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    Slip/moored boat what do you do with your trailer?

    HOA and boat ownership don't mix that well. I store my trailers ( 3 of them) at my house. If you can store your trailers out of sight (behind house, fence, etc) then you may be able to store it, but your HOA rules would need to be well understood to see if that is allowed. Otherwise you will...
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    Penta V6-280 alarm in with DTCs 1155 and 1157

    Interesting that the batteries were causing those codes. I'd give it some time before you do a victory dance though . . . On my 2016 Mercruiser, I had a low voltage warning that would not go away . . . until I joined the single house battery (which was a bit weak) with a bank of 4 inverter...
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    Loosing Faith in Humanity . . .

    Thanks for the advice. I don't usually respond to the 'available' questions. The engine cover inquiry was quite the laugh :ROFLMAO: I did just sign up for the Mercury/Mercruiser Parts group, as most of my engine parts are those brands. Still a newbie on that group, so the posts are screened...
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    Loosing Faith in Humanity . . .

    I made the mistake of posting some stuff on FB Marketplace to get rid of some stuff. . . Some boating related items and parts to my now defunct outboard. I get a response to a posting for the engine cover . . . asking if it runs !!! :ROFLMAO: On other stuff that I have, I get a bunch of...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Here are the remains of the 1969 Merc . . . as I have taken off the stuff that is functioning/usable. .
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    Muriatic acid on stripped outdrive. Is it safe?

    That acid is too strong for aluminum. It would be best to try to neutralize it. I stripped my outdrives down to bare metal about 10 years ago . . . I think I used mostly paint remover and then a combination of wire wheel and sanding to get it to bare metal. Don't tell anyone, but I used...
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    Boat floor soft only around ski locker

    posting some pictures would really help folks here see what you are seeing. I am wondering if the boat had a deck-over in the past to cover up what lurks below. Take a look at the stringers . . . even do a core sample to see if things are solid beneath the floor.
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Yes, ugly works . . . it is kind of an anti-theft feature.
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    It's gotten heavy . . . I think the foam is getting water logged. Might be time for a re-fresh. I made this dinghy and designed it to be self-bailing, which it is . . . just not well enough any more.
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    After some frustration this morning I got the new-2-me Mercury mounted on the dinghy and went out to the boat to check on things. This motor is a 1972-73 vintage (Serial number 337XXXX). It has the larger fuel fitting. . . I had run the motor on my old plugs, because I wasn't sure about the...
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    Boat Horn Confusion

    You mentioned 'relay clicking' . . . perhaps there is a relay in the circuit . . . that is not working.
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    Thoughts on / known issues with 2006 Regal 2120 Destiny?

    I'm not sure how much wood was used in the Regal boats during that era, but it should be the rot-resistant type (Perma Panel or Geenwood XL). Even though the boat looks clean, I would poke around in the structure to see if anything looks out of sorts. Soft areas in the floor/decking can be...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Yesterday, the motor needed a squirt of fuel to get it started, but today, after running all sorts of fuel system and combustion chamber cleaner through the engine, it started on the first pull. I got to do a little more work, prepping it for 'action'. I decided to give it a fresh coat of...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    You need the lane-keeping function . . . oh wait-a-sec . . . that is with cars :LOL:
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Yup . . . They do.
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