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West Marine's Group 27 1050MCA Starting Battery is the Deka 27m6. It's not a clone, just a re-branded Deka. You can find them on sale occasionally. It's hard to find other Group 27's that will meet the Yamaha specs. The 27m6 was designed specifically for that purpose. They are actually dual...

The maintenance schedule on the Yamaha website is misleading. They obviously want to sell parts and don't indicate whether the indicated service is inspection/adjustment or replacement. Website Service Schedule The one in the shop manual is different and indicates that some of the parts only...

Your p66 needs to have the mix and match pigtail connector. The older ones came with connectors that were specific for each brand of fish finder. Disconnect your transducer cable at the Furuno and follow it back to the transducer. If you have the mix and match connector, you will find a plug...

I mean to write bronze instead of brass. Brain fart!o_O

I needed to "refresh" the ball valve on my baitwell pump last winter. I rarely use live bait anymore and hadn't worked the lever for over 5 years and it would not move. My initial thought was to replace the pickup and ball valve assembly, but that looked like a lot of work. So I went ahead...

I've fished out of a Gulfstream, a Seafarer, and a Thunderjet in the Pacific. All handle swells pretty well and all have trouble with windwaves over 2'. Both Gradys ride softer than the Thunderjet and the Gulfstream certainly has a big boat feel to it. Lots more room, but it would be...

The black oil has something to do with the additive yamaha uses. The shearing of the oil causes it to become black. Wspitler, your assumption is likely true. Where's Doc Stressor? He likely could give us the best answer. I was up on Vancouver Island all week and had no cell phone or WiFi...

A little Florida variety.

I agree with seasick. 5200 doesn't grip well to SS screws. You should be able to get them out. For tough ones, I use either an angle screwdriver or a driver bit in a socket wrench. You need to put pressure on the screw with one hand as you use the leverage of the long handle to break the...

Most all use similar chemistries for the most part. Anti-oxidants and metal inactivators slow down fuel oxidation. But they seem to use different anti-corrosion approaches. For example, the "plus" in the Yamaha additives are filmers that bind to soft metal surfaces and block corrosion. These...

You should drain carburetor bowls and VSTs during prolonged storage. Since they are open to air, the fuel will eventually evaporate leaving varnish on the dry surfaces. Some anti-corrosion additives work better than others. Since the industry won't allow testing by independent labs, we have...

Non-ethanol fuel isn't available in most states in the US. Each state has to apply for a waiver. Midwestern states that produce a lot of ethanol are never going to ask for waivers. There are also regulations that require a certain level of renewably sourced fuel in the overall gasoline supply...

I'm going to be doing some alcohol treatment myself in a few minutes.

Back in the summer of 1969, I missed going to Woodstock because I was taking all 3 semesters of Calculus and Linear Algebra so that I could take Physical Chemistry in the Fall. :confused: I think of that every time I hear the words Physical Chemistry.

It's true that water vapor can condense on the top surface of the tank even if it is almost completely filled. Filling the tank just reduces the amount of surface for condensation to occur. Your point about air being forced out and in through the vent as temperature changes is probably the...

Explaining why more water accumulates in a tank partially filled with E10 vs pure gasoline is a little more difficult. I'll give it a try. The import factors are diffusion and partial pressure. In a gas (or liquid), molecules move from areas of higher concentration to lower concentration...

The late David Pascoe was a Knower Of All Things. That's the description of a person who knows a lot about certain things and therefor assumes that he knows a lot about everything. I've been reading his reviews and opinions for many years and a lot of what he says is complete BS. His...

I've used this site to get quotes for sending packages to Australia. Parcel Monkey

When I had an F150, the compression was always between 170 and 180 lb when warm. I only had it for the first 200 hr, however.

After trying to remove a faired through-hull transducer years ago and making a mess, I just find a location for a new installation and leave the old one in place. A 20 degree tilted element transducer will work fine with your hull and putting one in is much easier than a faired one.