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    Vst or not ? Yamaha 250 hp 1997 ox66 salt water series

    Thanks guys, I'll give the primer ball a try, but as per spare's recommendation I will change the fuel pumps
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    Vst or not ? Yamaha 250 hp 1997 ox66 salt water series

    I ve been out a couple days this week fluke fishing I noticed that at the end of each drift when the engine is still warm I'm having trouble starting it again, I've actually had to advance the throttle/shifter to get her started then quickly put her in gear and goose it till I get moving. It...
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    Well this is a game changer!!

    That's exactly what my boat looked like this year in regard to left over disgarded wire, why won't folks just remove the old wire and transducer cables when they replace them? I must have had 200 feet of wire on the deck and two old Shakespeare's antenna masts shoved through the rod storage...
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    advice on re-core fuel cell hatch

    Looks like it will work well phat, love the pvc clamp!!!!!
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    Gimbal housing question

    I have an old Mercruiser gimbal housing bell housing from a 1987 3.7 mercruiser , would that be an alpha or would it be an alpha 1
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    My apology !

    Ridge, I'm very sorry to hear about all the bad things that have been happening in your life. I'm glad You definitely have some things to be thankful for! We're all happy to have you back Vic.
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    RidgeRunner

    Very sorry for your loss Ridge.
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    advice on re-core fuel cell hatch

    The little roller they sell to aid in removing air bubbles and shaping the mat on contours is very helpful, and as far as the hatch holes ,it's important to keep the hatch flat when you apply the core but try not to let the resin-drip through the hole and seep back onto the top side of the...
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    No forward or reverse,

    No rain today so I was able to drop the lower unit and found that I indeed missed the shaft !!!! Can't believe I did that . All is good now
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    Openning Day

    It must have felt good to get out ! Some of my best fishing days for Bass were in Jamaica bay, it used to be incredible !
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    Spider cracks in deck

    I did it exactly the way Mj explained it and I worked just fine,
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    No forward or reverse,

    Skunk ,I can just imagine your surprise on that one! as you say I must have missed it entirely,after thinking about it all day it's the only thing it could be. I will say I never had a drive go back so easily. From what I remember of the mercruiser's I used to have to fight with them a little...
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    No forward or reverse,

    A week ago I changed the water pump on my Yamaha, today I started her up for the first time since doing the water pump and found that I have no forward or reverse... obviously I did something wrong when I reinstalled the lower unit. Someone told me that the shift should be in neutral when...
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    Through hull fitting

    These particular fitting I ordered from Busters marine, they are close by me in Queens ny, figured the shipping would be faster but now I'm waiting on the proper fittings to get here!
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    Bad news

    , I would love to see this site go on forever but obviously their is a possibility that it won't. In the event that happens I'd like to say MJ thanks for doing a wonderful job especially with all you've been through. I'm not a Facebook guy so let me say this,it's been a pleasure guys truly and I...
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    Through hull fitting

    Thanks guys, skunk that's really good to know ,I'm bottom painting today actually .i ordered extra long through hull fittings last week and I just got them and they were only 2" long so they are sending me the correct fittings and I'll hold off on painting that area of the transome till after I...
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    Through hull fitting

    I normally use 5200 and 4200 as well , I was just wondering if anything was equivilant or better ,and cheaper of course! and as far as keeping the tube workable I always un screw the top tube , clean it out and seal the cartridge well . ive been using the same tube for about two weeks now. I...
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    Through hull fitting

    I'm adding a couple of through hull fittings below the water line (Bronze) I was just wondering what you guys use to set them
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    Question about wet sanding

    Thanks for the great advice guys , I'll get to it !!!
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    Question about wet sanding

    Morning all, I've been getting the boat ready and I'm at the compound and wax stage. I normally compound the hull with a product called Buff Magic which in my opinion is a great product, very expensive but like anything else you get what you pay for! My question is this, just above the rub rail...
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