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  1. nola mike

    '04 Merc 25hp dead(ish) cylinder

    Wow, I'm totally lost at this point. Confirmed that I'm intermittently dropping spark (via timing light, difficult to see the light on an inline tester). Switch box, coils, plugs, wires changed with no change. If the charge coils/stator were bad it should affect both cylinders. Only thing I can...
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    Why I'm nervous boating at night...

    I will neither confirm not deny that a night trip can have its advantages
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    Anyone tried a wireless transom trim switch?

    "Voltage: 30 amps" 🤔 Pretty cool though. Been looking for a way to control my lift, but I'm terrified of it running accidentally
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    Boat age vs financing.

    Oof. Putting your home at risk to buy a project boat is a terrible idea imo. I've never financed any vehicle. If you can't pay cash, you can't afford it.
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    Engine hours

    If you want to take hours off, just run it in reverse a la Ferris bueller
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    Why I'm nervous boating at night...

    Ha, good one! Apparently around here the middle of the channels have the most crabs. Also, the tubing is way better.
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    Mercruiser Alpha 1 Shift Interrupt

    No, no lube on the cable. If it's binding it needs to be replaced
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    Mercruiser Alpha 1 Shift Interrupt

    This is typically the symptoms of a worn lower shift cable, though you shouldn't have any issues on a 2023. First step is to disconnect the lower cable and try shifting it manually--there should be practically no resistance.
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    Stupid me, no oil

    Why is that?
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    Lake Ontario

    It seems as if you are familiar boating in your area. Awesome. I can assure you that in my area storms are unpredictable. There is a microclimate. Yeah, the wind changes earlier. Yeah, certain patterns mean that a storm is more likely. The wind forecast around here is off (as in, wind direction...
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    Lake Ontario

    We get storms out of nowhere every day.
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    Stupid me, no oil

    Doesn't look like any of those. I can see oil at the rear base of the engine, that's it. Well, I can see oil already. Everything forward was cleaned off, and there's nothing leaking above the head that I can see. So how would the light help? I don't think there's anything I'm missing that...
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    5.7 EFI stalls when warm and shifting into gear

    Does the Rinda allow you to see real time injector PWM? As the RPMs drop, ECM should be calling for more fuel as well as more air.
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    Stupid me, no oil

    Definitely somewhere inaccessible in the rear. I'm going to keep better track of how much I'm losing.
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    Solar panel wiring questions

    Wow, so I'm the wrong guy to take advice from. Got back from a ride this evening and couldn't get the lift up. Took me an embarrassingly long time to diagnose a dead battery. Ended up bringing out another battery and jumper cables. Sounds easier than it was ;) . This has probably not been...
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    Solar panel wiring questions

    My setup was simple, and I'm far from an expert. I just used a separate panel/controller for each of my motors. If you just wanted one controller, I would install a battery switch in the boat that would switch the trolling motors from series-->parallel when I wanted to charge. I don't know...
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    The Argo App, The Waze Type App for Water Navigation. Free

    I use Argo, it's pretty good. Haven't used the charting much, but I mostly just want my position overlayed on an NOAA map. Still looking for one that's available offline, but the cell service is pretty good around me. Marine ways is also good, and knowwake has a lot of potential, but last I...
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    Shift interrupter switch

    yes on muffs. I should have said points open. When open, there's no current and no voltage drop across the coil.
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    Shift interrupter switch

    Needs to be on the negative side of the coil, points need to be closed. When you're coming out of gear, check to see that the shift plate is moving. When motor running, push on the shift plate and see if the motor is killed. Sometimes the plate can bind, and the switch lever may also need to be...
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    Stupid me, no oil

    Yes, looks good at all the connections and the pan drain. All good. Crossed my mind. I didn't see anything, but I'm going to take a closer look there. Really? Seems like a lot, and my bilge is nasty. This is new for sure. Like I said, I'm worried that whatever is leaking is going to bust free...
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