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    Faria gauge help please

    I'm installing a new faria volt meter and fuel gauge on my resto project. It also has a new evinrude ignition switch on the dash. I can identify the accessory wire off the back of the switch. It goes 4-5 inches then directly into a plastic connector. I would like the fuel gauge and volt meter...
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    DC switch panel help.

    I'm installing a switch panel on this whaler resto I'm doing. The switch panel came with three fuses to switches and then jumper wires to the other switches. I removed this. I'm running the wires from a 12 position blue sea fuse box directly to the individual switches. They are all fused at...
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    Really need advice on mahogany console

    Thanks in advance. I'm restoring a whaler and have a brand new console. The dashboard is 30" x 7" and 3/4" thick. I'm ready to install the helm, which I hoped to upgrade this boat to the Bay Star system. I'm also using the Bay Star recess kit which pushes the helm deeper into the dashboard...
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    Help me design my dashboard.

    Thanks in advance. I'm looking for some feedback from you guys on how you would lay out this dashboard. I'm ready to start cutting. I created a gauge/layout simulator. The white paper is the same size as the dash and the gauges are the correct size. In the center of the paper you will see the...
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    Help me pick out my batteries

    It's down to two choices: The system will have two batteries. Sears diehard platinum marine agm battery size 34M. Dual use battery with 880 CCA, and 135 rc. Great warranty. Free replacement for first 36 months. $229 X 2. Optima blue tops. First one 34DC deep cycle, 750 CCA, 120rc. AND second...
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    Fuses needed or not?

    I'm wiring up my whaler restoration from scratch. It turns out my design is almost identical to a recommendation or example under the sticky thread that has wiring diagram examples. My question is do I need to install fuses down stream of the batteries before the battery selector switch? I...
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    1970 Whaler Restoration. Before and so far pics

    1970 16' Boston Whaler. Completely re-doing everything. Etec 90 going on for power. BEFORE: NOW, About halfway:
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    Impeller housing leaking w/pics

    My impeller housing mounts to this on the front of the crankshaft. One of these factory holes on this mount is leaking water. Not gushing but a steady drip out of the hole. This device mounted on the front of the crankshaft also has quite a bit of side to side play in it. It appears as though it...
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    Thermostat housing question for 5.7 OSi w/pics

    Changing my thermostats. These ports on the housing and inside the neck look really rough. Should I try and sand blast these to clean them up for better water flow? I've never changed the risers also, by the looks of these should I expect the same or worse with the risers? This thing had what...
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    5.7 Osi engine temps stumping me

    Port engine: Idle out it warms up normally. On plane runs at 175. Come off plane it creeps up to 190-200. Then on plane goes back to 175. Had a service call done on it over the weekend because after plane it now started to over heat. We changed the thermostat, impeller brand new. Took out for...
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    Attwood pump question

    Just replaced my shower sump pump. It's an Attwood Sahara 500. It comes on and discharges normally. However when it shuts off it makes a small thumping noise. Starts out slow then speeds up and goes quiet. Lasts about 10-12 seconds. Then it comes back on normally when water starts to fill the...
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    Volvo 5.7 temprature question

    My volvo 5.7s have always ran at around 150-160 at idle then at 175 degrees on plane. Just recently they started running at 175 at idle then coming off of plane the temps rise up to around 200. Both engines doing exact same thing. Impellers are new and were checked to be correct ones installed...
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