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    HF 1.5w Solar Panel for trickle charge dual battery system?

    I took a look at an AC powered battery maintainer that I have and it's output was rated for about 6 watts (500ma @ 12 volts) IIRC. The 1.5 watt is probably fine as even at 60% of its rated power, it will deliver about 70ma to the battery(ies). That may be a bit low. Of course if you want a...
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    Signs of bad pour foam

    EPS boards used as flotation generally want/need to have air exposure on many of the sides. That is why I used thin strips to hold the EPS up off the hull when used in hull cavities. It may also be helpful to coat them with something like latex paint (water-based) to improve their water...
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    Alpha one gen II growling noise when turning

    Drive shaft bearing :unsure: Coupler :unsure:
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    Signs of bad pour foam

    I would think it was a bad batch. The company has a fairly large Internet footprint and decent reviews, even though they are not up front about their physical location(s).
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    I recall seeing a thread a while back about a guy who did a piecemeal restoration of his boat, cutting out only the worst of the issues and leaving what looked to be 'OK' in the hull. A few years later he was back at it with the wrecking saw, redoing his work because the OK stuff caught up...
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    Signs of bad pour foam

    Hard to say, if it was bad batch of foam. You mentioned 80˚ F temperature. Was that the outside temperature? Was the foam liquid stored at 80˚ F? . . . or were the A & B liquids colder? Was anything else (boat, etc) colder? Typical 2# foam should give you about 20 seconds of mixing time...
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    In dash GPS speedo?

    I always use the GPS for speed, don’t even hook up the pitot speedo.
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    Runs great on muffs but not in lake

    There are so many threads like this . . . 'runs great in the driveway' . . . running an engine with no load means nothing. I would suspect the carburetor (it is carbed, right?) What was done, if anything, to the carb during the rebuild?
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    Twin Merc. 6.2 Mags with Bravo 3 - EMCT Temperature Overheat Fault - Port side Manifolds (Only)

    Nice work on replacing the exhaust. A raw water cooled engine in salt water is going to have a limited life span. Getting 9 years out of the exhaust is a good run. At some point, the engine block want some attention. 15-20 years on the block in salt water is a good run as well. On your next...
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    1990 ish Evinrude 25 HP - Screeching from the controls

    The boat is a 13 foot Whaler . . . barely gets out of the harbor 🤪
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    Wet hull

    Sure. . . See if there is condensation on the hull in the morning hours
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    1990 ish Evinrude 25 HP - Screeching from the controls

    No worries- I’ll run it to take it out for the season. I probably will do a barnacle buster flush to dissolve some salt, then see about the impeller. Salt water .
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    Docking outboard stern to dock

    No anchor . . . bad idea :oops: What is there to tie dock lines to? just the stern?
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    1990 ish Evinrude 25 HP - Screeching from the controls

    Quick Update, while the boat was sitting at the dock today with the engine idling, the alarm went off. At higher RPMs it is fine. So, looks like an impeller replacement is in the engine's near future :unsure:
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    Marine Surveyor Wanted

    SAMS or NAMS websites to search for a marine surveyor in your area. Usually the surveyors will have leads for mechanical inspectors, if they aren't already working with such. You can google their names to see if there are any reviews of their work on boating forums.
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    Solar Power Installation . . .

    Gremlins are gone now that I’ve connected the house battery and the inverter batteries together.
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    Anchor stuck for 2nd time

    It seems like it happens with lake boating since there can be so many obstacles on the lake bottom. I assume that you will see if you can get the anchor to 'spin around' by pulling it in the opposite direction that it was set.
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    Simple Wiring Diagram

    If they are all hooked up to the same switch, then you would not have the anchor only option, but it may not be an issue for your boat and its usage.
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    Simple Wiring Diagram

    The white light is the stern light, and often the anchor light is used for the same purpose.
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    Solar Power Installation . . .

    Quick Update: I’ve been away from the boat for about 10 days. The solar charging system and the 7 batteries were sitting at 14.0 volts when I checked on the boat today 😀. It’s really nice not having to worry about depleted batteries when you are away for a while. Now, if I can just get the...
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