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An excellent route choice. We've boated these waters many times, and depending on scheduling, would like to come along.

Tilex Mold and Mildew Remover - it works, and it's not expensive.

Glad the ghost problem is solved. I like the new anchor light location on top of the radar dome. I'm in the process of doing the same thing, although my dome is a little too flexible for the heavier light fixture that I'm using, so the attachment will be on the "semi" vertical face, rather than...

Unbolt the radar antenna, rotate it 90 degrees, and reattach. Then turn on the radar, and see if the pattern is still shown to the aft on the display screen (namely, at 180 degrees), or if it now shows at 90 or 270 degrees. Then put the antenna back to it's original position, and rebolt. If the...

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fishbob: If a carb’d motor such as a Honda 90 stalls when the throttle is advanced from idle to mid- or high- rpm settings, it’s usually because the fuel/air mixture, which was already quite lean, has leaned out to the point that you don’t get combustion. In other words, too much air, not...

fishbob: Need a little more info. Assume your motors are not injected, and that the fuel bulb for the motor that is not acting up feels different than the one you describe?????

Ben: I haven't done any experiments, but doubt that much of anything you do to mixture adjustments would have any noticable effect at high speed. The idle features on the carbs are designed to meter incredibly small quantities of fuel into a very high speed air stream resulting from the...

bmc: If the motor runs smooth at idle, I wouldn't worry about the gap between the butterflies and the carb body. That only affects idle, and very low rpm situations, and shouldn't contribute to higher rpm performance. If you think the higher rpm vacuum difference is significant, I suppose you...

Ron - Albury 23: Don't worry about bottom paint for your planned trip. If you want extra protection, throw on a little wax. If you put on bottom paint for what you've got planned, my experience (and opinion) is that you're throwing money and time down the drain. Use it to buy gas instead.

I'll check my shop manual on the 90 and see if it mentions "hypoid" also. Interesting that the owner's manuals don't. For whatever it's worth, both of West Marine's branded lower unit lubes are rated as meeting or exceeding GL5. I'm not pushing their products, but in this instance, do highly...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm unaware of any Honda spec for "Hypoid" gear oil. I don't have access to a 150 manual, but have checked those for the 90 and 115. I see calls for "API GL 4/5", both of which are ratings that include hypoid type gears. However, it looks to me that any marine gear...

Interesting problem. Let’s assume that the two units are identical: same props, same bolt heads on the permatrim, etc., etc., etc. In other words, forget about “mechanical” factors, and assume that if you were to swap motors port and starboard, you’d still have the same problem. You can check...

I lifted the ideas of some others, and then got really lazy. Here's what I did. First, got another vehicle-trailer 4plug connector, and used the lawn tractor for a power source. That was a lot better than having to back the tow vehicle up to the trailer. Then I got really lazy, and asked the...

Unscrew the part from the main cover. Then, remove the peeling paint by hand, or with fine (600 grit) emory cloth (wet/dry). Use lots of water, and don't be afraid to go to a slightly more course grit if you need to. If you do the whole thing, consider using a paint remover, but test it to be...

O.K., here's what I do with battery terminals: First, make sure the batteries are firmly secured, and the terminals and lugs are clean. Second, stack the lugs onto the terminals in such a manner that, when tightened, there will be no gaps. Third, tighten with nylok nuts to about 10 ft-lbs of...

Nice video regarding split ring lock washers under vibration: http://www.boltscience.com/pages/junkertestvideo.htm

I use nylok nuts, and would appreciate any reference to an authoritive source which has documented instances of the nylon melting, and allowing otherwise tightened nuts to come loose. It seems to me that you would have to be dealing with a major electrical fault before generating enough heat...

http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?set_ ... _album.php I've got lots more images, including wrecks, but this should get you started.

Neal: Send me a PM with your phone number, and I'll give you a call and see if we can't come up with an easy fix that doesn't involve rebuilding carbs. david