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    Hydrofoil/Whale Tail Good or Bad

    Achris was being nice, that large foil is helpful on a sailboat known as a keel..
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    Hydrofoil/Whale Tail Good or Bad

    Before your time I guess, it's a little baby..google it..,
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    Winch Strap longevity

    Light weight strap I guess. I prefer stainless 1/4 inch cable..
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    Keeping pontoon gates open

    It probably is, they will hang you from the yardarm
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    Troubleshooting engine temp

    The dead sea is 280g/L. You could practically walk on it..
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    Do you use non ethanol gas ?

    I guess it's an excess of corn.. give farmers a more profitable reason to grow it.
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    Troubleshooting engine temp

    Me too, 27 year old boat, 1 year in the Tennessee river. Who knows it's previous life.. But I will remember the trick....
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    Troubleshooting engine temp

    I wanna know!
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    4.3 merc . spring starup

    On My old 350 I had a rocker arm stud come loose. In those days they were pressed into the head but I don't think they are anymore.
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    Cooling hose kit

    Thanks for the link Scott, I believe I have the gen 3 configuration and believe the hose to be 32-806856. I need to get another elbow for the starboard side so I may just get the hose at the same time from my local dealer. He's been in the business around here for a long time, good man and...
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    port side exhaust elbow over heating.

    I put a patch on the intake hose and took the boat out for a short run to see how things were, I ran at 3500 on plane for about 15 minutes then checked the temp, yep, got a infrared thermometer... the new elbow was about 120f the down pipe about 160f. The other side was about 40f hotter. So it...
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    Cooling hose kit

    Thanks, that looks like it has the proper curves, I will need to take the old one off and get some measurements. Those folks are proud for sure... LOL
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    Do you use non ethanol gas ?

    Yes I do lucky to still get it...
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    Elbow and exhaust manifold inspection what do you think?

    Good and snug is about the best my elbow does these days.. LOL
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    Cooling hose kit

    Well ain't I the lucky one! Do you guys have a suggestion and part no. for the cooler to the thermostat? It's a tough bugger to get to being down under the motor mount, the others would be a piece of cake. I haven't cut it off yet but suspect it's 1. 25 id.. thought about getting some of the...
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    Cooling hose kit

    I just replaced an elbow and the hoses feeding the top have been replaced as they say Dayco. the fresh water input from the cooler is the immediate concern as it aged and weeping. The others are probably not far behind. Just thought I'd replace all
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Hey mate, I have a 27ft O'Day that needs a full resto and I would like someone to take it on. She's floating and still has sails but sadly I've gotten old and don't have the means or energy to bring her back.. Great sailing boat and we had fun with the Catalina 27s..
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    Cooling hose kit

    Just looking for a set of cooling hoses for my application, seems there are many different setups. I have a leaky hose from the PS cooler to the thermostat housing figured maybe to replace all and have seen many online and all different.. the thermostat housing has 6 ports.
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    Cooling hose kit

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    Hydrofoil/Whale Tail Good or Bad

    Not necessarily, engine designers don't design for a specific hull. I'm not a fan but suspect they have an advantage in some applications.
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