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When I start up the motor, I have to maintain at least 1/2 choke to keep it running until is warms up. Once it warms up, it will still sometimes die out after fully opening the choke and I either have to add throttle to go to a fast idle or go back to 1/2 choke. When I also put in in gear and...

I was reading the manual on the M330G and there is a DSC setting to enable DSC info to be sent out on the NMEA network when a call is received. If you have a plotter on the network, will the DSC position pop up on the chart?

I bought my 204 SSi at the end of the season last year. Based on published numbers I knew I'm pushing the rated limits of my Dodge Durango 3.6L. Per Dodge, my vehicle has a 6500 GVWR and a 11600 GCWR. Today I got everything officially weighed at a CAT scale to see where the numbers stand...

What is the correct way to mount an antenna to the gunwale? Do you use screws or bolts? If you use bolts, should there be a back plate on the other side of the hull or are large washers enough?

I know I'm a few months early, but I'm wondering what the deal is to watch the July 4th fireworks at Penns Landing on the river. The main question is which boat ramp to use that would still be open at 10pm or later.

I'm looking to build up a stash of spare parts. The serpentine belts is 57-865615-004 as printed in the belt. I go to look on line and search for 57-865615-004 and find many flavors of 57-565615 like 57-565615Q4, Q6, Q7 etc. After some searching around, I think I need 57-865615Q4. Is this...

I'm working on adding in a second battery and bought the Add-A-Battery kit from Blue See. I'm trying to figure out where to place the ACR. See the two pics....1 is the engine compartment and the other is an idea of where to place things. The original battery is a 24 and the house battery is a...

I'm looking to add a house battery, but I can't seem to make up my mind on whether to go with the group 24 (130 min reserve) or the group 27 (175 min reserve). I currently have a group 24 bat and I have the room where the current battery is to add a dual grp 24 bat tray. There is room for a...

I'm looking to get one the kits that have the alignment tool, puller, seal setter, etc. I've seen a bunch of listing between amazon and ebay. I found one on ebay that has everything, but I'm confused about the "title" because is says Bravo. Do Alpha Gen 2 and Bravo's use the same set of...

I've been trying to figure this out but I'm throwing in the towel and asking. I've tested the tubing between the sterndrive connection and the speedometer and that line is all clear. I pretty much figure the clog is in the lower unit. Now that I have the sterndrive removed, I have much easier...

This is my first time performing sterndrive service. I pulled the sterndrive to do the normal checks of u-joints, gimble, etc. Reading the manual, it says the rubber gasket (one in the bore infront of the drive bellows retaining ring) must be glued in the bell housing bore. What type of...

I'm going through my first winterization. From the many posts I've read, I feel lucky that I can get to all sides of the engine fairly easily....just have to remove the back seat bulkhead which is just dozen screws. I got through all the filter changes and oil changes and next in line was to...

I've tried searching the internet and forums to answer some questions about replacing the bellows (exhaust, drive, shift). I apologize if I'm beating a dead horse to understand what it takes for the repair. - Can the 3 bellows be replaced without taking the bell housing off? - Bellows adhesive...

I saw another post about regarding this topic, but the question was different, I'm curious to know what the thoughts are using the Navionics app vs a standalone GPS like Garmin. I understand there are issues with screen visibility on a tablet vs. a marine GPS, but from the perspective of just...

I'm looking at the Add A Battery kit from Blue Sea and it includes the battery switch that will keep the house circuit separated from the engine circuit and the ACR. The install instructions state that the wiring from the ACR to the batteries has to be sized accordingly based on charging amps...

Yesterday was a fun experience. Grounded the boat on a small sand bar. I knew I was in shallow water so I was idling in and the engine quit. My assumption is the prop bogged down in the dirt and stalled the engine out. Engine restarted ok and just had to shift weight around on the boat to...

I have a 2005 Chap 204 SSi. When I bought the boat, the one docking light was in-op and I figured it was just a blown bulb and searching the forum, I found that it is a MR-16 style bulb. I replaced the bulb, but it still doesn't work. Long story short, I took a voltage reading on the bulb...

I have a 2005 Chap 204 with Alpha I Gen 2. I've been reading how to go about changing the impeller in the lower unit. This may be a stupid question, but when I read that you have to drain the lower unit lube oil, I'm assuming this means the lube oil reservoir will drain out as well. I'm used...

Anyone here have knowledge about the Point Pleasant canal? The charts have a note about turbulent waters around the bridges that cross over the canal.

Being a newbie with I/O, I've been reading all the posts about the many techniques boat owners use to winterize their engines. I've read how folks merely use the muffs, others drain the block via the blue drain plugs and then fill the system with anti-freeze, others drain the block and then run...