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    Lost my instrument panel lighting while instruments still working

    I assumed that this electrical problem was narrowed down to a single wire....somewhere. All other lights are working. Instruments are working but only the instrument lights are not. After returning to my slip, I did take a look behind the panel and poked around for loose nuts or wires. Nothing...
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    Lost my instrument panel lighting while instruments still working

    I was looking forward to boating yesterday and catch a nice sunset. The wind was decreasing and therefore the waves were coming down too. Throw the anchor and enjoy. BUT.... The first problem was the trim. I've been operating my boat since 2008 with the trim gauge working and sometimes not. I...
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    Did you know ....

    I remember as a young teenage going through Space Mountain in Disney World [1970's]. As you're walking through the entry to the ride, you'd pass by futuristic displays. One display I remember was the family sitting in front of the tv with the remote clicking away. There were several others but I...
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    Boating Babes (Babes on or off the boat) post em here.

    Just another bump in the road. :underconstruction4:
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    Did you know ....

    Looks a lot nicer than the Burma Road from WWII.
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    New Member

    My dad’s last boat was a bayliner. Lots of water skiing behind it along with other excursions.
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    Cuddy size

    My boat is a 235XLC. I am 5' 6-1/2". The horizontal dimensions are pretty good for me. A reasonable amount of room to stretch out with room to spare. Vertical measurements are a different story. When laying down in the forward area of the cuddy [bow], you can't sit up. You kinda have to...
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    Sunesta Dock Light Bulb Retension Spring

    That's the plan to replace all of them. But the nav light and anchor lights above the windshield are the old bulbs and just keep on going. When they finally fail, I'll replace them. And your right about usage of the battery. I actually have a separate/independent anchor light to keep battery...
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    Sunesta Dock Light Bulb Retension Spring

    My stern light is the worst light onboard my boat. I'm lucky if I make it beyond a year before it fails again. The past two nights I've been out this season, I've had to use a small LED flashlight tied to the ski eye. It's actually brighter and higher up than the stern light. Less likely being...
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    Bird head logo.

    Here’s a picture of my bird:
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    Safe Holiday Weekend To All

    I've put two hours on so far this season. With the amount of rain and it being Memorial Weekend, I'm not venturing very far. Too much crazy traffic with a strong potential for getting "pulled over." I did treat my cover with 303 so with the recent downpour yesterday, it will be interesting to...
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    Lower unit oil-Black and smells burnt

    The mechanic usually changes the oil when it goes in for repairs, so I've never seen this before. Once, I changed it and it came out very light blue. Not a hint of black. It was somewhat of a long time ago so I can't recall why I did it and what the service interval was. It was quite a contrast...
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    Lower unit oil-Black and smells burnt

    While getting my boat ready to launch, I also included changing the lower gear oil. I took out the upper screw and oil came out, so I thought there is no leaking oil. But I thought it was a little dark. Then pulled the bottom screw out and boy was it BLACK! Also had a steady stream of fine...
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    No more Ethanol-Free gas in Ontario at Shell stations or anywhere

    Why did Canada ban Non-Ethanol gas? Corn growers complain?
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    Need a new winch

    Thru trial and error I initially bought an 1800lb winch. The design is exactly like what’s on the trailer. But, when I got home and started to mount the winch, it became immediately apparent that this won’t work. The new 1800lb winch is smaller. Same bolt pattern but the dimensions are...
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    Happy Mothers Day

    This day did not go well. I would have rather gone down with the ship.
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    Need a new winch

    At the end of last year, I noticed that the handle on the winch is no longer a solid fit on the shaft. The handle originally was an oval fit to the shaft. The shaft is fine but the handle is no long oval. There is just a little bit of grip left. The winch that is on the trailer is an old Shelby...
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    Bird head logo.

    By the way, my trailer is an old Road Runner out of Texas. Beep Beep!
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    Hobby vs Passion.

    The news have been reporting on the Canadian forest fires again. Looks like a good potential for another smokey season. Guess I'll have to dig out my Covid masks if I want to sit on or operate my boat. The particulate is deadly stuff. I was also looking forward to doing a lot more bike riding...
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    Bird head logo.

    With my 80 gallon tank, I assumed that XLC meant Extra Long Cruise. Or with todays prices, Extra Large Charge.o_O
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