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    How was it made?

    Here are pics of my bilge pump and float switch which came undone from the hull of my boat. My question is how is the hull of my boat made? Its a 1988 grady white 204c overnighter. It looks like the bilge was set in the fiberglass but what I cant tell is if there is wood in the hull? Also it...
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    Adhesive

    The wood block my bilge pump and float switch are sitting on came apart from the fiberglass. Is there an adhesive I can use to glue it down or do I have to fiberglass it back in? Also where it sits the wood and fiberglass are always wet will the adhesive still work if I cant get it completely...
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    Is two much ring free bad?

    I realized that I have been putting twice the amount of ring free in. Can this be bad for my engine?
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    Cleaning VST filter?

    I cleaned the vst filter with carb cleaner, is that the correct way to clean it.
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    YAMAHA PARTS ONLINE

    Does anyone know where I can buy parts online. I called my dealer which is 40 min. away to buy parts, well they dont have the parts and when asked if he can ship them direct to me he said no. They said they have to have them shipped to them and then they can ship them to me which will take a...
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    FUEL HOSE CLAMPS?

    I am going to clean my vst filter and my clymers manual says to use only yamaha crimp type hose clamps & plastic locking clamps. Is the true or can I just use regular screw type hose clamps & regular zip ties?
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    2000 EFI SHUTS DOWN @ 3800 RPM

    I have a 2000 EFI 2 stroke and I was 7 miles out and on the way home around 34/ full throttle and 5 minutes into the ride my engine just shuts down. I didn't' see anything wrong so just started back up went another 5 min. and it shut down again. The fuel fiter look like it could need changeing...
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    Corrosion around engine gaskets

    I have a 200 yamaha efi and while getting it ready for the summer I noticed white powder at the bottom of the engine housing. It was coming from around the head gaskets. Is this normal?
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    88 grady white fish box hinge

    I have an 1988 grady white 204c overniter and I need a replacement hinge for my fish box. I went to my dealer and they said that they don't sell them any more so I went to the supply stores and none of them sold it. Does anyone know where I can find some? Thanks
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    Dinghy wheels

    I have some pelican dinghy dolly wheels on my dinghy. Which are hard plastic. It is very hard to pull through the soft sand does any one know what a better alternative for this would be. Thanks
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    Garmin 182C or 188C

    I am looking to buy a gps/chartplotter and narrowed it down to a garmin 182C or 188C. I have a furuno fish finder that works well but I don't know if since I am spending the money should I just bite the bullet and get the combo 188C. Does any one have any advise for me. Thank's
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    17' Sailfish boat

    Hi, I am looking at a 2001 17' center consol Sailfish boat does anyone have any input. Is this a good boat? Thanks
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    North American boats?

    I am looking at a 21' north american (brand name) boat. Has anyone heard of these boats. Are they any good? And do they still sell them? Thank's
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    Gel Battery

    This is my first year with putting away my boat and I noticed my battery was leaking gel does this mean it's junk?
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    93' 70 h.p. Johnson

    Hello, I am looking at a boat with a 93' 70 h.p. Johnson on it and just looking to see if there are any problems I should look for or know about. Is this a good engine? Any help whould be appreciate. Thanks
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    OVERHEATING

    Hi, I have a 96 50 h.p. mariner. The motor overheated so I took it out of the water and put the ears on it to flush it out. I thought something might have got in there to block it but everything ran fine, water was comming out of the pee hole fine, but then over heated again. The motor was to...
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    Water pump

    I read in some of these post that you should change the water pump every three years. I called my Yamaha dealer and they said that they dont do that any more with the new engines. Mine is a 2000 EFI saltwater series. Should I still change it? I looked in my clymer manual on how to do it. It...
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    Hydraulic steering

    I have a 20' Grady white that I want to change to hydraulic steering. My steering now pulls to the right. Does any one know how much this will cost?
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    O2 SENSOR

    Hello, I was wanting to know what made an o2 sensor make a ticking noise. If you go to my last post(TICKING IN MOTOR) you will know what I have been through. Last night I cleaned the o2 sensor and housing again. It wasn't to bad but the last time it was ticking and I cleaned it the ticking went...
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    ENGINE PULLS TO RIGHT

    I have a 20' grady white with a Yamaha 200 hp. EFI. The boat pulls to the right hard at certian trim's. At plane and a certian trim it's not that bad. I adjusted the zinc as far as it will go (toward the pull) and the lower unit looks straight. Is this normal in bigger boats or is this in the...
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