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  1. rolmops

    Moving my batteries forward

    So I looked at how my Islander lays in the water when docked. The bow is fairly high up while the stern sits quite deep. This is because I have a 4.3 liter engine an outdrive, an extra long shaft Suzuki and 2 big fat batteries all on or near the stern. It raises the bow high enough to make the...
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    Who makes covers that are any good?

    Just so you have an idea. This is for my 22 footer Islander: Replacement stainless steel frame for bimini top :$6oo Bimini top with front window/curtain with zippers, side windows, rear curtains with windows and zippers : $3100 It looks beautiful, but you get what you pay for
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    Who makes covers that are any good?

    You can go to Target and buy a spray can of water proofing material for shoes . I use it once year. It does a great job. I usually put a big inflatable exercise ball the type that you can sit on(sometimes even two) on the bow section of my Islander so the cover does not lay flat on the bow. It...
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    1988 Johnson 70hp - VRO or not to VRO?

    If anybody has any doubt left as to why Premixing is the better way to go... This might help: A lot of these VRO using engines blew up because people forgot to refill their oil oil tank, or the connections had an air hole sucking air instead of oil. There are simply too many things that can go...
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    1988 Johnson 70hp - VRO or not to VRO?

    that's correct
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    1988 Johnson 70hp - VRO or not to VRO?

    The outside of them look the same. They must have a model or serial number printed on them somewhere. Armed with that model # you should be able to find out what you have. The fact that your engine is still in one piece makes me think that you have the newer version.
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    1988 Johnson 70hp - VRO or not to VRO?

    Unless the 1988 VRO unit was replaced by a newer version, it is still the type that pumps variable amounts of oil anywhere between 1:50 to 1:100 mixture dependent on the rpm. This has blown up a ton of engines. The later (post 1990) VRO is no longer a true VRO but an oil pump that provides a...
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    Ford 302 engine oil dipstick - 1995 OMC Cobra, Ford 302, VolvoSX

    Dipstick 3850474 is the dipstick that is used with the engine oil extraction suction tube. The tube that it goes through has all sorts of bends and turns. If your engine just has the straight down housing 3850249, but the 3850474 dipstick it will go much deeper into the oil pan and it may even...
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    Ford 302 engine oil dipstick - 1995 OMC Cobra, Ford 302, VolvoSX

    The type of engine oil is a bit tricky. Marine engine oil is a different type (the additives) because these engines run long periods of time at the same rpm. Around here the 15-40 ,although it is usually advertised for diesel engines, is quite popular. That is because it is made for engines that...
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    Ford 302 engine oil dipstick - 1995 OMC Cobra, Ford 302, VolvoSX

    It may just be a dipstick that does not belong to this engine , but one from a different engine that was put in there, or the outer housing is shorter than it is supposed to be, which will cause the stick to go deeper inside the oilpan If the book tells you to put in six quarts, than that is...
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    The Hull Truth present form.

    THT is a commercial website with company sponsoring of certain forums. Between me using Firefox and being a registered member, I never see their adds. Many of their forums have very high end participants and the amount of regular online visitors is in the hundreds daily. They must be doing...
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    The Hull Truth present form.

    They call them Bilge Liners (so do I)
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    Furuno 588 manual gain problems

    I got lucky. A factory default reset made the problem go away.
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    Water coming out of midsection 2021 yamaha 9.9

    Did you just service the water pump?
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    1957 Johnson Seahorse 35hp value?

    I sold 2 1957 Seahorses. for $400 each , but that was only after I got a hold of "Holiday Bronze" paint and the proper rubber cowling strip size. The truth is is that, although they are beautiful, they also are very thirsty. They leave so much unburned fuel in the water. I never went on the...
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    Furuno 588 manual gain problems

    i have a 2 year old Furuno 588 hooked to an Airmar tr260 transducer. It works fine as long as the gain setting is on fishing or cruising. When I switch the gain to manual it does not react at all . I can turn the knob in either direction and the gain remains exactly the same. There is not really...
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    How do I clean a Starcraft Islander hull

    This summer I slipped my boat in a creek near Lake Ontario. This boat has always been on a trailer and I did not really consider growth and scum. Before to long I will have to pull the boat and I am painfully aware that my nice white boat bottom is no longer white. I have to clean the stuff off...
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    Caffeine good for sleepy old guy ?

    Reading some of your posts, which often gyrate between grumpy ,angry, really out there and dreamy, it would be wise not to add too much caffeine to that already unpredictable mix.
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    tilt and trim fluid for 1989 4.3 liter OMC Cobra

    I have been having problems with the T&T on my Islander For now I hope to have fixed the mechanical part. But the fluid in the pump is synthetic automatic transmission fluid instead of tilt and trim fluid. My question is whether it is crucial to have the tilt and trim fluid or whether it can...
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    Duratech Boats

    I really did like the one I had, a 17 footer, just like the ones that were used in the Bay of Pigs fiasco
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