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  1. harringtondav

    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Possible Y pipe leak (Video included)

    Your vid only had the sound of water trickle. No image. When you say "Also, it leaks down both sides of the Y Pipe" are the rubber manifold couplings leaking? Also if you forgot, or pinched the Y pipe to transom plate seal you will get a leak low on the inside of the transom.
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    Enough horsepower?

    If someone wants to trade down it is often a sign they have a reason to unload their motor. Do the checks mentioned above. If it is a good motor, go for the swap. You'll be in a better position to upgrade to a higher power O/B if you decide that's what you want.
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    Single axle or dbl

    Ditto @jimmbo 's points. You will be fine with a single axle trailer. I like to keep things as simple as possible. Our new boat + trailer weigh 3740# wet with 15 gal of fuel and a little gear. Trailer 15" D range tire capacity is 4300#. The 560# reserve is more than enough for the life jackets...
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    opinions ---hub temps

    Temp sounds a bit high. I use my hand to check and it is never uncomfortable. Good guess would be 100-120 degrees max. Once you check your bearing condition be mindful of proper wheel bearing tightening process. Yours sound over tightened. Remembering from my long retired FWD cars and manuals...
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    Too much boat?

    $1.3M according to the salesman I worked with on my little Regal. Marine Technology V42. Four 450 hp Mercs. A lot of boat for the upper Mississippi. A few years ago a local deep pocket boater showed up with a 42' Formula Crossover w/4 300 hp BRPs. I guess this dealer saw it as a challenge. Our...
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    Ideal tongue weight?

    Yea, yea. ...rub it in.
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    Boat weight

    Also trailer tire pressures are high, and critical. 50 psi for my previous small boat/trailer. 65 psi for the new heavier boat. Some new boat or trailer towers are used to mid-upper 30 psi on their passenger vehicles. Read the tire sidewall and keep the tires at that pressure. Lower pressures...
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    Boat weight

    The CAT scale I used charges half for the re-weigh. Trucks check their tare and loaded weights. ...good for boaters wanting net boat weight.
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    Boat weight

  10. harringtondav

    Boat accident at dusk

    Thanks, downloaded. Do you know which states have adopted these? I'm in Iowa, but boat on the Mississippi river, which may default to these regulations. Scanning the document I see numerous violations from our river house deck. PS. I swore off boating after dusk years ago. Even with a handheld...
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    Boat wakes

    My $.02. I recently upgraded from my I/O after 24 yrs. I was looking hard at O/Bs as a replacement ...mainly for winterization simplification. I'm getting too old to squeeze into the engine compartment. But I bought another I/O. Outboard boats were consistently much more expensive than their I/O...
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    Launching/retrieving with FWD

    No. He leaned on the fender and walked the minivan up.
  13. harringtondav

    Volvo V6-280-M Beeping

    Agree. I just moved from basic Merc 4.3 to a new VP 4.3 250 hp 4.3. Good VP warranty, but the dealer has a long wait list if I ever need him. I'm queued up to buy a Rinda/Diacom Techmate. BTW, I like your good, fast, cheap sig. ...used it often before retirement. ...never got me far with the bosses.
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    Launching/retrieving with FWD

    I've been offline since April, so... We trailered our 3000# rig weekly for two summers with a '95 Voyager 3.3 FWD. Plenty of power. But early on I tried a too-steep ramp and spun out. Fortunately the local FD was practicing with their rescue craft. A beefy firefighter laid about 100# on the...
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    Hydrofoil/Whale Tail Good or Bad

    JB Weld is two part epoxy...with metal dust as a binder. Cosmetics are secondary. Filling the holes to seal the bare aluminum against further corrosion is primary. Tape off the bottom of the holes and fill with a two part of your choice. Wipe off the excess with a rag saturated with acetone or...
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    Hydrofoil/Whale Tail Good or Bad

    Stating the obvious here, Chris. This tells me hydrofoils shouldn't be installed on any I/O boat since they're generally set up with the AV plate even with the keel, and the AV plate is under water at planing speeds. Correct? Seems O/B boats can be adjusted to comply by raising the motor.
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    Hydrofoil/Whale Tail Good or Bad

    My opinion: Band aid for under powered, or poorly designed boats, waterlogged boats, etc. If you're stuck with one of these, try one. If it helps, keep it. If not, pitch it. ...less expensive than anticavitation plate repair.
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    94 chaparral 1930 ss with 4.3 prop help

    I missed the details on the prop you mention above. What pitch and diameter? 3 seconds from idle to plane is very, very good. What was your max speed and WOT rpm with this prop? Maybe, but probably no. At zero slip a 17" prop pushes you 17" per prop rev. 19", 19" per prop rev. At 4800 rpm WOT...
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    trailer manufacturer picks?

    I'm in Iowa, so locally mfg Shorland'r are my pick. I paid $1500 more than my boat dealers four bunk Heritage. Two fully adjustable Equiload bunks fit the boat like a glove, keep it much lower on the trailer. They have a galvanized line.
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    Need prop help with new boat

    Good to know. My previous '96 4.3 LX didn't have one. When I ran a 21P for play, my throttle hand was the rev limiter else I'd see 5200 rpm. ...The 23P prop self limited at 4800 rpm, verifying the rule of thumb.
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