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  1. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    Been pretty busy lately. Health and weather problems slowed me down a bit too. As usual. :rolleyes: After several weeks and many, many hours of research, I finally ordered all new gauges. I settled on Faria-Beede; their Platinum Series. They start arriving today and will continue for the...
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    Cool day on the river yesterday

    Awesome! (y):cool:
  3. BWR1953

    Gauges recommendation

    Well, earlier this afternoon I pulled the trigger on the new gauges. They'll start coming in next week. Gives me time to do a bit of cleanup. Yes, compatibility is an issue. Connecting a digital gauge to an analog source won't work if it's looking for ones and zeroes instead of an analog...
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    Gauges recommendation

    I'm literally in the same boat, so to speak. :sneaky: I have the new gauges in my purchase cart right now, ready to pull the trigger. More expensive than I wanted to buy, but this will be my final boat ever, so that's my justification (rationalization?) :LOL: I'm looking at $500+ for the...
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    My boat needs to run real good on the 4th of July. FIX IT !!

    I see that you're from New Zealand. 'Murica. :LOL::ROFLMAO:😂
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    My boat needs to run real good on the 4th of July. FIX IT !!

    Ah yes, violence. The universal response. :rolleyes:
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    My boat needs to run real good on the 4th of July. FIX IT !!

    I guess I'll stay home tomorrow. :ROFLMAO:
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    My boat needs to run real good on the 4th of July. FIX IT !!

    Hysterical! A buddy told me about this yesterday but he didn't like it. Having seen it this morning, I'm thinking that he didn't watch it all the way through. Harmless fun stuff! 🤪
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    Can You Wear This Shirt

    Same here.
  10. BWR1953

    Question for Starcraft Chieftain owners

    I'll never know. 😭
  11. BWR1953

    UUUUGGGHHH

    As we say around here... just wait until August. 🌞 🥵
  12. BWR1953

    Fish finders

    I'm an old guy and primarily a bass fisherman. Been a lifetime member of B.A.S.S. for 40+ years. But, I only fish for recreation. I have a simple Garmin to tell me depth, GPS speed and water temperature. The forward facing sonar (FFS) units are way out of my budget. Those things can cost as...
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    UUUUGGGHHH

    Last night when we went to bed, my wife once again said it was hot. I replied that she adjust her meds so that she's no longer hot or that it makes her shut up! LMAO! :ROFLMAO:
  14. BWR1953

    1979 Mercury 80 HP Tach issues

    You can test the tach with a battery charger. Do a google search and you'll find out how.
  15. BWR1953

    I didn't want to restore this 1997 Islander this summer

    You can also use unalive instead of kill.
  16. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    I cut the grass again a few days ago. The next night it rained like crazy; we got 3.5 inches in one hour. The following morning I walked out to the garage and stopped to take these pix. Plenty of storage room at my place. :cool: But, shoot me a message. :unsure: I have a couple questions...
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    Stator Wires sheared

    I had the same thing on my '85 Merc 50. I just paid the price and bought a new stator from CDI. Worth it. :cool:
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    I didn't want to restore this 1997 Islander this summer

    I feel your pain. :cry:
  19. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    I found out how to bench test a tach by using a battery charger. The 33 year old tach from the donor boat showed about 2500rpm, but it should only be 600rpm, so it's no good. :sneaky:
  20. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    The boy came over this afternoon for Father's Day and got the small gauges out for me. :LOL: Got 'em out okay. But they don't look so good. o_O 🤪
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