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    1996 wave venture 1100

    Use a drum siphon.
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    Time for Riser & Manifold > VP or Barr?

    Barr and Osco= OEM equivalent casting.
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    Volvo Penta 7.4 Gi

    VP sucks unless you like overpriced special tools to do basically anything including removing the props which you must do to do basic drive service on many mid-DP models.
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    2003 Yamaha HDPI No Start/Sputter Has Spark

    You act like those things can be easily tested without YDS. Everything that could have been tested with standard equipment has been tested, including pump pressure at the VST tank which is erratic and momentarily goes to 50 with the key "on" before cranking when it goes to zero. If you want to...
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    6.2 MPI Whine noise when revs

    Sounds like the upper, gimbal, or u-joints. Remove the drive as a start.
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    2003 Yamaha HDPI No Start/Sputter Has Spark

    I agree. I do not have YDS though or a computer with a disk drive to run it. I'm pretty sure it's the ECU. I have learned from an engineer friend, that the ECU controls the VST fuel pump negative side so a simple test while cranking when I am back at the boat should confirm if the pump is losing...
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    2003 Yamaha HDPI No Start/Sputter Has Spark

    Gee, thanks for the useless advice. You do realize many things have been tested in sequence, right? -There is compression -There is spark -The lift pumps work -The VST fuel pump is new and runs when the key is "on," but loses voltage while cranking -The fuses have all been checked and are fine...
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    2003 Yamaha HDPI No Start/Sputter Has Spark

    Hey guys, really stumped on this one. Originally posted on THT but haven't gotten much help: Update 1: The motor in question died while idling out to go fishing last November. Since, it has failed to sputter or restart at all. We have bypassed the kill switch with no change except an audible...
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    Need Help Selecting New Trailer Brake Kit/Actuator

    Going to be doing this project soon. I think I have settled on Dacromat and will probably be replacing the actuator as well. If anyone has a recommendation on a kit, it would be much appreciated!
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    Co-owning a boat?

    LOL
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    Which hull brands to avoid

    Yup, replacement costs are absurd. That is why I will not be selling my older boat. Ironically doing a pretty major cosmetic fiberglass/gelcoat repair on it right now LOL!
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    Keeping the rain and wind off us on the water

    This is why I don't like center consoles...I would never have a boat without a windshield, bimini/hardtop, and canvas isinglass. That being said, you could get a t-top and close the console off with full plexiglass windows or canvas.
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    Boat Trailer Bearings Question

    Weird. Definitely replace the o-rings.
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    Transom straps

    All this, X1,000. I use boat buckles over winch straps. Much easier to get them fully tight.
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    Every title is not in seller's name

    You can. Done it (bought insurance on a new to me boat, that hasn't been titled yet) many times when trailering, transporting, or storing new to me boats. My point was to say that as soon as the legal agent who possesses the title, whether they've registered it in their name yet or not, gives...
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    Every title is not in seller's name

    List them and we will research this together. Other vehicles are irrelevant to a discussion on common practice with boats. The states that bill vessels under property tax like Deleware are an exception also. USCG documented boats also typically require no tax to register at the federal level so...
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    Every title is not in seller's name

    This is almost always true for outboard motor vessels and gets gray for inboard vessels, which are sometimes classified as permanently mounted engines. However, the workers at the DNR/DMV are usually pretty clueless, so if you buy a typical sterndrive boat for like 12K and have the seller...
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    Which hull brands to avoid

    And fiberglass can be repaired good as new. Aluminum cannot. That is also true.
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    Every title is not in seller's name

    You actually don't have to register and pay the USAGE tax on a USED boat if you don't plan to use it or it is undergoing a refit and not in seaworthy condition. Most states don't have sales tax for used vessels, but rather USAGE tax that you pay in order to title and register a vessel. That is...
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    Every title is not in seller's name

    I have, on a few occassions, bought a boat, not registered it, and then resold it. Usually I have done this when I find a good deal in the offseason or need a parts boat. It is very common practice and there is no point paying tax on a boat one isn't going to use. What you need to make sure of...
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