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    Completely Dead After Rain - Can't Jump

    The rain ran down your battery to far. Put a 120vac charger on it for several hours on a slow current rate .
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    Gas and Ethanol

    Since you run everything DRY before storage ? You do not need to use any additives. E-10 gasoline has a HIGH Octane in every gallon. But in my auto engines I do get Carbon Build up in the engines over a 2 month period. So I sometimes add a can of Seafoam engine tune up To remove the carbon...
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    What foam for seats and where to buy

    The foam is picked on how heavy your people are when the boat drops off of a good sized wave. My guy and me used 3 different closed cell foam densities. Works great.
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    Kicker on a CC?

    My Chaparral 186 has the CARBURATED 5.0l v8. Another original virgin. Yeah Only old 1 eye gets all the good stuff.
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    Kicker on a CC?

    Excellent truthful observation about ....Newer is better. My old Evinrudes are still virgins from 1996 and 1999. I have towed in several new motors. Those 2 strokes with carburetors never have problems. With only oil as needed,
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    Kicker on a CC?

    I boat out of Clayton, N Y. WE have sudden strong winds and currents to over come at times My smallest river boat has a Evinrude 30 hp AND a 9.9 hp as the kicker. Both bought brand new in 1999. Are 2 strokes with electric starters. They are coupled together with a quick disconnect bar. More...
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    Replaced carbs in four stroke outboard - now hear popping

    Tuning multiple carbs after a complete rebuild can create some problems. Lean popping is usually from a LEAN fuel mixture. Some engines multi carb s are set up to close off some carbs to allow smoother idling. You have to know if the correct carbs are being adjusted. Some use a staggered...
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    Sealing Closed Cell Foam Flotation

    Is the Closed Cell Foam rated to be used with E 10 gasoline ? If yes ? You are done.
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    Minn Kota E-Drive batteries Ah rating

    4.....100 AH Lead / Acid ...or...LIFEPO4 will do perfectly well. A correct charger is needed if you really run the batteries down. LIFEPO4 batteries are the longest lasting type to buy and use. Enjoy
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    Aluminum trailer boating in salt

    There is another important reason for some areas EATING up metals. The water is TOO POLLUTED !! The Ph level rapidly attacks some metals there. Jacksonville, Florida was a KNOWN acid area due to the paper mills and other companies dumping everything into the salt waterways.
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    SeaNymph parts? Need Bow “nosepiece”

    That damage looks like a front tiedown hand crank was too tight. No tiedown plate near the waterline ?
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    Need better hole shot

    After getting Tech Support at Power Tech and telling them what a tugboat I had. As soon as I added any people weight and the prop blew out under load or in sharp turns. I told him I wanted The most powerful dead stop acceleration & SHARP turning possible. He asked me........." have you EVER...
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    Cooling problems

    Good call Faztbullet. On different temperatures on a V type engine. My Mercruiser 5.0L had unbalanced sides as normal also. My mechanic removed the Balancing Valve and it runs much closer on both sides now.
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    Cooling problems

    Did you have this difference long before the winter rebuild ? Ever find parts of the water impellor missing ? Find and remove the pieces ?
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    Water in fuel

    STOP allowing water into the gas tank ???
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    Yamaha T50 any way to increase charging/stator output ?

    Party time ? ALWAYS kills battery life very fast. Get load test every couple of months. Install biggest battery possible.
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    What gives with helping people with a problem ?????????????

    And then DO NOT post WHAT the real problem was and what cured the problem ????????
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    I'm stuck

    I towed a 3200 pound trailer with 1 axle & no brakes. For one faster stop. Took the trailer back for a REAL SAFE trailer. Luck is important on crappy trailer setups. Been there.
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    Cooling problems

    How about a BAD ? INCORRECT head gasket ? Or installed wrong way. If possible. On the bad side ? Rare but it fits your problem.
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    Need better hole shot

    On my 186 Chaparral with a 5.0L 220 hp V 8. I jump in the water & change props depending on the load of people. 1 is for only 4 people of about 160 pounds each. The other is for 6 200 pound seniors. Time to full plane is instantly and 2 seconds. The boat is in the water all summer. I called...
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