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    How to weigh my boat?

    So can I just pull up to a highway weight station or something and put it on the scales? Do I take it off of the hitch or pull the whole rig on?
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    Did I damage my drive?

    Long story sort I put in at Sneeds Ferry, NC where the current is bad and it is very shallow. I was pushed in to a red maker with the motor running at about 1,200RPM the chain from the marker got wrapped in my Bravo3 prop and stalled the motor, I untangled it and started again, put the drive in...
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    anchor chain size

    25 foot cruiser clocking in at about 7200lbs. What size chain should I get for the anchor?
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    Trailer winch for 7K boat

    I would like to get a two speed winch for my boat. It is on a bunk trailer and the boat is about 7K. What size should I get?
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    Towing with an EcoBoost

    Anyone out there have an EcoBoost? Any issues ? How does it pull?
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    Just Bought Ryobi 2,200 Generator RYI2200

    Because I work from home, and its quiet today and I am having very bad boat ADD and the weather has been bad so all I can do is play with boat stuff not the actual boat I went out today and bought a Ryobi 2,200 Watt Generator at Home Depot. Fired it up on my porch and I was amazed how quiet it...
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    Lowrance Maps

    The maps built in to my Eliete 7 are OK but they are a bit lacking in detail and well, they are off. They will get you to the channel markers but the map seams to have the channel at least 100 yards away. Its not the GPS thats off its the maps. My question is upgrading the maps worth it? It...
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    Mercruiser/Quicksilver 20W-40 oil part number

    I am a bit confused about the oil that my motor takes. The manual says Mercruiser Full Synthetic 20W-40 but I can't find it. Does anyone know what the part number is? I may have better luck googling the part number.
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    How do I edit my signiture?

    Cant figure it out. I can edit everything else.
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    Shutters on newer motors

    Do the newer mercruiser motors have exhaust shutters?
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    Adding breaks to 2nd axle

    I would like to add breaks to my 2nd axle. I have the hydraulic setup where the couples on the ball slides against a piston which pushes the fluid. Can I just splice in to the existing lines for the 2nd axle? Anyone ever add a 2nd set of breaks?
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    Hot water heater supply from block

    I noticed the other day that my hot water heater does have an inlet and outlet for heating the fresh water from the block. I found the link below on google. It looks like from the attached directions I can put a fitting in at the top of the thermostat housing where the blue drain plug goes. Is...
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    Salt on boat

    Any advice for making things last in salt water? It seams to get everywhere, on the bimini, camper canvas, hull etc. Should I flush the motor and wash the boat down after each use in salt water or is it just more work than its worth?
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    To trailer or not to trailer

    Well not exactly. The boat will be trailered but I am debating on how much I want to pull it. Currently the boat is at a storage place 3 miles from the local lake but I have discovered that I really like taking the boat out on the ICW. So my issue is do I leave the boat down by the ICW(150 miles...
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    First cruise this weekend.

    Took the new boat on our first cruise this weekend. Pulled the boat from Raleigh, NC to Oak Island, NC. We put in at Oak Island around 10:30 on Saturday, no issues the ramp is great, was not busy at all and lots of parking. Headed out of the river down to the ICW I was a bit supprised when I saw...
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    Bravo3 Clunking

    My Bravo3 seams to be clunking sometimes when I put it in to gear. I don't know if this is normal or not. Here are some situations this weekend when it happened. Was backing up, went in to neterual and then put it in forward, when the morot hit about 1200RPM the drive engaged and there was a...
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    List your motor and oil

    Just was wondering and want to gather some data. No oil arguments just list what you have and what you put in and if you use a marine or auto filter. 5.0MPI Mobil1 10-40 marine(quicksilver) filter
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    Receaver stuck on hitch

    So yesterday I could not get the trailer off of the ball. I had to remove the pin from the trailer hitch then drive the truck forward. Once I did that it was still hard to get the ball off of the receiver even though it was no longer attached to the truck. Does the ball and lock on the receiver...
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    Battery Full

    Can anyone smarter than me give me a general idea of charge resting to 4/4 3/4 2/4 1/4 (Empty to full)
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    Anchor chain question

    Boat is 7,000Lbs how strong of an anchor chain and what size should I get?
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