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    Nobody fishing?

    Many men fish most of their lives without knowing it’s not the fish they are after… - Henry David Thoreau
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    Keep blowing my starter solenoid up.

    Explain the me mechanism of this My understanding is that V = I x R
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    Seastar hydrolic steering testing

    Lines don't need to be "sterile". Flush with clean hydraulic fluid All seals should be lubed prior to installation Displaced by the hydraulic fluid
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    Keep blowing my starter solenoid up.

    Circuit breakers trip on current, not voltage. Have you checked to see if the starter is on the way out?
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    Let's talk skill...

    Spend many hours "steering" from the back of boat while trolling. Comes in handy fishing a fish solo as well
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    Let's talk skill...

    One of those hidden features that wasn't included in the brochure
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    Let's talk skill...

    Can you dock better than a 5th grader….
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    Remote oil tank

    1997 Evinrude 2 stoke with trim and tilt….20” shaft I have the same but with a 25” shaft
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    How do you trim?

    Outboard...... Set motor to neutral trim, put tabs down for 3 seconds and hammer throttle. Once on plane, adjust tabs counter tide lean and go. Normally, don't need to touch trim settings the rest of the day. Adjust tabs as needed throughout the day to counter conditions
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    Wacky Fishfinder Display

    That’s (electronic) “noise”. Problems in either the signal generator, transducer and or supply power. The repeatability of the noise points to the transducer I’m seeing a 0.6 spread on the voltage display. What’s going on there? My money
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    Trailer bearing blowout. Need help with repair(s)

    Sorry, got to ask the obvious…..how long since you last serviced the bearings? That amount of corrosion didn’t happen overnight
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    photographs......film vs digital.

    Mrs. Dingbat and I did a lot of antiquing in our younger days as well. Finding out our kids have no interest in this “old stuff”. Never thought I would have to beg family members to pass heirlooms on to the next generation
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    Kicker motor vs towing

    When boating, you always prepare for the worst and hope for the best. If 2’ waves are the worst Mother Nature is going to throw at you, more power to you….lol
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    photographs......film vs digital.

    My grandmother had half a storage unit full of pictures and slides. Most pictures she left behind were of people and places long since lost from memory. Truth being, most pictures will never see the light of day after the collage comes down after your funeral.
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    What happened to the Strawberries ?

    Too much rain...... Our black and raspberries where/are huge, but fairly tasteless.
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    Problems starting after fuel filter/water separator change

    You can’t prime a EFI high pressure pump with air in the system. I’ve tried many different ways of “priming” fuel systems after changing a coalescing filter. The only method that works for me most of the time is to start the motor and let it run to make sure the fuel system is fully primed...
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    Kicker motor vs towing

    Inshore/offshore guy If your kicker can't plane the boat, you don't have enough motor to get you safely back though the inlet. It's a lot easier with Unlimited towing insurance, up to 75 miles offshore, than totting around a 150 HP kicker, just in case.
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    question on the starting a "2 cycle Merc" sticky

    Which you often did….lol Imagine a 67 Galaxy 500 getting 35 miles to the gallon, no component failures and still burning zero oil at 230,000 miles. The good old days where not all that long ago and where not all that good
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    New sea pump front seal walking out. Causes? Fixes?

    Seals can walk for any number of reasons: Not properly seated Wrong size seal Out of tolerance housings and or seals Bent shafts Bad bearings Thermal issues
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    Private Boaters Vs Navy Ship

    It makes sense now........Naval Vessel Protection Zone is a 500-yards. Been warned (radio contact) and or physically escorted out of areas may times for getting anywhere near navel operations.
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