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The Lowrance ethernet cable is a pricey item for what it is. So I tired a few things. First I swapped positions on the network tee of the autopilot and point 1 antenna. Low and behold the pilot now works, a little odd at times, but works. For navionics chart problems I was having (mostly with some o...

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Outrage Gray is a color I'm not familiar with, at least by that name. Boston Whaler has a lot of gray color names. I'm pretty sure my Outrage is none of the grays. Boston Whaler does list Oyster as a 19XX color choice, which is off-white. But white is also a listed color for my model year.

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I don't think a 1999 Boston Whaler 21 OUTRAGE hull was molded in Desert Tan. I think it was molded in Outrage Gray. A little presumptuous on the color of my boat, having never seen it :-0 Not desert tan and definitely not outrage gray. Here is the board I made using sea foam Taco starboard. The bot...

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[The KING StarBoard color] "Seafoam" is off-white like "egg shell white." I found that that the "Seafoam" color was a good match for the off-white color of my 1984 15 Center Console and 1999 21 Outrage. I just made a leaf blocking panel on my 21 Outrage using "Seaf...

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Went out Striper fishing today (aka striped bass, rockfish and more), didn't catch any fish but I did try the MOB fob by dunking in the river. The MOB shut the engine down in 3-5 seconds. I don't wear a watch, so having the fob mounted in the wrist strap took some getting used to. But after an hour ...

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Nice work. World of difference when you are comfortable.

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Installed my MOB kit yesterday. I mounted it where the dash was almost as thick as the threaded portion of the main unit. The locking collar threads do not start for about the 3/8-inch. Instructions recommend gluing-in the control if the threads won't work. I ended up using duct tape on a piece of P...

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Any ideas as to why two HDS MFD's networked through a NMEA 2000 network and connected with an ethernet cable (required for the screen brightness sync) would behave like this? These are youtube videos Lowrance HDS Gen3 Autopilot_data Lowrance HDS Gen3 Brightness_sync Lowrance HDS Gen3 HDS_fuel_inputs...

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Installing the new MFD was relatively straight forward not including the task of removing the console housing. Once installed and everything plugged back in I spent 2 frustrating hours trying to make things work correctly. Prior to dash mounting and at my desk I did a settings, waypoints and routes ...

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The cost was [please clarify this cost] To clarify, on my 'upgrade' conversations with Lowrance tech support, the costs were $500 plus shipping (on the first discussion) for a reman MFD. Reman was defined as all new internals with a possibly used outer housing, with full warranty. Actual upgrade ph...

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I have read about those upgrade offers when you have a dead Lowrance chart plotter--even when out of warranty. They make me wish my old HDS-8 (first generation) would stop working so I go get an offer to upgrade for only $500. FWIIW, Tech support offered me the upgrade on the first call-in to suppo...

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Finally got my replacement HDS-9 Gen3 MFD. The cost was [please clarify this cost] and it took seven days, shipped Via FedEX-Post. Basically it came across country from San Diego to New Jersey. Three days from California to New Jersey via FedEx, then four days from the New Jersey USPS hub to my hous...

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I've always found the "average retail" on the NADA boat website for Whalers to be about 40-50% of what the boats sell for on the open market in reasonably good condition.

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When I had a tank built for my 15 center console, it was labeled as having been pressure tested to 2 psi.

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Got my MOB kit, I will try and get it installed today (while I wait for my agonizingly slow delivery from Lowrance).

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Hydrostatic releases work by pressure, not moisture. None of the inflatable PFD's should go off by just getting wet.

One concern with mail order is you don't get to rummage through the inventory and pick the freshest date for the release mechanism.

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AFAIK, Whaler has always recommended bunk trailers. Adding keel rollers aids in launch and recovery.

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Since you are not far from Brick, run over to the West Marine store. They have a good selection of inflatable PFD's from relatively inexpensive West Marine brand to the top of the line Mustang brand. They frequently run sales which offer discounts off the regular price. You can also get the models i...

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The advantage of full canvas and an engine discharge heater. No heat for me and only a 3/4, not exactly made for my 21 Outrage, [clear curtain] enclosure. When I had my 42-foot flybridge sport fish I used a 'garage sale', original, Pelonis ceramic heater up on the bridge. With just a full [clear cu...

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This wireless engine shut-off safety device was touched on in another thread about wearing PFD's. Fell Marine MOB engine shut-off The Fell Marine MOB is an electronic device that will shut off your outboard if you fall overboard or move a set distance away from the boat. Good feedback so far on The ...

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[The wind has] been blowing for two weeks here off Jersey. I don't think [wave heights have] been less than three-feet in the last four weeks. Today we are going camping again, which is good because the latest buoy data is [wave heights] four to eight feet. I keep [a link to NOAA] on my bookmark tab...

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With the loadrite trailers you can also move the axles some for front/rear balance once you get the boat set on the bunks correctly.

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I sat down with several panel cut-out templates and looked to see if it was even possible to install a HDS-9. As the boat's dashboard panel is laid out now, I could actually just fit-in two 9-inch displays, although I would have to remove my digital voltmeter, cell phone support, and 50th Anniversar...

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Since we were going to be away on a six-week camping trip (leaving August 31st), I pulled the two HDS Gen3's from the dash for security purposes. When reinstalling them the other day, one HDS (the older, first unit I purchased) would not turn on. Pressing the power button I would hear a short beep a...

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So here are two screenshots taken from Ossipee Lake in New Hampshire. Being a lake in the mountains means there are a lot more contours then I am used to seeing living on the coast. Our depth changes here off New Jersey are very gradual. At this lake there are portions where the depth can change 20'...

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Aside from Port's excellent advise and images, I'll add mine. I have a 1999 200 Saltwater Series. I don't know if they changed over three years. Experiencing the same type problems, we traced the cause to a pretty shot pump diaphragm. While the engine is apart, also check the O2 sensor to see if th...

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My take on how these pumps work and why they may be prone to failure. This picture is the pump disassembled looking from the outer side towards the block. http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l173/porthole2/Boats/BW%2021%20OR%201999/Yamaha/Yam_low_pressure_pumps_3_zps5ae8ekkb.jpg Left to right: Block t...

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This picture: Red arrows are the three bolts that have to be removed. There are washers behind this that will probably fall off. Blue arrows are the two medium pressure fuel line clamps that have to be removed after bleeding the pressure off. Be careful with removing them. I use a small pair of end ...

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I'll post some more pics later, but this will give you a start. The Yamaha two-stroke-power-cycle outboard engines have several items considered maintenance besides spark plugs. First, there is inspection and cleaning of the vapor separator tank filter and the vapor separator tank. Second is replace...

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2 stroke or 4 stroke?

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The rule of thumb we always used for inboard boats was that a single engine was about 20% more efficient then twins of the same horsepower, meaning you could opt for 20% less power on the single to equal the performance of twins. Example - twin 400HP diesels yielding 800HP total could be replaced by...

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I think you are completely wrong. First of all, as a listener to the radio communications of other vessels in the VHF Marine Band you have absolutely no standing to complain about their voices being scrambled . All radio communications except distress alerts like a MAYDAY, a PAN-PAN [announcement],...

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[Originally posted to a thread about a new radio, this topic has been separated into its own thread in order to discuss the use of voice scramblers--jimh] One "feature" I see as both useless and annoying at the same time is the scrambler. I never understood the reasoning behind this featur...

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Where did you see this? SH has nothing about this radio yet on their website.

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The screen seems to be quite an improvement over the current GX-2200 model

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jimh wrote:"The safest PFD is the one you are willing to wear all the time."

And it needs to be worn properly. A PFD that is not buckled, tied or zipped is just another accessory.

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Most of the time is a MacBook pro connected to a Apple 27" Thunderbolt monitor, and when not using that, an iPhone.

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Once you have the HDS template to paste up it will be a lot easier. Hard to tell how big that space really is in relation to the HDS-9. If it were mine and from what I can see, I would move the USB and AUX ports and mount the HDS as low as feasible, using the mounting flange to cover up the two hole...

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I recently had the opportunity to use a 24' pontoon boat up in New Hampshire on Broad Bay and Ossipee Lake. I brought one of my HDS Gen3's along to play with on the lake as it had navigation information from the installed Navionics SD card available. I'll post screen shots later. I found a huge draw...

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Jefecinco wrote:Have you ever wondered if anyone tried modifying their propeller?

It is "alleged" that some members of a local USCG station near Manasquan inlet might have tried it :-)

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Having worked with the local TowBoatUS provider for 20 years I would agree with Jim's comments. Most of the Towers do have an MMSI number, at least on some of the larger boats. We were required to have it for the boats that went into NY harbor or into the shipping lanes. The TowBoatUS provider for M...

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We use inflatable PFD's when transiting the inlet on less then perfectly flat days. But tend to take them off once we are set up for fishing. The kill switch is always clipped for inlet transit and when ever I am moving at speed, when I remember to clip it. I am waiting for the real world reports (o...

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[In a thread about Boston Whaler boat performance, RIDGE' introduced this topic. I have moved all replies about boat electronics to SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL and started new threads as the new topics were created.--jimh] Gauges and electronics [to be installed on a 210 MONTAUK] will all be on the NMEA 2...

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When I buy a boat I always look when engineers pulled a miracle and made a boat that looked bigger than it is. There are few of them that they did over years. he current 190 Outrage is one of them, and the 2002 to 2008 210 0utrage is another. The 1993 to 1998 21 Outrage had also space galore. And, ...

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If the pylon is 3/4" (like it appears to be in your picture), marine stainless tubing is also available in 3/4" with a variety of fittings.

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I am almost talking myself into ordering this today. Soooooo, did you? For me, personally and based on my background, I would opt for a 2-micron filter media element in any injected [internal combustion] engine--if [a 2-micron filter] were available--using mechanical, electronic, single, multi or d...

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Re Precision-9 heading sensor: [Substitution of the PRECISION-9 heading sensor in place of the POINT-1 AP heading sensor] definitely dramatically improved the tracking, especially when crossing bigger waves at an angle, which was the condition that resulted in hairpin turns. I don't believe the Poi...

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My 1997 Outrage II
Port side, below the fill port.

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When I had a in-hose flow sensor, the flow rate was over-reported at low engine speeds compared to the engine's own data. And the flow rate was under-reported at high engine speeds, again, compared to the engine's own data. I don't know if the Lowrance in-line hose fuel sensor is a turbine or impel...

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Reading [another thread on the topic of propellers which used vents to direct exhaust from inside the propeller hub to intentionally aerate the water flow into the propeller blades] I couldn't help but reminisce and chuckle a bit over Offshore Magazine's revolutionary propeller story from the early ...

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