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    Wakeboat bans

    Insurance is useless as as hundreds of boats are slammed against the docks. Those wakes destroy the metal hinges of floating docks. LOOK AT ME !!!! Great Lakes freighters are BANNED from making smaller wakes. BUT BUT I am so special.
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    7.4 merc won't start after winter storage

    I am suspicious of that liquid sitting down there. Gasoline or water ? If gasoline ? you have filled the fuel lines to the carburetors You now have a difficult problem to solve. Turn off the valve that allows gasoline into the engine. Allow the puddle of gasoline to completely evaporate. Is...
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    Wakeboat bans

    Wake boats cause DAMAGE. And their over weighted boats cause MAXIMUM sized wakes with loud exhausts from straining engines. 12 hours each day they send waves into boats at docks.
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    Installing a transducer in an aluminum boat

    Clean a flat 9" area that is close to the keel. Use anything to remove oil, grease, slime. Clean bottom of transducer. On transducer bottom. Place a 2" wide by 1" high blob of Silicone Sealant. PRESS it straight down to the hull skin. press STRAIGHT DOWN ONLY !! Do not wiggle or lift it up. Put...
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    Yamaha shut-off problem

    Have you replaced the ignition key switch ? Or pay a experienced person to do it. To prevent damage to wiring ?
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    Boat budget question

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    Unusual Bilge pump power issue

    It is possible that the floats switch / switches are a worn out high resistance. Happens
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    Help me choose a new prop for my Ski Ray inboard tournament boat

    Those inboard drives have the dreaded Marine Taper shafts. Can be unreal to remove. If the prop shaft did not have all the uneven places under the prop area made perfectly smooth. Before putting on a different prop. We have cut the prop almost all the way to the shaft to reduce the holding...
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    Help me choose a new prop for my Ski Ray inboard tournament boat

    The person who put it on IS A JERK !! POUND it on !!! Stupid D I Y people. I had to borrow a electricians HYDRAULIC gear puller 1 time. Sounded like a high powered rifle went off. Stay off to 1 side for hand protection.
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    How much slip does your prop have ?

    I like the, Bow Light does go above the horizon logic. Ny Chaparral has 0 bow lift. When floored from a dead stop. I use no drive trim at any time. The drive is VERTICALE to the water surface. It feels like a car from a dead stop.
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    Mercruiser 2.5 ticking sound

    Is it safe enough to mix-up all those cams , lifters, and pushrods ?
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    Help with older Yamaha 40 2 stroke prop

    There is very little chance of finding the ORIGINAL prop size. You do not know if yours is correct. You really need someone experienced with that type, size and hp range to help you. Can a prop shop salvage the prop ?
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    What Brand of Brake pads are best quality? What do you guys use for quality?

    I have found a excellent general automotive shop. Father and 4 sons. Brake job with new rotors and pads about $440 total. Far better than Honda Accord originals. Very smooth pedal action. Love it better than Honda pedal action.
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    Mercruiser 2.5 ticking sound

    They can not take the time to spell distributor.
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    Stripped threads on carburetor

    Gasoline leaking out becomes drops dripping on hull bottom. which evaporates into GASOLINE FUMES !! That can fill up the boat............. Do the carburetor body replacement routine.
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    What Brand of Brake pads are best quality? What do you guys use for quality?

    You want cheap Mopar brake parts ?
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    How much slip does your prop have ?

    Yawn Slip is extremely important for getting all 95 % of your horsepower converted to the prop doing WOT performance from a stop to Rev Limiter top speed. Been there. Power Prop Tech support made a fantastic boat out of a 51 mph GPS boat. Problem was complete blowouts if floored at any lower...
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    How much slip does your prop have ?

    Mercury Racing has a Prop Slip calculator. If you are unlucky with your present UNDAMAGED prop ? You could be wasting 25% of your engine power. Go to Mercury Racing site and find out.
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    1983 Mercury 50 HP 4 cylinder Electric Start Wiring Diagram

    Buy a Factory Manual with the color codes of the wires ? How else can you possibly avoid destroying things ? I would want the wiring diagram.
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    Help me choose a new prop for my Ski Ray inboard tournament boat

    You will need a accurate GPS speedometer and a accurate engine reading tachometer. To know what this prop is doing at about 3200 rpms and WOT rpms.
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