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    SmartCraft old VS new?? Help please.

    My boat has SmartCraft tach & speedo, vintage 2006. Merc OptiMax 225 outboard. The gauges are damaged by the sun and pretty much unusable except for the tach needle. I bought some new Faria SmartCraft gauges and went to install them today. To my utter surprise, the pin patterns on the old and...
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    8 HP 2-stroke runs exactly 12 seconds......

    ....and it will do this 10 times out of 10. Argghh!!! I am going crazy!! It is (I think) a 1999 model year. It has a primer knob instead of a choke. Here's what happens, every single time: 1. Turn speed control/primer knob to start position, fully clockwise. 2. Pull knob all the way out...
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    Can I store a 2-stroke OB on its side?

    5hp 2-stroke Mercury OB, late model. Any limitations as to how it can be laid down on its side for transport?<br /><br />I assume the fuel has to be shut off, then the carb run dry. Just wondering if there is a right side or wrong side to lay it down on. Thanks.
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    Need "iboats info" section on home page

    With the obvious server problems being experienced by iboats forums right now, may I suggest a news box on the main iboats homepage (not the main forums page, the main homepage) where the admins would have a place to put information? For instance "We regret to inform that the forums are down...
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    Censorship?

    Huh...just got a post deleted. In the Bayliner section of the brands forum, I suggested that for even more exact information, from almost 8000 Bayliner owners, they should visit a certain site. Poof.<br /><br />Can a moderator (or anyone) tell me which rule I broke? I moderate a site as...
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    Help needed with sync gauge

    I purchased an engine sync gauge on ebay and it came with no instructions. On the back are 4 connections.<br />1. 12V<br />2. GND<br />3. LIGHT<br />4. SIG<br /><br />I can't figure out how this will work with only one input. I thought a sync gauge needs a signal from each tach.<br /><br />Any...
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