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    chart question about symbols

    Downloaded the navionics app for iphone. 10bucks why not. My question is what are the small "9" and "8" after the depth numbers on the chart? What is the SY as well?
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    Neon yellow gas overflows when filling?

    Filled the boat yesterday, some gas came back out filler and was a neon yellow color. It almost stains the swim platform it's so yellow. It runs fine and I use stabil every tank. I also have a fuel water filter. What would make the gas coming back out that color?
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    So many starters, i only want one

    Which starter do i need? so much conflicting information. 97 5.7 lx efi gen+. Some places say mercury number 50-863007A1 Plenty of other part numbers also come up, anyone shed some light on this?
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    Gear lube colors

    Previous owner left me some that I have been using. It was in a clear plastic bottle so I don't know details. Def was gear oil but was green in color. I need more so I went to walmart and got the quicksilver high performance gear lube which is very blue. Did it change colors over the years or...
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    Emergency repairs at the boat ramp

    Saturday morning we got to the boat ramp at 1030am (rocky point on the Chesapeake). Had started the boat the day before on muffs but it took 3 key turns, so I cleaned battery connections and charged batteries. After that it started 4 times in a row. Good to go right? So back down ramp, launch...
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    Any grease is better than no grease. Did I miss a zerk?

    After putting about 15 pumps into my gimbal zerk just to be sure. Then i moved inside the boat and I Learned that I'm a contortionist. Greased both zerks on the engine coupler. Took 6 pumps each just to see grease. That's probably the hardest place I've ever had to wedge myself into to work on...
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    How does my charge pro work?

    I'm totally clueless as to how my inboard charger works. I have a dual battery setup with selector switch. Does it charge by ship to shore power?
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    Rebuilding impeller. one or two piece?

    On my bravo one, theres like 10 different rebuild kits to order. i have no clue which one i need? Not sure if i need the one piece kit or not, please help my confusion so i can get out on the water!
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    5.7 bravo 1. Maxum 24' cuddy. 4 blade?

    About 5k lbs loaded. Have a Solas 21 pitch 3 blade. Tops out at 4800 rpm which is correct. To stay on plane I have to be above 30mph. And when there it easily falls off. Holeshot is also slow IMO. This all tells me to switch to a 4 blade 21p. Can someone explain if my thinking is correct
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    what should a good hull sound like

    before even getting a survey, Going by the old hit with your hand method. Obviously it should be a solid sound not a hollow. My question is below the waterline sounds solid. above it where the cabin is sounds hollow. this seems like how it should be in my opinion. only down by where the...
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    Conowingo lake

    The lower Susquehanna thread was mostly about lake Clarke not too much info on conowingo. Lake clarke is a little to small and i know conowingo is bigger. My questions are where are boat ramps on the york county side? Is there good parking? How is it depth wise? The lake conowingo website...
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    How hot is to hot?

    My circulating pump locked up which caused my serpintine belt to come off. This all happens while getting prepared to pull out at the end of the day. The alarm came on and I ran it for 10 more seconds to get to the dock at idle. Guage read about 225 degrees. Did I do major damage? This is all a...
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    Bravo 1 shift cable questions

    My shift cable bellow tore and let a lot of water in my boat. Not a fun time. I ordered the new kit and installed it yesterday. I'm not sure I have it routed correctly bit that's another issue. When installing the drive unit end of the cable, everyone says the keeper jaws in the drive must stay...
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    Which prop and how do i change it

    i have a 88 125 horse force serial number 1251x8c<br /><br />what type of prop (there are 2 choices, im not sure about the mounting differences)do i need to buy as a replacement. I have a repair manual but it is very generic and doesnt tell me what type of prop i have...<br /><br />also, few...
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