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    "Float" battery charger

    Does anyone use one on their boat battery- a "maintainer" type, if so, do you just leave it on, or do have it on a timer so it just runs a few hours each day?
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    How choose a "float" battery charger

    Years ago I had a Guest brand, dont see those locally , , I see West MArine sells a float charger but do not know who makes it- like buying some NAPA parts, cant tell who makes it, . And BAttery Tender makes two - .7 amp and 1.2 amp IS there one single battery charger thats a good maintainer...
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    YAmaha 115 outboard-hydraulic steering?

    does a 115 need hydraulic steering?
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    19 ft sea pro and wood

    was there a year sea pro stopped using wood or did they keep using it til the end?
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    OLd boat ? new motor? Your opinion? How approach seller?

    moved see 4th post below
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    1999 180 sea ray outboard - gas tank question

    I looked at a used boat, it has the plastic tank you can see when you look thru the round plate that is in the motor well and is removable? 1. Has anyone had tank problems with ethanol on these sea rays? tank leaking or giving trouble in other ways? can tank be changed or it is glassed under a...
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    2009 -2010 90 or 115 HP 4 stroke Merc outboard?

    HAve any of you had any experiences with the Merc outboard 90 HP or 115 HP 4 stoke engines??. My town in a coastal salt water city seems owned by Yamaha in that the ration of yamaha to merc OB s is 10 to one. Bws come only with Mercs , but many older ones have been repowered with YAmaha. I am...
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    what are the 09-10 90 and 115 4 stroke motors like?

    The Mercury 90 and 115 4 stroke outboards--- Are they OK motors? Any main problem areas? Looking at a bayliner outboard and these are the two engine choices.
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    1997 Dauntless 17ft outboard - transom wood?

    I have been told this boat has wood in the transom. is rotted transom /risk of having a rotted transom the same with whalers as with other boats? This is it can be a problem??
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    steering reg vs hydraulic

    in the 17 and 18 ft range, dual console, 90 and 115 outboard horsepower what is the preferred steering? will No feed back steering be enough? or do I need a simple hydraulic steering system which is I assume the next step up?. Out last boat , a 1850 bayliner had regular cable steering, and my...
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    what engines came on sea pro?

    were they only one brand/ mainly one brand? and did sea pro go out of business? I was told brunswick bought them- were they ever shipped with merc outboards?
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    mercury Outboards in salt water?

    is there a community on the U.S. east coast that has a large number of Mercury outboards relative to Yamaha outboards?? Not trying to ignite the Yamaha merc debate but I would like to buy a Bayliner 16 or 18 with an outboard- I have been to my south east coast city's boat ramps and its almost...
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    Boat gas tanks of the future?

    with all the ethanol talk/problems will there ever be a seperate bottom drain pipe or line (even if it enters from the tank top) to allow you to pump out "water" coming from plase seperation?
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    99 s/r 180 outboard floor "locker" ??

    I looked at a 1999 used sea ray 180 outboard. the floor locker- where you put the skiis --had two covers that were on hinges and swung up. both of them bent a little when you walked on them (I weigh 200 pound). the aft one bent more than the front one. Were they like this new? Covers looked like...
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    Deck drain/scupper/hose/hull penetration/sinking?

    I looked at a high end outboard, new, 18 ft dual console boat yesterday that had the double wall/full flotation construction. The inside cockpit floor at the rear on the floor had a drain on each side. the drain hose went below the floor to the transom , with the exit below the water line...
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    looked at used mtr 4 sale , it did a strange thing -135 optimax

    I looked at a 1999 135 merc optimax today, mounted on a boat on a trailer, and without me asking, the owner said "hey want to see it run". he said he had run it "last month" - I went by his house unexpected so I doubt he had just run it. he pumped the fuel bulb, once, put the ears on and...
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    wood in sea ray small boats

    I asked them if their post 2000 boats had wood. the answer is: "There is a wood transom panel in the center where the stern drive mounts that is sealed with several layers of fiberglass. This panel is made of a special treated material similar to pressure treated decking material. Due to the...
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    Anyone own a ssv 170?

    From looking at a picture- it looks like the back side to side seat should have been a foot or so more aft to give you more cockpit room. Lot of deck space (unuseable) in front of the engine. Can you get Yamaha power or only Evinrude? Thanks
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    electrical alarm for water in fuel?

    with all the concern about the "badness" of having water in fuel- is there any type electrical alarm, either at the fuel tank or at the water separating fuel filter that would warn of water in the fuel, and the water seperator being overloaded with water? seems in outboards people would only...
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    18 ft boat- weight diff alum v gal trailer?

    any idea for a single axle trailer to carry a 18 ft boat what the weight difference is between an aluminum trailer and a galvanized one.
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