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    Oil Pressure Sender failure modes?

    Put a pressure gauge where the sensor is, rig up a t with pipe fittings. See what is really happening.
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    Had a heck of a day

    I told myself I am blessed I have two boats to repair and maintain and live on the water. Nice things do not come easy.
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    Had a heck of a day

    So yesterday I put the new prop on the Honda on the pontoon. Celebrating the successful repair of the ski boat let's go for a pontoon ride it will be soothing. Fire up the motor put it in reverse nothing reeves but no prop spin. foolishly pushed off before engaging the motor so there was some...
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    Had a heck of a day

    Problem found, the last place you look once again. The emergency shut off switch, open contact no spark.
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    New study on tow boat environmental impact

    I have not witnessed silt washing out with whitecaps from the wind, I have witnessed silt washing out from a wake boat wake hitting the rocks.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    One thing I don't get on my Silverado, power tailgate up and down. I don't need help.
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    New study on tow boat environmental impact

    I get whitecaps on the lake many days, waves hits my rock shoreline not a problem, wake boat comes thru the waves wash sediment out of the rocks. The lake I live on is long and narrow not a lake that wakeboard should be used on. The other problem with wake boats is the operators they all come...
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    Nobody fishing?

    I enjoy watching and feeding the fish by the dock light. My wife has named one bass Walter. That bass is the biggest bass I have seen.
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    Had a heck of a day

    It cranks just fine just no fire. No voltage to the coil no voltage all the way to the solenoid. I jumpered the connection on the solenoid and got voltage to the coil but still no fire. I am having a video chat with a master craft expert this afternoon
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    Best rust loosening material

    I restored a 1968 IH Scout, I swear by PB blaster.
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    Had a heck of a day

    I don't get big feelings when things go awry so I didn't wreck the day. New prop arrived today, still trouble shooting the gremlin on the other boat.
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    Had a heck of a day

    Nope evidently need more curse words
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    Had a heck of a day

    Dodged the break out another $1000 syndrome, I am cheap I refuse to finance toys so my boats are not new, that being said you have to learn how to fix them because nobody knows how to work on boats over 15 years old. I relied on a website and learned solenoid is bad it is a Napa part not a boat...
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    Had a heck of a day

    I felt like crap my friend is a fellow wildland fire fighter he suffered a brain injury line of duty. Hey come on up bring the kids for a fun day on the water, instead it was a failure. Kids still kayaked and paddle boarded and fished but still not the epic day that was planned.
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    Had a heck of a day

    I think I have the ski boat trouble shot. No voltage to the coil, no voltage to the resistor no voltage at the final connection at the solenoid yet 12 volts going in. Easy Napa parts fix I hope.
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    Had a heck of a day

    Had a friend up and his wife and kids and their friends for a day on the water. First trip on the tube the ski boat dies. Call to the dock to get a kayak to paddle out so I could paddle in to get the pontoon to tow the ski boat in. Got back to the dock and put the pontoon in reverse to stop at...
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    New study on tow boat environmental impact

    Damaging others boats is a sickening act, does not matter if you agree or not it is a felony.
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    No oil on dip stick after adding 6 liters

    Measure your dipstick. I bet if you pulled your dipstick tube you would leak oil. If not you have oil disappearing somewhere?
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Nope none of that adaptive cruise for me.
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    Random

    Well not so bad it has a track record of producing, compression might not be that high but it runs.
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