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  1. Howard Sterndrive

    Vibration - new Stainless prop on Mercruiser.

    I just picked up a new Michigan Apollo XHS 4 blade stainless prop for my 92 V6 Mercruiser (50 or so hours on my SEI Gen 2 drive). With the new prop, I have a low frequency vibration on cruise that's rumbling through the whole boat. It's not there with the aluminum 20P 4 blade (also Michigan). I...
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    Canadians: renewed your old boat licence? only valid for 10 years.

    doing some reading per the BC license thread below.... and just learned Canadian licences are only good for 10 years Due to recent changes in the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, pleasure craft licences are now valid for 10 years. If there are changes to your name or particulars of your vessel or...
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    Painting numbers on PVC

    Are there any paints available at the hardware store that will do a pretty decent job of putting registration numbers on a PVC inflatable? I know there are kits specifically for this, but all that stuff is 2 weeks shipping, or a 3 hour round trip drive to West Marine to find out it has to be...
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    Adding steering friction adjuster - tiller conversion of 1990 40HP remote... darn

    I spent $150 on a used tiller before researching this... :facepalm: I removed the bolt that my remote model 1990 40HP has, where manual shows a tiller motor would have a friction screw. I tried longer bolts etc, but nothing adds tension. I guess I could just never grease it.... Looking in...
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    Qet primary jets- anyone have a Rochester reference

    1984 3.8L (MR185 V6) I bought a reman carb off ebay from i5, and it has worked really well for a year now, except I doubt the primary jets are right. The plugs look charcoal bbq'd after a long cruise at 3200 rpm. the original rochester number for my carb is 17082515 anyone know how to find...
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    4.5 day train trip.. Via rail Toronto to Vancouver.

    Did that trip out to BC a few weeks ago. What a blast. If you have ever thought about it...do it. Via's express deals site had 75% off pricing on the cabin for two. Ended up being a bit more than a plane ticket. We easily ate our tickets (and probably our weight). Think the exact opposite of...
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    Water well pic and question - how could this vent work?

    I have a 70' drilled well with a pump at 66' depth. There's a puddle on the lawn so I' going to run a new supply line to the house above ground for now to see if it dries up. Here are the connections atop my well. The vent appears to be connected to the pressure line. There is a check valve in...
  8. Howard Sterndrive

    question for Prinler

    I noticed in another thread you mention using a 4.3 in place of the 3.8. Did you attach the OMC 3.8 manifolds to the 4.3? Were there any valve cover clearance issues? tks.
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    Septic backed up

    I got the tank pumped, and later noticed water running back into the tank from the outlet. I installed a backflow preventer valve at the outlet. Then I started questioning where this water is coming from. After a week of exploratory digging (by hand, I have lost 8 pounds!), I learned that one of...
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    Collector insurance - anyone have a policy that covers a changing collection?

    I have 4 boats, and about 10 motors... most antiques. I buy and sell outboards and occasionally want to run them. I called my broker and they didn't know of any policies that were for this kind of thing. It's not a business, I certainly don't make money or perform service for anyone. Anyone...
  11. Howard Sterndrive

    better quality flat 4 pin trailer wiring

    I'm getting tired of the 2 or 3 year lifespan of the trailer wiring connectors. Are there any trailer-side connectors with maybe a removeable cover and screw terminals or just something that doesn't all break if used in cold weather? seems like the cold affects it the most - insulation all...
  12. Howard Sterndrive

    best clear glue for membrane switch button rubbery stuff

    The contacts on a couple of buttons on my wand for my heat/massage couch (mechanic's best friend) became tempermental. tried brake clean, crocus cloth...no success. then I realized there are extra "unused" buttons on the membrane layer (I guess for fancier couches with more zones) So I cut a...
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    burning cdg plus matching mp3 for karaoke machine - any free way?

    anybody know of any free software to burn cdg files + the matching mp3 files onto a CD-R to play in a karaoke machine? I already have the files...just need to burn them together. All the trial programs I have tried want to sell you the full deal so they burn 1 minute of each song etc.... It...
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    Alpha One owners... if SEI made a Duoprop Lower unit, would you consider it?

    I'd be interested if it was under $1500... not sure that's a fair price, but if they could make it take whatever propsets are the most affordable I could stomach another $400 or so for those. I posted it on their forum last year: http://www.shopsei.net/vbforum/showthread.php?t=1353 no responses....
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    fishfinder SD Navionics card - poor connection.. have to wiggle it

    Anyone know of a good fix for this. My Navionics chip in my Humminbird 385i's SD slot frequently refuses to load charts unless I push the card in and out a few times or sometimes wiggle it. Any of the electrical component cleaner sprays I have looked at have warnings about electronics and...
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    anywhere that sells Mercury/Mariner parts to Canada online

    I need a carb for my 4HP Mariner and I have a bunch of cash in my paypal account.... was trying to marry the two situations had my cart at ishop marine (they take paypal) all ready for checkout, but they don't ship to Canada marineengine.com does ship to Canada, but 25% higher price and no paypal
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    Looks like the end of Grew Mfg. Owner shot employee, killed himself, business in ICU

    http://www.boatingindustry.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=478:grew-manufacturing-now-in-receivership&catid=98:featured-news&Itemid=473 tenders for purchasing the remains of the company expire at the end of this month... not much interest from what I have heard. end of an era.
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    I think this guy just admitted causing a double fatality on Lake Scugog

    Two boaters died last weekend on the lake where I live. Here's an interview with the driver of the boat they crashed into. See if you come to the same conclusion I did when I read what this guy says about his boat's lights It's like he has no idea what he did wrong, and no one (lawyer?) has...
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    electrician question -flexible amp clamps around conduit

    I am thinking of purchasing flexible amp probes for a 3 phase power analyzer. If I have single runs inside metallic conduit, can I measure amps just wrapping around the conduit?
  20. Howard Sterndrive

    two types of 1983-1990 MR Alpha trim cylinders

    Anyone know when exactly they switched? the parts books list two sets..supposedly different lengths but my cylinders are missing so I have nothing to measure 98704A 3 TRIM CYLINDER (STARBOARD) 98703A 3 TRIM CYLINDER (PORT) 14034A 3 TRIM CYLINDER (STARBOARD) (BLACK) 14035A 3 TRIM CYLINDER...
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