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    Winter Drive Position

    Does it matter if the drive is in the up position when I store it for the winter? FWIW the boat is going to be professionally shrink wrapped. It's a trailer boat so I don't think I'll be able to have the boat wrapped at it's final storage location, hence I'll have to leave the drive up so I can...
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    Tach reading incorrectly

    Need a little help from the experts. On Saturday I had the boat out for a few hours and everything ran great. Decided to leave it in the river at my friends place for the night and go back out again on Sunday. Well I fire up the boat today and the tach is reading about 3k rpm at idle. After...
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    SX Drive Prop replacement issues pics inside

    I ordered a Solas RBX prop from Iboats however I can not get it to mate with the drive correctly. My old prop slides on and off the prop shaft with ease and no need to force. The new one I can not get all the way on. I don't want to force anything (i.e mallet) because I don't think it should...
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    prop spline grease

    I've got a volvo sx outdrive, I've just ordered a new prop and know I need to grease the splines when switching them out. What kind of grease should I be using? is trailer axle grease adequate or is there a marine specific solution?
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    Drillin' Holes

    I need to drill about a 1'' diameter hole in the fiberglass/gel coat that's in the glove box to install a usb socket for the head unit. Anything I need to know in order to not screw up the finish in the surrounding area? Will a key hole drill bit do the job for me? how do i make sure there's no...
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    Stereo Equipment

    I'm looking to upgrade the equipment in my boat. However I'm having a hard time finding "good stuff". I don't want anything fancy, just an MP3/Ipod head unit and new speakers I need 2 X 6.5'' and 2 X 4'' or 4.5'' can't remember. Anyhow for speakers I'm not seeing a lot of great stuff out there...
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    What Are these called so I can order some.

    I've been searching around for these blower vent covers but can't find a generic replacement. Is there such a thing? or am I using the incorrect terminology in my searches? I called a local dealer and was told I would be called back, so I figured checking here wouldn't hurt either. Here's some pics.
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    Spare Tire Carrier Question

    Hi, I just bought my first boat and trailer. The trailer came sans spare tire which I have already purchased. As can been seen in the pic below the trailer has a convienent spare tire holder, however there is no securing hardware. What do I need to order to successfully mount my spare tire in...
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    New Prop needed?

    Hi All, New to boating, just picked up my new to me boat last weekend and was able to get out on sunday. Anyhow looks like there is some light damage to the prop, I'm just wondering if it's significant enough to require replacement. Here's a pic. The details: it's a 14.25 X 21 prop. Boat...
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    5.0L Volvo GL Compression Normal Range?

    Hi, I'm looking at purchasing a boat, had it checked out at a mechanic and they reported that the engine had 190psi across all cylinders. It's a 2004 w/ 77hrs on it. Does this sound about right or have they buggered up doing the test? I'm not sure what the normal ranges are. TIA
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    Manufacturer build quality?

    Need a little help, not trying to start a flame war here and realise that these things are some what subjective but ever more experienced view point helps. Order these from best to last in terms of construction quality. Monterey four winns crownline rinker glastron Larson sea ray sting ray...
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    Volvo 4.3l Rattle from timing cover area

    Hi, I'm looking for some info from those with experience. I'm looking at purchasing a used boat through a private sale and the marine mechanic I had inspect it said that they noticed a rattle coming from the timing cover area when they pulled the engine down from speed. They said it would...
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    Trailer Brake Controller necessary?

    Hi I'm a little new to this. I working on a deal for a boat and in order to bring it home I'm going to borrow my friends truck to pull it about 700km. His truck only has a 4-pin connector and no brake controller. The trailer has electric brakes, and has a 5 pin connector. The load is about...
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    Fair Price?

    Hi all, I might be pulling the trigger on a new to me boat this weekend. Looking for some guidance on what a fair price would be from the pro's. It's 2002 Four Winns H190, Sunsport seating, Volvo Penta 5.0L GL, approx 190 hours on it, Bimini top, forward and cockpit covers, depth sounder, fish...
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    Newb needs opinnions please

    Hey everyone, I'm 100% new to boating and need some advice from some veterans. I'm looking at purchasing my first boat and while trying to narrow it down and do research about what to look out for I've been lurking around here for some time now. Anyways I went and looked at this boat in person...
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