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    Water Witch Bilge switch

    I have two bilge pumps, one is automatic, that can be turned on from a switch on the dash, or is activated by the "Water Witch" sensor. The other pump is manual only. Yesterday I noticed that the automatic bilge pump was running continually, turns out the float switch thing was stuck on. Tried...
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    1998 90hp Johnson, Rectifier/Regulator stator?

    1998 Johnson 90HP SPL, not charging the battery. I have not looked into it too much, as boat seems to be running great, I have a solar panel that keeps the battery topped up while I am away. Boat doesn't get used all that much, few hours on the weekend. My question is: am I hurting anything by...
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    Princecraft Deck Boat Seat Rebuild

    1998 Princecraft Ventura 190 Deck Boat, front bench seat was starting to deform a bit, stuck my hand up under the upholstery, and got a handfull of rotten plywood. I removed the whole unit from the boat, and the entire plywood structure is rotten. So rotten that I am unable to use any of the old...
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    1998 90hp water leak around water jacket?

    Motor running great, while winterizing, I had it running on the muffs, cowl off and I noticed water leaking around the square black thing between the cylinders, is this the water jacket? There are several bolts around the perimeter, and what looks like a gasket, this is the the area where the...
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    In floor cooler

    1998 Ventura deck boat. There is a cooler (I think?) in the floor. It has a drain in the bottom, the drain just drains into the bottom of the boat. When I peek down the drain, there is always water in there. Shouldn't it drain to the back of the boat? I am in the process of replacing the rotten...
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    Epoxy

    Replacing transom on aluminum boat. What I have read, the marine ply is to be sealed with epoxy. I can't find any where I live, but I did see some Behr two part garage floor epoxy, is this even close to marine stuff? Probably a dumb question , but thought I would throw it out there. Carry On, JJ
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