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    Vinyl Plank Flooring Installation Decision ???

    Greetings, I am doing a kitchen make-over and will be installing LVP (vinyl plank) flooring. I'm trying to decide the direction to run the flooring and am considering how it would/should look vs. the hardwood flooring in the adjoining room (foyer). Option # 1 Run it in the same direction . ...
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    Grease Zerk Fitting Question . . .

    Greetings, I re-wired my sailboat trailer, as the rodents had taken a liking to the wiring over the past few years. Also installed new lights. I am ready to go with bringing my sailboat to the summer house. Except for . . . . . . . Greasing the axle bearings. I got a typical grease gun...
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    O2 Sensor codes . . .

    I've been getting some O2 sensor faults on my port engine, and it looks like I don't have the proper 'Mercruiser PCM 112' manual to get more information & trouble shooting. The engine manual does not list the codes and refers to the PCM manual :unsure: From my Diacom Software, I am getting...
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    Water Pressure Sensor . . .

    The water pressure sensor on my starboard engine is starting to act up. It starts out reading at 30+ psi when the engines initially start (should be in the 5-7 psi range at low RPM's) and after a while comes down to more believable readings. So, tomorrow is 'boat maintenance day' . . . I...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Greetings . . . I have been considering transitioning from having twin Sterndrives (I/O) engines and go to twin outboards. I could do this in one of 2 ways . . . 1) Sell my sterndrive boat (Cruisers Yacht 338 mid-cabin bowrider) and buy a same/similar boat that has twin outboards. 2)...
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    Garmin GPSMAP 7608xsv Issue

    This might be a long shot, but I'll give it a try . . . My Garmin (GPSMAP 7608xsv) powered up as normal today, but within a few minutes powered itself off (apparently) and will not power back up. I checked the connections and the fuse, tried a bunch of things but still a no-go. In Googling...
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    Mercury SmartCraft Gauge Question

    Greetings . . . I have wanted to get GPS input to my Faria/SmartCraft speedometer. The VesselView system gets GPS speed, and that is what I currently use. The factory set up the speedometer as a pressure/pitot input, rather than GPS. Of course the Mercury Axius/VesselView stuff has a GPS...
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    PPF - Paint Protective Film

    I was at a car show in CT this weekend and came across a few cars that had PPF (Paint Protective Film). It seems like vinyl wrap, but more durable. I also understand there are versions of PPF for boats. Just wondering if anyone has looked into PPF for their boats or any other related...
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    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    . . . the hits just keep on coming . . . I've been doing a bunch of work on my boat and engines . . . mostly of the electrical nature. Anyway, I am getting low voltage warnings on the starboard engine. Once the engine starts the warning goes away and the VesselVeiw says "OK". I then noticed...
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    Mercury 6.2L ECT Seacore Alternator Replacement . . .

    I replaced the alternator on the starboard engine today . . . 6 hrs It looks like the engine was built around the alternator as it is quite buried under the heat exchanger and mounts onto the cross-over assembly. Total nightmare. . . I thought I would document a bit of the process for those...
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    Foul Release Coatings ??? PropOne, PropGlide . . .

    I did some searching, but nothing comes up regarding "foul release coatings". Major brands are PropOne and PropGlide. These product are supposed to give a slick coating of some sort to propellers and underwater running gear so that marine life (barnacles, etc.) does not grow on them. For...
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    DIY - Canvas Enclosure

    Greetings . . . With boating season only a month or 2 away in the Northeast (USA) I have been busy doing some canvas work for my boat. My boat only came with the mooring cover, not the full camper-style enclosure. So that is on my project list for this year. . . to make an enclosure. The...
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    2024 Boston Boat Show

    I went to the boat show today to wander and wonder. Overall a good sized show, probably as big it has ever been. . I stopped by each of the usual suspects to see what is new and what is the same as before. Key take-aways: 1) The upholstery quality and workmanship is way up this year, pretty...
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    Thinking about an upgrade for the tow vehicle

    Greetings, I've been thinking about selling my current truck and getting a bigger/better truck. My current 2012 F-150 EcoBoost is pretty well outmatched for my rig, which comes in at about 14,000 lbs. (boat + trailer). The dry weight of the boat is 11,080 lbs and the trailer is 1,600 lbs...
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    Anti-freeze Question . . . Change of Color ???

    OK, I know that the color of RV/Marine antifreeze is insignificant and more arbitrary. However, I've had a fairly strange occurrence in my winterizing last year and now this year. It seems that on the hot water side of my boat's plumbing system the AF goes in pink (or red for the -100˚F) and...
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    Happy Birthday Aspeck !!!

    Happy Birthday, I hope you have a great day. :)
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    Happy Birthday Bob_VT !!!

    I hope all is well and you have a great day. :)
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    New Boat Launch Ramp

    Our local boat launch ramp is getting replaced. It seems like they are re-grading it to make it steeper by the looks of it. The stones are placed over the existing ramp. I'm not sure on the construction method so far; it appears that more than stones will be needed to re-grade . . . perhaps...
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    My AGM Batteries Singing Their Swan Song . . .

    My boat was built 8 years ago and put into service about 7 years ago. I think the AGM batteries ( 31AGM) are starting to die out. I believe that 7-8 years would be about a normal replacement cycle for AGM batteries. I think it may have been the cause of my voltage warning issues last year...
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    P.S.A. . . . SAE J2807 Towing capacity spec's

    In my research on trailering and tow vehicles, I came across a new standard for establishing towing capacity ratings for light trucks/SUV's, etc. SAE J2807 came into effect on/about 2015 model years.
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