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    going haywires

    I go to turn on spreader lights and about 5 toggle switches-indicator red light-come on but spreader lights dont come on , getting ready to trouble shoot , should i be looking for a loose wire/ short/ or is this a ground issue. have 2 batteries onboard with good charge/ twin engine crank over no...
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    how many can relate to this

    i step outside to my dock, water is only a foot or two below it,look across and see a huge driftwood floating to me. i take another sip of coffee look up at my dogs staring down to the water and the huge driftwood . i notice no current in the canal but driftwood getting closer to my dock. okay...
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    anodes replacement

    i find myself replacing anodes again 2nd time in less than 1year. i have twin merc opti 150 salwater 2005. equal wear on both anodes on lower units . on one occasion only had screws and no anode plates @ lower unit . are these anodes getting cheaper/poorer in quality??? I keep my boat on a canal...
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    skegs

    i'm thinking of getting skeggards ,i've noticed little dings/pits on factory installed.The ones i am looking at are stainless steel dont look difficult to install but do worry about performance/noise on lower unit -rattle etc. looking for pros and cons if you have em?
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    new trailer$$$$

    needed a trailer,priced used broken down rusted worn tires 2000.00 went ahead got brand new 3000.00 . i have always kept my boat on the water on davits and was able to borrow a neighbors trailer. neighbor took her boat out and is using her trailer i figure what the heck i'll get my own . last...
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    airboats anyone?

    does anyone here go airboating.i know if you dont live next to a swamp it wont be easy but i'm just curious . i've been looking for a hobby and airboating , i've noticed its another way to get out of the crowds . also some good fishing holes and no one around for miles...
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    here we go again...

    t.s. noel working its way across the south of us and a stationary front right over us,take the boats out of the water so they dont slam into the pilings or the dock itself.in the fla. keys we just grin and bear it neighbors helping each other no problem . just think when it blows by awesome...
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    fantasy fest

    aaahhh the only weekend in key west that boating does not interest anyone from anywhere in the good usa .nothing but large compsumption of booze to body painting {mostly women} the one weekend when boating takes a break...
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    gone in 60 secs

    well more like 23minutes according to video tape. white truck pulls up to boat on trailer parked behind fence/gates . 1 guy gets out driver pull up to hitch trailer. lock @ trailer busted/ chains & locks cut . boat found hours later floating in bay without electronic,engines(2),t-top, and drain...
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    why so close???

    fishing 10-12 miles offshore yet some idiot has to come within a 100 feet of my vessel.i'm not pulling fish out of the water,the boat is not an eye catcher,and there are no topless women on board . why so close???
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    acetone

    has anyone used straight up not mixed,not 50/50,but pure acetone to remove overspray of stain paint product. house was being painted tiny dots of paint landed on boat .was told by friend to use acetone???
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    digital diagnostic tester *ddt*

    does anyone know where i can buy a mercury digital diagnostic tester besides trying to bid on ebay and take a gamble that it'll work when i get it...
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    How Do You Clear Smart Craft Alarm?

    "oil reservoir alarm 66% remaining" i already took care of this trouble earlier. i had lost oil pressure to reservoir tank due to loose oil cap @ previous fill. now oil if filled in reservoir and also in holding tank but still get 4 beeps every 3 minutes and display of "oil reservoir 66%" . how...
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    How Could Anyone???

    i have a friend says he paid 90k for his 24ft walkaround R O B A L O w/single 250 yamaha...not the issue.but how can you have 2inches of barnacle 2inches of dirt inside boat itself ,flywheel on depth finder with a crust of who knows what, and still expect it to run well????
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    how do you clear alarm reading?

    oil reservoir reading on smart craft system " low oil reservoir 61%" how do you clear this alarm ? i already have oil reservoir filled have pressure build up in oil tanks and am still getting alarm 4beeps every 3 minutes. merc techs say faulty sensors /must be a blanket response when solution...
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    merc opti max 150

    alarm low oil in reservoir /tanks have 2+ gallons of oil/ looks like air escaped during oil fill by leaving cap loose,lost pressure for oil to flow from tank to engine reservoir . how do you get pressure to built up in tank again?
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