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  1. dingbat

    Drain plumbing

    Drains cost money....pretty common short cut
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    Bearing Buddys falling off

    As funny as it may sound, check the length of your cotter pins. Make sure you have plenty of room for the bearing buddy to fit inside the housing. Too long and they will walk a bearing out of the housing in a heart beats
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    Stator Melt down - 200 Ocean Pro

    Took the cover off to do a visual inspection and dry out a bit of condensation left over from this weekends trip and found this. None of the usual symptoms. Motor ran well during a 35-40 mile run on Saturday. No battery charging issues (~13.8 per gauge) and no issues with the tachometer...
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    97 - Ocean Pro 200 - Exhaust Housing leak?

    Getting a lot more water than normal coming from the joint between the exhaust housing and the lower unit this year. Came home yesterday to find staining from the bottom of motor mount cover after a 30+ mile run. Cant swear to it but motor sounds louder as well. I suspect the gasket(s) on the...
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    97 - 200 Ocean Pro Exhaust Leak

    Was greeted yesterday by a fairly large puddle of "black goo" on the top of the vent plate. Leaked out of the joint between the mid section and the lower unit. Black goo at the prop isn't abnormal after idling for a while, but the presence of it on the vent plate is of concern. Seems to be more...
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    Security alert...

    Firefox blocking access to the forums....Just me?
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    Copy and paste NLA

    It appears that the copy and paste function no longer works after OS13 upgrade
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    Flo-Torq II to Rubex Hub

    Looking to reduce prop chatter while trolling... I understand the Rubex is "softer" (rubber) than the hard plastic Flo-Torq hub Is there a downside to switching from a Flo-Torq II to a Rubex hub?
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    Low speed miss - 200 Ocean Pro

    This is the second season I’ve struggled with a misfire, for lack of a better word, coming off idle. Could be missing at idle but a spark test turns up nothing. Plugs don’t show anything and there is no audible evidence of a miss at idle. It’s only obvious for the first couple of seconds of...
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    Genuine Johnson/Evinrude factory-matched spray paint.

    Bought a can of Evinrude OE white paint to touch up my lower unit The paint is labeled - Genuine Johnson/Evinrude factory-matched WHITE engine spray paint. WHITE touch-up paint, 1981-1991 engines. Cant find Evinrude White labeled for later years. I’m assuming they never updated the artwork...
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    Debug

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    New Tow Vehicle

    Looking to replace my tow vehicle / Beach Buggy in the Spring. Towing #6k plus or minus. Anyone towing with a 3.5l EcoBoost V6? 365 HP with #420 Torque with a combined 20 mpg is an intriguing combination
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    They’re here......

    Fishing is finally starting to heat up. More “false bottoms” and bird shows every day
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    Adds a whole new meaning to a "couch" boat

    https://youtu.be/pW-LP4w9nnk
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    New error msg.

    Pretty much every time I attempt to the next page after a search (“today’s post”) or any search for that matter Search result already expired, please try a new search.
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    Enertia Prop Review

    I've run a 14.25 x 17, Evinrude Offshore Renegade (4 blade) prop for 10 seasons now. It ran well, held in the slop and had a pretty good hole shot but my slip was approaching 20% at wide open. Decided to look around to see what advancements in prop technology had been made over the past 10...
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    Cold miss....?

    1997 Ocean Pro 200 Starts and idles fine. No problem idling out of the creek. Hit the green buoy and go WOT to get up on plane. Pull the throttle back to 4300 rpm and we're off except there is an ever so slight on/off miss which clears in short order. Once cleared, it runs fine the rest of the...
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    Maryland Spring Trophy Season (Striper)

    Looks like opening day of Spring Trophy season is going to be a bit rough Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... FRI SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. FRI NIGHT S winds 15 kt with...
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    Bluetooth adaptors

    I was going to replace my am/fm/cd with a Bluetooth unit so I could stream music. Removed the existing radio and found a pair of aux. inputs not shown in the manual. How good are the Bluetooth adaptors? Seems like a better solution than messing with a wires but at the same time I want...
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    200 Ocean Pro WOT

    Going to play with props. It’s been suggested at take a look at an Enertia to replace my Offshore Renegade. Happy with performance of the Offshore but looking for a better mouse trap. Currently propped somewhere between 5100-5200. Spec is 5000-6000. Pretty wide range. Should I shoot for...
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