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    Dual Battery Setup with Blue Sea 7650 Add a Battery

    Re: Dual Battery Setup with Blue Sea 7650 Add a Battery Cool, post pics of your setup if you can once you install it. Got mine in the mail yesterday as well as 2 Blue Sea 80A Maxi fuses.
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    Boat pin-striping

    My Monterey 190 has a lot of its pin-striping coming off all around the boat. I'm curious if this is something an auto body shop does or paint shop ? Anyone have experience with this ? thanks....
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    Where to put Trim tabs

    Re: Where to put Trim tabs Thanks for everyone's replies. I'm not to worried about them stabilizing the roll of the boat, I need them more for getting on plain quicker for skiing and to keep the boat from doing a little hop with everyone in the back. So, my only options are below in the pic. I...
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    Where to put Trim tabs

    OK, I was going to buy a Hydrofoil for my boat till i did my research on this forum. Glad I did since i came across a better option, trim tabs. Looking at my boat and watching installation videos, Im curious where the best place to put them ? I attached a pic below. From what I'm seeing, the...
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    Volvo Spark Plugs

    I'm curious, on my Volvo Penta 5.0GL, can I just go to the local auto parts store and buy some nice double platinum spark plugs or do i need some sort of marine grade plugs ?
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    2 wired remotes on a Sony CDXM30

    Re: 2 wired remotes on a Sony CDXM30 Here is a picture of the remote in my boat right now, just has a power and ground harness and a 3.5mm plug. I want to add another remote just like it. I wont be using the multi-pin connector at all. Both remotes will just have power, ground, and a 3.5mm...
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    2 wired remotes on a Sony CDXM30

    I currently have a wired remote on the dash for my Sony CDXM30, but I want to add another wired remote to the rear of the boat. Anyone had any experience wiring in 2 remotes to one plug ? Possible ? Thanks......
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    Amplifier in engine compartment ??

    I'm limited on where to put the amplifier for my new stereo system and I'm curious if anyone has put an Amplifier in engine compartment ? My engine is blocked by 2 wood walls to the side compartments but I'm sure it still gets real hot in there. Its a marine amplifier so moisture wont be an...
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    Transom Mount Transducer

    I bought a 2002 Monterey 190 and the dash mount depth finder has never worked correctly. After checking all the wiring and finding nothing obvious, I went ahead and ordered a complete new kit. My old unit was a threw hull type which i didn't want to mess with replacing. I bought the Hawk Eye...
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    Dual Battery Setup with Blue Sea 7650 Add a Battery

    I'm planning on adding a second battery to my Monterey 190. We like to anchor to swim a lot and listen to music. I'm always worried that I will drain the battery and get stranded, plus I'm installing amps for the stereo. I have found a lot of people are using the Blue Sea 7650 Add a Battery to...
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    Prop on or off during winter ?

    In the process of winterizing, I removed my prop to clean and re-lube the prop shaft. At my boat storage place I have seen a few guys leaving there props off during winter. Is this bad since the shaft can rust ? Should we be leaving them off ? I wouldn't mind leaving it off since its always...
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    Volvo Penta has hoses, not drain plugs ??

    During my first winterizing of my boat this past weekend, I changed the oil, oil filter, fuel filter, gear oil, and then proceeded to drain the block. I pulled the manifold plugs, no problem, but when I laid down to pull the block drains, there are hoses attached to them on both sides feeding...
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    Volvo 5.0GL-A Carb slight bog down

    So, I took my boat out for one last spin yesterday before I winterize for the year, and since I bought it Ive noticed a slight bog at mid to low throttle. When slowly advancing the throttle, around 2000 RPM the motor will slightly hesitate. If I keep adding power it goes away and jumps past it...
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    Volvo Low hours oil change and gear oil

    Bought my boat a few months back. Its a 2002 Monterey with a Volvo 5.0GL-A motor and a SX drive . Has about 75 hours on it and all maintenance was done by previous owner with receipts, but receipts don't show what oil and gear lube he used. So, I looked threw the site and I am finding a lot of...
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    Volvo 5.0GL-A Engine Flush System

    OK, I hope this isn't a stupid question, but I noticed this hose attachment (PIC ATTACHED) on the side of my Volvo and when I look up the parts on this site it shows to be a Engine Flush System. Is this a way to hook up water flow to the motor during a out of water run or do I still use the ear...
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    Depth Finder malfunction

    OK, having an issue with my stock Depth Finder in my 2002 Monterey 190. It powers up on the dash, but always shows a depth of around 13 to 14 feet as well as sometimes sending out an alarm. Ive read the manual and didn't find much except there is a shallow and deep water alarm. I was able to set...
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    Volvo Penta 5.0 Issues ??

    Ok, just bought a 2002 Monterey 190 with a Volvo Penta 5.0 engine/ drive on it. Motor and boat only have 75 hours on it and the boat looks flawless. The previous owner used it maybe 5 times a year and had it winterized and maintained by a local boat mechanic. Boat looks absolutely flawless so i...
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