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PartyBarge replied to the thread OOPS I have a battery motor problem.Wow, what a horror story! Sure hope your SeaDoo 170 has taken some of the edge off the disappointment. -
PartyBarge replied to the thread OOPS I have a battery motor problem.The folks at the local dealer where we bought our pontoon had done that. The rectifier/regulator in the motor was toasted (REALLY...
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PartyBarge replied to the thread Need to change spark plugs on VF90 outboard.No biggie, you'll have a good set as backups (that will likely go unneeded for years). I changed the plugs in our 2004 motor in 2013 (I...
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PartyBarge replied to the thread Need to change spark plugs on VF90 outboard.Considering the age and hours you have on the motor, I'd start by leaving them alone. Yamaha uses components that are good for way more...
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PartyBarge replied to the thread Oil check PSA.Or is that oil in your fuel?
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PartyBarge replied to the thread Oil check PSA.I'd suggest it better not go on another ~500 hours. Washing the oil film off of the cylinder, piston and rings will lead to expensive...
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PartyBarge replied to the thread Oil check PSA.This smells (sorry for the pun) like a misdiagnosed problem. Similar observations about other injected engines commonly include a...
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PartyBarge replied to the thread Insurance? Pro/con? use/avoid?.I've been with USAA for almost 50 years and use them for most things, however they have vectored most (all?) watercraft coverage to...
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PartyBarge replied to the thread Yamaha ring free?.Sure, but there are numerous less expensive ring and top end products. One that has been around for decades is Marvel Mystery Oil. I've...
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PartyBarge replied to the thread Love your Pontoon?.No, Lake Keowee SC.
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PartyBarge replied to the thread Love your Pontoon?.LOL and LOL again. Many of us are way too jaded for a "project" on boat ownership. I've owned at least one boat at any given time since...
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Learn what BOAT really means and you'll have your executive summary for your paper: Break Out Another Thousand Bankruptcy On A Trailer
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Just following up on the negative vs positive switch question above. Picked up a copy of Nigel Calder's Mechanical and Electrical book...
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PartyBarge replied to the thread 20 Hour Checkup - My List of 1st Service Trip Items.Be sure to use the best marine rated fabric glue. UV exposure will make ordinary stuff ugly pretty fast.
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PartyBarge replied to the thread New Yamaha Prop - SWS II HP.Labbing the props MAY help, but the problem is likely elsewhere. The water flow shadow created by the lower unit (among other things)...
