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    Battery switch not starting on 1, starting fine on 2 and All

    I charged batt #1 and same adios feedback click from sound speakers. No beep, no crank. I will not be able to fix this before launching onto a large lake w few or no boats. Is there any risk that I become stranded, not being able to start? I plan to be 50 miles from nowhere on Lake Powell...
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    Battery switch not starting on 1, starting fine on 2 and All

    Installed batteries after charging. Two strong batteries, checked all connections for corrosion, wired correctly (me thinks). On #1: No starting Beep. No crank, a quiet noise on and off sounds like its coming from the stereo sub. Click-chunk. Then quiet. Sometimes this noise repeats...
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    Mystery Knock -- Insurance and Warrantee

    UPDATE: The mechanic took over two months to remove and split the Bravo III outdrive. Gimble and outdrive, check and are in good condition. Luckily, they did not charge me anything for the 7 hours ($175 per hour) service on this. New oil, new seal and reinstalled. What they did find: Wrong...
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    Mystery Knock -- Insurance and Warrantee

    Boating last week, I herd a knock. I believe that I caught it early. Did only a few lake tests before calling the mechanic and the 'tow boat of shame' as my 2 year old 5.7 EFI Mercruiser engine started heating up. The temp gauge on the dash read 140. Great?! Then I placed my hand onto the...
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    Jack up the bow while boat is on the trailer ...

    Where my boat is parked is really flat. So I added simple green, drove around for 15 minutes and then jacked up the tongue a few feet. This worked out really well. The water gets in from washing the inside of the boat. I had it at a self serve car wash and was hosing it out while it was...
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    Jack up the bow while boat is on the trailer ...

    Alkaline Cleaner, as in Simple Green? The cuddy has the classic table mount in the center/bottom. With that removed, I can dump some Super Clean or Simple Green in there, hit it with a hose. Step two :: Drive it around on the trailer. Finally, jack it up, spray, rinse, repeat and let it...
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    Jack up the bow while boat is on the trailer ...

    Well, I love the boat. Just trying to avoid restoration projects. I can't place a For Sale sign just yet. It does seem that I'll have to spend time draining on the ramp, every time. I haven't seen anyone cursing Rinker for this issue and that 232 was made the same, year after year after...
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    Jack up the bow while boat is on the trailer ...

    Or jack up the front of the trailer 3-4 feet to raise the bow in order to get water out the drain plug. My boat weighs 4200 lbs dry and sits on a 2 axel trailer. I know that doing this will place extra load onto the rear axel ... too much weight? Plan B, I have jack stands that I could place...
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    Can't reach or remove plugs for dewater winterization

    Build sounds identical. I removed the 10 gal water tank and that got me closer. It was still a blind finger dance to not drop the plug. Third attempt and I got it in. Good to know that the rear floor will help on the impeller replacement. I just took out my floor to get a look around...
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    Low RPM's and looking for higher top speed

    It is MPI. Sorry, I listed that wrong.
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    Low RPM's and looking for higher top speed

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    Low RPM's and looking for higher top speed

    My boat is: 350 Mag MPI, 300HP 5.7L RPM Range is 4600-5000 The other boats and stats are from other people's boats, not identical to mine but similar. For comparison purposes. Looks like I will try additional testing at lower elevation, then try a 20P prop. That should place me in the range...
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    Low RPM's and looking for higher top speed

    Yep, I totally agree with that. I have opposite issues going on and maybe no way to solve them both. While getting stats from other identical boat owners, they are getting higher speed and higher RPM's. What gives? Maybe the 3500ft elevation is more than a 10% penalty? Here are some copy...
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    Low RPM's and looking for higher top speed

    Currently, both blades are 4x4, slightly cupped and fully tarnished. What affect does a 4x3 have on RPM, hole shot and top speed? What affect does a 3x3 have on RPM, hole shot and top speed? I think I know the answers to those questions, but what is the overall picture when switching to 3...
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    Low RPM's and looking for higher top speed

    Boat is new to me 2002 Rinker 232 cuddy and it's got a Bravo 3. Boat weighs 4,200 dry. Most of my testing is w small to medium load (2 people, cooler and plenty of camp gear) full gas tank (75 gallon). This boat lives and runs @ 3,500ft of elevation, Lake Powell, AZ. It has a new 2021 long...
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    Depth Finder and Transducer stuff ... purchase, install and questions

    I've owned 3 boats in the past ten years and none of them have had a working depth finder. Anyhow, I've done tons of research and I know very little about the new terms and technology. Confusing! So here is a post with my summary of terms and a ton of questions .... Transom Mount = Drill a...
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    Dual Battery ... Wiring fail or I just don't understand?

    I thought about that ... but the garage is very large like an airplane hanger. My 'spot' is in the middle. Oi! There is the new invention of 'Solar Generators' (Jackery is the most popular) where I believe I could hook it up, let it 'trickle' up the boat batts for a few hours. No tools...
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    Dual Battery ... Wiring fail or I just don't understand?

    Well, I've wanted a dual battery switch for years on my old boat and just never got it done. Purchased a new-to-me boat last month. What a beauty! Anyhow, this boat has a pro looking dual batt switch, pro looking wiring and 2 brand new batts. The boat sits in a garage 3 hours away from me...
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    Can't reach or remove plugs for dewater winterization

    I have a new to me 2002 Rinker 232. It is currently stored in a heated garage. I am attempting to de-water the boat and have found one of the blue plugs deep inside with no room for me or tools. I can touch the plug but no space for any sort of tool. The engine is a new 5.7 MPI Mercruiser...
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    New Merc 5.7 EFI - Surging at 3,000rpm

    It will take some time (the boat is 3 hours away) but I can pull the fuel filter and install a new one. Will look for anything odd in the 'old one'. Should I change the engine oil? The motor and oil each have about 50 hours.
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