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    Pontoon Trailer

    Don't forget to add weight of accessories, batteries, fuel etc !
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    Depth Finder/ CB Issues

    While your going thru things, might be a good time to clean and tighten all connections !!
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    The special toolbox drawer

    When I retired as a toolmaker after 50 years, I had a couple drawers of speciality tools. Gave a few to the young apprentices after showing them what they were used for....
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    General Question about 2 stroke engines, Mercury in particular

    My 1992 Merc runs and looks like new, no issues finding parts, would not think of trading it in on a new 4 stroke....why would I ?? Two strokes are so much easier to work on, my mechanic works on new 4 strokes and had to buy 10k worth of special tools and computers to work on them. If a...
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    Depth Finder/ CB Issues

    First guess is a poor/ loose connection in your wiring.
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    Windmill boat bettery charging

    You have something drawing a lot of power from your battery. I run my Lawrence for 6-8 hrs a day constant, plus radio and aerator for my bait bucket. Battery starts at 12.8 v , after 6 hrs on the water it still shows 12.6-12.7v...My 55 # thrust trolling motor ran for 4 hours on its batteries...
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    Windmill boat bettery charging

    Wow...50% is a lot of battery power. You might try spreading the use over multiple batteries so each will charge faster. Not sure what all your using, but on my boat, the radio, lights, lowrance, and everything but the trolling motor runs off my house battery which gets three days on the water...
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    Need locking gas cap for 2006 190 LS

    I would rather make a setup to catch the thieves in action !!
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    Alternator Overcharging

    If you have a starter/ generator rebuilding service near you, take your alternator and battery to them to be checked out.
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    Windmill boat bettery charging

    How much battery power are you using ? I can go three days before needing my batteries charged, less than one quarter of my battery capacity for a day on the water. A good solar charger should be able to replace that.
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    Boat gets stuck in tunnel near Los Angeles International Airport.

    Just because there is a sign giving you the overhead clearance doesn't mean you have to read it !!!.....I guess....
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    Too much wind and rain in my face

    Mabey in my younger days, but now.....not going boating when it is below freezing anymore....bbrrrr........to old for that stuff.....
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    In-Line Fuel Filter Question

    People will buy the cheapest fuel, no matter what !! My mechanic tells me over 10% of his business is water in fuel issues. We have inspectors for in ground fuel tanks here, but when they know the inspector is comming by they clean the night before.
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    Tow Smart "Submersible" LED tail lights are junk... better solution?

    If your interested, What I do is use a piece of rubber hose/ tubing and use "goop" to glue it in those ragged holes where my wires pass thru frame sections. No more chaffing wires and the goop holds it there for forever.
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    Gear Oil In My Bilge

    Check your comp gage, my manual calls for 150 lbs per cylinder.
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    Why I'm nervous boating at night...

    This past July 4th, while waiting for fire works, there were two young folks in a canoe with a couple of those glow bands on their heads, they figured that would be enough lighting ! Obviously no training from parents or adults !!
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    In-Line Fuel Filter Question

    Because they don't take the time to clean the inground tanks and change the filters. Some areas have no requirements or inspections. If you look up Toledo Ohio, you will find there have been lawsuits and inspection issues with a number of popular stations having high amounts of water and other...
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    Dust Cap Woes

    I have added set screws to the hub on occasion to keep grease hubs on, they will work for caps as well.
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    In-Line Fuel Filter Question

    Depends on your area, a friend works at local refinery. In our area we have inspections on fuel storage facilities every so often. The inspectors claim the popular stations don't change filters and clean out tanks like they should because they are to busy and don't want to be offline for a...
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    Tow Smart "Submersible" LED tail lights are junk... better solution?

    I have a steel guard around my light housing, only busted one light in last 10 years....damn, shouldn't have said that !
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