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  1. dingbat

    Outdrive cannot clean

    Looks like you have a little more going on than a used up anode. Check to make sure your bonding wire(s) is still attached and working. Boat left in water with shore power near by?
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    Break out the dramamine.

    Makes for great fishing hole hou....lol
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    Freak fluke all 8 spark plugs burn out at same time !!!?

    Had this scenario happen in a truck one time. Installed new plugs and "snugged" them up as I had hundreds of times before. Truck wouldn't start. Called a friend who is a GM Master Tech who told me to get new plugs and use a torque wrench this time. Finger tight, then snug 1/4 turn to seat...
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    2008 Honda BF150 - Stop Override

    https://cdn.powerequipment.honda.com/marine/pdf/recalls/PTB54993%20RC88.pdf
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    2008 Honda BF150 - Stop Override

    The panel simply ties the two stop circuits into over. Pull either lanyard off and it shuts down both motors. Guessing there is a relay tying the two circuits together somewhere and the override button resets the relay Make sure both lanyards are installed at both stations and trace out the...
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    2008 Honda BF150 - Stop Override

    The MIL comes on because one or more conditions of “Start” have not been met Two beeps tells you the ECM has gone through its checks and is operational A disabled stop circuit will not allow it to crank w/o being reset Doesn’t sound like a fuel issue
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    2008 Honda BF150 - Stop Override

    Guessing the Emergency Stop lanyard on one of the "stations" isn't in place. Have you tried cranking the engine while you push the button in?
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    trouble with Lowrance HDSlive

    Anchor alarms are (normally) based off position, not speed. On my unit, you turn the anchor alarm on and enter the diameter of radius the boat is allowed to swing. Alarm sounds if your outside the configured alarm area Sounds like your being taken for a ride. I have two chartplotters onboard...
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    2005 Yamaha F115 command link/nmea2000 compatibility

    The year of boat doesn't determine compatible... the build of ECM does that. Looks like you ECM has been update for Command Link. Do you have Command link gauges? That doesn't look like the usual NMEA 2000 connector
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    Boat buckle tie down location

    The strap isn't but 1/8" thick at best. No reason you couldn't put the strap on then lay and secure the bimini on top of it
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    Just a reminder that summer will be here soon...

    Spring is here…daffodils and forsythia in bloom and the silver maples have budded. Fields and yard greening up nicely. Walked the back fields with the dog yesterday. Kicked up a flock of 5 toms. Had never encountered a white (smoke) turkey before.
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    2000 Yamaha F100 four stroke oil alarm goes off at first and then goes away

    You can try a new switch, but I don’t think that’s your problem seeing your testing showed it's operational. As a final test, I’d put a meter on the switch during operation to see if the signal is dropping out on you. Pressure switches are typically pretty robust. Still think you have a...
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    Boat buckle tie down location

    Blew out a strap positioned similarly. Ended up using a clevis thru the frame hooks and a gunnel strap over the top.
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    Sealer for pontoon.

    I agree with everything said, but let’s not conflate the causes. While the most common cause of corrosion in lower drive units, stray current is not the cause, it’s the facilitator. Galvanic corrosion requires dissimilar metals in contact or very close proximity to each other. In this scenrio...
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    Sealer for pontoon.

    Pitting corrosion is almost always atmospheric related pH below 4 or above 9 Stagnate water (low O2) will do it every time Salt is deadly to aluminum as the pitting of my hardtop demonstrates
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    Sealer for pontoon.

    Depends on the extent of the “pitting”. If it’s light surface pitting you can just sand it down to clean metal with bronze wool and apply a “aluminum” sealer to minimize the rate of oxidation going forward. I used the Woody Wax Tower Treatment system few years back to restore the supports of...
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    Slow start?? New battery, cables, starter, solenoid

    Remove the starter from the motor and bench test with a fresh battery. If its still doesn't "jump" to life you have a bad starter.
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    Power trim fluid / refill

    Hydraulic and ATF oils are basically one and the same. The difference is in the formulation of the additive packages and the dye used to color the product. While any good quality hydraulic/ATF oil will work as long as a specific formulation is specified. I use IH Hy-tran hydraulic oil mine...
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    Fuel Gauge Stopped Working on my Boat

    If you melted the gauge and the switch, there is a good chance are you damaged the sending unit in the process.
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    Whats the deal with "High Milage" conventional and synthetic motor oils???/

    https://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/31414/high-mileage-oil
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