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  1. vroom ZOOM

    Online service manual comparable to Mitchell1

    nothing like mitchell on demand for outboards... it would be kinda nice tho...
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    Bow plowing at high speed.

    I looked at the pics a second time, and a familiar damage type came up. Whatever idiot owned the boat before must have been powerloading it pretty hard. Happened to my boat when I bought it, exact same thing, except in mine the damage was more localised. It does not affect the performance on...
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    Bow plowing at high speed.

    Now I throw in my 0.02. 1. the hook in the hull. Pull up the floor and have a look at the stringers. If the hook is not intentional in the hull (i.e. not part of the boat design) and is damage, then it will be pretty evident. Aluminum usually cracks when it bends, (don't ask me how I know)...
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    Fouled Spark Plugs

    when it stalls, pull the flame arrestor off and see if you can see fuel dribbling in there
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    Optimax 150 - Verrrry rough idle

    I won't be able to pinpoint your problem exactly, but there are a couple if issues that would cause the problem you are having. First, could you please share your air and fuel pressure readings? One common cause of an opti running like GaRBagE is a bad battery. No kidding. You rev it up and it...
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    NM2K connector type

    Ok, Ill buy the plastic ones, they are about half the price of the metal ones too
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    NM2K connector type

    Yes, i mean Nmea 2000. I'm using lowrance drop cables, and I am just replacing the connectors. I can get shielded and non sheilded connectors. It seems like the original plastic ones were not shielded. Should I get shielded ones or stay with the regular plastic ones? I am using the devicenet...
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    NM2K connector type

    Hello, I am getting NM2K plugs and I was wondering, should I order the more expensive shielded plugs, or will the regular plastic ones work? Also, what is the spec on the wire? Thanks
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    Best gelcoat guns?

    Hello everyone I need to do some gelcoat repairs on one of my boats. I tried a preval and it turned out like garbage. The thick gelcoat doesn't go through them very well and if you thin it down a lot it lays down very thin, and you end up needing tons of those sprayers. Besides, if you run...
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    Windshield interchangeability 2005 H190

    Hello. What windshields from other years and models fit an 05 H190? Anyone know who makes them, or where I can get one? Thank you
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    2000 optimax 225 hp dfi no power

    check air and fuel pressure
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    Optimax coil questions

    I'd get it fixed right as soon as you can. Opti's are really picky, and besides, with an intermittent load like that you have a chance of frying your ecm. They are also picky. And yes I believe the 2007 motors where under a recall for the ignition coils failing and sometimes dealers might get...
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    QSD 4.2 + bravo = toast?

    Yes apparently I heard lots of tales of these engines having so much torque that they wreck a new bravo 3 in 75hrs, the cone clutch blows and by the time you drain the oil its dark black, not sure if this is due to running them hard or anything else, but I will be able to tell you for sure if I...
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    No Fuel getting to Carburetor

    Ugh. These 3.0's always dry up over the winter. As mentioned, make sure you have gas in the tank. I like to unplug the rubber fuel line at the pump, and put in an outboard primer bulb, and pump it until fuel comes out. That should loosen up the anti siphon valve. While you're at it, remove the...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L pushes 2400# runabout only 36mph max

    laser better for high end speed. could also try an enertia. If you are on a budget and want good speed then people have been seeing very low slip and good performance with the solas scorpion. the only thing is that the scorpions run "stiff" so a 19p runs like a 21p. 5 blade is for tubing or...
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    running I/O when cold

    ok, thank you!
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    QSD 4.2 + bravo = toast?

    Looking at a boat with two of these, cummins QSD 4.2's The boat is older than the engines, so someone must have dumped a pile of money to install the engines, as well as a full axius system. I know, they are a VM engine. I heard people saying that they are bad motors, others say they are not so...
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    running I/O when cold

    Hello, I have a dumb question. Wasn't really expecting to sell my boat, but I decided to throw it out there for sale anyways. Well what do you know, people started fighting over it, despite it being wintertime. One guy wants me to run the engine on the trailer, and then he will take it as is. I...
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    2003 Suzuki Df70

    32160-99E00
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    Anyone ever shipped an outboard

    ok, just for anyone's reference, I did some research. Seems like LTL (less than truckload) is exactly what I need. People had good results with estes shipping outboards, only cost them $150 across a few states (from THT). Probably will go this route. Fastenal will not ship over the border. Not a...
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