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    Verify outdrive lube is clean without totally dumping it?

    So I barely used the boat this season, like to the point I didn't use a full tank of gas. I'm about to winterize and seems like a waste to dump all the gear lube that was barely used which I replaced last fall. Having any water in there is a big no no since the boat will see -40C temperatures...
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    2003 192 BR fiberglass or wood?

    Would a 2003 192 BR have fiberglass construction or still wood? Thanks
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    Idle screw causing electric choke to hang open after cool down

    Hi guys, I followed the popular youtube video to adjust the linkage cables, all good. But, I've been noticing that the electric choke on my 4.3 tends to stay open after the engine cools down. This looks to be caused by the idle screw putting too much pressure on the "lobe" (not sure what that...
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    Diagnosing non working depth sounder

    I have a Lowrance 3500 depth sounder on my 2000 rinker bowrider. It just flashes 0.5ft all the time, it never worked since I got this boat, be it on trailer or in the water. The transducer is mounted under the engine, not looking forward to touching it, hard to see how wiring could be damaged...
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    Cover waterproofer that wont ooze oily residue

    So last season I used Star Brite 081900NC waterproofing for my boats cover. Wasn't happy with it because the entire season it was oozing this oily residue onto the sides of the hull that were hard to clean off. It seems to have good reviews so not sure why it was doing it but I'd rather not...
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    Small inline exhaust resonator?

    Not sure what section this would go under... Anyone know of a very small inline exhaust resonator that could be welded in? I'm looking to quite down my jetski a little which has a rear exhaust. Removing the rear exhaust is not really an option for number of reasons. So, I'm looking for...
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    Temps below freezing tonight

    So this freaky cold weather is bringing some cold temperatures tonight where my boat is located and still in the water. The temperatures are dropping to -1C overnight :faint2: Is a brief period of slightly freezing temperature enough time for the block to cool down enough to freeze? The lake...
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    Ground noise after amp install

    So I installed an amp and now I'm getting a bad ground noise when the motor is running. I used 4 AWG wires for both ground and power. They both run directly from the battery to under the console up front on the side of the boat with no other wires. The battery is located on this side of the...
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    Attaching hinges to aluminum dock

    I'm looking to add a floating dock section at the end of my existing 4' aluminum dock. I'm not quite sure how to attach these big hinges to the aluminum section. The frame is quite beefy but I still feel a bit iffy about drilling 4 holes per mount for some bolts. Am I being a bit too...
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    How much of a bang should Alpha Ones have when shifting front neutral?

    So my 2000 Alpha One has no shifting issues, it shifts just fine without any grinding, but it does have a pretty noticeable bang. These are supposed to be normal but how loud should these be? With my idle set at 650 while in water in neutral, using a digital tach on spark wire, it kinda feels...
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    Replacing bilge pump strange original wiring

    I'm replacing a bilge pump that came with the boat and the original wiring is strange. My new pump has 2 positives to trigger the pump, one is auto mode and the other is manual. The pump I'm replacing is strange, it has 3 wires coming from the console switch, 2 grounds and 1 positive. The...
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    Invalid Server Respose

    I keep getting that error in Chrome when posting, the posts go through but it looks like they don't causing duplicates.
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    Covered bow rider water entry during rain

    I have a 2000 Rinker Captiva bow rider that's getting some water in the ski locker during rain. I have a whole boat cover, just water proofed, that snaps at the edges so it can't be window seals. The only exposed parts that it could possibly enter would be the bow cleat, light, horn or rub...
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    Strength of bimini mounts

    I'll be installing an 8' bimini on my bowrider where I have to mount it on the side of the boat due to no horizontal space available. I'm a little concerned about how much vertical force these mount points will experience. I'm considering using 3M 5200 under these mounts to help with handling...
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    Opinion on culvert/corrugated pipe style floating dock

    So I'm looking at picking up a new floating dock. One builder is using those large corrugated culvert pipes as floats instead of the common small rectangle floats. Any negatives using those large culvert pipes as floats, especially when left over winter with ice? Are these more or less...
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    A1 Gen 2 very slow invisible gear oil leak

    So last season I noticed a super slow gear oil leak, I say leak because the reservoir drops about 1/2 after a weekend but I don't see any leaks. I pressure tested the lower unit, holds it perfectly for hours. I emptied the reservoir and put some air into the hose at the transom but did not see...
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    Large display tach to attach to dash?

    I've been adjusting my timing and noticed just how far off my stock dash tach is. It basically reads 2x the value of my little tach that attaches to a spark wire. My little tach shows 750 while the boats tach shows 1400. I'm assuming the spark plug tach is accurate, I have it connected to #1...
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    A1 Gen 2 can't get 6" gap on lower shift cable

    2000 Alpha 1 Gen 2 I have it in forward gear with prop locked, pushing the shifter all the way when measuring. I'm not getting the required 6" space between the center of the brass ball and the opening. I'm seeing about 3/16 more but not sure if this is still within spec, there's nothing here...
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    Wiseco oversize piston fitment issue

    OK I'm scratching my head at this and can't figure out whats wrong, kinda feel dumb posting this but I'm stuck. I'm working on a '90 Evinrude 150, I oversized 5 bores to 010 over and one to 064 over. I did the 010 over cylinders to 3.510 and the 064 to 3.564 The 010 over are using WSM...
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    Sleeve seems thin after machining to oversize

    Hi guys, I have a '90 Evinrude 150 CrossFlow that needed oversize piston (0.064) and now after the machining I'm not too sure about how the sleeve looks. It's pretty thin on one side at about 1.2mm ..I don't want to assembly this and then have it break on me. Is this bore trash or usable?
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