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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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    stereo replacement

    I have a 2005 rinker rx1 captiva, the stereo amps died, 1 was original sony 4 channel 600w and the other I put in last season was a sony car type same as the original. my dilemma is I have 6 speakers 6 1/2", 4 inside and 2 - 6 1/2"on the tower plus 1-10" sub, how should I amp it up without...
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    trailer height

    I have a new tow vehicle that as I pull my boat it seems bouncy, just replaced trailer leaf springs, ride height came up about 1" -1 1/2", my question is.... would it be better if the tongue is up or down when towing it? seems like all the hitches I have are either too high or too low and I...
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    wake tower knobs

    I have a 2005 rinker rx1 with a wake tower, while loosening up the breakdown knobs, the handle part broke off 1 knob, the knob was way too tight. so does anyone know where and what kind of knob I need to replace it? I may need two knobs because the other one is just as tight so I am spraying...
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    steering question

    I have a 2005 rinker 212 captiva rx1 with what I can read, a Teleflex rack and pinion setup. my rack is definitely worn and I'm wondering if I can get just the rack and pinion or do I need the whole thing, rack, pinion, and cable? does the cable come off the rack and how? I like my wheel setup...
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    steering getting worn

    I have a 2005 rinker 212 captiva rx1 with a 350mpi and power rack and pinion, it also has tilt wheel. it's starting to have slop in the rack so someone said "just get a new one." which set up(s) do I need to replace the original? I still like the tilt wheel, what are the options and how hard is...
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    navigation lights????

    a quick question on navigation lights... I have a wake tower on my boat and was wondering what is the minimal height it has to be? does it have to be higher than anything on the top of the tower and by how much? my light on the tower is about 8" high but now I rolled the speakers to the top...
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    trailer winch

    I have a 3500lb. boat that's 21' long my trailer has bunks which I put the Teflon slides on to help when putting boat back on. so here we go.... 2 months ago I had shoulder surgery and was told NO MORE CRANKING BOAT ON .. EVER. so now here's my question; which winch should I use on my boat? I...
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    best way to clean hull?

    what do you guys use to clean off last years boating season water spots? I'm starting to clean my boat for this season but having a hard time getting off last years water spots. I tried; #1 tried boat wash soap... still spotty looking.... #2 hull cleaner with no results.. spots still there. #3...
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    need tons of info!

    I have a 2005 rinker 350 mpi xr1 ski boat, alpha 1 gen 2 2.0 ratio. about 2 years ago I had to replace the tach... faria, go figure, boat ran great but then if you hit a tall wave ( enough to bring the bow up so driver can't see )the motor would die, hit the key and back to skiing. it happened...
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    need better venting

    I am looking into a better engine compartment venting for more air flow so I will install another fan for just that, high up drawing just hot air out, bilge fan is still going to be there for start ups because of low air draw. now I've heard of adding a thermostat to turn it on when it gets too...
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    bad pull

    I'm looking to get an electric winch for my 2005 21' rinker. I used to manually crank it up but after the last trip to the doctor I'm in BIG need to NOT manually crank it up. 2 torn rotator cuff ligaments. the boat is around 3500lbs dry on a bunk system with the plastic slippery slides. any info...
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    a plugs just a plug?

    I have a 2005 rinker 212 with a 350 mpi, I am looking to replace the spark plugs BUT they are AC 41-932 which are hard to find around here. my problem is which plug should I use? I heard someone that said the ac 41-932 were replaced by ac 41-993, is this true or should I look for something else...
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    boat show discount tickets

    does anybody know if there are discount boat show tickets? I've seen searay has them does any other dealers? I'm going to the Chicago boat show in Jan, 16-20th. this would be a great place to have them available!
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    hot air engine bay

    I have a rinker captiva 212 2005 350 mpi. Here's a weird problem I had the sun deck cover fixed from a seam split when it was repaired the shop pulled the edges down it puffed out the sides so the fit is tight around the opening. So tight there is no or very little air going into engine...
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    what gives... prop question

    I have a 2005 rinker captiva 21' 350 mpi 300hp xr1 skiing boat, last year I hit an object which tore up the 21" high five prop and chipped the lower gears. had it all fixed like new, but now I didn't have a 21" prop to replace it so I used a 19" 4 blade aluminum. now it doesn't seem as good as...
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