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    Bilge blower question

    Only on inboards as there is a possible ignition source in an inboard motor where there is not on an outboard.
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    What’s this small tube do? Pics incl.

    Pilot speed is only critical to measure wind speed over the wings to keep them in the air. When calculating time and distance, arrival time etc it uses GPS. !!
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    What’s this small tube do? Pics incl.

    Over the surface of the earth as it is supposed to do. Airplanes and submarines make calculations for being above or below the surface.
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    What’s this small tube do? Pics incl.

    Pressure reading is far less accurate in any situation than a GPS ! Why do you think our military use GPS for everything !! Most accurate speed measurement in any scenerio !! Even submarines under water....
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    What’s this small tube do? Pics incl.

    That is correct, the time and distance over the surface, if your fighting against or flowing with a strong current your speed will change. It is still the time and distance your moving across a given area or surface. The pressure Speedo does the same thing when running with or against a...
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    What’s this small tube do? Pics incl.

    For some reason they fail rather quickly on outboards. Often clog up and fail to give an accurate read. Pressure gages are not accurate anyway and most boats have GPS speed on the fish finder/ depth gage unit which is far more accurate ! Mine has never worked correctly since I bought the motor.
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    Thickness of Mercruiser 140 Manifold at Drain Plug Hole

    Use that same type valve in your manifold drain, was what I was getting at.
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    Open Bow Center Windshield MUST Be Closed While Underway

    Very sorry for your loss....looking a child is a horrible thing ! Most of these dangers can be stopped by following common sense safety rules, but everyone thinks it won't happen to them.........it until it does !
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    Thickness of Mercruiser 140 Manifold at Drain Plug Hole

    My 3.0 has A petcock type valve as shown in your pics already installed in the manifold. Can still get a wire in to be sure it drains thoroughly, not sure who installed it, but it was there when I bought it.
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    Winter mice are too much this cold winter in New Jersey.

    A few years back, mice invaded my neighbors barn and chewed up the wiring and the seat on his skid steer. Peppered the inside with cotton balls with peppermint oil. All disappeared in less than a month and never touched a single cotton ball.....normally they love cotton to make nests !
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    Don't know what I got

    I hope that is not your case either, but odds are highly in your favor that the wood structure inside the hull is rotted. Based on age alone there is a 75% chance of major hull work. Most glass boats from that era were made to last 20 years with good care, 25 years with really good care and 30...
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    Don't know what I got

    Before spending hard earned dollars on outdated engines and drives, do a deep dive into the hull ! Odds are highly in your favor that it is rotted and unsafe to be on the water. To rebuild the hull will take years and big bucks for a boat that no one will want. I hate to say this, and your...
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    Winter mice are too much this cold winter in New Jersey.

    I hear ya, just so you understand, the peppermint does not kill them...they hate the smell and will come no where near it. A small handful of cotton balls around the perimeter of my barn and mice stay away.
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    Random

    How true...
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    Fuel tank

    Good to know, My last two built-in tanks had stopped working at some point and after cleaning and retightening the connections, they started working again. Did not know there were parts to go bad other than a float ! Another old dog learns something new....
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    Winter mice are too much this cold winter in New Jersey.

    Buy a small bottle of strong peppermint oil, add a few drips to cotton balls and spread them around. Mice hate the smell of peppermint, some use pepperment candies but the sugar draws other insects. Peppermint oil works best and is cheap.
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    Fuel tank

    If your screws don't grab the second time around, go to the next bigger screw size. Or coat the threads with a caulk or sealant like goop. Run the screws in but not tight, until the sealant sets up, then snug them down.
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    Boat Trailer Tail Lights

    Never use your tow ball as a ground or you will have issues. Dedicated ground wire to trailer frame on mine with a jumper ground wire where frame sections have a joint and each light on the trailer has a ground to the frame. Each connection is sealed so no water touches any connection. Never...
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    Advice needed on 12'-14' jon boat purchase.

    Consider this....most insurance adjusters will tell you that a small tinney upside down on supports are far more likely to disappear in a windstorm than a small tinny attached to a trailer !! I know this from experience, more than once !
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    Towing a 22 foot Islander that was changed from I/O to outboard on bracket.

    Gotta get the boat balanced on the trailer, probably need to move axle, if trailer is not long enough then buy a longer trailer or add on to the tongue to make it long enough. Will need more support under the transom. Very doable if you have deep enough pockets..
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