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  1. dingbat

    1st time driving from NY to So Fla...route advice needed

    If you take Rt. 13 south out of Wilmington to Virginia Beach, you pass right by all the Delaware and Maryland beaches. If you stay on Rt. 17 (south) of Va. Beach, you pass right by, or thru, all the NC and SC beaches. At issue, the farther south you go on Rt. 17, the longer it takes to get...
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    Fog

    Not to mention a good way to get run over or swamped if your anywhere near shipping lanes...... A small fiberglass boat is next to impossible to see on ships radar. Good argument to broadcast AIS The worst I was ever rocked was by a Virginia Class submarine. Saw him on radar......smallish...
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    1st time driving from NY to So Fla...route advice needed

    DC is always a nightmare waiting to happen. At issue, both bridges (Wilson and American Legion) that cross the river in metro DC area are part of the Capital Beltway. Don't take much to turn the Beltway into a parking lot. Rt. 95 is under construction between DC and Fredericksburg, Va. I...
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    The Equipment Wish List - Recommendations??

    Garmin EchoMap 73SV Does both....
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    Specific paint for outboard motor?

    A large percentage of the OE (Merc, Evinrude, Moeller) rattle can paints are acrylic lacquer which is resistant to gasoline, oil, and heat. (250 F)
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    The Equipment Wish List - Recommendations??

    Where did you read that? Side scan is completely useless at 8 mph.
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    The Equipment Wish List - Recommendations??

    Where did you get that idea? I'm pretty regularly under 3 meter accuracy with a remote antenna mounted on the hardtop. "The Best" is subjective........what is your budget and what are your requirement/priorities?
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    Starter engages the flywheel but won't spin the engine

    Nine times out of ten the issue with a problematic starter is a burnt winding in the armature. Unless you test the armature (growler) I wouldn’t throw anymore time and effort into rebuilding the thing. I went through this last year. Inspection turned up a burnt winding. A new Arco starter for...
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    The Equipment Wish List - Recommendations??

    Take GPS for VHF off chart plotter Take radar over AIS in heart beat Run separate units for chartplotting and sonar/fish finder if possible I cheat and run two (2) combo units in single display mode. Use each other for backup. Better yet... install NMEA 2000 back bone. Buy and connect NMEA...
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    NEED Stern LIFT Prop Suggestions

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/201483246526// Seems to be a common problem with that boat The need for "wedges" is a big hint as to what is going on
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    Wiring

    You only get a voltage drop if the current draw exceeds the wire capabilities. A 16 gauge wire is good to 10 amps at 50 feet at 3%. Changing out a 16 gauge wire for 14 gauge buys you nothing in a 8 amp circuit 14 gauge wire is harder to work with than 16 gauge and 12 gauge is harder yet. I...
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    Replacing carburetor hoses with tygon ?

    Tygon is pretty soft. OE hose is nothing special. Just match it up with what your local auto supply house carries.
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    Max Horsepower Rating Interpretation

    The max HP calculation deals with hull displacement. It does not take weight into account. Depending on the boat, an additional #100 in the back of the boat may or may not be of concern at all. Keep in mind your typical battery weighs #40 each.... Worst comes to worst you may need to move some...
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    Good Source for Trailer Axles?

    I put Speedi sleeves on my ez lube axles. The sleeve is paper thin. Punching the lube hole is easily done with an awl/ice pick once the sleeve is installed.
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    winter storage

    A fully charged battery freezes at -92 Degrees F. https://www.trojanbattery.com/pdf/WP_DeepCycleBatteryStorage_0512.pdf
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    Need help designing new livewell system

    A larger percentage of boat mfg. just dump it in the bilge. If you've ever lived through a smell of a dead squid stuck in the somewhere in the bilge.... you'll understand the error of that thinking. Fortunately, my manufacturer is a firm believer that a bilge is not an onboard sewer. I have...
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    Need help designing new livewell system

    I suspect in reality that one is a live and or bait well and the other is a fish box. My bait well has three lines: Pump to live well. Drain to thru hull (overboard) plugged while in use Out flow to thru hull (overboard) Recirculating tank. No stand pipe. Water exits through outflow Fish box...
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    winter storage

    The self discharge rate of a battery in “cold” storage is next to nothing. Put a full charge on the battery before putting to bed and don’t worry about
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    Starter brushes

    Been in electronics repair business for years. Learned two things.....1. don’t fix something that isn’t broken.....2.if your at the point that the unit needs disassembled for repair or inspection, replace all consumable components in the process. If not, changes of the unit coming back in for...
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    Power Tune or Engine Tuner

    The MSDS for both products are identical
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