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    Temp gauge

    There are only a few gauge manufacturers. Faria and Teleflex are the largest. So if the gauge does not say what brand it is, try to match it up by color and style. Sea Ray was large enough to have Teleflex to make Sea Ray OEM gauges for them. They were simply the blue series, with the Sea...
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    F16 throttle control removal

    SeaRay's usually come with Mercury engines. The control is likely a Mercury, but could be a compatible independent control OEM like Teleflex. See if you can match it up and get an set of directions. OEMs want you to be able to install new cables. You can try some generic methods to see how...
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    '84 115hp T-o-P rebuild

    Actually #3 cylinder seems to get damaged first. You probably need to bore oversize all cylinders that are low in compression, and install new OS pistons and rings. You must use new rod bolts, as they are one use only. Any idea what caused the cylinder to be damaged? Likely overheat or lean...
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    1997 Johnson

    A 1997 Johnson would be a standard carb 2 stroke engine. If the compression is good, the spark is good, and the gearcase is good. The rest can be fixed, if you can do the work yourself. Depending on the HP, the only sensors are overheat, low oil, no oil and perhaps fuel restriction. These...
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    Electrical Schematics

    For the boat, I presume? try the Starcraft web site. You might get lucky. If not, the best you can do is a generic wire color guide for boats. They have them online.
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    Lights flashing with headlights on

    Not sure which colors go to which automotive wires. A set of directions would be a good idea. It also depends on whether you have the euro-style auto lights or something else. Not every converter works on every car/truck. Euro-style lights mean a separate bulb for turn signals and brake...
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    boat seats

    There are a lot of pre-made boat seats available from Wise and other OEMs. The web will give color, size and style. I would first look at those and see if any are suitable, as a lot of them are reasonably priced. Custom-made seats will have a custom price.
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    Spark jumping

    Coil wires and spark plug wires do not last forever. Neither do coils. You can find replacements on the web. Look for "Yellow Tiger Tails". Spark plug and coil wires unscrew from distributor cap. Rotors are not removeable, fragile and $200+ to buy. They can be tricky to install as you...
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    Oil Injection removal

    Some of the V6 engines had fixed low speed jets. That makes your question academic.
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    Winch Strap longevity

    Polypropylene line degrades faster than the nylon straps in the sun. I predict 2 years tops out of the polypropylene line.
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    Trailer Leafsprings Bottoming Out

    Also, a lot of leaf springs have center bolts or rivet heads that fit into the pocket on top of the axle. These positively locate the position of the axle, to keep it from sliding back on the leaf spring. He could change over to 1/2" ubolts to increase the strength. That would help, however...
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    Trailer Leafsprings Bottoming Out

    Lou, You are asking a lot of those 3/8" u bolts to hold the entire weight of the boat, when you hit a pothole at 70MPH. You are also reducing the travel of the springs, by the thickness of the leaves, and there was not a lot of travel to begin with, so the boats sits lower on the trailer...
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    Oil Injection removal

    Gee, I don't think you should make any mods to the carb jets. If it runs poorly, clean the carbs and adjust the idle mixture, as you would on any motor. I would guess that thousands of Mercs have been converted to premix. I understand that there are cover plates sold, to fill the hole where...
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    Disconnecting the fuel line, let engine burn gas ?

    Scott, the correct term for the VRO pumps used in the mid-late 90's was OIS, for Oil Injection System. Racer, maybe the carbs will not be 100% full of oil, but they will gradually fill with oil, until the mix in no longer burnable by the motor. Is that a significant difference? You still...
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    Spark jumping

    Gee, it looks like a Mercury coil, likely from a 70's Merc. Some of those had battery powered CDI ignition with a distributor. The triggers can be intermittent. How are my guesses?
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    New tach issue

    You did buy the ones intended for Sterndrives, right? If that is so, I expect you are connecting the tach signal wire to the ground post of the tach. You might doublecheck your wiring.
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    Steering bracket help 1959 lark 35

    I had cable and pully-style steering, so I do not know exactly what you need. This is what I had for my Johnson engine. Something like this would probably work.
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    Prop diameter effect and planing trouble

    Probably not helpful for you, as you want to be rid of it, but those 19 footers with V6 Sterndrives are pretty butt heavy. They plow some water when accelerating, even with good motors and props. A mitigation is power trim tabs. With tabs down, she will pane at lower speed and therefore...
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    trailer manufacturer picks?

    We use galvanized roller trailers here on the Jersey shore. Rollers make it much easier to get the boat off and on, and more convenient to bottom paint the hull when on the trailer.
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    Winch Strap longevity

    Unfortunately they do that, at an unexpected time, and since they stretch, they snap back a bit. 3 months seems way too short, however. Maybe strap was too weak for your application. I am installing 3/8" galv wire rope on my trailer. It should be overkill, but at $20 for the rope, hook...
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