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    Tribute Page To Don S. - (Personal Stories Welcomed)

    I see the ?The passing of Don S? page remains very active, with posts as recent as yesterday. Obviously Don used his gift of knowledge to generously help more people that can be counted. On the day I first met Don I was in panic mode. I found iboats.com in a desperate Google search for help...
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    How To Properly Connect A New Waste Tank Line???

    Just realizing my waste line is permeating a foul odor. I think I can figure this repair out except for one thing. I have observed a white caulking looking substance protruding from both ends of my waste line. It's coming from in between the waste hose and the fitting. Could it be something...
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    Need Ideas To Mount Anchor Chain Above Deck

    Frequently I anchor in a large lake at depths up to 90 feet. My anchor locker has a little over 100? of ?? rode stored in it and the locker is FULL to the bottom of the deck pipe. You can see in the photo that I also store an additional 50? of rode above deck, by strapping it to the bow...
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    Lost Propulsion - Possible Sheared Key On Drive Shaft??? Help Don S. :)

    I think this may be a Don S. question: See signature below for engine and outdrive setup: While traversing north on the Intracoastal Waterway I had been on and off the throttle when meeting about 15 boats that were headed south. After about 40 miles I slowed to a stop and the engine was...
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    Aluminum Tank Repair (hole in waste tank)

    I have an appreciation for the funnies and "punnies" that I expect to follow this post... however, I really need some "solid" adivce on this one. :) While swapping my engine we banged my aluminum waste tank about 5 inches from the bottom of the tank. It left a 1.5inch long by 3/16 inch wide...
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    Corrosion on Battery Cables question

    Recently my #2 battery was not spinning my starter fast enough to start the engine. I checked the battery terminals and found a lot of green corrosion up inside the terminal end of battery cable #2. I decided to do some maintenance on both battery cables. I clipped the cable #2 back in 1 inch...
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    Can someone explain Rafting "Etiquette" 101 please?

    I just read the thread on how to position boats when rafting and that brings to mind something that I?ve always wanted to know. Before traveling the Dismal Swamp I read that boats tend to raft up at the welcome center for the night. Sure enough when I arrived all the mooring spaces were taken...
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    Will HOT GLUE seal a bearing seal, leaking on the outter edge?? Serious question!

    Last week I replaced the bearing seal on my upper housing (around my spline shaft) and it?s still leaking around the outer edge. Immediately I posted a question about using Loctite threadlocker to seal up a leaking bearing seal. Many of you replied that you use the same or similar adhesive and...
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    Can You Repair A Leaking Bearing Seal with Glue? Yes, according to my parts man

    I just replaced the bearing seal my upper housing that goes around my drive shaft, aft of the universal joints. It?s part #23 in this drawing. http://www.volvopentastore.com/Upper-Gear-Unit/dm/*******.358155565--session_id.936838775--store_id.366--view_id.772654 My pressure test failed and...
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    Striper Fishing At Night - With A 400w High Pressure Sodium Light

    Has anyone ever tried this method? I saw it on YouTube last year, then bought a light and gave it a try. The kids and I hauled in about 120 pounds of fish in just a few trips? mostly 5-8 pounders. In 90 feet of water the bait fish under my boat were so thick my Humminbird screen was solid red...
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    Brand New Leaking Oring - Out Of Options - What's Next?

    I encountered this problem while working on this repair job: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=543693 Basically, I had gear oil leaking out through my exhaust chute of my DP-D1 outdrive. It failed a pressure test, losing all air pressure in about 3 seconds. When I reassembled the...
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    YES! Electric Marine Propulsion IS A Reality (in pleasure craft)

    I was doing a little catching up on my reading tonight. As I was thumbing through my April/May 2012 BoatUS magazine I found something that contradicts many of the responses to my original thread that I posted 6 months ago. (Original Thread) http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=523759...
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    Outdrive Leaking Gear Oil Thru Exhaust Chute (need repair help)

    I noticed a little sheen on the surface of my exhaust water today. I shut the engine down and then noticed a steady drip of gear oil from my exhaust chute, onto my aft prop. I raised the outdrive fully just to contain the drip. I looked down inside the exhaust chute and saw a puddle of gear oil...
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    Can I run 2 VHF radios off 1 antenna?

    Situation: I have a 25 watt VHF radio on my boat with an 8? Shakespeare antenna. This radio works fine. For Christmas my wife bought me a Class D Digital Selective Calling VHF radio. She felt I needed to added protection this radio offers when interfaced with my GPS chart plotter. I would...
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    Can Electric Marine Propulsion Be A Reality (in pleasure craft)?

    I started a thread to find a credible and successful conversion from Gasoline to LNG or LPG in a pleasure craft. Questions and opinions arose about electrical propulsion for pleasure craft. So, I decided to start this thread to look into the feasibility of that idea. We all know electrical...
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    Need info about: Inboard converted to Propane or Natural Gas

    I?ve been researching old threads about converting a gasoline inboard over to propane. Some threads offer clever thinking on the topic, but in general, most posters are against the idea, citing the hazards from the physical properties of the fuel. I get that? I am a hazardous materials...
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    Which anchor do you prefer? And how do you retrieve it when it gets stuck?

    Ok, I?m still learning and in most cases the hard way. Your help, opinion etc. it appreciated. In the photo are the anchors that I have. Recently, I was using the claw anchor and it got stuck. I ended up pulling the anchor roller off the pulpit of my boat. I had my chain connected to both...
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    Your opinion: Is this Legally / Morally right or wrong???

    I recently read in another iboats thread where someone mentioned that while traveling on the ICW he encountered bad weather. This skipper chose to go over to a marina and tie off to a face dock. It was obvious in the story that it was after hours when he tied off. He went on to recommend to...
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    Anchor Roller / "Re-Mounting" - help, ideas requested

    I snapped the anchor roller off the pulpit of my boat (Crownline CR250, 1993 model) this weekend while trying to dislodge the anchor. There is no damage to the boat or the anchor roller. The holes on the deck side are also 5/16 holes, therefore a molly bolt system was definitely not used to...
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    I need OPTIONS for side (beauty) panel mounting

    I had a rotted side panel that I had to remove and rebuild (still waiting to recover the panel). The panel was mounted to the gunnel wall with approximately 2.5" SS bolts with a head similar to Tee nuts. The bolts went through the gunnel wall and were secured by a washer and nylon nut. I had...
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