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    Please help....new fuel pump wiring

    Hey guys, I just installed my new carter p4389 electric fuel pump. I wired it through a 3 prong safety Safety switch. The power for the fuel pump is coming from the P terminal on the safety switch, the I terminal goes to the ignition switch and the S terminal goes to the coil. The boat will...
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    Mechanical fuel pump to electrical

    Hey guys I bought a new marine rated carter electric fuel pump. I want to wire it in properly through the oil pressure switch. Problem is that I can't find the oil pressure switch on my motor. I have. 1985 omc Chevy 350 v8. Can you guys give me an idea where this thing would be located? Thanks
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    Rochester/Lake Ontario

    Hey guys I might be moving to rochester ny and was curious if any of you live in that are or boat on Lake Ontario?
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    overheating at high rpms

    hey guys i have a 85 sea ray weekender with a 5.7 V8 and a stringer outdrive. when keeping the engine at 2000 rpms or below the tempature is perfect, as soon as i try to get on plane the temp starts rising. today i took the thermostat out and it was pretty rusty and wedged in the housing...
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    dead batteries while on shore power

    so i finally hook my boat to shore power and havent been back to it for a couple of weeks and now my batteries are dead. on the shore power control panel if i hit the test switch the reversed polarity light lights up......what does that mean? i have tried different shower power plugs and the...
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    Sleeping on our cruiser.....input needed

    Hey guys we just bought our first boat, it's a sea ray weekender 230. I'm excited about staying on our boat at the marina but my wife is not. She doesn't think she will be able to sleep on the boat. Have any of you ran into this problem with your significant other? If so how did you address it...
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    24 ft vs 26 ft sea ray cruiser

    Hey guys, I can't decide which boat to buy. We want a boat that we can't tube and ski with but also sleep on. Is a 26 foot boat too big to ski and run around on the lake with? How much more gas will I use between a 24 and a 26?
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    1991 Thompson Daytona 225

    Hey guys, Do you know anything about Thompson boats? This is a very clean boat. I'm going to sea trial it Friday. I don't know much about Thompson boats so any input is much appreciated.
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    1985 searay 260

    Hey guys, I decided aganist the bayliner. So I'm looking at this boat. Do you guys know anything about this one? Any weird issues with it? Thanks
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    Buying an older boat

    Hey everyone, I am looking at buying a 89 bay liner ciera 2455, I will get a marine inspection done on it but I was wondering if you guys can give me some helpful tips or advice. Thanks a ton. -joe
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