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    Rebuilding TBI Injectors

    My port engine has run a little rough since I bought the boat a couple years ago. By "rough" I mean it physically vibrates a little and seems to require a little more throttle to be sync'd up with the stbd engine while underway. It also just doesn't sound as smooth as the stbd. We've tried...
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    Genuine VP vs. aftermarket circulating pump?

    Looking for opinions here. The local marina is selling a "genuine" VP circulating pump for a SBC for $150. The aftermarket pump is $75. As long as it is a new, true marine pump, is there any difference? Part of me doubts that VP actually makes their own pump. My assumption is that they...
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    Accident near Annapolis

    Hey guys, just heard a few more details about an accident that happened here about a month ago. I did a quick search but didn't see anyone else posting anything. The details are a little sketchy, but from what I heard today, 10 were on the boat, all 18 or under when the 34' center console they...
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    Time for new circ pumps...

    Splashed the boat today and she fired right up. Great! Unfortunately, I could hear the metalic sound coming from my port circ pump telling me it was time to buy a new one. It was squealing at the end of last season and I was getting rust around the weep hole, so I had a feeling it was coming...
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    GPS Antenna Location

    Hey guys, I have a 29' Cobalt (Express Crusier) with a Garmin 4208. The boat came without a VHF. I have an Icom 422 VHF I picked up at the boat show last year and am in the process of finding the best place to install the new antenna. The GPS puck is mounted to a small pole - about 18" long...
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    Where did all the good magazines go? What do you guys read?

    Not sure if this is the right place for this question, but... I was at the book store today and could only find one "general" boating magazine, Boating. There must be a dozen sailing magazines, plenty of fishing magazines, a few that cater to the yacht crowd, and a few for the go-fast crowd...
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    Time for new risers or risers and manifolds?

    Hey guys, sorry, its been awhile. I started my own business this fall and things have been a little crazy. That being said, its warm in the mid-atlantic and I'm thinking about dropping the boat back in the water. The boat has twin Volvo 5.0 Gi's and is raw water cooled. I have right at 200...
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    Boat Show Goodies

    The wife and I went to the Annapolis Power Boat Show last Sunday to check out all the latest goodies we can't afford. There were some absolutely beautiful boats including a Nor Tech center console "fishing" boat, the new Hatteras 54, and the new Seven Marine 557 outboard. All I can say is holy...
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    Hard turn with twins

    Okay, so I'm still learning how to handle the twins. If I am trimmed up and cruising - say 3000 rpms and 30 knts - and turn the wheel hard over, the outside drive sounds like its starting to cavitate. Should I trim down if I'm planning this maneuver? I've also tried dropping speed on the...
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    Marine Head Backflow

    I've noticed an "interesting" :eek: smell on the boat this year and think I have finally found it. It appears that the head will not completely dry flush. I do not have much experience with marine heads but understood you first wet flush to clean the bowl then flip to dry flush to remove all...
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    Towed a guy in, have some questions.

    The wife and I were on our way home Sunday afternoon and came across a small boat (18' or so) that had lost power and didn't have an anchor. He flagged us down and we wound up towing him to a local marina. Everything went just fine but this was the first time I have towed anyone, so I have...
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    Uneven riser temperature after pump replacement

    Hey guys, I am reposting this in its own post instead of as a follow up to my previous issue - Over the weekend I replaced the raw water pump on the stbd VP 5.0Gi PWTR. I also replaced both port and stbd temp gauges with new Faria gauges to match the existing (Long story covered in another...
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    Fuel pump squeal????

    I was down working on putting new gauges in the boat (in my signature) tonight and fired up the port engine to test my handywork. About five seconds after it started I got this odd squeal that I couldn't identify or find. I shut down, and the squeal died about a half second after the motor...
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    Bad Gauges?

    Okay, I may have committed a rookie mistake here. I rebuilt my dash over the winter and in doing so removed all of my gauges. I was very careful about labeling everything so it would go back without any issues. Now that it is back together, I have tested power and ground at the back of each...
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    Air lock in cooling system?

    Twin 2000 (Charcoal colored blocks) 5.0 VP Gi's with approx 190 hours. I had the boat dropped in yesterday. Anyway, both engines fired off just fine, smoked a lot from the fogging oil, but got me to my slip just fine. When I got to the slip I shut down and popped the engine hatch to do a...
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    OMC/Johnson/Evenrude/Volvo Trim Cylinder Cap

    Okay, yes, I am cheap. The end caps on the my trim cylinders were damaged by the PO. Or perhaps POS. They are Volvo DPs, however, I have come to find that many parts (including the seal kit) are interchangeable with those used by Johnson/Evenrude/OMC on their cylinders. Here's the question...
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    DP-S Trim Cylinders

    I have a bad feeling I can answer my own question, but I'm going to ask it anyway... Went down to work on the boat last night and noticed that the stbd engine trim cylinders appear to be leaking. I don't remember them leaking last fall when we pulled and blocked the boat, so I'm not sure how...
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    Keikhaefer Neutral Safety Switch???

    I have Keikhaefer Zero Effort controls on my '00 Cobalt. I was pulling new shift cables tonight and realized that some jack*** has unhooked one of the switches and jumpered it, effectively making it ineffective. Probably the same genius who removed the engine alarms. Anyway, I am assuming...
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    Bennett Tab Switch Direction

    So last fall I pulled the trim tab switch out of the boat and brought it home to clean it up. One of the screws holding the copper strip - bus bar of sorts - was missing, another was loose, and the whole thing was corroded. After taking everything apart and cleaning it up, I don't remember...
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    Winter Project - New Dash

    Well, here it is. Progress has not exactly been fast, but so far so good. I have some perforated stainless steel to use as a backdrop for the gauges and just picked up some lighted tip switches from GLS. What do ya think?
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