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I have had my financial guy for over 40 years, a Jewish fellow that really understands finnances, my money is in the same investments his money is in ! If I loose, so does he, and we all know they don't loose.
I have a financial advisor that takes care of things like that, I rolled my part time job and my full time job, all into my own account. Use experts when ever you can !
I finally got out on Sunday for my first outing of the season. Near perfect day on the lake, everything performed as it should. Even caught a few walleye while testing all the trolling motors and electronics. Had some nice weather earlier in the month as well as last month, but something...
While it looks cool, your best bet is to part it out if your not gonna put in the time and money. Keep in mind, most fiberglass boats were designed for a 25 year life span, your well past that, so ......your call !
Here on lake Erie, most have a pos and negative bars directly from battery to dash, then everything ties into those bars. Basically same as wiring directly to the house battery.
On most motors the start position on the throttle is at a fast idle position, not dead slow unless engine is still warm from a prior run. Sounds like you have other issues, but....your start position needs to be a little faster on the throttle position when cold with choke in proper position.
Sometimes when running power thru the rest if the boat's electrical system it can cause interference or false readings on the screen of the FF. Most all mfgrs recommend wiring direct to the battery with an inline fuse.
This happens when an aluminum hull is drive hard thru chop. The continuous pounding causes the aluminum to take this shape. You can also find this on riveted hulls, but the welding process makes the aluminium m more maleable and easier to reshape. As long as their are no cracks on the welds...
Fuel from last year is no longer fresh unless treated with fuel stabilizer. Dealer should have verified your tach before testing. I would get my money back from them !
Never the decal type, but the holder plastic type were popular years back and believe they are still out there. Look just like the decal but molded from plastic about an 1/8" thick. The information panels are left blank and made to be engraved with whatever information is needed. In my much...
On my boat, I ran the 18 gallon tank empty and came back on a portable tank. Then added about 3 gallons of fuel at a time and marked the fuel gage after each 3 gallons added. Now, I know pretty close how much fuel I had left. After confirming the fuel gage reading a few times, I know how much...