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  1. DukesFin

    Yamaha 50 TLRZ Alarm with TRIM???

    I've got a Yamaha 50 TLRZ that started alarming today. Ran fine previously. I run in salt water but flush after every use. Here's the deal... New impeller, housing & gaskets, all new seals in the lower unit. I've had it out 3 times since then with no issues and strong pee stream. This just...
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    2001 Volvo Penta 4.3 Litre V-6 Questions

    I'm looking at a boat for a friend of mine that is clueless about boats... I'm wanting to know if there is anything I should pay close attention to to look for with this drive train during the sea trial today... Here's what I know about the boat: 2001 LARSON 190 LXI Bowrider Volvo Penta 4.3...
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    Re-Bonding Motor Well To Transom?

    Okay, I've got the boat back together again, except for the transom/motor well. This was bonded at the factory with Peanut Butter. Should I go back with the same? It's 1/2" thick at it's widest and 1/8" thick at it's thinnest. I'll have to put a backer plate of wood or something just to hold...
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    Help With Trailer Modification

    I've got a single carpeted v-bunk on the front of my aluminum I-Beam trailer right now but it's too far back and the wood in it is rotting... I'd like to replace that "system" with two 2X4 carpeted bunks that run from the point of the existing v-bunk, forward 3 or 4 feet (obviously, one for...
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    1991 CABO 204 Centercon Re-Doing... Here it goes!!!

    Let me begin by thanking all those that have contributed to this forum and the forum itself. Had it not been for the forum here, there is NO WAY I'd attempt a fraction of what I'm about to do to my boat... Well, I guess its time I get my own "real" restoration thread started. Hopefully, I'll...
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    Boat Paint Lines and Colors - Suggestions Needed!

    Okay, I'm painting the topsides/cap and the planing surface white and the hull sides blue. My question is about the bow... Would you paint what I've filled in with RED, blue or white? I'm asking because that area is above the waterline, but, the planing surface of the hull rises up to...
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    Have You Seen This Before? Decking NOT on Stringers

    Okay, I've pulled the hatch covering the gas tank and opened up the "floor" of my center console and found that the stringers are much lower than the deck of the boat. The deck is molded with the liner of the boat, but just wondering if you've seen it before... Here's a (rough) picture or...
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    Wish Me Luck!!!

    Okay, I was curious about what was under my center console. I've got a 1991 CABO 204 Centercon. The console is part of the "liner", meaning that unlike most other center consoles, mine is not bolted/screwed to the deck. It was actually part of the deck/liner mold. I knew there was "space"...
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    Commander 300 Dual Controls - Stbd Throttle Stiff

    I've got a very stiff stbd throttle on a Commander 3000 dual unit... I can feel a "grind" in both directions. Just off the cuff, would you all with experience with the 3000 dual controls think the problem is the throttle cable or the 3000 unit itself? Thanks!
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    Bearing Grease Seal Help!

    I've got a tandem torsion axle trailer and need new grease seals. So I get home and take one hub off to look at and measure the inner bearing and the I.D. of the hub and was immediately confused... I've got the I.D. of the inner bearing: 1 3/8" I've got the I.D. of the hub where the old seal...
  11. DukesFin

    '92 Mercruiser 5.7 / Alpha II - OVERHEAT issue...

    Okay, the boat: It's a friend's boat and he's asked me for help, so of course, I'm hoping to get it from you folks! '92 Searay 280 (28') Twin 5.7 Merc's and Alpha II drives... The problem: Port engine is getting overheated when pushed over 3200 RPM. It's got a new impeller, new water pump...
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    Yamaha Oil Injection Problem (yet another one!)

    Okay, the remote tank is not filling the main tank. 1990 Yamaha 150 ETXD All three LED's lit up and buzzer went off. Shut the motor down and pulled the cowling off to discover the engine/main tank was at the "low" level. Turned key switch back on (buzzer sounding still) and hit the emergency...
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    1990 Yamaha 150 ETXD Low Speed Temp Alarm...

    1990 Yamaha 150 ETXD I (SOMETIMES) get an overheat alarm when trolling. This only happens sometimes. I shut the motor down and sometimes I can fire it right back up and the alarm is gone, other times, I have to let it sit for 15-30 minutes and let it cool off before the alarm stops. Where do I...
  14. DukesFin

    Interlux Brightsides Over GelCoat?

    I ground down some nicks, scratches and chips on the boat today and got a thin coat of resin over the exposed glass... Then I started looking the whole boat hull over and decided that I'd paint the whole hull. I like Interlux Brightsides medium blue color for sides and white for the bottom...
  15. DukesFin

    Reparing my Boat's "Keel" or Cutwater

    The person I bought my boat from apparently would put it on the trailer by dragging the cutwater across steel (so it seems) as it is not rounded anymore. The gel coat is gone and instead of a nice "rounded" edge, it has been worn flat and the glass shows. I know I need to be sure it is...
  16. DukesFin

    NKG Spark Plugs - 150ETXD '90

    I have a set of NKG plugs: BR8HS - 10 Book calls for B8HS - 10 Can I run with the "R" plugs? Everything about the plugs seem the same except for the "R" or resistor. I'm not really sure about how resistors work in plugs, so before I crank the motor with the "R" plugs in it, I thought I'd...
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    1990 Yamaha 150 ETXD Idle Too High

    When I start the motor on the muffs, everything is fine. If I (in neutral of course), give it gas/throttle, then release, the RPMs do not go all the way back down. The magneto control lever(s) stop by about 1/4 of an inch from the "end point". I can push them back by hand, lowering the RPMs...
  18. DukesFin

    Yamaha LCD Speedo/Fuel Gauge Testing?

    Part #: 6Y5-83500-A0-00 It's with a 1990 Yamaha 150... When I turn the key on, the upper LCD mulit-function (tach/trim, etc) works fine. The speedo/gas gauge only "lights up". Nothing else. I've tried straight wiring the fuel sending unit (directly grounded tank to battery and ran wire...
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    1990 Yamaha 150 Gear Oil

    I just put a new lower unit on my motor and need to put gear oil in it. I sold my motorcycle and have the following unused/unopened gear oil left over from the final drive maintenance: Valvoline DuraBlend Synthetic Blend 80W-90 Gear Oil Can I use this for the break-in period? If not, it's no...
  20. DukesFin

    '95 Johnson 130 Throttle Body Issues...

    J130TLEOA Well, I thought that I needed new control cables, but it turns out that the port-side throttle body is the issue... It seems that the "pivot pin" that actuates or allows the ... ummm... What'cha call them... Butterfly valves/throttle valves??? to open are corroded. I was able to...
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