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    Electrical Problem

    You're house burns down. You tell the firemen you don't know what happened other than your where playing with matches yesterday. How would you not try to relate the two incidences? Burnt connectors are almost always loose connections in the form of cold solder joints, loose connections and or...
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    Yamaha lf200 four strokes not planing out

    Cleaned VST tanks and filters? Assume motors has had diagonitc software run. Any codes? Hard to believe it’s limits to 1200 rpm w/o codes Tried running engine off an alternative fuel source? Connect a small tank of fuel as close to fuel pump as possible. On my motor it was easier for me to...
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    Fuel gauge not working

    Have you done any trouble shooting? Solid state….nothing to break, per say. They either work or nothing at all What brand?
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    Best water separator

    Probably don’t want to hear this after the fact but……while you have to buy a Mercury or OMC “style” filter head separately, the B32 series filters are sized (threaded) to fit the very popular OEM Mercury (11/16”- 16) and OMC (1”-12) filter heads. Allows you to substitute an OEM filter or...
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    150 Johnson will not idle

    Ideally you want to check for quality of spark which requires a spark tester.
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    Prop Contacts Trim Tab Only When In Gear Not Neutral

    Should be using this washer with the Flo-torque hub. https://www.mercruiserparts.com/8354671-thrust-washer Make sure you torque the prop nut to 55 ft. Ibs. Required to fully set the flo-torque insert in the prop.
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    Is the buddy heater safe?

    Used one of these for years while fishing in the winter
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    Engine data in wrong position on Axiom 9+ MFD with Volvo Easy Connect NMEA 2000 interface

    https://forum.raymarine.com/showthread.php?tid=5470
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    Volvo 5.0 OSI-GF Fuel Flow Indication

    https://forum.raymarine.com/showthread.php?tid=5470
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    Chesapeake Virginia?

    Have not fished the pilings in years. The bridge is a good place for sheephead bu there are better and easier places to catch flounder. Stripers, Cobia, and Drum is all I chase down there. Should be Trout at Lynnhaven
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    How do I Stop Loosing Bearing Buddys??

    I always did the hub since the casting material is softer. Don’t want to deform the bearing buddy casing
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    Chesapeake Virginia?

    Yep
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    Fuel gauge not working

    Bag the 20th century float sensor and replace with reed technology. $60….5 screws and two wire nuts and you done https://www.iboats.com/shop/vdo-reed-switch-fuel-sender-240-33-ohm.html?opt=IB00640178&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4bX5kIvt-QIVitmzCh1i3QTZEAQYASABEgJT6fD_BwE#ib_size=230mm
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    Help – Aluminum Stress Crack leak?

    The beauty of metal….you can always grind or cut out and start over ;)
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    Boat tool box

    I carry a spare prop with hardware, fuel filter with wrench, an extra gallon of 2 stroke oil and my Tow Boat membership card.
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    Cheap Raised ventilated flooring for storage ares?

    Unless the storage lockers are sealed off from the bilge area, chances are good that most of the moisture problem is coming from condensation in the bilge. Had this issue on my first boat. Even with the plug out, 2-3 days after the fact I still had condensation in the bilge that permeated up...
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    Prop Contacts Trim Tab Only When In Gear Not Neutral

    What prop and drive? Pretty common for prop changes to require a change of the thrust washer as well
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    Help – Aluminum Stress Crack leak?

    Ends of cracks should have been drilled and filled with weld Aluminum brazing suxs….should have been TIG welded
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    HF 1.5w Solar Panel for trickle charge dual battery system?

    1.5w at 12 volts is 0.125 amps. Pretty useless as a battery charger
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    Figuring out AWG cable size for Dual Battery & wiring?

    I suspect if you sat down and did the actual wire sizing calculations based on actual current, duty cycle (%) and insulation (thermal) rating you could down size the battery cables considerably.
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