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  1. Howard Sterndrive

    How hard is it to get the 800 Stringer to be a smooth running unit?

    Re: How hard is it to get the 800 Stringer to be a smooth running unit? did some googling of your ESA part number - 0982494 , which comes up as a 1979 accessory ESA system. weird. maybe it isn't homemade... some sort of accessory attachment for difficult to shift hydromechanical drives...
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    Alpha One owners... if SEI made a Duoprop Lower unit, would you consider it?

    I'd be interested if it was under $1500... not sure that's a fair price, but if they could make it take whatever propsets are the most affordable I could stomach another $400 or so for those. I posted it on their forum last year: http://www.shopsei.net/vbforum/showthread.php?t=1353 no responses....
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    fishfinder SD Navionics card - poor connection.. have to wiggle it

    Anyone know of a good fix for this. My Navionics chip in my Humminbird 385i's SD slot frequently refuses to load charts unless I push the card in and out a few times or sometimes wiggle it. Any of the electrical component cleaner sprays I have looked at have warnings about electronics and...
  4. Howard Sterndrive

    anywhere that sells Mercury/Mariner parts to Canada online

    I need a carb for my 4HP Mariner and I have a bunch of cash in my paypal account.... was trying to marry the two situations had my cart at ishop marine (they take paypal) all ready for checkout, but they don't ship to Canada marineengine.com does ship to Canada, but 25% higher price and no paypal
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    Looks like the end of Grew Mfg. Owner shot employee, killed himself, business in ICU

    http://www.boatingindustry.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=478:grew-manufacturing-now-in-receivership&catid=98:featured-news&Itemid=473 tenders for purchasing the remains of the company expire at the end of this month... not much interest from what I have heard. end of an era.
  6. Howard Sterndrive

    1984 StarCraft with a 2.5 liter I/O engine (model 252STHRCRA)

    Re: 1984 StarCraft with a 2.5 liter I/O engine (model 252STHRCRA) I can't imagine how you are going to unbolt the flywheel unless your arms are as thin as popsicle sticks. But if you feel you can get those bolts out, that will work. I can't see it happening. What I would probably try to do...
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    I think this guy just admitted causing a double fatality on Lake Scugog

    Two boaters died last weekend on the lake where I live. Here's an interview with the driver of the boat they crashed into. See if you come to the same conclusion I did when I read what this guy says about his boat's lights It's like he has no idea what he did wrong, and no one (lawyer?) has...
  8. Howard Sterndrive

    electrician question -flexible amp clamps around conduit

    I am thinking of purchasing flexible amp probes for a 3 phase power analyzer. If I have single runs inside metallic conduit, can I measure amps just wrapping around the conduit?
  9. Howard Sterndrive

    two types of 1983-1990 MR Alpha trim cylinders

    Anyone know when exactly they switched? the parts books list two sets..supposedly different lengths but my cylinders are missing so I have nothing to measure 98704A 3 TRIM CYLINDER (STARBOARD) 98703A 3 TRIM CYLINDER (PORT) 14034A 3 TRIM CYLINDER (STARBOARD) (BLACK) 14035A 3 TRIM CYLINDER...
  10. Howard Sterndrive

    Gravel washing off shingles - normal?

    I had new shingles installed in 2008- hip roof on a bungalow. In 2010, I noticed the rain gutters were spilling in spot. I had to pressure wash about 50 pounds of gravel out of them. I assumed the guys did a poor job of cleaning up when they did the roof - even though the contract specified...
  11. Howard Sterndrive

    Septic issues

    I have a very soggy spot at one corner of my septic bed. It has been a bit soggy there for a couple of years. I started digging there today, and the hole started filling with black water. I dropped a sump pump in to keep digging, but the water just keeps coming. The grass is actually pretty dry...
  12. Howard Sterndrive

    Run 4800W construction heater off 15A?

    I have two 14 ga 15 amp circuits in my detached garage. The 2 circuits come from opposite sides of my panel, so there is 240V out there. I wired up an outlet for my Lincoln MigPak 180 welder from hot to hot off each supply. It works fine. It requires 20A peak according to its specs, but has...
  13. Howard Sterndrive

    Anyone recognize this i/o template?

    trying to ID this tool It came with a bunch of tools/parts I picked up last summer at an auction. says: 91-43692-C google has never heard of it....
  14. Howard Sterndrive

    Cutting Torch options

    I need a cutting torch at home. (exhaust, body work) Are there any products that work with disposable tanks for small jobs without having to rent full size tanks? What is a plasma cutter?
  15. Howard Sterndrive

    QJet myth?... running on small primaries= better economy

    I gotta think the common idea that a QJet's smaller primaries somehow give better economy is not supported by fact. Been doing some reading about BTUs, BSFC and how much gasoline it takes to make HP. Many points of the interwebs seem to agree that if you take a carbureted pushrod engine and...
  16. Howard Sterndrive

    3 blade speed prop suggestions? to go with my 20P 4 Blade

    18.5 Bayliner/ V6 Mercruiser Alpha 1 Gen II My 20P 4 blade Aluminum MIWHEEL prop gets me to 45mph gps @4700 rpm I keep reading that 4 blade props sacrifice some top end speed for holeshot. Looking for suggestion for a 3 blade Al or SS that would get me another mph or three I guess 21P SS...
  17. Howard Sterndrive

    Whatever happened to the Vazer?

    I've never seen one in my area. Never seen one discussed here... bulletproof? or never made it to the showroom? nothing referencing it on the Mercruiser site...
  18. Howard Sterndrive

    lowrance LMF200 shows full tank

    I set the tank size to 30 gal, and I did the "tank full" reset when I filled up, but the tank level display bar never drops from full even though I have burned 3/4 of a tank. The gauge reads gph just fine.... any tricks to make this count down the fuel?
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    can my Humminbird send GPS info out to LMF200 via NMEA2000?

    I can read GPH, but need gps to see MPG on the LMF200. Rather than buy Lowrance's GPS module, I *think* I can hook my Humminbird 385ci chartplotter's GPS output signal to it...according to this in the Humminbird's manual: the cable referenced in the manual has bare wire ends... Anyone know...
  20. Howard Sterndrive

    LMF-200/EP-60 do I absolutely need the 120 ohm resistor if just 1 input?

    I installed the EP-60 fuel flow meter (basic LMF200 deal with just fuel flow) It works intermittently. If I power up the boat, sometimes it will read 0GPH and then I start the engine and it will work fine. Other times it reads --- and won't work. If I scan the bus, it finds no devices. I have...
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