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  1. jimbo_jwc

    Forced Air Heaters, using Engine coolant ...

    Re: Forced Air Heaters, using Engine coolant ... It looked like this one , and I thought the valve where I dump coming out of heater core I could throttle/restrict for pressure differential or hold heat before dumping overboard . The lines on heater core aren't as big as auto for equip had...
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    Forced Air Heaters, using Engine coolant ...

    Re: Forced Air Heaters, using Engine coolant ... Me too for early and late year boating , I have the small heater core with fan , housing from aux heavy equip. and wondered if I could plumb to little 1/8 npt plug I remove from thermostat housing with a valve after heater core to shut off and...
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    Question on installing a Generator (Costs?)

    Re: Question on installing a Generator (Costs?) Here is what I found and have used in a lot of things. I had to buy the whole wrecked motor home to get one of these but only had on a pontoon Boat open air . Air cooled so don't know how it could be applied to OP's yacht . Onan Emerald II 3000w...
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    Topping Up Batteries On The Fly

    Re: Topping Up Batteries On The Fly If its factory wired for the brakes with huge plug it has heavy enough wiring for charging batteries . Chevy ,Tahoe's ,Suburban &Trucks come with this feature as the electric brake coils on most trailers pull a lot of current. With a small modification ...
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    Boating / Fishing by your self decreases you odds of surviving a accident .

    Re: Boating / Fishing by your self decreases you odds of surviving a accident . Thanks for all the good ideas as I was struggling with the loss and fond memories of my friend and life long boating enthusiast . I'm sure most who post on this site are in agreement. If a moderator see's this I...
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    Boating / Fishing by your self decreases you odds of surviving a accident .

    Really thinking of not fishing/launching , boating in my 196 I/O alone as I had to take a twin brother to Tullahoma Tennessee after his boat ran over his brother killing him from massive head trama from a prop strike . Somehow after returning from fishing as he trolled a lot with fish in cooler...
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    1983 Thompson 196 Cuddy

    Re: 1983 Thompson 196 Cuddy
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    1986 Mercruiser quits running after 2 hrs of running time.

    Re: 1986 Mercruiser quits running after 2 hrs of running time. Mine acted similar after determining not battery / alternator after two occasions it was the brgs going bad from water intrusion in lower unit . Last time it bound up and wouldn't turn over at all .Thought starter was bad. Pulled...
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    Guess I won'f be out this Holiday

    Don't know what seal went bad no water oil in bilge seized vertical shaft top taper rollerbrg scattered jammed gear lower needle bad prop shaft free . B.O.A.T.
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    22' Islander 3.0 3 vs 4 blade

    Re: 22' Islander 3.0 3 vs 4 blade Boat ,Fish ,GPS .8m scale also I exaggerate a lot . 24" polycarbonate plastic .Will get GPS MPH video .water pick up tube speedo , tach works on 750 rpm idle 600 in gear .Ran back to launch fuel dock and back to cove campground Friend paid for gas as was...
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    What kind of hull design would you call this?

    Re: What kind of hull design would you call this? Yep I don't see different step or angels in back not VDR different straff for water spray and deepV ?20 ' 1000# heavyer than mine 19.5' 1 axel trailer on mine this has 2 must be built like a tank .
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    Efficiency increases

    Re: Efficiency increases Messed with mine ended up changing points ,rotor button ,distribureter cap , and new plugs , never messed with again .It was 120hp new power unit 130hp never rejeted it ran lean and hot and I could troll about ahalf hour before buzzer said stop and rev in neutral to...
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    A little miracle

    Re: A little miracle Runts rule as best dogs .Heres ours and she rules the nest .
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    cutting cap on my boat

    Re: cutting cap on my boat You can come and practice on my 1968 Woodson.Im going to cut to two feet above water line fill with Isoboard cut and fiberglass on edge to play with on river . Look what was put on back of transom of mine . Out board clamps just started breaking through inside . It...
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    Intertaing 4 leged freinds as they can't wait till spring either

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    Web sight widened ?

    Did I accidently change a setting on my laptop or are we getting more advertising room?It isn't any larger print /font that my eyes noticed .
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    fuel consumption on a 78 150hp

    Re: fuel consumption on a 78 150hp Old 1974 Chyrsler 120hp had 18 gal tank under bow and i carried 6 gal reserve . Fuel Mileage was porportionate to fun/speed /watersports and it sucked gas but ran like bat out of H_ll. I then tried a whale tail because they promised fuel savings and was...
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    Kicker?

    Re: Kicker? Yes you should if you like to troll . I have found out that my 3.0 L at 600 rpm will go down to 2.2 mph and times fish don't like speed ,deph,or lure wobble that I can't fix with weights,leaders ,line type . Can cover alot of lakes at that speed to find out when I start the 4.5hp...
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    Oil pressure sending unit

    Re: Oil pressure sending unit Plumbed hot water line out of thermostat housing and hung filter out 6" SCH 20 nipple it broke 2nd time out from weight and pounding. Talked to marine mech and got skinny. Brass heavy close nipple in place of steel long one .Marine is the only way to go and when...
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