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    Possible to rent a boat trailer?

    Hello- I need to transport a Sea Ray 260 Sundancer from San Diego, CA to the SF Bay Area. I have the tow vehicle (F250 Diesel), but I need a trailer for the boat. Are there places that rent boat trailers? Does anyone have tips for sourcing a trailer temporarily? Thanks!
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    Mercury 9.9 Four Stroke won't idle, little power

    Hello, I have a relatively recent (2003?) Mercury 9.9 four stroke on a small hard-bottom inflatable. The engine will start up just fine (two or three pulls), but won't idle. At the lowest level of throttle that will allow the engine to keep running, the RPM will lope up and down from a low...
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    Perplexing overheat condition.

    I'm still battling an overheating Volvo Penta 170 inline 6. It overheats almost immediately after starting. I've confirmed good flow through the entire cooling system and good impeller on the sea water pump. The thermostat is good, and it overheats whether or not the t-stat is installed. I Was...
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    Diagnosing an overheating Volvo AQ170

    I have a 1971 boat with a Volvo Penta AQ170 inline 6. The engine runs well, but it overheats rather quickly. After about 5 minutes of running in the driveway, the gauge was bordering on the red zone, and it didnt feel like the thermostat had opened yet. Last time I had it in the water it did the...
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    Three Phase Electricity

    Is there anyone here that can explain to me how three phase power works? I'm trying to understand the 440 3-phase system on the boat and I am at a total loss when it comes to anything beyond simple DC or household 110 systems (I dont even know household stuff that well). Any explanation of how...
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    '67 Evinrude 55HP cuts out at high speed.

    When running at high speed (just below WOT), the engine will cut out briefly (come to idle or completely die) then go right back to the speed I was at, all in a matter of a second or so. It doesn't do it at slower speeds. Because of this, I only run it at half or 2/3 throttle and it does fine...
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    I think I killed the microwave...

    So I had a plate of chicken wings sitting in the microwave covered with aluminum foil. Seems I forgot about the foil when i started the microwave about 10 minutes later. After some loud popping I got the foil out of there and started it up again. Right when I hit the start button it popped for a...
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    Prop seal...wasted? (Photo intensive thread)

    To continue the drama with my 68 Evinrude 55HP electric shift, I noticed a trail of oily substance running down the back side of the skeg, just under the prop, after running it yesterday. Also, there was quite the gunky substance sitting right inside the prop. Am I looking at a bad prop seal...
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    What did I do this time?

    My 67 Evinrude 55 HP Electric shift was having shifting problems (wouldn't find neutral for a while after a cold start, then worked well), so I decided to change the fluid. As it turned out, I had quite a bit of water in the lower unit along with the fluid, so i decided to pull the lower unit...
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    Good metal to glass adhesive

    I'm having a slight problem with some windows on the boat, which slide down to open, and up to close. To close the window, there's a metal piece that straddles the top of the glass, with a lip on the inside that you use to pull up the window. The problem is, many of these pieces simply pop off...
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    Water in gear oil...possible entry locations?

    So i went to change the gear oil in my 1967 (or 68) Evinrude 55 electric shift. The last time this was done was before I got the boat, and I was having issues finding neutral for a while until everything got warmed up. Well, here is what came out of the lower unit: <br /> <br /><br />So...
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    Labelling maglites

    I bought a bunch of maglite flashlights for the boat and I want to label them with their respective storage locations. I figure just using a label maker will be a short lived solution as the labels will peel off with use. What do you folks recommend for a more permanent labelling method? I...
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    Evinrude selectric - starts in gear

    I've got a 1967 Larson with an Evinrude 55HP, Selectric shift. When I start the engine for the first time after putting the boat in the water, it will start in forward. I need to play with the shift buttons back and forth from forward to neutral and reverse and so on until it finally finds...
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    URGENT: '84 Evindrude 90 HP V4 gas leak right at the pump!

    Hey everyone, i was getting my boat ready for the weekend and while running it in the driveway I noticed quite the fuel leak, right where the fuel line goes into the pump. The line goes into a fitting that looks to be part of some kind of cap. This cap is completely broken off from the rest of...
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