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    Non skid strips

    This may be in the wrong place, but what I'm looking for is some 1" nonskid strips that will take a beating. I use it on the floor of my boat that spends most of it's time in the salt, wet and fish flopping around. It gets messy, but needs to hold up. We've had some there for several years now...
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    Mounting Garmin transducer

    I've always used Lowrance and they're transducers are narrow. The Garmins are near twice as wide, so when following the directions, on a glass hull you're suppose to have 1/8 of the transducer below the hull. First of all, the transducer is concaved, so are you suppose to have the first 1/8...
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    Looking for new GPS/fish finder

    I've been running my old stuff for many years now so it's time to upgrade and was wondering what's out there that's been tested and approved by you guys in the $6-700 price range? I spend most of my time fishing the ocean in 50-300 ft. of water. Occasionally deeper. Mostly Salmon, halibut and...
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    Heat exchanger care/maintenance

    I've been running a heat exchanger on my 350 Chevy/Merc for about 10 years now and was wondering what type of maintenance/cleaning these things need and how often. The motor was starting to run on the warmer side, but after looking at the exhaust manifolds condition, I figured it was probably...
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    Bilge pump problem

    I'm not sure this is in the right catagory but here goes, I was testing my B/pump and noticed that it runs but doesn't pump, until I take the hose off a little bit, then it takes off great. Could this be caused by a primming problem or might it be time for a new pump? I don't know the brand...
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    Replacing prop seals on 1982 35HP Evinrude

    While inspecting the area when the prop was off, I noticed lots of fishing line around the seal area, common with lots of fishing, some of which looks to have gotten in to the first seal. After reading the manual on working on the lower unit, which doesn't show to do the seals only, can they be...
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    Lowrance/Transducer issue

    I have a Lowrance X-85 and tried a few years ago to install a second one (X-96) for the rear of the boat while fishing the ocean. The second one doesn't work well, but does on another boat I have. I posted about this a while back and it was suggested that the two transducers were too close...
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    Stator/Rectifier wiring question

    Six years ago I installed a new stator and rectifier on a 1982 35 hp Evinrude. It was parked in the barn since. The original wires on both were yellow, yellow/grey and yellow/blue. When I got the new parts, all the wires were yellow. In Seloc, for that motor they're lining up the color codes...
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    Question on stator/rectifier

    I have a 1982 35 hp Evinrude that I put a new stator and rectifier on 6 years ago and parked it in the shop. I'm selling it now and was checking everything out for the buyer. While the motor was running, I tested what was coming to the battery from the stator and it was no different than what...
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    Swapping merc outdrives???

    A friend has a 1974 Cobalt ski boat with a 6 cylinder Chevy/160 merc, and the outdrive is not well. He also has a boat someone gave him that's from the middle/late 60's, maybe later, I'm just guessing, that has the Ford 302/888 merc setup and the outdrive is working. Are those outdrives...
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    Shift Shaft Loose on 1978 Merc 260 O/Drive

    During my inspection of the upper shift shaft, I found that the arm on top is slightly loose. It can be moved side to side while holding the shaft, maybe an 1/8 at the tip of the arm. This probably isn't good I'm guessing. I see there's a screw pin that goes through it that when tighened, it...
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    Merc 260 lower shift cable replacement

    In reading several threads here about this task, I'm curious how to tell if I have the "old style" cable or the newer one. The boat is a 22 ft. 1978 Cruiser with a 350 Chevy. (From what I get from reading, it's an Alpha I, Gen I.) I'd like to find out whether I'll need to be doing the...
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    Problem with reverse

    I just finished pulling and reinstalling the lower unit of my 1978, 260 Merc outdrive for servicing/new water pump kit. I've done this several times with no problems. This time, it goes into forward with it's usual grind at the beginning and feels normal. When I try reverse, it does the normal...
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    Connecting Cole Hersee high temp/low oil alarm

    I'm putting this on a 350 Chevy/Mercruiser and the only place I can see to put the temp sensor is on the side of the water pump where there's a plug. The access by the thermostat in the manifold is used for the dash temp gage already. I'm assuming that would be fine? Also, the oil access by the...
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    Restarting motor from long storage

    I have an 1982, 35hp Evinrude that's been parked for six years and just sold the boat. Before he takes it, I want to run it and make sure all is well, as it was when I parked it. I was going to put a water pump kit in it, change the oils and plugs before running it. Is there anything else you...
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    Problem with Lowrance with two running.

    I have a Lowrance x-86 running up front and a second one in the back which is a Lowrance 96. When they're both on, the 96 isn't accurate. It kind of jumps all over or sometimes it's close to the 86 which is working right. I had a Lowrance x-60 back there before and they both worked fine. I ran...
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    Installing engine alarm kit

    I bought the kit and was wondering if I could just connect to the back of the temp gage that already comes from a sensor, instead of installing another sensor/wire from the motor. Wouldn't I be accomplishing the same thing?
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    Marine Engine Warning Kits

    Has anyone tried these out? Is there something better or will this one do the job? I'm running a Merc 350/Chevy Thanks http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Engine-Warning-Pres-Temp/dp/B000FOW3O2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313354935&sr=8-1
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    Testing a Tie Down reverse lock out???

    I read in an article here from July where someone mentioned testing this critter electrically, but never said how. How would I go about this?
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    Problems bleeding brakes

    I've installed new disc brakes on two axles and am trying to bleed the lines. I've bled a lot of cars in my life, but haven't ran into this. Right behind the master cylinder is a Tie Down reverse lockout, then on to the brake lines. For some reason I can't get but just a little if any fluid past...
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