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carry a couple of these EVERYWHERE , in the car and on the boat. Add some tape and you are back in business in no time! http://www.carparts.com/Trailer-Wiring-Har...22691_10618.car

5200 should do. And, by the way, you do not need a wrench to take it out -remove it. There is a little flask of a special chemical product, made by 3M ( it is sort of an antidote, if you want)that just destroys the chemical bond of 5200.You could do seriuo damage just using a wrench or a screwdriver.Trust me, I have been there!

You might have found Bill Dance's nephew there...

It is great being able to follow such a project. I am happy to find another follower of David Pascoe's suggestions: I read every bit the man wrote . Please remember to publish photos of your progress.Thks

I have a Merc and what I say might not apply to a Yammi, but....I would seriously hesitate before tilting the engine while flushing.Water in the cylinder once and you will cry big $$$$. If you are looking for a confirmation on how long it takes, from dry motor to when it starts peeing, then you can do the following : put some kind of tank, full of water, to cover the water pump aspiration inlet of the motor and run it like that.Pay attention to how long it takes for water to come out of the pee hole. ( you can effectively do this also in the sea, with someone starting the motor and you watching the pee-hole). Then, when you flush with the muffs, always make sure you have plenty of excess water flowing out of the muffs, and a high pressure.You might want to manually tighten the muffs a bit .Make sure they are double muffs, one ' ear' spitting water , the other plugging the water intake grid on the motor. Question: can you flush your Yammi directly from a flush port , without using the muffs?That way you can double check if the pee hole is not obstructed by sand, silt etc. CAREFUL , if and when you flush directly from the port, not to use excessive water pressure, as doing so might force water through passages in the cylinder head where you do not want it to go. CAREFUL, if the pee hole is indeed plugged up stop the motor and proceed to clean the water path to the pee hole: usually , just disconnecting the little tube to the pee hole, sand will come out. So , recapping: With MUFFS, full pressure, make sure the muffs are tight around the water ports With FLUSHING PORT, just the pressure specified ( 4 to 5 psi should do) Good luck

Does anyone know a place /site where I can have a 3' by 1' decal custom made for my boat, by giving them a .JPG or picture file, and that would not cost me a fortune? I have seen a few advertised but I would like to get your take on this.Thks

C'mon, give Jay the T-shirt, I 'd like to see his photos in this forum here without having to do too many ALT+TAB!

I have been wondering how many of you have equipped the boat with AIS. If so, did you choose a class B box or just a receiver only box? I am considering this extention to my boat, in view of a major overhaul of electronics. So, I am looking for feedback on how well it works , to hear about your experiences on the interfacing with the plotter and/ or the radar if you have it as well as the installation tips you might have. Thanks

This knot is a very good option for high diameter leaders. On lighetr leaders I have been using 2 UNI knot loops, one into the other, and it has served well.

For all of you who made the questionable choice of living in a civilized country as opposed to 365 days of boating a year- and I have to temporarily include myself ,as I am now in cold Northern Italy-I have found a visual solution to the fuel problem .Check below and apply- at the onset of winter!

I am humbly reminded of the saying ' Excellent is the worst enemy of Very Good! '

Guys, this is not a quetsion of E10!I have been running E30 ( yes, that is 30% ethanol) in Brazil for about 7 years now.Nothing like that ever happened on my optimax.Milky stuff fouling the carbs sounds like gas that should not have been left in there so long anyways.

I knew some old fellows who used to fish with dynamite here in Italy, that was many years ago.One of them lost two fingers doing it, too!

Great to follow the whole story from survey to delivery and home port bound navigation.Your entire geographical set up proves that when PASSION is there, distances do not matter!Will keep following your posts with interest (comme d' habitude!)

Nice commercial.Any comparative figures, Yamaha250 vs. Verado 250?Impressions from any of you who might have tested this Yammi?