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    Suzuki dt9.9 no water at taletale help!

    With the lower unit off can you shoot water up into the tube that plugs into the water pump housing towards the pee hole? And be sure that when you reinstall the lower unit that tube is going into the pump housing. Did you replace the entire pump assembly or just the impeller? Does the impeller...
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    Suzuki dt9.9 no water at taletale help!

    Are you sure you're seeing white smoke and not steam. As I said in my first reply the water goes from the pump to the pisser then to the rest of the water jacket. If you don't have pisser water and there is no blockage the pump isn't pumping. If you ran the motor 5 min. with no water pumping the...
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    Suzuki dt9.9 no water at taletale help!

    Are the fins on the impeller stiff or brittle? Sounds like it was exposed to heat by running it dry? Water lubricates the impeller, if it’s run dry, the impeller can be ruined in a few seconds. How long did you run the motor without seeing water from the pisser? As long as you can see the...
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    Suzuki dt9.9 no water at taletale help!

    Has it ever pumped water like it should since you've had the motor? Did the issue just start? Are you using muffs or is the motor in a tank? How old is the impeller? Replace it regardless. Did you run the motor for 5 min without it pumping water? The water flow is from the intake to the pump to...
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    2 cycle precision blend oil filter

    It couldn't hurt.
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    Determining brake pad part # to order.

    Look on the caliper there should be the brake manufacturers name on it.
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    Installing an inverter

    To determine the cable size you need to measure the distance from the inverter to the battery bank and double that number. I just noticed dingbat already suggested the same as I did. Also just in case you didn't know not everything likes to be powered by a modified sine wave inverter.
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    Raymarine

    Use that money towards something newer.
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    Installing an inverter

    1200 watts is a power rating not current. What are you powering with the inverter? Inverters convert DC to AC power.
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    Newby to boating

    I guess I'll consider myself lucky that my concerns are waves and I don't have to deal with that mess.
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    Newby to boating

    I'm a saltwater guy and would not want to be on that boat in the open ocean. You have no freeboard and there are a lot of waves out there waiting to wash over that bow.
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    96 Yamaha 115 getting overheat alarm

    Is it a 2 stroke? if so have you checked the oil level? In my old 2 stroke the low oil alarm and hi temp alarm was the same. When the alarm sounds does the motor go into limp mode? Have you checked the thermostats? What happens if you let the motor idle and not rev it? Does the alarm still...
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    '93 Pursuit 2150 - Fuel tank questions

    That does not look good. At minimum it needs to be cleaned out. Depending on where you are there should be places that build tanks and depending on the size and shape of your tank you may be able to get a new plastic tank. Looks like the boat/gas was sitting around for awhile. Good on you for...
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    Tahoe Q5i VHF radio

    I understand radio horizon and I understand reality. I worked with RF and antennas and other radio communications equipment for 30 years until I retired, I'm also a ham, not very active, and have a commercial license. I don't mean to get into a pissing match I'm just stating real world as I said...
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    Bilge pump runs does not pump

    Did you actually see the impeller spining and not just hearing it? Do what alldodge suggested but pay attention to see if the impeller is spinning. Some of the pumps had issues with the shaft corroding and braking. So the shaft/pump may be spinning but the impeller isn't. I had this issue years...
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    Fueld sender charred up

    The OP said he "pulled the floor up" which makes me assume, and I could be wrong, that there is no hatch or easy access to the tank to put out a fire with an extinguisher. Since he says no plastic is burnt and the top of the plywood floor looks completely normal, I'm guessing and could be...
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    Are surge brakes always a PIA?

    I don't mean to hijack the thread but why don't you install a reverse lockout solenoid?
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    Tahoe Q5i VHF radio

    "The fact still remains that unless the OP puts a tall mast on his boat, his radio horizon will not exceed 6-8 miles." Not really, It's common to be able to communicate with another boat 20 miles away with an 6db gain antenna which is mounted on my T top approx. 8' above the water line, I agree...
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    Tahoe Q5i VHF radio

    Yes people do it. When I had 16' and 18' aluminum boats and less common sense I would fish 30 miles out, a few times solo.
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    Fueld sender charred up

    what does the floor that was over the sender look like? there's a lot of black stuff I would guess any fire would have melted the plastics. And if there was a fire what caused it to go out if there's still fuel to burn.
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