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  1. Howard Sterndrive

    Canada Not Parts friendly

    when it comes to buying boat parts. Especially Sierra, but same deal for BRP and Mercury. You cannot online shop in Canada...land of the marine Luddites. Why are there hundreds of US sites selling Sierra marine parts online, but zero in Canada?? Must be some protected territory agreement with...
  2. Howard Sterndrive

    Best Locking Swivel Seat Bases?

    The buckets in my Bayliner 1851SS have aluminum Garelick fore/aft locking sliders, but I would like to add a locking swivel. Raising them a few inches would be ideal too so the swivel would be dual purpose. The current bases mount to the floor with the standard square pattern. Looking at...
  3. Howard Sterndrive

    Points ignition Mercruiser V6 Ballast resistor... I don't get it??

    Can someone explain Wire 22 to me - I see it provides a full 12V during cranking to bypass the ballast resistor... no problem. I get that. Here's the problem.... when I release the key to the run position, the wire 22 is still connected!.... so obviously electricity flows "backwards" on it from...
  4. Howard Sterndrive

    making timing marks

    I have no timing tab (chrome timing cover) on this 1983 Mercruiser MR185 (229 chev V6) I found #1 TDC using a piston stop tool I made. I made a timing tab. So I can now see TDC on my timing light! Got it running. Now, I need to make another mark for setting the timing... i need 12 deg BTDC per...
  5. Howard Sterndrive

    12V replacement coil for 1971 Mercruiser 165

    I have a 1970 or 71 Mercruiser 165 here. It has the 2 ceramic heater type ballast resistors in series. They are a mess... brittle wires, corroded nuts on the back. I want to ditch them and find a nice 12V coil that I can just run the ign wire to @ 12V. Will that affect the points? Suggestions...
  6. Howard Sterndrive

    Roof ideas for 10X20 garage shelter

    I bought 2 of these Costco 10X20 eight leg portable shelters about 5 years ago when they were on sale. I only erected one. great for 3 years, then the UV ate the roof. So, I used the roof out of the other one. Now that second tarp roof is starting to rip.... SO, I'd like to combine the two...
  7. Howard Sterndrive

    GPS? Navionics? all new to me - Kawartha Lakes what works here?

    I would like to get some sort of crossover device that works as a GPS in the car or boat with a decent size screen - water proof I just read another thread about Garmin Nuvi 500 550 etc, but googling tells me there is only limited shoreline info for the lakes I boat in. (Kawartha Lakes) I...
  8. Howard Sterndrive

    Capree Cadet LCD speedo - EDIT solved

    couldn't figure out pickup mounting but found the manual for it
  9. Howard Sterndrive

    Lack of power ... duh

    My 25 Johnson had a serious lack of power yesterday... difficulty planing, lugging, low top speed. After floating around the river in my 3.2m inflatable for 45 minutes yesterday testing coil packs, isolating cylinder firing, examining spark plugs, changing fuel tanks, watching linkages with the...
  10. Howard Sterndrive

    Hole in Gen II transom plate? should this be plugged?

    1993 Alpha 1 Gen II... this hole about the 2 oclock position next to the driveshaft bellows bugs me. Is it normal? zoomed in:
  11. Howard Sterndrive

    Water hose too kinky?

    I give up....almost 1993 Alpha 1 gen II couldn't get the Sierra hose to stop kinking. Got the Mercruiser one and it seemed better, but after sitting a while, it seems to have the same kink now. Is this too much kink? Maybe because the range of motion is further with the drive off??. what a...
  12. Howard Sterndrive

    Can SS props be cupped or re-pitched?

    I have a 9.25"X12P stainless prop for my 25HP Johnson (1975). It is a nice prop but it lugs the engine about 200rpm below recommended WOT rpm on my inflatable. I would like to get an inch of pitch taken out. Can they do that with SS props? I ask because the only other SS ever made for this...
  13. Howard Sterndrive

    1973 Johnson 25 acting like prop hub spun...

    but it hasn't spun. I tried several props. It does it the worst with the 12P. almost held on plane with a 10P, but then slipped. If the dogs in the lower were gone, I would expect clunking. But this feels exactly like a spun prop hub. Holds torque until just about to plane then revs up. Could...
  14. Howard Sterndrive

    Insulating attached garage

    The builder (1988) insulted the attic as far as the garage, but no insulation over the garage. The garage ceiling is drywalled (2 layers per code). I bought some batts to insulate above the garage, but now I notice the vapor barrier also stops at the garage wall. I'm sure not ripping the...
  15. Howard Sterndrive

    any way to buy Evinrude parts in Canada?

    the shop.evinrude site is handy for looking up parts. But lots of them are not avail thru iboats. some stuff is, but not OEM The brp online store is for US only. I gots the cash. They gots the parts. My outboard sits in pieces. I called BRP customer service number (800) 882-2900 and all...
  16. Howard Sterndrive

    Bovine?

    swim Bessie, Swim!
  17. Howard Sterndrive

    Belkin Router - Noob question

    I bought a new Belkin wireless router at Costco. I hooked up my Presario tower type PC computer to the router and ran through the setup. All seems to work ok. Do I now have to leave that computer hooked up to the router all the time? I unplugged the LAN cable and can still access the router...
  18. Howard Sterndrive

    Backwards battery hookups...

    Is it just me... ? or have I just read way too many threads with this theme... If you aren't 100% sure....please don't make the connection For one thing- Frying the boat's entire electrical system is no fun. But, When you start to add a second paralleled battery to the picture (as many boats...
  19. Howard Sterndrive

    Water Softener Discharge - sump or septic?

    Not sure where to run the regeneration discharge hose. I found about 5 articles that say it will absolutely, unequivocally destroy my septic system I found approx. 10 articles that say it will do absolutely zero harm and can actually be good for the septic system ??? I read stuff for about 2...
  20. Howard Sterndrive

    Alpha Gen II water hose.... kinky

    doing my gimbal brg and bellows and I can't get this water hose in any position where it won't kink.... is any amount of kinkage ok? I'm sure it's not kinked shut, but still doesn't sit well with me still fighting....my arms are tired
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