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    tpenfield replied to the thread LiFePO Batteries ???.
    Quick update . . . While the system has been doing its charging thing while the boat lives on the mooring, I have noticed a few over...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread Over voltage (again).
    Quick update on the on-going saga . . . Electrical system 'happiness' has been hit or miss over the past month or so. My good friends...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread Water in the Lower Unit.
    13 psi is plenty, if not too much . . . I'd change the gear lube, go boating and re-check in a month or 2 . . .
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    After much testing and tinkering, I figured a few things out on the Evinrude. 1) The fuel line connection at the fuel connector was...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread Can You Wear This Shirt.
    I had one of those things (Slide Rule) as a freshman in college . . . within a few years, it was all scientific calculators.
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    tpenfield reacted to dwco5051's post in the thread Can You Wear This Shirt with Like Like.
    Chances are if you qualify for shirt this you are probably already retired. I figure I was the next to last generation for it.
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    I ran the Evinrude some more today (with oars in hand) . . . definitely a fuel starvation issue. I brought the motor back to the house...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    As for the Mercury . . . I came across a tidbit of info somewhere (can't quite recall) that these isolator blocks (basically...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    Yes, I got my Johnson 4.5 HP sorted out a few years back, and I think this motor (Evinrude) will take the same. It did play a trick on...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    Here is my handy work, saving about $100. These wires have threaded studs soldered on one end and the ring connector on the other...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    Quick update . . . The Evinrude is now on the dinghy as is working fine. Not as smooth a runner as the Mercury, but it runs and has...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread Girlie Ads on the Site.
    I get Ads for engine & car parts, boat parts, golf clubs, and general junk . . . Yes, Ads are targeted.
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    tpenfield replied to the thread What is this reservoir for? Coolant? Where does the line run to?.
    It would be best to post a picture in this thread. (use the 'Attach Files' button). I did not see an image over on Reddit. Free boats...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread Water in the Lower Unit.
    Yes, the short amount of time seems rather quick. You got the drive shaft seal and prop shaft seal . . . Might be another. The...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    Quick update . . . I pulled the Mercury back to my house and began to disassemble the ignition system. It probably will take a week or...
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