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  1. ajgraz

    Loop outboard control cables on my small center console?

    Working on cleaning up the rigging on my 17' center console. I've always been told that the control cables should loop at the motor end, for freest movement. But, on this new-to-me center console (and on any CC I've seen) they do NOT loop, they use the most direct connection possible. On my...
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    Water sloshes from built-in livewell into bilge; seal, or let bilge pump handle it?

    I found that the way my small built-in livewell is constructed, water sloshes over the upper "lip" of it (under the hull "cap") into the bilge. (I actually found a thread almost exactly describing my issue on another boating forum, but I don't know if I'm allowed to link that, plus I was not...
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    Shakespeare Lift N Lay 495 VHF antenna mount; any good?

    Anyone using the Shakespeare 495 lift n lay VHF antenna mount? http://www.iboats.com/Shakespeare-495B-Lift-and-Lay-Mount/dm/cart_id.802763847--session_id.544928206--view_id.64399 I can find remarkably few reviews here or anywhere online. Is it tough? Easy to deploy / stow?
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    J30R9 fuel hoses under outboard cowling, is this OK?

    Went through all the fuel feed lines on my (new to me) model year 2000 boat, to make sure everything was up to snuff: 1) Fuel line from tank to water separating filter (below deck) is Shields SAE J1527-A1, OK. 2) Fuel line from separating filter to motor (above deck) is Quicksilver (4000?) SAE...
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    Crazy idea: replace front seatback on small CC with soft horseshoe buoy?

    Cushions on my 17' CC are not exactly trashed yet, but will need eventual replacing. Wise swingback cushions and the Igloo cooler-top front seat cushion look easily enough replaceable...but the front cooler seat back, attached to the front of the console with snaps and a vinyl/plastic "rail"...
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    NEWB-ish Q: uploading .GPX files? How do I know if Fish Finder model can do it?

    Pardon the ignorance, I haven't shopped for a fishfinder / sonar in almost 20 yrs. How do I know if a particular model of FF can upload .GPX files? Or is that going to be standard these days? (We have these no-fishing protected areas here on the CA coast, and folks have plotted them out in...
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    Shurhold (telescoping or fixed) pole / attachments system?

    Anyone using Shurhold poles? http://shurhold.com/?gclid=CM60odG0v9ECFQxXDQodj3gNNw Do you find them to work well? Sturdy? Do they float? If so, will they float when there's an attachment affixed? I am specifically interested in the 4'-6' telescoping "fishing series" pole (833FS) and the...
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    Battery in stern, charger in console; connect through wiring from batt to fuse panel?

    17' Center Console. Battery in the stern, with a 10-12' (one way) run of 10AWG wire (with 40amp inline fuse near battery) to the fuse panel (with ground bus) in the console. I'd like to add a small onboard smart charger, 4 or 5 amps, mounted in the console. Chargers typically come with 4 to 6...
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    Quick Fist Mini clamps?

    Quick Fist Mini clamps: http://www.endroad.com/index.php/quick-fist-mounts/mini-quick-fist-5-8-to-1-3-8.html Anyone using them to secure things on your boat? How well do they hold things? How are they holding up?
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    1 Bank Or 2 Bank charger?

    I have a (possibly dumb) question: if you had a setup like this Blue Sea Systems 7650 (or perhaps the 7649 max 65amp outboard version), what do you do about an onboard charger? Is there a place in bruceb58's post #5 diagram where you can hook up a one-bank charger that charges both batteries...
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    1986 Sukuki 140 oil-injected; desirable motor?

    Can anyone tell me if a 1986 Suzuki 140 oil-injected 4cyl 2-stroke is a good / desirable / dependable motor? Any watchouts / known issues to look for? Any issues with parts availability, prop selection, etc.? Is it a "clone" motor? (i.e., same as Force or Merc or whatever of same vintage)...
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    Max hp for a 1983 Gregor Seahawk 18 CC?

    Anyone know what the max hp motor would be (should be) for a 1983 Gregor Seahawk 18 CC tinny? (Having a hell of a time finding that info online; current model on website just says "100hp") If it helps, I'm thinking of looking at one, but it's got a 140hp OB on it and that sounds overpowered--as...
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    Stupid questions about ignition components, 1978 70hp 3cyl

    1978 Mercury 70hp 3 cyl. I am awaiting a new set of ignition coils, everything else is in place and wired up on the powerhead (trigger, stator, switchbox, rectifier, internal harness; starter and battery power and ground, though ground currently disconnected at battery). I'd like to get...
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    High temperature epoxy?

    Looking for a high temperature epoxy / repair compound--putty or pourable does not matter--to fill, drill and retap a threaded hole in an aluminum powerhead. Only need a little quantity. I know there's J B Weld "High Heat." What else do you recommend that is readily available (as in, can pick...
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    Anyone ever add an anode inside OB water jacket?

    I read somewhere that certain Yamaha et.al. outboards come with a zinc anode inside the water jackets, presumably to protect the block and water jackets from corrosion. Got me to thinking, anyone ever add an anode to an old outboard? Maybe something like a pencil anode accessible from the...
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    Can a 1975-76 65hp powerhead be adapted to a 1977-79 70hp motor

    Up in the air regarding whether to rebuild the powerhead on my 1978 Mercury 3cyl 70hp, or to find a replacement powerhead. I see many more 65hp 3 cyl powerheads available than I do 70hp 3 cyl's. Far as I can tell they are largely (maybe entirely) the same as far as block, crank/rods/pistons...
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    1978 Merc 70 3cyl; powerhead stuck ("gooped?") to exhaust plate

    Trying to remove the powerhead on my 1978 Mercury 70hp 3 cylinder. Stripped the powerhead bare (carbs, starter, all electronics/wiring, fuel lines, bracketry, etc.) . Removed the lower unit to make sure the driveshaft doesn't bind. Got all 8 powerhead stud nuts off (one rounded and dremeled)...
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    OMC control, 1985 Force OB...control cable options?

    Guy I know has an OMC control (I'd say, late 80's or early 90's vintage) and a 1985 Force 85hp outboard. Local boat places are stumped as to what control cables will join the two. Any ideas?
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    How would you have handled this?

    So my daughter and I pulled into the launch ramp area after a morning of fishing the bay. At the dock was a guy in a 12-14' tinny; 25hp Johnson (late 80's vintage? 2 cylinder with the one-piece cowl) with the cowling off. He tells me it quit peeing water out of both the peehole and the...
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    CAST Wireless Lanyard; anyone use one?

    Anyone on here use a CAST wireless lanyard? http://www.wirelesslanyard.com/ If so, what's the good, bad and ugly on it?
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