigger cable & radio question

    Regarding you radio. Sounds like you may have the squelch too high/tight that the receiver is losing the received signal when weak then going back into the scan mode. Turn the squelch up to where it just quiets the noise/static. A strong signal will have no problem keeping the receiver open if...
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    Constant drain of 1 of 2 batteries

    Do you have a digital voltmeter that reads current?
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