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  1. dingbat

    Critical Errors?

    Getting almost daily critical errors on both Windows 10. Windows 7 Pro and Iphone
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    AIS question

    [/I] Hazards to navigation that are not required to broadcast AIS signals: 1. Jetties 2. Rock Piles 3. Navigation buoys 4. Fish traps 5. Non-commercial vessels under 65 ft. (95% of all boat traffic) 6. Crab traps and pots 7. Trot line markers 8. Sector lights 9. Shipping containers adrift...
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    Heads up on grease seal sizing

    It's been a struggle keeping water out of the bearings on the front axle of my trailer for almost 5 years. I shrugged it off as bad rear seal surfaces until this weekend. I had a brake issue (hung caliper) last week which caused me to tear into the front axle over the weekend. Removed the hub...
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    starter issue or switch - 1997 Ocean pro 200

    Went out to start the boat a couple of days ago. On the third or fourth attempt, the starter RPM was suddenly a lot higher. On the next try, back to normal. A couple of tries later, high RPM, then back to normal on the next. FWIW: Starter rpm is pretty constant when use "one" or "both" Grp. 27...
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    Clutter on deep finder screen

    For the past 4 to 5 weeks the screen on my deep finder has been showing more and more of these weird red blobs. I don't know what they are but we catch a lot of fish when the screen looks like this......lol
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    1997 Ocean Pro 200 - cracked carbs

    I've been struggling for a while now with a motor that ran well but bounced around a bit at idle. I took up to my mechanic and everything passed with flying colors except the drop test. Pulling number 4 had no effect on the motor. #4 had spark. Not dropping out. Thinking it was a fuel delivery...
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    997 Evinrude Ocean Pro 200HP

    This is driving me crazy. The boat will not idle reliably below 1100 rpm. It looses rpm over a course of 20 - 30 seconds or so. Bump the throttle and it would recover, then 20-30 seconds later the cycle starts over again. If you let it get below 800-900 rpm, it could continue to drop, you get...
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    Best "filler" to repair freeze damage on Hardtop

    It appears that moisture got behind the "filler" they used to fill the imperfections on the edges of the hardtop during manufacture and froze. The damaged started as small hair line cracks where horizontal met vertical and progressed into what you see in the attached photo. There are several...
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    Replacing Downrigger cable

    I bought a pair of Cannon Uni-Troll 10 STX manual downriggers for X-mas. I plan on replacing the cable with #200 or #250 Power Pro. What is the best way to connect the braid to cable? Crimps?
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    Wireless Stereo

    My wife has banned my component stereo from the family room. I'm looking at replacing it with sound bar and a pair of wireless speakers/sub-woofers. I'm currently looking at Sonos play bar with perhaps a pair of Play5 speakers? Maybe pair the play bar with a sub-woofer? The room is roughly 32'...
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    Boat too long for trailer?

    Loadrite Trailer - #4800, tandem axle Boat weight - ~#4300 Trailer weight - ~#1150 Tongue weight - ~#480 Rebuilt the trailer in the Spring. When changing the springs, I noticed that the trailer had 4 leaf springs in the front and 3 leaf springs in the rear. I called a local trailer dealer to...
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    No iboats in Asia

    Two weeks in Taiwan w/o Iboats. Withdraw starting to set in. Any plans for the future or permanent blockage of Asian IP addresses?
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    No edit function on I-Phone 4

    I have no problem posting from my I-Phone, but the edit function doesn't work. The editor pops up, but the text from the post does not. Any fixes?
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    1997 Evinrude OceanPro 200 HP Pressure relief valve

    I was pegging the water pressure gauge at 3K+ RPM the last outing. Pulled the thermostats and they where OK. Pulled the tell tale and didn't find a restriction. Went to pull the pressure relief valve and found what looks like some sort of a sealer being used as a cover gasket. I didn't tear it...
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    1997 Evinrude Ocean Pro 200HP

    A reverse diagnosis question. The boat has been running fine. Went out this morning and it didn't want to idle below 1100 rpm. It would slowly loose rpm over a course of 10-15 seconds or so. Bump the throttle and it would recover, then 10-15 seconds later start to loose rpm again. If you let...
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    Cotton Canvas Conditoner?

    I have a cotton canvas enclosure on the boat. While still in good condition, it has lost it's suppleness and feels "dry". It needs something to bring it back to life. I found lots of products for Sunbrella and other man-made materials, but nothing for cotton. The waterproofing I found says...
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    Need new battery charger

    My old 1990's Sears battery charger is starting to act up and I need to replace it. Any recommendations? Gets used a lot...golf cart, tractors, boat, cars, fencer, breakaway batteries, etc. some AGM in the mix
  18. dingbat

    Humm...Fishin' boat or Bow rider with sunpad.........?

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    Who said you can't go boating when it's cold.......

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    Good steady work

    You have been unemployed, underemployed or on a constant layoff cycle for years now. Would you uproot the family and move to a location that held more promise in your profession?
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