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  1. Stinnett21

    50th Anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald's demise

    One of the GOAT songs IMO.
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    View of unloaded trailer with pickups

    The 2004 Lexus talked about in my original post had a camera but was small and not very clear so I never used it for backing the trailer. I did use it for hitching up.
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    View of unloaded trailer with pickups

    Sounds like a plan
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    View of unloaded trailer with pickups

    Not a deal breaker, just wondering what to expect if I go that route. I suppose the same could be true for a modern SUV also. Views out the back are getting less and less and relying more on cameras.
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    View of unloaded trailer with pickups

    Shopping for a new tow vehicle. For the last 15 years I've towed with a 2004 Lexus GX 470. My boat is 21 foot. When backing the trailer to retrieve the boat I can stretch up and turn and look and still see the back 1/4 of the trailer (it has no guide posts although I realize they could be...
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    Brake based limited slip differentials

    Same here. I've had auto 4WD for many years and to my knowledge it has never kicked in. However, I'm inland on river and lakes where there's no tidal waters covering ramps twice a day and keeping them slimy. Most ramps where I'm at (Lake Cumberland) are ripped concrete.
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    Brake based limited slip differentials

    I think mechanical limited slip differentials are becoming a thing of the past. Most today are electronic brake-based. Can anyone with a 2WD truck with a brake-based limited slip share their experience on boat ramps? I'm considering such a buy in the future to tow a 4000 lb. rig.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Is it a no wood boat?
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    How do I get that last inch?

    I had a boat that would most always do that. I could never figure out why. I think it just has to do with the geometry of the bunks vs everything else. Ended up just living with it. It was a custom trailer welded. Nothing was adjustable.
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    boat trailer calipers vs auto

    I launch solo so the calipers sit in the water under pressure sometimes for several minutes. Having just lubed my sliders, as said in post 6 above, I was very pleased that there was very little water intrusion. There was, however, very little lube if any on em.
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    boat trailer calipers vs auto

    I drove to the boat today and lubed the slider bolts. I applied caliper grease to a Q-tip and lubed in the inner part of the boot that squeezes the bolt and lubed the bolt also. Should be good to go. I have UFP/Dexter DB35s galvanized only but I'm in fresh (Kentucky).
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    boat trailer calipers vs auto

    I've worked on the calipers for my boat trailer but never on automotive calipers. Due to the fact that boat trailer calipers are routinely dunked in water I was wondering if the boots for the slider bolts were made more water proof than their auto counterparts. If they are indeed tighter and...
  13. Stinnett21

    Milk in reservoir, not in outdrive

    When you replaced the reservoir, assuming you dumped it out, what did you observe? You say, "whatever it is". Can you describe more in depth.
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    Milk in reservoir, not in outdrive

    Unplug the two wires (on mine they're bullet connectors and it doesn't seem to matter which way they are connected), leading from the bottle and dump the bottle out. Remove the sludge by whatever means you can without damaging the float.
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    Switching mercruiser throttle controls

    I have a Quicksilver 3000 controller, 2002 model. It's been a while since I researched this but I remember my findings were that if I wanted to replace my cables I would have to move up to the 4000 controller. I think the cables for the 3000 were NLA.
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    Dragging caliper away from home

    Agree. I have a caliper on order but not sure it's gonna get here before next planned outing so good chance I'm facing this situation before Sunday/Monday of next. I'll need to tow around 40 miles round trip to the ramp. My plan, If caliper does not arrive, is to drive the boat storage (1.5...
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    Dragging caliper away from home

    Good ideas, thanks guys.
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    Dragging caliper away from home

    Hypothetical: My boat trailer has disc brakes on all 4. While 50 miles from home I notice a wheel is getting very hot. I jack it up to discover the caliper is dragging. What can I do to alleviate the situation so I can limp home? Aside from locking out the brakes completely, the only thing I...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Following but getting lost. Do I understand correctly that you're building the bracket yourself but contracting out the actual repower? You are in the northeast right? Aren't most repower contractors in FL? If you build the bracket yourself won't that affect warranties?
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    Spark plugs and cap replacement interval

    The manual for my 2002 5.0 MPI specifies plug changes every 300 hours. I don't have it in front of me but I don't think it specifies a time frame on plug wire changes. I've changed mine once in 1,680 hours. I change the cap/rotor about every 5 years but I trailer in fresh water and have...
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