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    Trouble pulling skier out of the hole

    I had a 4.3 in a 18' Seaswirl cuddy cabin and certain people were hard to get up because they had their ski pointed straight up and were basically fighting the boat. For example my sister who was a little smaller than the guy you mentioned, but was very strong was very hard to get up. The ski...
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    Boat submarining question

    When I first owned a boat and would let friends drive my boat, I let an adorable woman in a small bikini with big boobs drive my boat. We had been cruising for 10 minutes out in the middle of the lake with no boats close to us and all of a sudden she lets out a really loud scream, "Where is...
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    Boat submarining question

    You need to understand the limitations for your boat. IMO driving a boat is harder than driving a car, but a lot of boaters seem not to realize that.
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    How much gear lube loss after fluid change?

    Agreed. The person you had change it was probably in a hurry and didn't wait for all the air to work it's way out.
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    confused and frustrated

    I'll bet Regal will be of no help on a 30 year old boat. Chaparral wouldn't help me with mine when it was 1 year old, they told me to contact the dealer.
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    Universal cover over factory cover

    A second cover does sound like a good idea. Around here you really have to be creative with straps to keep a cover from being ripped off by the wind.
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    Is an aluminum steel prop better than stainless?

    When I started boating I preferred aluminum because I kept hitting things and it was easy to fix. But after I put in a quality depth finder in front of the wife and taught her to yell out when to watch out, I have only used stainless props.
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    Tying to dock/reaching it

    Years ago I taught my wife how to dock the boat and put it on the trailer. She comes in close and then I jump off and tie it up or go get the trailer. I feel sorry for the guys that have to do it all by themselves.
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    2009 Mercury Warning Beep

    There are more things than you can imagine that will cause the engine guardian to engage. Unless you like to shotgun parts, you need to have a code reader to see what is failing. Over 10 years ago a guy was selling refurbished readers on eBay. I have no idea if he still is. Otherwise you need...
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    Is there a better gear oil pump out there?

    Mine is over 15 years old and still working, but I only use it for the boat. It does look cheap and I am surprised it is still functional.
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    Edelbrock 1409 woes

    I would prefer a Holley carb over a Edelbrock carb any day, but if it was my boat I would convert it back to fuel injection. I had a boat with a carb for 17 years and had to mess with it at least once a year. My current boat with fuel injection is 16 years old and only had to clean the...
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    Which Oil??? - Mercruiser Power Trim Pump - SAE J1171 Marine

    I use Mercruiser power trim fluid in mine.
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    dual battery

    Not sure what you call it, since it has been over 15 years since I purchased mine. But it is a module with two big diodes in it that allows both batteries to charge at the same time regardless of the switch position.
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    dual battery

    It can be set up so it charges both batteries at the same time. Mine came that way from the factory. But will only draw power from what ever battery is switched on.
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    dual battery

    Agreed. I would call it a 5 position switch.
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    350 Mag MPI chugging at higher rpms

    There are a lot of things that can kick in guardian mode. I used to take mine into the dealer to read them, but found a guy on eBay about 8 years ago selling refurbished Mercruiser code readers. My dealer was speechless when I told him I had purchased one.
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    dual battery

    Running both batteries at the same time makes sure they will both be dead at the same time. IMO you should only run off one battery at a time. Then when you switch over you know to charge the drained one.
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    Trailer Tires

    If you don't drive very far then you probably don't need to balance them. But if your lake is hundreds of miles away, like ours, get them balanced.
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    What is the effect of decreasing Prop diameter?

    Sounds like you now have too much prop for your boat. Probably much slower getting up on plane and make it harder to get a skier up.
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    Revenge of the small mouth

    Same here.
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