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    Looking for my first boat and dwelling too much on the I/O vs Outboard question...

    The USCG does NOT require any type of flotation in a boat 20' or longer.
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    Bad day for this guy

    The LEGAL owner of the boat has legal responsibility for giving the unsafe boat to the person. Does it have enough USCG gear on it. Let the 2 insurance companies pay for all the damages.
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    Bad day for this guy

    From bad to worse. Does the bilge pump still have a battery left ? The GREEN PEOPLE get there ? Pollution risks. Call your insurance company. I really have no idea how to SAFELY handle the mess. The barge sounds best. Will your insurance cover the costs ? Be warned .......People can claim...
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    Good enough RPM or not (92' Yamaha 130 v4 2 stroke)

    1992 fast runabout running great. You want to start changing parts ?
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    tahoe 1950 trailer guide pole

    STEEP ramps. high currents. high winds. ALL 3 sometimes ? ONLY the heavy duty 4 Aluminum poles will work. I do it alone.There is 1 inch clearance on each pole. The lightweight 16' Aluminum fish boat is a hand full. Without the 4 poles.
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    Intermittent idle issue

    New problem AFTER dealer work ? They should find what they caused to be intermittent.
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    Can You Wear This Shirt

    Me to.
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    depth sounder replacement

    I also have a hand held 3rd transducer to look sideways at any angle all around the boat.
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    Looking for my first boat and dwelling too much on the I/O vs Outboard question...

    If you get a GOOD motor ? Anything is great. Can you do simple maintenance items on a car engine ? A Aluminum hull is what you want at 20 feet + or - . Aluminum hulls SHOULD NOT have wood and foam floors to replace. It will take a while to find a good one. I have always got it right the...
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    S A F E T Y B R I E F I N G

    Alcohol, drugs and lack of sleep. And the boat running on Auto Pilot. What could go wrong.
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    depth sounder replacement

    Faria gauges were terrible quality decades ago. Sounds like they are the same with transducers.
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    1988 Bravo 1 Shift Cone Issues

    The problem can be the TYPE of oil being used now. Cone clutches can be very fussy about the amount of FRICTION the surfaces can have. Do you have the original specified oil to be used ?
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    connecting 2 batteries

    Need pictures of each battery and the battery posts on each one as wired. Size of each battery. 24...27....or other size Need amount of current each rigger pulls. Will you be adding a trolling motor sometime ? How much thrust ?
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    1985 Starcraft porpoising issue. Prop??

    Prop is too high up. Lower the motor a couple of inches. Your prop is sucking in air ? Very lightly loaded boats do that.
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    Recommended wood for trailer bunks?

    Treated wood can have corrosive chemicals that will destroy a Aluminum boat hull. Untreated wood is best. Wrapped with some soft plastic carpet scraps. S S U shaped staples finish up the job.
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    2000 60 HP Johnson cranks fine then cuts off

    Check the engine fuel pump. Does it run longer if you keep squeezing the primer bulb ?
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    Temp gauge reading 210

    You changed TOO MANY parts at once !!!!!! Now you will put back the original parts. Check temperature with $25 Harbor Freight red dot laser gun. See if 200 is still there. Change 1 PART AT A TIME. Then decide who is bad.
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    Boat Recommendations

    6 130# each or a bunch of 220 pounders ?
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    I need help with my Johnson 9.9

    Being a experienced mechanic is frustrating. Been there many times. You have spark. But is it firing at the correct piston position ? Are you sure you have the float adjusted correctly ? Some carburetors are very touchy. I rebuilt a carburetor and it REFUSED to go above a fast idle. I had left...
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    Rusty engine pulleys

    Find the spraying water leak FIRST.
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