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    Mercruiser 3.0 overheated, Is my motor shot?

    10 minutes of idling will cook some motors. Not enough cooling water being pumped. Some cars have the same problem.
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    Nosing down

    Hooks can be caused by allowing TOO MUCH of a boat to hang out past the trailer supports.
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    Takes on water over the transom while loading and unloading

    Some body chopped the transom WAY WAY DOWN.
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    What HP?

    You would need about 20 definite facts of running , Acceleration from a stop. Time to get on plane. Current prop specifications. GPS speed. Accurate tachometer. Different boat loads at all speeds. Do you FORCE people to sit so the boat is always balanced in all directions ? Or do they sit where...
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    What is this connector and bracket? Fishfinder/GPS/etc.?

    Do not start doing a DIY job. Unless you absolutely and completely know, you will not create a problem, that no marine mechanic will want to repair. It is creating no problems ?
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    Just keeps going right

    If a outboard ? Some have a friction adjustment to create a centering drag. Are you a inboard engine ?
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    Short vhf antenna

    I use a long base loaded antenna. Fold down under the boat cover. If I need it ? I want maximum range of a long antenna. Way back there were 2 piece. screw together units.
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    Bildge pump removal

    Drilling into stringers or hull bottoms can possibly cause water to reach the wood or foam inside. A small blob of RTV will hold the pump in place. Allows pump to be replaced easily.
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    Wiring positive cable from Amps to battery or common on Switch?

    We still need to discuss those pumps wired DIRECTLY to the battery. 4 good reasons NOT to wire them directly.
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    Replacing bow seat foam

    I use a serrated knife.
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    Lower gear oil drain plug seal for Johnson outboard

    Just post on IBOATS all your problems. Simple
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    So, my 2025 Bayliner VR5 200 hp 4.5L mercruiser STILL barely pulls me up

    Lots of water in bottom of boat ? You do know the bilge pump is MANUAL only in the specifications ?
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    Wiring positive cable from Amps to battery or common on Switch?

    If the amplifier starts to smoke ? How do you disconnect it from the battery ?
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    Lets replace the battery charging coil in the 30 hp motor.

    WRONG I checked the battery volts and age . 8 winters old and 12.4 volts when cooled down for 8 hours. Put in a new battery that was load tested and dated 4/ 25. All works normally. Old people really do not keep track of parts aging.
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    Learning to wake board at 48. What am I doing wrong?

    Old guys do not bounce as far. (y)
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    Lower gear oil drain plug seal for Johnson outboard

    DO not use any impact. The washers can be squashed & leak. Those seals should last at least 20 years. Mine are much older.
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    I didn't want to restore this 1997 Islander this summer

    You need a boat handling course. To prevent taking waves to to anything except the front of the boat. You were very lucky with that side wave.
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    Lets replace the battery charging coil in the 30 hp motor.

    I ran the motor at about 3/4 speed for a continuous 20 to 30 minutes into wind and waves. That has caused the battery charging coil wire windings to over heat and stop increasing voltage at 13. 4 vdc... Oh well back to the dealer to remove the flywheel and replace the overheated coil. I...
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    Information on Larson All American

    Not all racing boats have HIN.
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    New alternator, still low voltage

    Is it possible you were sold a defective new Alternator ?
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