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  1. Nos4r2

    Temp sender

    Bought this on ebay the other day just because it was so cheap that if I can't make it work then I've not lost anything.It's quicksilver part number 78799.<br /><br />Question is, can I fit/adapt this to take a temp reading from my 84 type v ignition 50hp blueband?<br /><br />Has anyone got any...
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    I wish my boat would take this outboard...

    This thing looks wild,and looks like a shortshaft so it'd fit my boat if it didn't sink it...<br /><br />Sometimes I curse my max 85hp rating.<br /><br /> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4551319680&fromMakeTrack=true
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    Seafoam or Redex? What's better, or are they the same thing?

    Seafoam or Redex? What's better, or are they the same thing? I can't get seafoam in the UK. No-one sells it that I've seen, but we do have a product called Redex that claims the same as seafoam with the same manner of uses.<br /><br />Is this the same stuff (I've been using it for years) or is...
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    I wish it'd stop raining!

    Getting sick of this, in the past 6 months it's rained EVERY weekend bar 2 and I need to do some work on my boat that requires low humidity levels.<br />Spent both those weekends working my a** off on her but now I need about 24 hours of dry weather.<br /><br />The annoying thing is it's not...
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    Fitting smiths tach to 83 merc 50

    I've got a Smiths 2-stroke tach and I want to fit it to my 83ish non distributor 4 cyl merc 50 blueband.According to my Seloc manual it's a type V ignition.<br />Have I still got to conect it to a yellow wire from the rectifier or does it attach to a coil feed or the switchbox?<br />It's got...
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    Adding a sideways pee-hole

    My merc 50 blueband is a shortshaft and I can't see the pee stream from the wheel whilst moving as it's too low down and hidden by the stern.<br /><br />Is there enough water pressure or any likelyhood of it working if I add a T-piece into the telltale hose and put a sideways peehole in too?<br...
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    How do I connect a vhf marine radio plug? (diagram attached)

    Just bought a new glomex ariel for my marine radio.I've never had to wire one up before.<br /><br />How do I connect the screw-in jack that goes into the back of the set to the co-ax cable?<br /> Do I just have to solder the center core in and push the shielding into the rest of the hole while...
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    Does anyone recognise this outboard (pic)

    Bought this on ebay for 99p the other day from a guy across town from me.It looks like it'll probably run with a new floatbowl gasket as it's chucking fuel out at the moment from it. It's aircooled with no impeller at all and looks like a lawnmower motor under the cowl. It's not a B&S. Anyone...
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    standard vs platinum electrode sparkplugs. Opinions?

    In my years running bikes on a few occasions I've used Bosch platinum tipped plugs. These are horribly expensive but make a he11 of a difference to certain brands but none to others.<br /> When they work they improve MPG, reduce misfire rate (with a standard plug you have something like a 10%...
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    Fao Rodbolt-Test props

    I don't suppose you ever found that Merc service bulletin about how much to cut down a prop to make a test prop did you? I could do with one for my 50hp blueband and the info would be greatly appreciated.<br />Cheers
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    2 charging systems, one battery.

    I've got a 5hp kicker and a 50hp mercury. BOTH have charging circuits. It seemed like a good idea on the kicker as it's got a 55w charging coil on it- I should be able to run the auxiliary gear while trolling and not lose charge.<br /><br />Can anyone think of a way I can have both charging...
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    What is the trade name or technical name for tinned flexible wire?

    I'm trying to find some marine wire to rewire my boat in the UK and I'm not having a lot of luck. Can't find it in a web search, our local electronics components store has never heard of it and I don't know the trade name or technical name for it.<br /><br />What I'm looking for specifically is...
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    The customer wants me to do WHAT? for HOW much?

    After reading a few of the comments in here about people wanting something for nothing, I figured it'd be a good one to start a thread on in here. I don't think it needs to be restricted to just boats/outboards but this seems the best place to put it-JB if I'm wrong can you move this please?<br...
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    I've decided to be a vegan eco-fundamentalist

    I've decided that the vegans and eco-warrior extremists have been right all along.<br /><br />Today I'm going to build myself a boat from recycled organic cabbage leaves.<br />I'm going to glue them together with voluntarily donated free range yak saliva.<br /><br />It's going to have a new...
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    Oiling throttle/gear cables-what to use?

    While I've got my control box apart I really should oil them. Anyone got any tips on how to get the oil in and what oil do you guys use?
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    Ebay and Direct Debits...anyone else having problems with their conduct?

    I'm quite annoyed. Ebay have just suspended my account for insisting that they stick to the Direct Debit guarantee when taking my sellers fees from my bank account.<br /><br />Basically, the direct debit guarantee is this(taken directly from the UK financial ombudsman site):-<br /><br />The...
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    HP rating for a 1970's boat

    My Microplus 500 is rated up to 85hp, but she was built in 1976 before outboards were rated at the prop. She only has a 15" transom (see pic of an identical boat). <br /> The maker went out of business in the 80's so I can't ask them this either, BUT...<br /><br />1)If I put a recent 85hp will...
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    I wish I could work on my boat!(and an apology)

    After a car accident last week where a van attempted to mate with the rear of my 4x4 while I was stationary I'm stuck at home with no pay.<br /> My back hurts like hell and I can't work on my boat because of it.<br /> Hell,I can't walk more than 200 yards at the moment without being in agony and...
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    Forklift seat as a captain's chair?

    Whilst out and about today (I'm off sick after some goon from the gas board totalled his van into the back of my SUV-result, me with whiplash, one undamaged SUV and a trashed gas van with my towbar extension impaling it)I happened upon a brand new forklift seat rather cheap. It's got lumbar...
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