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    Night Navigation

    So I am thinking of navigating from Oak Island to Wilmington Friday night (around 9:PM) The channels are very well marked, the red nav markers light up, it will be 1/2 way through high tide so the water will be up around 2.5 feet, I have done the run about 6 times in the day and have the course...
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    Quick wiring question

    When wiring up a new switch its the ground you interrupt with the switch right? battery-->fuse---+on_device -on_device-->switch-->ground
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    Honeymoon locations for boating.

    So the soon to be wife and I are taking off in late September for out honeymoon. We will have monday-Sunday to do something. We are planning on taking the boat out for a week which opens up the east coast to us. We are playing with three ideas. Idea 1: Oak Island, NC to Savanaha, GA, with stops...
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    Generator Question (on the swim platform)

    OK so not to insight a riot here or get people worked up about the dangers of CO but I have noticed a large crowd that will sleep with the built in generator running and a large crowd saying that sleeping with a protable generator on the swim platform is asking for death to come visit. My...
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    What do you pull your boat with?

    Re: What do you pull your boat with? 2013 Silverado HD
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    Ridged bottom or not.

    Hello All. I am looking in to getting a dinghy for my boat so I can anchor off shore and take the dinghy to land. I am going back and forth between a inflatable floor, a solid floor and a compleatley ridged dinghy. I like the inflatable because I can roll it up and keep it out of the way. I...
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    Running cables through deck

    I need to run a VHF cable from my bow rails through deck to the back of my helm. I can't find a fiting to secure the cable through the deck. Can someone point me in the proper direction?
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    Power Loading issue

    Well perhaps its not so much a power loading issue. I find the following issue. If I back my trailer in to the water too deep the boat does not sit right on it. If I back it in until the fenders are just under water then i can power load on the trailer the last 4 feet and it sits on the trailer...
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    How old boats die

    So there is this guy that lives behind me. He has three 25-29 foot boats that have been sitting on trailers for ever in his yard. I bought my house 5 years ago and they have never moved in that time. they look like they have been sitting twice as long. Recently he listed his house, I noticed...
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    Any device to keep a constant RPM?

    Is there any device out there that will keep the motor at a constant RPM? The throttle lever does not do this. I am always adjusting it.
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    Lake Boaters

    I just have to ask, What is the deal with lake boaters? This weekend, when the lake is at its fullest, I saw people swimming in the middle of a river around a corner where no one can see, people swimming next to running boats, people swimming in the middle of channels, people swimming at the...
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    Underwater lights

    Anyone use these lights? There are no reviews on them. I would like to add a few to the boat, not looking to go crazy. Also any opinion on the color (white, blue or green) I was thinking blue but don't know if there is a reason for a color besides what you like...
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    Cool fuel filter

    Hey folks. I have the merc cool fuel module on my boat. I can find the filter for it but I think there is a smaller filter on it some place. If any one knows what I am talking about can you tell me the part number if you know it if not what it is so I can google it. Thanks. -AG
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    Reconfigure batteries

    I am going to reconfigure my battries this weekend. Currently I have two banks each with an identical group 29 battery on it. Bank1 is meant for starting and bank2 is meant for house (bank2 has some things hooked up to it which bypass the off position on the 1-2-all-off switch such as the bilge...
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    How much battery can I charge off of ont 65amp alternator?

    I don't have all of the info on my current battery size with me but I was wondering how much battery I can charge off of the standard merc 65 amp alternator. I have two banks, one house one starting, currently they are the same exact battery in both banks. I was thinking of moving the battery...
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    How often do you grease trailer bearings?

    How often do you grease trailer bearings? I have Zurk fittings. How often should I give them a squirt or grease?
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    Best way to protect from over heating

    I have been wondering about this. Say for some reason you stop pumping raw water in to the system (you suck up some sand and destroy the impeller, plastic bag gets sucked in etc). If there is no water going over the temp sender it won't be able to know how hot the motor is getting, the only way...
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    Making custom cover

    I had a member PM me about how I made my cover. I wrote him back but figured I would post the answer incase it can help anyone else. I have some photos will try to post them later today when I get back home from the office...
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    Storage help - storing things on the boat

    What is it with boats, they never have enough space. I am struggling with where to keep the cooler, fenders and portable generator on my Bayliner 255. The cooler goes on the swim platform, the generator goes in a space between the seats (when not running) and the fenders are in a locker which is...
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    Bravo3 cone clutch replacment

    Just wondering but does anyone have any information on replacing the cone clutch in a bravo3? I can't even find the part. If anyone has a link to the part and some directions on how to replace it I would be interested in seeing it. Just wondering though. Boat is the shop. The more I google...
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