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    Huh , I just recall a brief conversation with my ex Dr ( dumped him cos he is an arsehole ) But he was being all pious and sorta lecturing me on polluting old 2 stroke outboards ( not that I had one then ) and how he traded in his 90hp yam for a 4 stroke because he felt the responsibility of...
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    Dissapointed in 9.9 4 stroke

    Yeah , you'd thing a basic carb would be cheaper and just as green , I guess you need to be seen to be green , there are probly dudes that would pass up on a carbed motor if there was an efi one next to it .🙂🙂
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    Dissapointed in 9.9 4 stroke

    🙂Not trying to catch you , just wanting to make sure it didnt mean something else . Some of these outboards has a lot of letters in their model designation .🙂🙂
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    Trailer for inflatable

    I got me an inflatable 3.8m, and ss you can see its still in the spare room stage . The plan was to chuck it and the motor in Ravi ( Toyota Rav4 ) and inflate/assemble once on site ,but this thing weighs 80kg without motor (another 40kg ) or other vital junk . I thought it would be an easy way...
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    Dissapointed in 9.9 4 stroke

    Does "EFI" not mean electronic fuel injection ?🙂
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    Dissapointed in 9.9 4 stroke

    Mercury does make mention of "dynamic dampening" rubber mounts instead of a ballance shaft ....probly to save weight . Changing the composition of the mounts probly more effective than adding more, but youd hope Mercury would have optimised them during development . Its one of them things...
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    Dissapointed in 9.9 4 stroke

    They have 360⁰ crank phasing (both pistons go up and down together )and no ballance shaft so it will dance about at low speeds. You may be able to alleviate both issues a bit by fitting a shorter prop so its doing more revs at the same speed which will smooth out the shaking and / or slow down...
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    Kohler 5E - Runs Great

    No , but I just bought a Victron blue IP22 smart charger and Im real happy with it . A new brand to me 🙂
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    cooking

    We looked at vacuum sealers yesterday ....far out , might be convenient but you gotta get the gorse outa your pocket . We actually were there for a toasted sandwich press ....who else cooks steak and burger patties etc in a sandwich press ? We went to a meat wholesaler and they have just moved...
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    Removing water from gas

    Syphoning the water off the bottom is less messy . I just tilt the container so one corner is lowest and stick the hose into the corner . Syphon into a clear container so you can see when the water runs out and you start getting fuel . Piece of cake 🙂
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    This doesn’t look right to me

    What? nyloc nuts or the prop falling off 😁 Tbh it was a small older VP outboard and I think the prop was held on by a split pin not a nut
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    Random

    Haha, took to it like a duck to water😆
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    This doesn’t look right to me

    Yeah you'd think , but thats a nyloc nut and they do work so I guess it comes down to what your used to. If your going to used nyloc nuts you really should used them once only . Ha , I have actually been on the lake with a friend fishing and racing our dinghies when I suddenly started winning...
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    daily music fix

    https://share.google/AzrAD67A4j32QVW6s The Angels , no secrets 🙂
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    1989 Cobra on 4.3 liter engine makes a funny noise

    Ooooh ! that sounds expensive . I would start looking at either the motor or the drive unit .
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    SX-A Gear Oil Question

    Any full synthetic gear oil with a API GL-5 (most of them are ) rating will do . Just pick a known brand thats handy to your location . None of it is cheap . Being as how Volvo recommend full synthetic oil Id stick with that . You can get cheaper mineral and semi synth oils but I wouldnt ...
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    daily music fix

    Craparama , imagine the nightmares you'd have after sitting thru a whole concert of that 😂
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    daily music fix

    One of my faves (thanks for the nudge Joe )
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    pic size throttle?

    😆😆I bloody knew you were going to say that 😂😂
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    Random

    I used to stop over at my Uncle in Christchurch (mid South Island) whilst traveling between home (Invercargill ,bottom of the south Island ) and Boarding school in Nelson (top of South Island ) ....( Geometry lesson over ) ...(sorry bout all the brackets 😁) Anyhow one of his flatmates worked in...
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