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    Side Imaging Transducer Options. Thru-Hull or Transom Mount?

    Re: Side Imaging Transducer Options. Thru-Hull or Transom Mount? The rules for mounting a side scan transducer are different from Down Imaging/Fish Finders. Be sure anyone recommending the location has actual experience with side scan transducers. This is from experience. I have a 798ci si...
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    no brake or turn signal

    Re: no brake or turn signal It is time to quit messing around and get serious. :D Break out the test meter! The Yellow and Green wires power the Left and Right Turn Signals and Brake Lights. The Turn Signals and the Brake lights are the same physical filament. The Brown wire(s) power the...
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    sealing gas lines on I/O gas tank fill?

    Re: sealing gas lines on I/O gas tank fill? Well that does look like regular pipe dope. It doesn't make any sense however, because it is a flared compression fitting and the threads only apply the compression force and have nothing to do with the actual "Sealing". We are tahking about the...
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    how usefull for fishing a sonar actually is.... ?

    Re: how useful for fishing a sonar actually is.... ? Re: how useful for fishing a sonar actually is.... ? What is a waste of money is only a matter of opinion. Many people would not spent $4000 on the entire boat. Others will burn that much fuel in a weekend. If you're going Sword fishing in...
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    How to Secure a Screw-in Shackle

    Re: How to Secure a Screw-in Shackle If your Bow Eye will Not take the Winch Hook and the Safety Chain, how will it take the Shackle and the Safety Chain? Your winch hook must be something way over-sized. Let's see a picture! It is a mighty small bow eye that will not take a Winch Hook and a...
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    Winter gloom.... Fishfinder/chart help request

    Re: Winter gloom.... Fishfinder/chart help request Check into the Humminbird 798ci SI unit for Side Scan capabilities. (Not the 798ci HD SI) The HD designation has nothing to do with "High Definition" The NON-HD unit only lacks the ability of linking multiple display heads together. If this...
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    Fuel comsumption

    Re: Fuel consumption Re: Fuel consumption There is often nothing wrong with the fuel gauges on boats that can be fixed. They are notoriously optimistic because the tanks are often not rectangular, the senders are in the rear of the tanks, the senders are linear, and boats are seldom sitting...
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    Sailboat vs. Powerboat and Rights of Way.

    This happened a few months ago and had a very uneventful ending but I keep thinking about it. I was approaching the entrance to a river with extended jetties on both sides of the entrance channel. The channel was about 100 yards wide and is normally not anything of an issue. If the inbound...
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    Recycling Antifreeze

    A few people on here have mentioned in passing that they recycled their Antifreeze. I tried an experiment last year... Drain the block. Run RV (Propylene Glycol, PG) Antifreeze through the system. And then drain it again! Yes, Air doesn't Freeze, I know! I place a cheap child's/infant...
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    I want a fuel-sipping cuddy!!

    Re: I want a fuel-sipping cuddy!! Closed Bow Runabout, Without Cabin?
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    I want a fuel-sipping cuddy!!

    Re: I want a fuel-sipping cuddy!! The 192 Discovery is slightly lighter than the 197 Deck boat these stats are from. Performance would be comparable. The 8 mpg happens at 3 mph! The economy cruise happens at 27mph. (4.8mpg) WOT is just under 40!
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    fuel useage comparison i/o vs ob

    Re: fuel useage comparison i/o vs ob A 2 strobe is less fuel efficient than an equivalent 4 stroke. However the 2 stroke will be a smaller and lighter package. Here is a comparison of an 135hp OB vs. a 135hp I/O. Both 4 stroke. It isn't Apples to Apples though. The OB boat was heavier and fuel...
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    fuel overflow line --- any way to avoid losing fuel

    Re: fuel overflow line --- any way to avoid losing fuel Fuel vents NEVER Vent inside the boat!
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    fuel overflow line --- any way to avoid losing fuel

    Re: fuel overflow line --- any way to avoid losing fuel Don't over define the "Loop". I does not need to be a 360 degree Loop like a roller coaster "Loop the Loop". It just need to rise above the vent fitting before dropping to the tank. Think more like a very shallow upside down "U". The...
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    Boat is hard to winch and keel scraping main beam.

    Re: Boat is hard to winch and keel scraping main beam. Rotate your bow stop to catch the Bow. Adding a Winch strap roller would change the angle of the pull. A 1/2 inch bolt with a piece of PVC pipe over it would do. And PLEASE add a Safety Chain to the bow. If the strap goes, so does the...
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    How do I check the brakes on this trailer???

    Re: How do I check the brakes on this trailer??? The Coupler on the end of the tongue pushes/Surges forward when braking. The disturbing part of you photo is it it looks like the actuator has never worked. There should be witness marks in the paint where the pin and washer have been sliding in...
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    Pedestal seats too low

    Re: Pedestal seats too low Finally got the pictures. The original pedestal is 6 inches tall. The New pedestal adjusts from 12 to 16 inches. The highest position is one inch taller than the original pedestal was with the seats bolster up. This is the $35 pedestal in the link in post #9. The...
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    Huricane deck boat sunk I need to know why, please help

    Re: Hurricane deck boat sunk I need to know why, please help Re: Hurricane deck boat sunk I need to know why, please help I didn't realize it was an outboard. You seem to be very heavy in the stern. Your answer indicates the engine does not have hydraulic Trim. Moving the trim pin Down would...
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    Bayliner 175BR Service Manual

    Re: Bayliner 175BR Service Manual The Tach gets it signal from the engine. The schematic is in the Bayliner link in post #2. The Speedometer signal is a small plastic hose connected to the outdrive. It is really a water/air pressure gauge re-labeled to display speed. Don't expect it to work...
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    Lost Anchor

    Re: Lost Anchor Easy as 1,2,3! :D A little slack in the line, a half twist, and it's gone! :eek:
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