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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Lifepo4 are a great choice but....they need to be handled without mistakes!! Lipo batteries have no forgivness, one mistake and poof...all gone !! Lifepo4 are more forgiving but..you still havevto do things right!! Cant stress that enough !! They MUST be hooked up correctly, they MUST have...
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    Boat Disposal

    Just don' t be around his burn pile when he lights it up...fiberglass is really bad if inhaled while burning !!! Most areas have strict regulations against burning it !!
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    Used Engines?

    Yes, I have had good sucess with buying used for more than 60 years. I do go thru everything with a fine tooth comb so to speak. Have walked away from many and missed quite a few by waiting and thinking on it. Such is life, most folks have been reliable, gettin easier to spot the crooks...
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    1990 Tyee1850 interior

    Lookin good....sure beats the cost of a new one !!
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    What hp 4 stroke should I look at to replace a 1985 evinrude 20 hp 2 stroke. 14 ft crestliner muskie aluminum boat

    I paid 1200 for a mint condition 40 Johnson 2 stroke, ran great, sure was a lot cheaper than 4500 for a 4 stroke and faster as well. Last year I bought a boat with 2 stroke, 4 cylinder Merc 40 hp, awesome engine, idles smooth down to a crawl, oil injected so only smoke on initial startup...
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    40 year old transom… recommendations on wood/epoxy/etc.

    No pressure treated lumber as those chemicals will react with the aluminum !! I would use exterior plywood glued together to make the right thickness. Plywood will be the strongest!! Others might chime in on other materials, but for me...plywood all the way !!
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    4-stroke 4hp Mercury 2003 outboard?

    As big as it would safely handle !!
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    Boat Disposal

    Creating the fiberglass is no where near as bad as cutting it up !! When it is sawed, ground up etc the fine dust and fibers gets into the lungs and doesn't dissolve, they just keep wearing away the insides if the lungs as it is abrasive.
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    Blige pump problem!

    To each his own....we can only suggest...
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    4-stroke 4hp Mercury 2003 outboard?

    Not sure what a Kaboat is actually, but for sure it sounds like a small boat...I would want to be able to return quickly if bad weather comes in.
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    What causes this knocking tapping sound?

    The drive should never be all the way up when running an I/O, puts undo stress on U joints and can cause early failure.
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    1964 7.5hp McCulloch gear oil fill . . . ?

    Bottom is fill plug, top is vent plug. Remove bottom plug and insert pump nozzle from lower unit lube container, then remove top vent plug, pump oil into lower unit until it comes out the vent opening...install vent plug...then remove pump nozzle and reinstall drain plug. Pretty much the same...
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    4-stroke 4hp Mercury 2003 outboard?

    Going offshore with only a 4 hp motor ??? Not me....
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    1973 ISLANDER REFIT

    Whoa....your making some long runs....by all means, you don't want try paddling that Islander !!
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    1968 Slickcraft 19 foot Just Purchased!

    For people getting older fiberglass boats to fix up, it normally is. The deeper they get into it, the worse it gets!
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    1973 ISLANDER REFIT

    I used an aluminum 25 gallon square tank, installed inside a box that created the passenger seat. Made same box on drivers side but used as storage. At planning speed ( 22 mph) I had a 100 plus mile cruising range.
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    90hp Merc. 4-Stroke Water in oil --Diagnosis?

    Looks like rust on plug ends !! Water in cylinders ?? Compression check needed.
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    trailer makes banging noise when stop & starting

    Any parts on the trailer loose ?? Years back a friend had a similiar noise, long story short...his U bolts holding his spare tire were loose, it was sliding back and forth ...
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    Boat Disposal

    Some of my famiky are in the medical business, nurses paramedics etc. Many horror stories from fiberglass inhalation, I wouldn't take a chance. !!!
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    Blige pump problem!

    According to Johnson Controls battery engineer, the 50% is for a deep cycle, regular flooded cell batteries ( starting type) should not be drawn down below 75% capacity for longest life. A regular starting battery will be killed after drawing down to 50% a couple times. Hope this is an...
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