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    thermostat change on water?

    is this OK. boats in the water for the summer. indmar 350 LTR (generic chevy small block) 2002 in a v-drive mastercraft. i don't want to be "that guy" who sank his boat by pulling the wrong hose off. thanks.
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    Is there a time when a race shouldn't be flush?

    so on one of my trailers i've known the inner grease seal was bad. the inside of the wheel has a nice thick coating of marine grease. honestly i think it was the pressure from the bearing buddies. so i pulled the hub yesterday with the intention to pull the seal and replace it. after i...
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    gauges that start with "b"

    sounds silly but i can't remember the manufacturer of my gauges. its an 03 premier pontoon and i need to add a 2nd voltmeter to my helm. the boat is docked so i don't have access to it. i remember looking at the gauges when i was wiring up my dual battery, but now i can't remember. i believe...
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    iPod vs. Sony Remote Commander

    I have a Sony CDX-M60UI head unit. I currently have my iPhone or iPod plugged in to listen to music. I really don't like the interface on the head unit so I usually use the iPod to pick the song/playlist/etc. The biggest downside is that summer is coming up and i don't want tons of wet kids...
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    buying wire?

    this is likely a silly question, but i couldn't find a good answer. i'm in the process of adding a switch, ACR and second battery. where should I buy the wire. locally i've got a West Marine, Bass Pro Shop, Grainger and the usual Home Depot and Lowes. i'm fairly proficient with a soldering...
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    help with racor placement

    I've got a shiny new Racor filter/separator that needs to be installed on my boat. its a 25ft Premier pontoon with the PTX package. The gas tank is below deck in the back of the middle toon. I'm looking for advice on where to mount this filter. Does it go before or after the bulb? Is there...
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    Best way to wire batteries?

    I've done some research on this and as usual, I've gotten myself confused. I've attached some pictures of my boat. The main battery is in the usual location on the port side under the sunpad. It is currently wired so all house power except the 12V fridge runs off of it. In the little kitchen...
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    Safe to wrench in the cold?

    I need to do the SB#56 update to my Honda BF225. I'd like to do it in the next few weeks to "get it out of the way". While i'm there, i'll do the usual stuff as well as pull the plugs and change the water pump. My concern is that here in Alabama, we've got some unusual cold weather for this...
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    Premier/Honda ?s

    So I bit the bullet and bought an 03 Premier Grand Majestic PTX with a Honda 225 OB to replace my Sun Tracker. Few ?s if i could. Speedo - doesn't work. Looks like the pitot is connected properly to the drive unit of the honda. whats the best way to trouble shoot this? my thought was to...
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    honda 225 overheat buzzer

    on my 225 that i just acquired, if it idles for a few minutes, the buzzer goes off. there is good flow from the water spout. turning off the motor, restarting and increasing the rpm's a bit makes the buzzer stop. screens appear to be clean. any ideas? thanks.
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    what should i offer?

    i've come across a '03 Premier Grand Majestic Ltd 25ft with the PTX triple toon package with a Honda OB 225 that seems to be in good condition. I'm looking to replace my '05 Sun Tracker Regency 22ft with the 3.0L I/O. Asking price is about 18,700. I've looked at NADA, but i'm not sure it...
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    why is my boat so slow?

    i know this is a silly question so let me explain. i have a 22ft sun tracker 2 toon regency with the 3.0L I/O that i believe is rated at 135HP. Max speed at 4800RPM with only me on board is about 24MPH on GPS depending on wind conditions. Since i'm getting max RPM, i believe i'm at least...
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    hesitation on 3.0L merc

    i've developed a slight hesitation on my 3.0L I/O Mercruiser in my pontoon boat. at pretty much any throttle over 3K it will "hesitate" for a second and then proceed. It's like you pull the throttle back and quickly push it back forward. It happened a few times on the lake today and then it...
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    dirty toons = lost RPM?

    my 22ft suntracker has been the the water for the past few years and i don't think the previous owner ever cleaned the toons. i can only push about 4200rpm on my 3.0L I/O with 2 adults, 3 kids and medium dog aboard for ~19mph. i initially thought it was water in my toons slowing me down...
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    water in power steering fluid?

    in my merc 3.0L I/O in my pontoon the previous owner had a problem with a leaky boot. he would let lots of water in the bilge before turning on the pump to empty it. i suspect that as the belts were flinging water about, it got in the reservoir. i surprised from what i've heard that the...
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    can i wash my bimini?

    I used a 10% bleach solution to clean the mold off my seats (05 suntracker regency 22). the bimini has lots of mold on it too. my first thought was to take it off and put it in the drive way and spray it with bleach and scrub it. how about putting it in the washing machine with some chlorox...
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    Adding a MP3 jack?

    i would like to add an MP3 jack to my radio. it's got auxillary inputs that i can access pretty easily. that's how i have been doing it with a 1/8 to RCA cable. not too elegant with the cable running around the bottom of the console. any one know of an aftermarket kit that will let me...
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    mercruiser 3.0L Gear Oil buzzer

    so the 05 suntracker with 3.0L MerCruiser I/O i'm getting (included with another purchase) has a buzzer alert. the current owner started the boat today and the buzzer was going off. the dash lists engine overheat, low oil pressure and low gear oil as the 3 things it will buzz for. the...
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    leaky through hull fitting?

    what i initially though was going to be a leak somewhere in the lower unit on the 3.0L MerCruiser I/O on my 05 22ft SunTracker looks like it is going to be a leak on the starboard side of the engine bay where the steering cables (i think) enter the engine bay. the though hull fitting looks like...
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    rod holders - where to buy

    i'm looking for some fishing rod holders for the rail of my 05 Suntracker pontoon. I saw some in the catalog for the 08 suntracker's. i went to my local bass pro shop and they don't carry them. i've been to west marine, academy, etc. the one's in the suntracker ad looked like they just...
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