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    VesselView Mobile vs Lowrance Elite ti2 vs Smartcraft sc1000

    Vesselview mobile app is simple to use, you can customize the screen to see up to 7 parameters at once, and has a performance report which is useful. It’s biggest limit is it does not show every smartcraft variable and especially motor trim even if it is digital and available to smartcraft.
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    Bought a new boat..loooads of questions LOL

    Being slipped be certain your bellows are new.
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    Mercruiser 377's with DTS & Axius - Battery Replacement options?

    Deka makes a 27m6 that meets your needs. $100 at Oreillys. I would recommend the Deka AGM sold at Sams club. Group 31 for $179.
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    DTS 'Clean Power' cable - which battery?

    Yep, starting battery. As mentioned, make sure it is appropriately sized per the minimum CCA and AH ratings.
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    Let’s talk batteries.

    Your plan is fine and would work. I am not a fan or running on both only because a catastrophic failure of a battery could kill both as you run across the water and you would be stranded. Small chance but still a risk. Could consider just running one and switching each time you use the boat...
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    DTS Controls or no DTS Controls

    It has been used by Mercury for over 15 years now - it is proven. Get it, it is not jumpy, it is silky smooth. I had it several boats ago for the first time and will never go back to mechanical controls. Third boat now with it and it is perfect.
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    Opinions on shop's quoted Bravo 3 maintenance cost

    Both are high. On the b3, if they are pulling it to do the bellows, have the bearing, water tube, trim sender and lower shift cable done at the same time. Start fresh. In my area, that complete job is $1400.
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    Starting point for correct prop for cabin cruiser

    If your motor is healthy, bottom is clean, and you get a decent prop, I calculate you could run around 40 mph with a 22p
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    Starting point for correct prop for cabin cruiser

    Well, simply based on the max rpm of 4000 you could drop to a 21 or 22 pitch prop, have a significantly better hole shot, and be at least the same top speed, assuming you engine is in good running condition. Running the calcs you should me in the low 40 mph range at wot with a 22 pitch.
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    Starting point for correct prop for cabin cruiser

    What max rpm do you see as currently set up and what is the gps speed (not speedometer)?
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    50-1 Mix in a new 4 stroke

    I run 2 stroke in my 4 stroke lawn equipment, golf carts, tractor, etc. as an upper cylinder lubricant. Usually closer to 100:1 but I never measure that close. Won’t hurt, as motor gets older likely helps.
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    -6f. Leave the pink antifreeze in or dump it out?

    Leave it.
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    Mercruiser 3.0 reliability and overall maintenance?

    I was in the plant in 2018. It is their Tellico plant in Vonore, where they made and still make Sea Ray boats exclusively. Brunswick might have other plants in Tennessee where their Bayliner boats are made, I have no idea. What I do know is that Sea Ray (at least 25’ and above) is made only at...
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    Merc Vessel View Mobile

    1999 motor - no smartcraft so no digital interface will work.
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    Potential Purchase of a Rinker.. Thoughts?

    Yes.
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    Potential Purchase of a Rinker.. Thoughts?

    If you are ok tossing $6000 away potentially, your plan is fine. There is an easy way to run on antifreeze on shore, but as others mentioned, it does not allow you to test if the boat performs well and reaches correct WOT. All depends on your tolerance for risk. That is a really old boat built...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 reliability and overall maintenance?

    Not correct. I have been to the Sea Ray factory in Tennessee and they exclusively make SR there, not Bayliner. I have owned SR and Bayliner boats and there is a big difference between them in quality, and price. Your information is not accurate and sounds like hearsay. We are off topic on this...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 reliability and overall maintenance?

    Bayliner sure, Sea Ray - you are incorrect on that one. Sea Ray has a few decade run of well built boats.
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    Mercruiser 3.0 reliability and overall maintenance?

    The 3.0 alpha combination is a great little boat motor. However, it will perform about the same as a 115 hp OB for comparison. If using in saltwater, it takes special attention to keep it running well. That motor is raw water cooled so if it is a saltwater boat, saltwater has been sitting in...
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    2007 Larson 370 Cabrio

    Larson boats are mid to lower tier boats. Not known for great construction and design. Look closely at all the small details- switches, electronics, hatches, drains, pumps, etc for neglect and wear. Also lots of posts about them leaking rain water onto the engines from the cockpit hatch, check...
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