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  1. ConchPirate

    Question on Anchor pulpit

    +1 with Mr 88. Another hole in that anchor shank so you can pull it up into the pulpit seat and keep it snug with the safety line on the cleat while leaving the chain and rode attached to the shank end. Alternative, pull it in tight by hand and measure where the end is a few inches shy of the...
  2. ConchPirate

    Leaking Shore Power Cable

    When you say resistance is OK, are you measuring each of the wires end to end? You need to check between the wires. Measure resistance between the hot and neutral, then hot to ground, the neutral to ground. All 3 measurements should be infintly open and showing no resistance, if you get a...
  3. ConchPirate

    Cooling Intake line issue - What next?

    One of the PO's had the boat sitting in the water all the time. The original owner kept it on a lift per some pics of it as we do now. Not sure if it was the 2nd, 3rd or both owner(s) that kept it in the water. Hopefully things stay clear now. It's winterized now (beer in the fridge) and ready...
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    Cooling Intake line issue - What next?

    What wallet? It, my shirt, my sandals, fishing poles and the car all had to be tossed in! No money left for fuel! Ha ha....
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    Cooling Intake line issue - What next?

    Yes.
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    Cooling Intake line issue - What next?

    OK - final update! Technician replaced the plastic bushing where the intake pipe inserts into the lower unit. While that was all apart the found and cleaned out some barnacles that had formed in the cavity in the lower unit where the water intake ports are. They also found some barnacles in the...
  7. ConchPirate

    Cooling Intake line issue - What next?

    VP 5.0GXi-E/SX-M outdrive Due to an overheating issue (port engine only @ idle/low speeds) with a brand new water pump installed I took advantage in another post here to narrow down the problem to the water intake line problem. I connected the port engine pump intake to the STBD engine supply...
  8. ConchPirate

    1968 Johnson SC-10S 1.5 HP Gearcase Oil

    Wondering if anyone here knows for sure what oil weight was recommended for the small gearcase of my 1968 Johnson 1.5 HP motor? I can't find any manual references, and I had to pull it apart to change the water impeller. Hoping there may be an old school mechanic here that may have worked on...
  9. ConchPirate

    VP Gauge Indication

    Engine - Starboard: 5.0GXi-E Model # 3869255/Serial # 4012105462 Wondering what the symbol to the left of the digital hours display means. Not in the Owners manual for the boat (Monterey 282) or the VP engine operators manual that came with the boat. TIA
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    Engine overheating

    Engine - Port: 5.0GXi-E Model # 3869255/Serial # 4012105456/566 hours. After first run with new to us boat, the port engine seawater pump began leaking out the bearing seal, but temp was fine and steady at 175 (and impeller was in great shape). Replaced the pump with a new unit and it seemed to...
  11. ConchPirate

    Helm Controller (STBD) loose -

    Found the starboard helm control handle very loose this morning during system checks. I can hold it in towards the control unit at the bottom and it operates the throttle and fuel cables. But it doesnt stay in. Is this held in by a screw or clip that has gone bad? And how do I get to it to...
  12. ConchPirate

    5200 Usage Help

    A couple of questions about 5200 use. 1. Is the Fast Cure as strong a bond as the 7 day Cure product? 2. If using the 7 day Cure product, say to fill some screw holes removed from a transom or applying starboard to use for mounting transducers, can it get wet in the water once it has had a...
  13. ConchPirate

    VP Engine Alarm Information

    Twin 2004 VP 5.0GX-i engines that have a Tach as pictured. I do not see an audible alarm under the dash area, and am wondering if alarms/info would show up in the area on the tach that shows the engine hours? Have only seen the hours so far as shown. If alarms will be notified in the Tach, I...
  14. ConchPirate

    Possible Prop Issue

    I have 2004 VP 5.0GX-i engines connected to SX-M outdrives. Just realized yesterday that the port prop seems not to be as recessed as the starboard prop. Didn't notice it during purchase inspection nor was it written up in the survey (March). Local marina techs had both drives off a week ago to...
  15. ConchPirate

    Isinglass Cleaners and Polishes Question

    Our new (used) boat came with isinglass and a camper back with isinglass. The front and side curtains appear to have been used but not much. It seems they spent more time in the hold under the front berth - in South Florida (read that as hot or hotter and humid). So they felt a bit sticky and...
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    SX-M Drives and counter rotation

    Bought a boat with dual VP 5.0GXi-E engines coupled to SX-M outdrives. The SX serial numbers are only 1 digit apart (4202090193 & 4202090194). Both part numbers are listed as the same (3868891). The port prop is a LH and the starboard prop a RH prop. I have read that there are VP drives that...
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