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Microwave ovens are rated in power output. That's how much power is emitted by the magnetron to cook food. Obviously, the higher the rated power output, the higher the input power will be. The input power could be rated in watts (on a label on the rear of the oven) or in amps. At any rate, the...

You must be close to the transmitting antennas. You're lucky. Mine got worse and I installed the newest, largest antenna I could find. I used to be able to watch TV from 8 localities by rotating the antenna: Washington, Baltimore, Richmond, Manassas, Fairfax, Independent Hill, Charlottesville...

Or is it overloaded? Is the boat kept in the water.? Could it be that the hull has absorbed quite a bit of water? Sea Ray's aren't usually underpowered. Larry

Sounds like you got a pretty good working knowledge of how to do it. I would do the two bow lines to 2 and 3 with plenty of slack. I use my boat hook to assist in attaching and detaching lines to pilings. Stern lines should be crossed. Sometimes you can get away with one spring line. A lot...

Dave, You can find wiring diagrams for your boat here: http://www.searay.com/boat_graphics/electronic_brochure/Company1729/1C1_23_74DEJAJSZ1U.pdf Larry

You don't state your boating history or the type of water you boat on, so here's my input: For it's length of 18.5 feet, your boat is pretty narrow at only 7.5 feet. The shorter the boat and the narrower the beam the rougher it will ride. The angle of attack that you use to approach a wave or...

Have you looked at Boating magazine? http://www.boatingmag.com/ I am on the downside of a 2 year subscription. It's a decent magazine, but I didn't find it to my liking. Larry

Here's the link for it on Perko's website: http://www.perko.com/search/0253/page/1/ Larry

My boat has 8 AWG. Larry

There should be a relay control box for the windlass. It's probably mounted underneath teh windlass. You probably have a stuck relay in there. Larry

FM works best when the antenna length is about 30 inches. My previous boat had the radio wire tied to the bow rail. AM worked great because the longer the antenna the better. They actually included a dipole antenna in the boat, they just folded it up and tied it to the rail. I disconnected it...

I had to replace the exact same one on mine last year! Do a Google search for "perko 0273dpglns". Larry

Remember, don't use a car alternator, starter, distributor, distributor cap, or spark plug wires or your boat may go "Boom!" one day. Larry

John, If you're willing to spend a little extra money, you can get over 300HP out of that 5.7. A camshaft upgrade, Vortec heads and matching intake manifold will do the trick. Does your engine currently have a 4bbl carburetor? Larry

According to Sea Ray's website, http://www.searay.com/boat_graphics/electronic_brochure/Company1729/1C1_25_74DEIP4PY0X.pdf it is 2.00:1. Larry