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    What gives with helping people with a problem ?????????????

    For the help I have gotten here over the years I'd gladly "tip" people on here if I could.
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    Smoke, high temps and louder than normal

    Boat is going in tomorrrow to see what is wrong with it. I did some testing and looking into what I could on the engine and YouTube. Came back pretty much with just about everything is well beyond my mechanical ability and that I really should take it to my mechanic to see what he says.
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    What gives with helping people with a problem ?????????????

    I've been around this forum for a few years now and honestly forget to come back and post a response saying what worked or did not work half the time. You've given me a good kick in the ass to set a timed reminder for a week after a post to come back with a resolution or at least an update.
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    What thinketh the membership here..... Useful or just hype

    That's exactly it
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    What thinketh the membership here..... Useful or just hype

    You back the boat off the trailer and up to the dock before passengers get in or out of it. It is just a pain for loading/unloading.
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    What thinketh the membership here..... Useful or just hype

    That was what a game warden told me one day when I asked him why it was so stupidly designed.
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    What thinketh the membership here..... Useful or just hype

    Nope more like | ramp | | docks | Hopefully that displays well I don't have an image of my ramp and everything on google shows the park not the ramp and maps view is too blurry to tell. Essentially you have a hell of a jump to the dock which is...
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    Smoke, high temps and louder than normal

    Hmm that would be awesome if it was that. Any idea how big of a job that is on a Mercury 225XL OB? I've only ever had in/out before.
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    Smoke, high temps and louder than normal

    I went last night to fill up the power steering fluid in the boat and make sure I am good on that since it was sitting lower than it should have. When doing this I had to run the engine and noticed the smoke/smell of fuel pretty fast but figured that was because it was cold and the engine was...
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    What thinketh the membership here..... Useful or just hype

    Not backing at an angle the dock is about 2-3ft from the end of the ramp. If I put the stern closer to the dock it will require backing in on an angle and not enough room to do that on a busy weekend.
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    What thinketh the membership here..... Useful or just hype

    My bow is probably 2-3ft from the land/side of the ramp and the stern is probably 4-5 ft from the dock. It was not designed to jump from the boat to the dock. It was done that way to handle the larger boats that go in and out there even though 90% are smaller ones.
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    What thinketh the membership here..... Useful or just hype

    That is essentially how I have to do it. Sadly I have no good way of getting from the boat to the trailer/water short of going over the bow. The dock is far enough away at my primary ramp that a jump can be dangerous in either the dark or non sunny days.
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    Marina Slip Safe?

    If I was in one of the slips with pillings yeah that's good but I have a dock finger I am tying to on one side and the other is a stern line back to the main dock. I've got no choice but to fender up and make sure I am good
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    Marina Slip Safe?

    I'm planning on 3 fenders per side which is the max I can fit. On one side I'll have a dock finger and the other a boat however they fender up.
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    Marina Slip Safe?

    Yeah the slip is at a local yacht club and probably the only slip I will get that cheap ever and also the only one I am close to the front of the waiting list on. The next closest waiting list is the municipal one and they are guessing 3-4 more years before a slip is available.
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    Marina Slip Safe?

    I've not actually measured the slip myself the exact wording I got from the guy at the marina is "Slip #46 is spec'd for a maximum boat size of 25' X 9.5'" I think that means the slip is that big but maybe he gives some extra clearance on that, I am not too sure.
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    Marina Slip Safe?

    This is in a yacht club marina that has a very nice break wall and I'd be almost back to shore. Far as the protection factor it is better than the other marina I was looking at. Traffic for the marina is low, probably 10 boats a day most days and 20 move on a weekend or race night. I'd guess...
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    Marina Slip Safe?

    I think I'd be okay with putting it in the slip since most around here seem to be either 9 or 9.5 wide for the 25 and under slips. Boat traffic would be really low maybe 1-2 boats a day down that ile since it is a yacht club with only about 100 slips total. Bumpers are any size I want them to...
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    Replacing Anodes on a 2019 225XL

    Where on the parts list are they? I was looking under the power trim unit and the power steering unit as both seem like the best fit. Also tried assessories but no luck. Damm do I feeldumb today 😅 I'm guessing due to the 2 years it spent in the water before I bought it. Edit** looked up those...
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    Marina Slip Safe?

    Water level up and down I've never really tracked a lot, I know year to year we can see 1-2ft difference but throughout the summer I'm not sure. Skill of driving is mid maybe? I've never backed into a slip before however the guy at the marina said it is for a boat up to 9.5ft beam which seems...
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