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    LED dash lights for a 2016 Four Winns H190?

    So, one of the dash lights on my boat burned out. Is it a PITA to replace them on the Four Winns (It was a snap on my Sylvan.... assuming I could deal with the pain of fitting under the dash). And, is there any electrical circuit reason to not put in LED's? I prefer them both for light quality...
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    Why does the 4.3 not rev higher if it's oversquare?

    So I'm just doing some off season research into the 4.3 for fun; I think I have a good mechanic who is going to do my yearly maintenance and all is good, but I'm just curious. In some of the reading it said that the 4.3 is oversquare. I wasn't sure what that was so I looked it up and it said...
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    '94 Bass Tracker handling question

    Purchasing a '94 Bass Tracker with a 25hp. I'm used to V hulls of varying sorts and this seems to have a very shallow V. Great for getting shallow; but with 25hp and it's light weight it looks like it can plane. I was planning on taking it out and just slowly getting used to it, but is there any...
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    Boat keeps porpoising.

    So, I’m enough months post op that I have been able to drive my 2016 Four Winns, with a 4.3 MPI. The issue I keep running into is that I can’t stop it from porpoising unless I am trimmed all the way down. Is this normal with the engine in the back?
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    2016 Mercruiser 4.3 MPI stalled while tubing; cranks but doesn't start

    I had replaced the battery earlier in the afternoon. Once I did it started fine. It was a little boggy off the initial holeshot but it was me and 7 kids (8th grade/sophomores) in my Four Winns H190 so I figured it was just weight. Towing hole shot was great. No problems starting after changing...
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    Pulling tubes from my ski eye.

    Okay, how strong are tow eyes? My old Sylvan I used the two transom tie down loops on the back of the boat. I got in there and saw that they were heavily backed and the transom itself was pretty heavily attached, so I never worried. I now have a 2016 Four Winns H190, and I see the tow eye in...
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    What is this fluid reservoir on my 4.3 MPI?

    I'm getting to know my '16 Four Winns with the 4.3 MPI. So far I love it. It's so much bigger than my 16' Sylvan, and the 4.3 has all the power I could want (I was worried I'd be missing a V8 in a bigger boat). I ordered some manuals online, and am trying to get to know the engine and hull, but...
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    4.3 liter Mercruiser cool down period

    So, inboards are new to me. For my outboard I'd let it idle and/or cruise around for a bit after hard running; I.E. going from tubing to hanging out at the beach. I am trying to do the same for the 4.3. I did notice, however, a couple hours after pulling the boat the engine compartment was still...
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    Getting leaf stains off fiberglass.

    So, the boat had some leaf litter caught between the hatch that covers the swim ladder. I got them out and cleaned it with 303 multi purpose cleaner but the stains remain. What is a safe thing to use on fiberglass to get rid of it?
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    Can't get boat even on bunked trailer.

    So, as previously stated, my previous boat was a 16' Sylvan on a roller trailer. I put the back 1/3 of the trailer in the water and winched up; no problem. Boat always centered. New boat is a 19' H190 on a bunked trailer. At the landing if I put in till the fenders are under, the aft end of...
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    Boat trailer lights partially working

    So… I hate trailer wiring. I’m terrible at it. But I have a jam: The “traffic lights” on my trailer (break, turn signal) work fine. The running lights don’t work at all. It is a 2016 four winns trailer with a new five flat adapter to my round seven pin Outlet on my jeep commander Other...
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    Questions in towing my 2016 H190

    I went to get gas and the thing was bouncing on the trailer like crazy. It just has the front winch strap and the back straps. The bow also isn’t touching the front roller. I’m paranoid of wrecking my new boat. Is the bouncing normal? does this look like it’s on far enough?
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    Has anyone installed trailer guides?

    I'm thinking of doing it; just wondering how much they help. I was hoping for increased visibility but some of the ones I'm looking at say that you can use them to guide the boat on the trailer. That sounds nice but I'm wondering if it also scratches the hell out of the rub rails as the PVC...
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    should I use a support for my outdrive on my H190?

    I have a new to me H190 SS with a 4.3 MPI and an Alpha One Outdrive. I've been doing research on how to properly tow and load it as it's quite a bit larger than my old 16' Sylvan. One of the things that they mention is that you should use some sort of 'transome saver' device that supports the...
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    New to me boat trailer: Safety chain and loading with bunks.

    So I bought a 2016 H190. Its *significantly* heavier than the '95 Sylvan I'm used to; and it is on a bunked trailer as opposed to the Sylvan trailer. I have two questions: First; the Sylvan had a safety chain that went from the trailer winch post to the boat eye. This new one does not. it...
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    Drain Plug lights?

    Has anyone any experience with them? A couple times a year I bring my boat out and watch fireworks with my kids. I always wanted an underwater LED and this seems a simple way to do it. Has anyone done it?
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    2016 H190 Aluminum to SS Prop question.

    So I have a 2016 H190 SS that I just bought. Love it so far. Prop: 14x21 Aluminum (assuming it's the stock prop) Weight (Dry): 2800lbs Engine 4.3 Liter Mercruiser (pretty sure it's MPI?). The first time I ran it though (after it sat for awhile. I just had surgery and it was killing me to not...
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    rec gas and mercruiser

    At the risk of opening up a potentially controversial topic, I'm wondering if rec gas can or should be used with the 4.3 L MPI Mercruiser. I just got this boat, but all my previous boating experience was with two-stroke outboards. In my older outboards, switching to rec gas was a real game...
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    what cleaning agent to use on a 2016 Four Winds H1 90

    I just purchased a 2016 H1 90 in the interior is in fantastic shape. What cleaners can I use to keep it that way without damaging the canvas or the fiberglass? My old boat we bought 25 years ago and foolishly used bleach on the canvas. It did keep the mold away, but we ended up wrecking the...
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    Hull form versus engine power and torque In maintaining a boat on plain

    So most of my life experience has been at the 16 foot sylvan aluminum hall. It is 112 hp Johnson. It's been a great boat for me, but now that I have been on some more fiberglass boats it seems like the glass boats with stern drives do a better job planing at low speed. This puzzles me because...
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