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A1: Raymarine Axiom 7
A2: very happy with it. Second MFD, first was also Raymarine, sold it with the boat
A3: have had no experience with other brands.

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Now that’s quite an innovation. Would also make the boats very quiet to occupants.

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[Great Lakes water levels] could head for the levels of 1986 if this keeps up. Here on the [Nova Scotia] coast, based on my poor memory, our weather seems to be more extreme, periods of no rain followed by a large amount in one storm, high wind events more often, etc. We are also seeing more our oce...

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Some cable steering systems/outboards have poor greasing systems and get rusty on the starboard side, the advice to check the cables with the tiller disconnected will uncover this. With cable steering I adjust the trim until there is no prop pull on the wheel, you can remove your hands and the boat ...

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Why the extra water in the lake Jim? On the ocean, the rising sea level is due to Artic ice melt, where does this big increase come from?

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What year is the Guardian? Dry weight on a Classic Outrage 18 is 1250 lbs and a Guardian the same year has a dry weight of 1750 lbs, according to this site and they have the same Hull dimensions. They are both rated for max 150 hp. My Guardian was powered by a 140 hp old Evinrude, my same hull Outra...

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Do these three-cylinder outboards have three-carburetors? If yes, drain the float bowl in each carburetor, and see what comes out. I’m learning this stuff. If you loosen the float bowl screw, when you pump the primer bulb you should get fuel leaking out of the screw. Do this even if there is only on...

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For all gaskets, I use hylomar universal blue gasket compound on both sides of gaskets like the one in your fuel gauge. It stiffens up but never hardens like an RTV or silicone type product, so won’t clog filters. It was invented for aviation and it good for fuel of any kind, great for carb gaskets ...

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Jim, the 1991 Guardian 19 I had I bought from a retired BW dealer, I think he said it had Kevlar. He sold many Guardians to RCMP and Coast Guard and my boat had a red gel coat beneath a paint job. I'll try posting some pics, it was a very solid fibre material and fairly thick and ran bow to stern. T...

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Thanks for the advice.

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My [1986 OUTRAGE 18] boat does not have [a keel guard]. I'd like to install [a keel guard] because I [run the boat ashore] on beaches. [The OUTRAGE 18] keel is worn through the gelcoat. I plan to use West System epoxy with [Cabosil filler] added to cover the fiberglass. Then install a keel guard for...

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On my V4 140, there was a stuck needle [float valve] in one carburetor. On each carburetor there is a drain bowl with a drain screw on the bowl. If one carburetor needle [float valve] is stuck, little or no gasoline will flow out the drain when you open the drain screw of the carburetor with the stu...

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Marine rubber fuel line is thicker and less likely to collapse when it is being bent, auto rubber fuel line collapses easily when bent, buy marine grade.

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With a small on deck fuel tank, I see no need for any filters on the lines. With in deck tanks, yes use a filter but you can check your tanks by sight for dirt and little likelihood of water depending where you buy gas? If from a marina, yes some risk and use a water separator, but not if you buy fr...

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The only concern I see potentially is a Honda BF90 is a bit low power. While they are rated for a minimum of 75-HP, a 90-HP may be a negative for some buyers. I have the same boat with a Honda BF130, and I wouldn't want any less horsepower with a four-stroke-power-cycle engine. If you are patient yo...

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If there is a fuel-water separator filter, change that filter. Pour the filtrate into a clear container and see if any water is in it. Disconnect the fuel line at the primer bulb. Siphon some fuel out of the tank using the fuel line. Check the smell and colour of that gasoline compared to fresh gaso...

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I find WD 40 seems to disappear completely, it has no “body” to it. We have a product in Canada called Rust Check or the other good product is Fluid Film. Keep in a watertight container, an unprotected piece of cloth woul attract humidity. Rust Check can be sprayed on electrical connections like bat...

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In Canada we have a store, Lee Valley, which sells quality stuff, they stock a lot of hinges for cabinet makers, including stainless steel. I found a set I could use on my Igloo cooler to replace those plastic ones on the lid. They have 304 stainless, not as good as 316, but better than black plasti...

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I’ve seen the second buoys [perhaps as seen in Fig. 2. above--jimh] in use in the Atlantic Ocean for anything that is a hazard to navigation, including wrecks. They are used to mark hazards that are new and may not yet be on charts and I’ve seen them then added to charts if the hazard could not be r...

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Sounds like they may have one oil tank supplying all four engines. I think I read this ship has four engines. Maybe the specification for oil supply on these vessels should be to have two oils tanks, each supplying two engines for redundancy. These days all major corporations are trying to do more w...

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I see [Brunswick] announced new controls for operation of five- and six-engine boats. I wonder if the boats come with a trailer for the fuel tank?

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Specialty Marine list [their products] for the Montauk and Outrage as the same part, the windscreen, the consoles, and they also list the dimensions.

http://www.specialtymarine.com/fibergla ... parts-c45/

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The bulk of autos sold with hybrid technology and the one that has been around the longest is the Toyota Prius. I believe when they came out they had a 7 year warranty on the batteries and I think they have outlasted that by say double. I would also hope that the battery made today for the Prius wil...

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ASPIN KEMP & ASSOCIATES is a company in Prince Edward Island that does large marine hybrid power, windmill, and solar storage systems. They are working with several different types of lithium batteries and say there are many batteries in the experimental stages for commercial and consumer. Their...

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Places have speed limits to reduce wake and they only enforce the speed limit. What is really needed is a wake height limit but most landlubbers (and some boaters) equate high speed with a big wake but that is not always true, going fast can produce a smaller wake than going slow. Speed is easier to...

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Phil T wrote:Here is the page where you can order replacement latches and hinges.

https://www.igloocoolers.com/collections/accessories

Thanks Phil.
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Where do you get those metal hinges Jim?

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I was away visiting grandchildren in Ottawa so I haven't been on the boat since my last posting. An update on things: --the starboard engine problem turns out to be two injectors. The boat is in the shop waiting on parts and should be done early this week. That engine is down on power, I'd guess abo...

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Maybe you can borrow a 9.9 and see how things go, assuming you don’t have one already. Kids need to learn on under-powered machines in my opinion so they can grow into the bigger power.

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Beautiful boat, wonderful work, congratulations. Don

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Maybe his non competition clause will expire and he will be the inspired to start up again.

I hate when a great company sells out to “come from away business interests” and within a short time, it is shut down and all the local employees are unemployed.

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Jim, after Brunswick eliminates competition (for say Attwood) and lays off a bunch of people and increases prices and moves any manufacturing left in North America offshore, they will make more money. Vertical integration can be very profitable, until there is a recession and boat and RV sales drop ...

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I have owned Evinrude and Mercury two-stroke-power-cycle engines and a Honda four-stroke-power-cycle engine, and all those engines were very different in how their gear case was removed and replaced. For this job a shop manual would be very helpful, and also for lots of things. I found my Honda shop...

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Some pics.

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jimh wrote:Are both engines counter-rotating? I think you mean one engine is standard rotation and the other is counter rotation, and the propellers are RH and LH pitch.

Correct Jim.

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The boat now is out of the water. I will post pics later but some information so far: ⋅ Evinrude engines are 2009 E-TEC 130-HP 25-inch (E130DPXSES), the boat should have 20-inch, so a hijacker jack plate was added. From my measurements, this moved the outboards up about 3-inches. ⋅&nb...

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Judging by the reports of failures of new impellers after as little as 5 hours, it may be you have as big a risk of impeller failure by changing an impeller every year or 2 as by leaving it there for 5-10 years? You may get one of those bad new ones when you buy a new one more often? I use the quant...

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Thanks Phil. I'll get a pic of them, I think we'll pull the boat and check this out on the trailer to see what the options are. I'll send you an email too.

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[I fixed the image orientation--jimh]

: Fig. 1. View of engine mounts at speed; rotatelOrientation.jpg (38.66 KiB) Viewed 13785 times

Cf.: http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL164/20 ... 036639.jpg

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I'm still trying to help my friend with his Guardian 25 with twin 2008 E-TEC 130-HP engines. We use it as a rescue boat and it sees little use. The boat has a jack plate so no "holes up" reference point. I was out in it today, the outboards run deep, on plane you can't see any of the anti-...

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Jim, I watched a youtube video on exactly how the etec direct injection 2 stroke injector and combustion chamber works, it is fascinating. I do not believe there is any other direct injected 2 stroke besides the BRP? This DI uses a port, not an intake and exhaust valve? The Direct Injection in a 4 s...

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Sorry Jim, I was confused in that the 2 + 4 product is a fuel stabilizer, I was thinking it was the Evinrude Fuel System Cleaner. My apologies. I use Sea Foam as a fuel system cleaner. Your information regarding how a direct injection outboard differs from a non direct inject outboard said: The fuel...

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Thanks Jim, I did track down the MSDS for both. Sea Foam is: 12/05/2016 SAFETY DATA SHEET Hydrocarbon blend < 95%; Isopropanol 67-63-0 < 25% Evinrude 2+4 Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated light 25-40% Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated middle 50-70% Mixed Butylated phenol 1-2% Evinrude 2+4 ha...

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My posting was to inquire if outboard owners who had purchased 2008 E-TEC 130-HP outboards had experienced a higher level of maintenance and repair than was usual or expected. For instance, owners of the Envinrude Ficht models had significant problems and these outboards have had a very bad reputati...

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Thanks for the replies. What are the differences between: -- Sea Foam --Evinrude 2+4 Fuel Condition, and --Evinrude Fuel System Cleaner? Sea Foam also acts as a fuel stabilizer. I see what Jim is saying about Direct Injection. In automobiles most new vehicles are now direct injection. With direct in...

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Great to see old fashioned service still exists and you are lucky to have this business in your area Jim. 100 years is a long time.

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[A shop to which a friend has taken his Evinrude E-TEC engines for service has told the friend that] E-TEC engines should not be not be stored with the engines tilted up when the boat is in the water; and that the engines should be stored down. The reason for this is water inside the E-TEC engine ca...

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My friend has two 2008 Evinrude E-TEC 130-HP engines on a GUARDIAN 25. He has been having many problems with the E-TEC engines. The shop he takes them to says that SeaFoam is not good to use in a marine environment. I love SeaFoam in gasoline fuel, and I have used it since 2003 in a 1998 Mercury 90-...

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Boston Whaler boats with aluminum tanks were all installed with foam. They last as long as 20 to 30-years, or longer. I'm guessing your problem with corrosion was electrolysis from poor grounding. You might think it could be the wrong foam was used on the tank replacement but not sure how that could...

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Was the filler neck grounded to the tank? Was it a wire filled marine grade fill hose?
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