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    Winter haul out, just my luck

    So last year I waited until the first week of November to pull my boat out and winterize it, it was upper 40's a cold mist. This year I thought I would beat the weather, well, heavy rain and a flood watch. Just can't win
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    Old Flares

    I've always kept my outdated flares because folks always tell me they will work just fine most of the time. Now I've got so many I don't know what to do with them. I'm not one of those people who find joy in lighting them off just for something to do, so my question is. Do you keep outdated...
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    Small leak above water line

    I have a small leak above the water line in my boat that drains down the inside hull in my bathroom. It gets the wallboard and carpet wet after heavy rains. To the best of my inspection it appears to be coming from the rub rail. Can I just pull the rub rail off, reseal underneath and put in...
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    4.3 starts missing after an hour or so of use

    I have twin carburated 4.3's in my boat, less than 400 hours. Went out yesterday for a ride and was running like a top on flat water. After about an hour out my port engine started missing, it would go from about 3300 rpm's drop down to about 2600 then back up again, at lower rpm's (2400) it...
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    Replacing the floor

    I have an old Achiles with a 5 horse Force that needs the floor replaced. I can use the existing floor as a template but wonder if anyone has a recomendation for sealing the new marine plywood once it's cut. I don't use it often and most of the time just keep it inside unless I'm going on a...
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    Papers needed to enter Canada across the great lakes

    We are looking at going across Lake Huron and north along the Canadian shoreline from north of the Sarnia Ontario area. I heard that you can use a passport but must then only enter at certain ports and return to the U.S. the same way. I also heard there was a document you can get that allows...
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    Deep cycle vs regular battery

    I have a 27ft cruiser with twin 4.3 I/O's. It has dual batteries with a switch for each engine, it appears my number 1 battery is going bad ( 4 years old). I will put a load tester on it to make sure. It will run the blower or radio but jusy clicks when you try to start either engine. Now...
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    Synching twin 4.3's

    I have a 1989 Thompson Daytona 270 with twin 4.3's. At low speed the synch guage appears normal but as I increase rpm's it runs very heavy to the port side. It is where I would need to be about 1500 rpm's off on the starboard tach to show the sync lined up. Is there anyway to test a synch...
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    4.3 stalls at 3800 rpm's, will start right back up but stalls everytime at 3800 rpms.

    I am relatively new to boating and last year purchased a 1989 Thompson Daytona 270 with twin 4.3 mercruisers/alpha ones. Boat has had very little use with only 350 hours on each engine. Before starting out last year I had the impellers changed, lower units serviced and put fuel/water...
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