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    Creating a twin inboard 17ft boat

    Will the boat accelerate faster than anyone else ? Will it be faster than anyone else ? Have exceptional mpg ? Have another boat go with you. Just in case something happens. Good Luck
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    Early Fathers Day dinner.

    There were several fantastic places in Pa. long ago. But I have become a weekly supporter of Long Horn restaurants in Flemington, N J and Watertown, N Y.
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    Slip/moored boat what do you do with your trailer?

    BOOOMM
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    1986 Four Winns Horizon 190, Carb Linkage?

    Look all around the engine surfaces. You may find what is needed. Is this a 4 barrel carburetor ? You are running on the primaries ?
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    Early Fathers Day dinner.

    Tomorrow all the good restaurants are closed. Still in off season times.
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    Can't hear VHF with the engine on

    Some VHF cell towers are too far away ? Been there. Also if you are using a short antenna with the VHF unit. Several things can cause low volume.
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    New alternator, still low voltage

    Is your idle speed too low ?
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    I am losing it now.

    Motor rapidly started to slow down from 3/4 throttle 200 feet from the dock. I restarted it a dozen times and docked it. Thought it was the fuel pump. It ran a little each time I squeezed the bulb And then FULL choke the engine. 3 second run each time. Buy a true Evinrude kit. Open pump on a...
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    120 hp Johnson starter won't connect with flywheel

    Weak battery ? Recharge the battery fully.
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    Mercruiser 3.0 started twice perfectly overfilled the gas now won't start

    Did you ever remove the gas cap ? To remove the pressure ? If you screw the cap back on tightly ? It may build up pressure again. And again. Leave the cap loose. Otherwise..... When you remove the carburetor. The tight cap will cause gas to pour out of the disconnected fuel line end.
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    20volt drill

    I tie everything to a rope or line if it can drop.
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    Mystery bolt found in bilge

    NO extra charge. I have found tools left by mechanics.
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    I'm doing my Bellows. Mercruiser A1G1. Are the Amazon Bellows Kits any good?

    Amazon..................DOES NOT ............specify the quality of anything. I have caught Home Depot selling a famous brand name item and model with derated quality. Just 1 letter or number in the original model number states a......ANYTHING.... goes. All part of big businesses doing HUGE...
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    Mercury 80 hp portable fuel tank

    I have used 100 to 1in both Evinrudes since 1999. Engines are stored in upstate N Y. NO fogging was / is ever done. Wear tests have confirmed that 330 to 1 is perfectly safe for normal use. Bless all the fearful people. Keep oil companies in 300 foot yachts.
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    Off shore customer service frustration.

    We are so close to A I Then you get no satisfaction in most cases. If it is not a computer covered situation.
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    Off shore customer service frustration.

    Check the return for MULTIPLE boxes to be returned. Had 1 like that.
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    Mercruiser 3.0 started twice perfectly overfilled the gas now won't start

    If it is working correctly. And a gas saving person has not modified the system to save money.
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    Rain water getting into front of boat (Sea Ray 180)

    My Chaparral covers made of Sunbrella. Have never leaked in 23 years. At the dock all summer.
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    Mercury 80 hp portable fuel tank

    DO NOT run the engine on that BAD mixture !!! have it pumped out !!! Refill it correctly. Any marina should have a pump to do it safely. Almost for free.
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    Mercury 80 hp portable fuel tank

    I do it slightly different. I usually has a gallon left in the gas tank when I switch to the spare 2nd 6 gallon tank. At the gas refueling dock I pour the oil FIRST into the tank. Then take the gas nozzle and put it into the tank. Pull the trigger to start gas at FULL FLOW RATE !! I then move...
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