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    scuppers working?

    i never had a boat that had scuppers and not sure how they operate. was out on the water yesterday and drifting along and there's water coming into the stern thru the scuppers. so i moved along got it out. not happy with this at all, i do alot of drifting. the scuppers i think were made from...
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    why this happening???

    17ft cc starcraft. trying to wire the bow and stern light. for a test i put straight wires right to busbar pos and neg and both lights work fine. i have on/off/on switch, put +12 to 2 center posts, bow and stern to up position and stern to down position. no lights work. tested middle and have...
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    dash switches connections

    my consol has a four switch panel,bildge,lights,horn,livewell, also there is killswitch button w/clip. the connection is for flat slide on type and are labeled 1,2,3, instead of S/G/I. how do i know the reference for 1,2,3??? also, are thes considered accessories and run off fuse block and not...
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    Buzzer sound

    1996 cc starcraft mariner w/60hp merc. the motor harness at the console has a black pastic snap on thing at the junction of wires were a few others come together. when i turn on the key i get a loud buzzer coming from the motor. i think this is normal. i was trying to organize the wires and...
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    steering cable range

    motor is a 1996 60hp merc with teleflex single steering. i was removing cable but figured out i didn't have to so put back together. i had loosened all nuts in doing so. now my steering range when turning the wheel only goes all the way one direction. when i turn wheel the other direction...
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    name the manufacturer of gauges

    gauges are in the center console 1996 17ft mariner. back of gauges are light green/blue and faces are black. all the faces have a "Q" with a underscore - below them, rpm,fuel,mph. greatlakes skipper has many with same back color and post position is same but faces don't match. Any idea if...
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    connecting gas gauge

    put in a new sending unit and want to make sure connecting right. which post gets the positive connecting, the send or ign? the other is ground. also, how do i get lights working on gauges, all have bulbs. thank you
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    left over wires where to?

    1996 60hp mercury...coming out of the engine harness, and it looks like they were spliced in,all in the same location, indicating for a purpose. the following wires remain unconnected: green/white-Neutral blue/white-N red/blue-Live also, Brown,Black,Black,Red, all neutral are unconnected and...
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    back of gauges, mph,gas,rpm

    back of gauges has send/grnd/igntn posts. do each need a power or can i jump from one to next? which one gets power? the grnd i figured out. have purple power coming off motor harness. explain back of volts also. thanks paul
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    mounting water seperator

    I will be putting the water seperator back on 1996 60hp mercury that pushes the 1996 cc starcraft mariner . been a while since i removed it and thru changes not sure exactly where it came off. Is there anything to be concerned about with the distance from the motor? trying to keep it from...
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    volts gauge ??

    not sure what exactly it's reading. is it for the battery only and how many volts battery is charged to? or is reading how many volts are being used from all the accessories(gps,fishfinder,radio,horn) thats why all the accessories have a wire to the volts gauge? thank you
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    water seperator connect

    just want to make sure putting seperator back on the way it came off. hose in and hose out. the out going to hose with pressure ball going to engine. hose in from gas tank. is there a hose that vents directly from the tank? i have a 5/8 hose that runs next to fill hose. this fiting on the...
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    Plug the holes ??

    no longer going to have a bait tank in the boat, so no need for fill and empty lines. removed pump just in front of transom and now have nice 1" whole, actually 2. whats the best way to plug them for best results and no leaks?? thank you
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    Multiple gang fuse bar

    going to purchase a combination fuse block with fuse clips and screws. also features seperate ground terminal bar. 6 block. how do i know which size fuse to use? is it dependant upon what accessorie it is, gps,radio,fishfinder. also getting perko battry switch, medium duty, systems under 50...
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    wiring troubles

    1996 17 cc starcraft mariner 60 hp merc. this is generally what was taken out; old wireing was bussbar 5 fuses, car style glass, and 4 other connects that take flat slide on connector, fuses also have flat connector. there is a on/off red button switch next to bussbar. dash has mph/gas/rpm...
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