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    battery charger alternative

    On my boat, all the chargers are hooked together with a heavy duty extension cord that runs inside all the panels on rhe boat. One small covered acess port has a plug.. When I park my boat in the barn, just plug that one olug into a heavy extension cord and all batteries get charged over nite...
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    48 years...

    Cool looking project, please keep us updated and by all means lots of pictures !!
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    2000 Johnson 40 hp Won’t start

    Get a spark gap checker, cheap little tool that allows you to check spark and see how much of a gap it will jump. Should be able to jump a 3/16" to 1/4" gap, if not spark is weak.. If spark is good, add a small squirt if fuel into each cylinder....do not use starting fluid...see if the engine...
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    battery charger alternative

    Yes to what others have stated, gotta have a charger to get them filled back up in the proper time....then once full use a maintenence charger while in storage or if your not gonba use them in the next week. I would be very nervous using my main starting battery for my accessories !! I have a...
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    Thinking about an upgrade for the tow vehicle

    If they are getting that much for a simple tow ( unless your a long way) mabey consider getting a big vehicle and pay for it by towing others boats !! I have a neighbor that has a 3/4 ton truck and he does on the side towing to make his payments, boats, dump trailers for fill dirt, concrete...
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    Anchor line

    I prefer the braid, more limp and easier on my old hands. The twisted 3 strand always seem stiff and more difficult to handle and harder on the hands. But to each his own, for normal anchoring you wont have any issues with 3/8" line as long as you get good line !! I havecsaw foljs at the...
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    Lower unit oil -- water or not?

    Possibly the combined two different lubes...I have saw some weird colors come out when two different lubes were mixed together.
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    Thinking about an upgrade for the tow vehicle

    If you tow regularly, I would bump that rating higher.. Towing regularly at max capacity is asking for regular repairs often. If you only tow on ocassion, why not hire a tow service and save your self some big bucks. Friends of ours use a tow service on there boat, once at the start of the...
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    Anchor line

    Used 3/8" braid on my 22' for many years with no issues, but I don't boat in bad weather. If you like to challenge mother nature a lot, then you might need heavier line, but for general purpose anchoring, good 3/8" is plenty..
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    Merc 75 4 cylinders, 2 carbs

    Newspapers, JC Penny catalogs, Macy's catalogs, and of course the reliable ole corn cob !!!! Yikes !!
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    Merc 3.0 Sterndrive Winterizing Question

    When I had my 3.0, I just used regular antifreeze after draining the block. The idea was to push out any left over water a give some rust prevention or at least slow it down..drained it in the spring and disposed of it properly. No reason to make rocket science out of winterizing.
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    1964 9.5 evinrude

    Probably cheaper and easier to find a new/ better motor!!
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    What would cause my FSK16 to not be propelled by my Johnson JW10 3hp?

    We used to call them " yank and go"....back in the old days some motors had the start speed at about 3/4 thottle, with a 10 hp outboard at that high of throttle with no neutral....saw more than a few guys get tossed over the transom when that motor roared to life !!
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    What would cause my FSK16 to not be propelled by my Johnson JW10 3hp?

    Don't think those little motors have a gear shift..
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    Mercury outboard blowing steam

    Me either !!
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    Merc 75 4 cylinders, 2 carbs

    As a boat owner, you might as well get used to it !! Once you go thru everything and I mean everything, spending will slow down for a little while until you see some new thing you can't live without which then leads to more new things....welcome to the world of boating !!
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    Merc 75 4 cylinders, 2 carbs

    Agree, whenever I get a motor with an unknown history, I buy a whole water pump kit, replace everything so you know !! Nothing worse than being stuck out on the water or burning up a nice motor because you were to cheap to spend an extra 50 bucks. No one ever claimed boating was a cheap hobby...
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    Merc 75 4 cylinders, 2 carbs

    Welcome to the boating world, "break out another thousand".. You might try flushing out the cooling system to see if there are any clogs, but...in the long run a new impellor should be the first thing to replace on any motor sitting for a period of time.
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    What would cause my FSK16 to not be propelled by my Johnson JW10 3hp?

    Behind rhe prop is a small drive pin called a shear pin that drives the prop, but if it hits something, the pin shears annd needs replaced. If rhe pin has sheared the prop might go around but no drive to push your boat.
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    Looking for idea's to hide window screws

    I would not use silicone, I hate the stuff, never lasts and once you use it, nothing else will ever stick there again. Many superior sealants today !!
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