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    6 volt for trolling batteries?

    Going to mount my 12V bow mount trolling motor and wire it up. I'm thinking of using 2 6 volt batteries and am wondering if golf cart batteries are built to stand up to the pounding a boat takes? I plan to buy new ones for my trailer and am thinking of using the ones I have for the trolling...
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    Replacing bellows, water pump and what else?

    Winterized the motor and have pulled the outdrive. I know I have a serious hole in one of the bellows as I got 6 inches of water in the boat last time out (need an auto bilge pump too). So planning my winter project. Been watching you-tube and think I have it sorted. What I think I need is...
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    No power to all the dash circuits

    So I have no power to all the dash circuits except the trim/trailer switch. I thought it would be the kill switch so took the panel off and followed the wires to see they were not connected to anything. They were just left unplugged. Now the boat ran fine when I first bought it. Ran fine the...
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    Proper tach setting

    My tach seems to be reading wrong. Checked the back of it and the switch is set to 4. Options are 1,2,3,& 4. I have a straight 6 165hp Mercruiser. What is the proper setting? Thanks.
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    Adding a drain plug

    My boat has a drain plug below the motor. Kinda awkward to get at and am wondering how hard it would be to add one on the transom? Thinking a threaded tube and brass plug at the bottom of the stern. Is this asking for trouble? I'm used to pulling the plug when I load up and then putting it back...
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    Honda B100 fuel connector

    For a mid-80 Honda B100, what fuel connector does it use? I picked up a fuel line and new tank and want to replace everything, but the connector at the motor is too big so fuel squirts out when pumping. And the hose I bought is bigger than the hose I had so I can't re-use the old connector...
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    Repair Honda B100 fuel tank?

    Is there a repair kit of any sort for the old Honda fuel tanks? My motor was sucking air out of the tank (and not running). If I squuezed the primer, fuel would leak at the tank. Pretty sure the hose is fine based on where the fuel was coming out. Is there some kind of kit to repair this? Thanks
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    Tach readin low

    What would cause a tach to read low? Running at (what I think) is WOT, doing about 35 mph but the tach is reading about 1900 rpm. Moves up and down like I would expect, seems to read idle speed at around 600 okay but I don't think I am only doing 1900 rpm. Boat is new to me. 165hp in line 6...
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    Connect Honda B100 to main fuel tank?

    I've got a Honda 10hp kicker and would like to plumb the fuel line from the main tank. Is there any issues doing this? Is the fuel pump strong enough to pull fuel in this fashion? Fuel tank is in the floor mid deck so it isn't much farther then with the remote tank. I figure a T and hard line to...
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    1980 165Hp Merccruiser general questions.

    I just picked up a 1980 Crestliner Nordic 19 with a 165 Hp Merc I/O. Starts and runs fine on muffs. Have not splashed it yet (need to have my kicker gone through fiirst for backup), but is there anything special I need to know about the motor? Seems pretty straightforward. Where would be a...
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