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    Any HiPo guys???

    Got a customer with twin 575HP Mercruisers with new XR drives. Problem is after running and setting motors are vapor locked. Fuel rails have no shrader valves I can find. Thinking about drilling rails, installing nitrous solenoids and dumping into a catch can that will drain back to fuel system...
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    XR or X drive???

    Got a friend with Baja with XR drives...he chit one over weekend and I have found driveshaft and propshaft splines twisted on the other. Has anyone used the X drive replacement as these dogs aint cheap to repair or replace!!!
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    Any Westerbreke techs on iBoats?????

    Got a Westerbeke 22.5 sbeg EFI kicking my butt. Wont start unless a shot of starting fluid is applied. All sensors check/ohm out, fuel pressure 40psi, injector firing(noid) when cranking just not getting bump off and sometime starter just hits for a second like it lost a connection. I have...
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    Prop pitch???

    The project boat launched today!!!! Anybody want to guess my prop pitch????I know it already.... Boat; 12' x 60' Motors: 2 x 225 Merc 25"length Cavitation plate: 1.9 ft off bottom of hull( that is feet!!!) Weight: 56,000+ plus below 4 passengers,100 gallon fuel, 4' x12' roll off box, 1 Terex...
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    Thoughts on Firs Time Starting A Dormant V4 with new Wiseco Pistons

    I have a hand built moderately tuned V4 that has not been started since having new wiseco pistons and tuned in early 2018 Any thoughts on breakin and starting for the first time. Edit Start it up and let it idle( 4 hrs ) just like it says to do on the fact sheet.------You did bore and hone to...
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    Tablet or laptop

    Depends on OS..Some of the older software wont run with W10
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    Boost Speed with Outboard Engine Height Adjustments

    Marine Tech Tips - Boost Speed with Outboard Engine Height Adjustments Posted by Charles Plueddeman on February 02, 2017 Any owner seeking the last bit of speed from an outboard-powered boat should grab a yard stick. Not to measure boat speed, but to gauge the mounting height of the...
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    VRO Failure and cause...

    Had a customer ask me to look at boat tonite. He was running across lake and lost power and had to have fishing partner pump bulb and idle back to launch. Removed and tested and it failed pressure/vacuum tests. Took it apart and the diaphragm cup had came loose from shaft as the sonic welds...
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    Johnson 225HO rebuild.......

    Here are pics of a customers motor brought in for repair. The impeller hasn't been changed"but peed good" and it has been running on hot side. #4 cylinder went down from possible ring locating pin migration and this cylinder will need a sleeve as upper side of exhaust port is broken out. #1 and...
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    New Etec reveiled!!!

    BRP to unveil ‘new era of outboards’ at Club Evinrude BRP Inc. May 8, 2014 Filed under News STURTEVANT, Wis., – Club Evinrude is more than a dealer conference. It’s the kick off event to the future of the outboard marine industry. On Friday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m., BRP...
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    Banging head on transom!!!!

    Boat: 2008 80ft Summerset house boat with twin Mercruiser 5.0 MPI's and bravo drives. Problem: Port engine runs fine below 3500rpm when run above 3500rpm tach pegs out and engine missing and then will quit, no alarms. Tests and checks: Disconnected tachs at bridge and flying bridge,checked cap...
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    White Sierra 3000 fuel line Recalled

    If anyone has the white ethanol approved 3000 fuel line remove it ASAP as it was recalled in February!!! It has the inner line and it will come apart in less than a day. just had buddy send 100ft back to Sierra.
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    Boston Whaler Fans?????

    Just acquired (2) 13ft (blue & white) Whalers with 40 hp Johnrudes late 60's early 70's. Wondering if should pursue to clean and fix or sell as is???? Trailers need tires and possible bunks, motors need full servicing, as not a lot of calls in my area for these.
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    80HP!!! Yes 80 Hp electric outboard!!!!!

    TORQEEDO LAUNCHES THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL PRODUCTION ELECTRIC OUTBOARD 12/5/2012 NEW ORLEANS?Here at the International WorkBoat Show, Torqeedo announced that it received the DAME Award for its 80hp electric outboard system, Deep Blue. Torqeedo is recognized as the world's leading...
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    Sea-Ray boats closing in knoxville tennessee

    Boat builder closes last Knoxville plant Recreation equipment maker Brunswick Corp. is closing its last Sea Ray Boats plant in a Knoxville industrial park, ending 225 jobs by the end of the year. The company plans to consolidate domestic boat building at its plants in Vonore, Tenn., and Palm...
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    Teleflex Marine Introduces Sierra Touch and Test System

    Teleflex Marine Introduces Sierra Touch and Test System(TM) (STATS(TM)) New Handheld Engine Diagnostic Tools for Outboard, Sterndrive, Inboard and PWC Engines NEWBURY PARK, CA, August 23, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- STATS (Sierra Touch And Test System) is an innovative new handheld engine...
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    Brp to exit sport boat market

    Valcourt, Qu?bec, September 14, 2012 ? BRP today announced it will exit the sport boat business over the coming months, citing the continued global sales decline in the marine industry, particularly the drop in sales of sport boats since the financial crisis. ?This is a difficult but necessary...
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    Brp to exit sport boat market

    Valcourt, Qu?bec, September 14, 2012 ? BRP today announced it will exit the sport boat business over the coming months, citing the continued global sales decline in the marine industry, particularly the drop in sales of sport boats since the financial crisis. ?This is a difficult but necessary...
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    BRP to begin testing next generation biofuel

    Press Release) May 9, 2012 Filed under News Sturtevant, Wis., May 9, 2012 ? BRP begins a program to test butanol-extended fuel in a variety of recreational marine engines for Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy?s Vehicle Technologies Office...
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    Isobutanol: Marine industry?s biofuel savior?

    Brent Renneke May 16, 2012 Filed under Features, Top Stories With a waiver recently approved by the Environmental Protection Agency authorizing ethanol in gasoline up to 15 percent by volume, the marine industry is looking for an alternative biofuel to what its experts say is poison to marine...
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