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    boat storage

    what product can i use to keep squirrels out of my boat for winter storage?
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    hp. for pontoons

    What's a good hp. size for a 24' pontoon with 10 to 12 people, not too small but not too big, may want to tow tubes. seems most have a 25-50hp. but that can barely get out of it's own way, which brand runs forever?
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    trailer wants

    I have a 2005 rinker 212 captiva 20.5 foot boat with a " heavy single axle" set up, what would or even could I do to make it a dual axle? How can I get it centered and what do you measure off of to keep it square? the boat is about 3500lbs. empty, I was thinking a dual setup would pull better...
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    help with iffy gas?

    what's a good fuel injection cleaner/ stabilizer that you use? got a batch of iffy gas, it runs sluggishly since filling up about 1/2 tank , to clean and stabilize the gas until next fill up which is tomorrow, raining today.
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    light cage??

    here's a dilemma I have... the light that came on the boat, 2005 rinker captiva 212 rx1, was a pop off type, when it gets hit, mostly from anchor rope, it pops off but still hooked up, well the base broke so light bounces all over the bow, so I bought one 3/4" shorter than the old taller one...
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    tire pressure

    quick question, when filling tires up on boat trailer, is it better to have boat off or on for the pressure? I would think maybe on because a 3500lb. boat would change pressure and make it higher if it was at pressure empty. my tires are 10 ply and need 80psi and that by itself makes me a little...
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    throttle cable..?

    I was cleaning my boat last weekend and changing plugs when I noticed that the throttle didn't open full when I put it in WOT at the dock, not running just wanted to clean up the throttle body butterfly plate. 2005 mercruiser 350 mpi ser. # 0w037384, I will double check this weekend, but pretty...
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    dual battery

    what is the best way to wire a dual battery setup with the 5 way switch; off - 1 on - both - 2 on - off? last year the batteries dies, had the son remove them and replace them, didn't take any pictures, it works ok but just today I installed a new trickle charger/ maintainer and found an 18"...
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    1st time out, boggy?

    put boat in yesterday at the marina, went to slip to get the gang, idles smooth but got onto river and gave it some gas little bog, ran down stream for 3 miles, way to windy the white cap were going across river not with the river, turned around and gunned it took forever to get on plane and...
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    plug is a plug?

    2005 rinker captiva 212 mercruiser 350 mpi spark plug hunting hasn't turned up a replacement, AC 41-932 is what it calls for but no one makes them and ones that have some want $ 1K each. what do you guys use to tune up your boat with???
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    2005 rinker captiva 212 rx1

    Looking for a tune up kit for my 350 mpi, found a cap and rotor kit but it's not mercruiser, cap has same number as merc but rotor has a different number. since caps are pretty much the same would the rotor be fine or do i keep looking for one with all numbers matching?
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    fuel additives

    what do you guys use for cleaning out old gas and dirty injectors and what or if you use a fuel stabilizer in each tank or how and when to use them. what's your favorite stuff.
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    new stereo head

    i am changing out the old, worn out (2005) sony for a newer model with bluetooth, i have been looking at the mex-xb120bt and the mex-m71bt both are sonys, my boat came with sony and has lasted up til last year, it still works but my kids would rather use bluetooth from their phones for music...
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    crazy stereo

    the stereo on my boat have been acting up lately, it's a sony with an 8 channel amp for all the speakers and the speakers like to turn off, i will have A speaker going but not all, then this past time out on the water, someone hit the horn button then all the speakers fired up..... bad ground...
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    see sawing

    how do i figure out what's wrong with my boat (too far foward or too far back) or trailer (new spring and tires), on the highway i take to get to the water bumps big, of course, and small the boat starts a seesaw action that drives me crazy...short drive! it had this from the start of when i...
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    It's a little fuzzy

    my gel coat has been getting hazy lately, what is the best way to get rid of it, i have tried polishing, rubbing compound , hull cleaner and even black streak remover, i works for about 10- 15 minutes and the haze is back.......HELP!!!!!! what are my option other than buying newer boat? mine is...
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    bearing grease

    what type and brand of trailer grease do you use? my concern is I end up blowing out my seals, i've seen where it said you need a light weight high temp grease for boat trailer bearings with disc brakes ( they run hotter than drum), but also somewhat need water resistant. if it's low temp then...
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    side bunks or not

    my boat stays on trailer 90% of the time, to the river and back, it's a pain to clean and polish it because of the side bunks. I'm thinking of cutting them off to better polish the boat. I do have the add-on guides at the very end of trailer to see the empty trailer when backing up. any opinions...
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    spark plugs

    time to swap out spark plugs, has anyone ever tried the E3 and how did you like or not like them. in my truck I have noticed better acceleration and better fuel economy, about 1mpg. just looking for any opinions on them for a boat. 2005 rinker 350mpi 300hp.
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    trailer tires

    last year I had a BAD summer with 3 blow outs on 2yr old tires, right now I have 3 different tires on the trailer. we do a lot of hauling the boat around so I'm going to go up to a E 10ply tires but what kind do you guys like the most. my trailer is a trailmaster single axle HEAVY with a 3600lbs...
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