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MERCURY 90-HP ELPTO ENGINE If looking at a used Boston Whaler 170 MONTAUK boat with a two-stroke-power-cycle 90-HP outboard, I suspect you will find the outboard to be a Mercury brand 90-HP ELPTO model. This engine was offered as the base engine when the 170 OUTRAGE was introduced in c.2002 at a pr...

PRICE OF USED BOSTON WHALER BOATS Boston Whaler boats have always sold at a premium price compared to many competitors' boats. That trend continues, although if comparing prices of Boston Whaler boats today to other very high quality boats, the price difference is not as great as perhaps it was in ...

Regarding the linked documented mentioned above as promulgated by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, I did find some information contained therein that seems to have been omitted from the local TV news broadcast that was the initial subject of this discussion. In particula...

HOOSIER--in following with the initial course of this discussion, I think you should watch your local TV news for the information you are seeking about the secret and undisclosed location of the second HIN number. In particular, watch for the "investigative journalist" segment of the broad...

Usually the positive pressure that is applied to the oil tank in a Mercury oil system is provided by crankcase pressure acting through a one-way check valve. For some background, read the REFERENCE article on the somewhat complex method used by Mercury to pressurize the remote oil reservoir tank; se...

To interpret the conditions or status of the fuel primer bulb as a diagnostic of problem in the fuel system, read the article: A PRIMER ON PRIMERS http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/primer.html in the REFERENCE section of the website. The REFERENCE section of the website contains well-resear...

Dave (AKA Buckda) used some wood deck material to cover the central deck section of his OUTRAGE 18 boat GAMBLER. See below. http://continuouswave.com/whaler/cetacea/images/81/newCockpitDeck600x590.jpg Another winter project was installing a replacement deck. Instead of a molded deck with non-skid, D...

How can we help? Are you seeking advice about making a repair? Please read the articles in REFERENCE section. See the section on REPAIRS. http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/ There are articles about repairs in general, and articles about the specifics of repair of the deck. I do not think th...

That is the sort of technical support that scares me, too.

If the POINT-1 AP is no longer a GNSS receiver, maybe they should change the product name to HEADING SENSOR FOR AUTOPILOT.

To find old posts in the old forum, start here:

http://continuouswave.com/whaler/oldForum/

Re the failure of the "glue" that was used to adhere the filter screen to the end of the fuel pick-up tube in the gasoline fuel tank: it is not surprising that the adhesive failed. Gasoline is a very good solvent, and by being immersed in gasoline for weeks and weeks, it would be a very un...

Your reply is not clear. Perhaps you meant to say you should have said "currency exchange" instead of importation "duty." If that guess is correct, then I think you are saying there was NO CUSTOM IMPORTATION DUTY on the importation of the fuel tank--right?

I would have thought that the NAFTA agreement would have eliminated a CUSTOMS IMPORT DUTY on a fuel tank. What is the category of manufactured-in-USA product that would be used for importation of a fuel tank made in Florida into Canada? What is the duty? Does it vary by province in Canada?

Looking at the recommended wire size and lengths from Evinrude, we can also find the total resistance of the other combinations. I show this below without the details: 10-feet of 4-AWG Resistance = 0.002485-Ohm 15-feet of 2-AWG Resistance = 0.0023445-Ohm 20-feet of 1-AWG Resistance = 0.002478 The hi...

What border does the FMT tank have to cross?

Here is a table of wire conductor resistance for various American Wire Gauge (AWG) size conductors; the resistance is given in Ohms-per-1000-feet of copper conductor. AWG OHMS per 1000-feet 0000 0.049 000 0.0618 00 0.0779 0 0.0983 1 0.1239 2 0.1563 3 0.197 4 0.2485 5 0.3133 6 0.3951 7 0.4982 8 0.628...

Evinrude offers advice about the minimum size of the battery cables that connect their engines to the engine starting battery in their literature on proper installation and rigging of their engines. The recommended minimum wire size varies by the engine horsepower range and length of the cables. EVI...

An I-Command 3.5-inch gauge satisfies the requirement for the E-TEC to have a warning device. With twin engines, the I-Command can also be very useful; it has an engine RPM synchronization page. Also, with twin E-TEC engines, you must set the NMEA-2000 INSTANCE to be 0 for Port engine and 1 for Star...

Looks like your state regulations end with a

After you had the local welder repair the fuel tank and coat the fuel tank with some sort of material, and after you made your own gasket for the fuel pick-up cover plate, did you perform any sort of test of the repaired tank to see if it held pressure?

Cutting out the full-width splashwell dam was a mistake. That horizontal bulkhead running across the stern adds structure to the hull.

Please read the FAQ. It will explain hull identification numbers. The regulations have been in effect for decades--since 1971 or 46 years. Local TV News is not particularly informative.

I compared the voltmeter in my Lowrance HDS-8 when reading its SUPPLY VOLTAGE to a FLUKE Model 73 Series II DVM. The Fluke is rated for 0.3-percent basic accuracy on measurement of DC voltage. The results: --FLUKE Model 73 read 12.63-Volts --LOWRANCE HDS read 12.6-Volts, with occasional flicker to 1...

All iPhone owners are encouraged to watch this presentation regarding recording motion pictures:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA

To learn more about the electrical wiring for the WASTE SYSTEM on your BOSTON WHALER 2007 320 OUTRAGE, you should consult the wiring diagram. See http://bostonwhaler.com.s3.amazonaws.com/resources/320-Outrage-Waste-System-Schematic-2007.pdf You can find this diagram listed in search results for your...

Here is the press release from GARMIN announcing their purchase of ActiveCaptain: Garmin acquires Active Corporation, Developer of a leading electronic marine database Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:06 am CDT CASTINE, Maine CASTINE, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) today announced that ...

An alternative solution: --discard the ALARM MODULE entirely. It really serves only a very limited purpose: to make a contact closure into an alternating contact closure. To pay $500 for that function seems a bit excessive; --investigate the wiring of the float switch to determine if the alarm state...

Hey forum readers! I wrote two new articles today that may be of interest. FIrst, in REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS, an article about the Mercury Warning Horn BEEP-BEEP-BEEP problems. http://continuouswave.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2139 And a second, in SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL, about GLONASS satell...

With most modern GNSS receivers now being designed with the capability of using the Russion GLONASS global positioning satellite navigation system, boaters may be interested in knowing what satellites of the GLONASS constellation will be in view. The GLONASS system provides guidance about satellites...

Thanks for the follow up. I found a much cleaner drawing of the circuitry and attached it to your original post. Also see my new article that explains the circuit in detail. See Mercury Warning Horn or Aural Alert Sounder BEEP-BEEP-BEEP or BEEEEEEEEEP http://continuouswave.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=...

The narrative mentions: While at the dock...the HOLDING TANK FULL lamp...went out. I tried to flush: it worked. ...After a quick ride we went back home...the HOLDING TANK FULL lamp was back... There is something sticky in the tank. The tank level indicator bounced around on the ride home and became ...

Thread has been moved to REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS for discussion.

The following press release from satellite operator EutelSat announced the arrival of Eutelsat 117 West B to final geostationary orbit position following a seven month long transition orbit and initiation of commercial services. Note that operation of the FAA WAAS transponder is said to be scheduled...

Below I give some advice on the operation of the Mercury outboard engine WARNING HORN or AURAL ALERT SOUNDER as used on many Mercury outboard engines, particularly c.2000 and older two-stroke-power-cycle models. The circuit is shown in a pictorial wiring diagram below. (The original drawing containe...

To learn about making repairs to damaged surfaces of the hull of a Boston Whaler boat, please see the answer to your question in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS at Q5: How Do I Repair Damage to the Hull? http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/FAQ/#Q5 Please note that the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION...

To repair holes for railing stanchions, see the answer to your question in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS at

Q7: How Do I Repair Loose Railing Anchor Bases?
http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/FAQ/#Q7

PLEASE do not use MARKETPLACE to ask questions about repairs. Your article has been moved to REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS.

Thanks for the estimate of 300-lbs (or more) as the weight of wet foam that was removed from your GUARDIAN 17 boat. According to the 2004 Commercial and Government Products division catalogue, the hull weight of a GUARDIAN 17 was 1,100-lbs. If the hull was holding over 300-lbs of water, then the inc...

The production code is usually interpreted as being an identifier of a particular production run of that model on the production line. Within the range of one model year, the factory might have had several runs of production of a particular model. They seem to give them alphabetical identifiers. So ...

My boat is about six years younger than yours, but I suspect that replacement of the fuel filler hose may be something needed in the future. Thanks for the information on the tight fit of the over-sized hose. I'll keep that in mind when the time comes for replacement of that hose on my boat.

If you have an old 16-footer's center console, I think it was built using mahogany, and probably mahogany plywood, not all mahogany lumber. The usual finish treatment for mahogany is a varnish. To restore a bit of color to the mahogany with some wood stain would not be blasphemy. I'd go easy on the ...

Did you keep a record of the total weight of the watery foam that you removed from the interior of the hull?

From the image posted above of the hull, it looks like there was no anti-fouling paint. There probably wasn't any bottom paint or barrier coat of any kind. Hulls that sit in the water for extended periods of time will pick up some water into the gel coat and laminate. Let the hull thoroughly dry out...

Ed offers this correction to some earlier comments about the arrangement of cylinders in the E-TEC 150 H.O.: I'm pretty sure the [E-TEC] is a 4 cylinder engine. You should talk to Evinrude about that. Their webpage at http://www.evinrude.com/en-US/engines/e-tec-g2/150-hp-200-hp.html#tab=0 says the E...

A reason to choose to order a new boat without bow rails: you plan to get into the boat and out of the boat by stepping over the bow, so a bow railing would make that more difficult. A reason to choose the option in a 190 MONTAUK boat to have a split bow rail: --to permit getting into the boat or ge...

The KVH AZIMUTH 1000 digital compass provides its NMEA-0183 interface with differential signals, but a non-standard wire color code is used: DEVICE: KVH AZIMUTH 1000 Digital Compass TALKER A = GREEN TALKER B = BROWN LISTENER B = not provided LISTENER A = not provided Source: AZIMUTH 1000 Owner's Man...

The Garmin GPSMAP 1000 and 1200 series appears to improve the NMEA-0183 interface by providing the recommended differential signals, but a non-standard wire color code is still used: DEVICE: GARMIN GPSMap 1000/1200 Series TALKER A = Blue TALKER B = Gray LISTENER B = Violet LISTENER A = Brown Sources...

Have you had any contact with SIMRAD technical support? I would hope the first-tier telephone support from them might be better than from the Lowrance pool.

Jefecinco wrote:Muratic acid (swimming pool cleaner) is effective for removing barnacle traces.

This is probably a better approach: use some chemistry instead of just pure abrasion.

With a Boston Whaler boat, the thickness of the hull laminate is probably less than in a typical fiberglass hull. If you attack the hull with abrasives, you have to be careful about how much of the surface you abrade away. The gel coat layer is likely about the same thickness on a Boston Whaler as o...

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