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  1. waterinthefuel

    Do they make boat nav light wiring harness kits?

    Or even boat wiring harnesses for nav lights, maybe a bilge pump, one or two accessory switches? The reason I ask is that my dad just "inherited" his neighbors old aluminum boat when the old man died. Well, before he died, he took EVERYTHING out. It is a HULL, and ONLY a hull. His wife is...
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    Engine steering wobble

    I bought a 40hp off of Ebay and it runs like a top, but the steering is loosey goosey. It's not the cable or the little steering arm that's moving, its something in the engine. It can wobble even with all other steering components remaining stationary. Anyone know if this can be repaired easily...
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    1997 Johnson 40 no spark

    This one has me stumped. I just installed the used outboard I bought off of Ebay. We decided to use 50:1 gas oil even though it has VRO just to make sure the VRO is working before we go to straight gas. Well the engine missed and ran terrible and had so much oil it was unbelievable. But slowly...
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    Issues mounting this new (old) outboard

    I seem to have gotten in over my head. I've been having a 28 on this little boat for almost 30 years. On a whim, looking at Ebay, I found a 97 40hp that looks almost brand new and runs as well as it looks. So I bought it and paid over 700 to have it shipped from Cali. That's the least of my...
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    Can someone identify this rubber grommet?

    I just purchased a used 1997 Johnson 40 and where we had it sitting, before moving it, this fell off from somewhere. We don't know where it came from. Any ideas what this is or where it goes?
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    Companies who ship outboards

    I just purchased an outboard from someone on Ebay who won't ship it. I can't get anyone to tell me good companies to try to get quotes from for shipping. I need them to build a crate to put it in. It's got a little stand its on but it's not good for across the country shipping. Anyone know of...
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    Very high resting battery voltage

    I've never heard of this. I went to charge my deep cycle battery on my boat and it showed 14.2 volts and it's been months since it was used. It was not hooked up to anything. What could cause this? When I used it in March for spring fishing it had normal capacity and worked fine. It's about 9...
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    Small engine won't start

    Ok, this one has me perplexed. My grandfather recently passed, and I wound up with his old gas edger that his neighbor had given him. It always ran great, it has an old 2hp Briggs engine on it. Now, I was edging the driveway and it stopped like someone flipped a switch. I then tried to start it...
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    You think new Mercury outboards are reliable? Think again!

    I've always been a Mercury fan and I'm a mechanic so I know stuff can just "break" but this is unacceptable. My neighbor bought a brand new Sun Tracker 22 foot barge with a brand spanking new 2017 Mercury 150 four stroke on the back. Absolutely immaculate. Bought it brand new at the boat show a...
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    Unsure if my boat is operating properly, need help

    I purchased this boat about 2 years ago. It' absolutely runs like a clock. Now that I replaced a faulty primer bulb, it starts a lot easier now. It didn't come with a hydrofoil and so I decided to try it without one. Wow, when this thing goes to get on plane, it feels like it goes STRAIGHT UP in...
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    Anyone else own any Worx products?

    I usually don't buy anything off the TV, but after watching the infomercial for the Worx aerocart, I decided to get one and try it out. Y'all, that is the handiest thing I ever bought in my life. It really is a cart that can hold dirt, etc, it's a dolly, it's a small forklift, it can lift large...
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    Used truck and boat purchase

    After seeing how people ride their bikes and abuse things, I usually only buy new. However, I have recently purchased a used boat and used truck to pull it. The truck has 250,000 miles on it, but is tight like its new and it's a diesel anyway, so those miles aren't very important. The thing runs...
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    Problem with a 1994 Mariner 125 leaving us out on the water

    The last two times I went on my parents houseboat, we got towed back. The engine will start and run fine, we get about 15 minutes from the dock and it quits like someone turned off the switch. It's dead as a stump. The tach works perfectly the entire time and the boat will not restart on the...
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    I really need help with this, 1990 Motorguide Brute 665 not working right

    I bought an old bass boat and everything on it works good enough except this trolling motor. It has one of those foots that screws to the floor and simply has an on/off switch, a variator in the middle, and a high speed bypass switch. Steering is done with a pole screwed to the trolling motor...
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    I got a new boat!

    Ok, it's a new-to-me boat, but I never owned a large bass boat before. I was looking on Craigslist and they were asking 6500 dollars for a 20 year old boat with a 50 on it. And it was beat to hell with faded seats, etc. Well I found this little jewel, a 1990 Ranger 361v with a 1990 Mariner 150...
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    My opinion on marine VHF radios in boats

    There has been a lot of discussion lately about VHF marine radios in boats, and how with the invention of cell phones, they have been rendered obsolete especially in inland waterways. I completely and wholeheartedly disagree with this. There are many cases where cell phones are rendered inop...
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    Why do some people choose the hard route?

    A couple of weeks ago my neighbors dog attacked my dog. I have a rat terrier, he has a HUGE german shepherd. I not only personally witnessed the attack, my home security camera system caught it all, clear as day, including me chasing the dog away. Well, I call animal control and the guys dog is...
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    Anyone into antique VHF marine radios?

    I don't know why I got into this, but they are fun to tinker with. I bought an old Apelco Clipper 82 VHF on Ebay. This thing was so ugly I fell in love with it. I repainted the case, and then discovered it was dead. It would transmit, but only static. It didn't appear to receive anything at all...
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    Forget everything you heard about prepaid cell phone service!!

    I am on Straight talk, unlimited talk text and web for 45 a month. Most people say that data must be very slow since its half of what people pay for the same plans with AT&T or Sprint. Well, hold onto your hats. Yes, after 2.5gb of data a month they do throttle you, but so do most all carriers...
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    The perfect recipe for the perfect homemade french fries

    I've been chasing the right combination of temp, length of time for cooking and then the ice bucket for over a year, and a little while ago, I finally nailed it. Now I want to share it. For this recipe, you'll need a french fry cutter that cuts the fries into 1/4" cube sized slices. A common...
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