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The the cable from the alternator as well as charging the battery has to provide for the electrics on the vehicle. eg two 90 watt headlamps (15 amps) two spot lamps (10amps), three brake lights (4amps) four markers/sidelights (2amps) heater blower (about 3 amps) wiper motor (3 amps) Radiator fan...

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I've just been through this. Generally if the engine is running hard the water can't get back into it so it either siezes while it's sitting being unused or, in the case of mine, when it was idling. It just appeared to get a bit lumpy and then stalled. When I tried to start it the engine...

Hi folks Trailer my 200ov from Denny to West Coast. Relatively adventurous, had her through the Coryvreckan, out to Fingals cave (Staffa), around Ardnamurchan, Dorus Mhor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDq90lmK9tc) and Easdale. Spend a fair amount of time in the Clyde and Loch Fyne, been over...

Hi Seams kimd of brutal cutting a hole that size. I generally cut the transducer cable so as the hole only needs to be the size of the cable. Re-terminate both ends just inside the transom, slide heat shrink over the connectors and tape up just for good measure. Big issue obviously is making...

The reason you know it's summer is because it's August....so it must be. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDq90lmK9tc

The carb alone won't buy you 205hp. The 4.3LX (205hp) also had a different cam shaft.

Trail at least an hour each way but the real pain is "standing off" the slip for up to 45mins waiting to put someone ashore to get the car and trailer into the que to wait your turn to haul out. Only take two or three minutes to drive the boat onto the trailer and pull out but the antics of some...

Probably the "shift-stall" switches that are causing it and there are a few threads on the this site that'll cover it. If you don't find them come back and we'll get it sorted. Don't keep throwing money at the problem as it's almost certain to be something trivial. Leaking oil in the water...

Couple of quick checks..if it's the switch you'll find it goes in and out of gear ok when it's running with a hose and muffs on the hard. (It'll will make a bit of a clang as it goes in and out of gear, they all do.) Don't rev it hard like this and take care with the obvious dangers. The other...

Cell phone ..Max range about 6 miles...... VHF about 60 miles.

This is a common problem and generally easily fixed. First thing to do is check your idle speed is within spec for the engine. If it's idling to hard it will be difficult to pull out of gear. The micro-switch that you're refering to senses the load on the gearshift mechanism and dosn't really...

After nearly 40 years boating with all sorts of boats I've still not really grasped a notion of where to "draw the line". I've seen pictures of 17 ft dories 60 miles off shore, I Know of folk crossing the Atlantic in 9" sailing boats (that's plain stupid) and of a circumnavigation of Ireland in...

Much as I'm a fan of Mercruiser I don't think I've ever seen a 470 or an "L" drive that was actually running. They've always been lying in bits on the workshop floor. Think you did well to pass on that one...............

""I have a trim gauge that shows where it is,but the tabs just have 2 switches,Can you hurt it by pressing to far up or down,or will it stop automatically?"" No, running the trim pump at either limit for a few seconds will do no harm. I alway give mine a little "jag" to make sure it's right down...

Prior to doing the compression test as JediJD suggests it might be worth spinning the engine over with the plugs out to see if any water sprays out the cylinders. At that age the condition of the water cooled manifolds could be suspect and if you've got a crack in the trans cooling pipe might be...

This is not just an issue in America. For example, our schools no longer refer to the Christmas Holiday as such.....it's now called "the winter break" for fear of offending anyone. Frankly, I'm offended that support of our traditions and values gets labelled as racism and that our children are...

Very simillar incident here a few years back but all experienced boaters. Fatal accident enquiry never really found any one reason. Middle of the night, probably doing around "forty" may have became confused or disorientated, a degree of alchol involved but what was very evident from the photos...

I've had this a couple of times. Was water in the carb.

Any of you guys (or Gals ?) seen one of these drives yet? http://www.caudwellmarine.com/pages/799684675/home.asp# Looks awsome !!! :wow::wow: