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Re: F250s on a 300 marlin 2006 Temperature Have you run the engines through sand or mud recently? You could have clogged up water passages. If the water pump and thermostats are OK, the only other possibilities are the poppet valves and water passage obstructions. A water pressure gauge is an...

Just a couple of comments about the 226 vs the 228. While there is no doubt that the 228 has a better layout for fishing, swimming, and diving, the 2 models have different handling characteristics. The 228 likes to run fast. The ones that I took for test drives didn't like to stay on plan in a...

Well, if you engines used to display a lower temperature on the gauge, it's not normal. I would check the water pressure and the thermostats. My F250 runs less than half way across the temperature range even with 90 degree surface temperatures in the GOM. But I often pick up weeds and the temp...

If he wants to troll below 4 mph, he needs a kicker. The Yamaha T8 was the best trolling kicker ever made. It has been replaced by the T9.9. They use large diameter low pitch props that provide much more thrust than standard models. This lets you troll at very slow speeds while running smooth...

You likely bent the blades and increased the pitch if you ran sand often enough to wear off the tips of the blades. You best replace your prop since you engine is being overloaded.

You need a diesel. Ford, Chevy, Dodge -- your choice. A 3/4 ton will be fine for towing since the tongue weight will be within specs. Be sure to have Kodiak brakes on the trailer.

The lower unit of my F250 is out of the water when tilted all the way up.

I have an F250 on mine. When it's calm, I get 3.3 mpg at 3800 rpm and 3.0 mpg at 4200 rpm. That is 27 and 32 mph respectively. My round trips in the Gulf are typically ~100 miles and I burn a little over 30 gallons per trip. If I'm running in a chop, I average about 2.7 mpg running just fast...

A simpler solution would be to get a Yamaha auxiliary charger cable (~$70) and run it from one of your engines to the house battery. You would also need to connect the negative terminal of the house battery to one of your main batteries (which should already be connected to each other with a...

If you set up your HH with a separate MMSI than your main radio, you can go on line and change the description of the boat each time that you go out in a different one. It is a PITA, but the idea is to let the GC know what they are looking for in case you can't communicate with them. They are...

Airmar sells a connector that will let a B60 work with any Humminbird. My problem is that I know just enough about how transducers and head units work together to worry about long term reliability when the power output and impedance are not matched to a factory spec. But not enough to know the...

From the Boat US MMSI FAQ page: I have a handheld radio on board my boat. Should it have it's own MMSI number? If you plan to use the handheld on other boats, you might want a separate MMSI number so that you can update the registration according to which boat it is currently on. If you plan...

Unfortunately, Humminbird does not make a through hull transducer that will handle the 20 degree Grady hull. They only make an in hull model that will do that, but it's not very powerful or sensitive according to what I've read. Marty is the only guy that has had good luck with one. I need a...

The thing that few people seem to appreciate is that the standards for fuel quality in the US are low relative to the rest of the developed world. That is the real cause for needing additives. Yamaha doesn't say anything about using Ringfree in Japan or Europe. In order to keep prices down...

They don't sell Ringfree at Walmart. I think that they are talking about Startron or StaBil. The 32 oz bottle of Ringfree Plus goes for about $42. It provides protection from low quality fuel and ethanol/sulfate metal corrosion. It's not magic. It's just a highly concentrated Techron...

Do you guys use a fairing block with your B60s?

You most likely have a short in one of your trim switches. Either the one on the throttle or the one on the engine. Disconnect one at a time to isolate the problem. You need a wiring diagram for you engine harness to locate the correct plug for the switch on the throttle lever. Disconnecting...

Which shoot through the hull transducers are you guys using besides the Airmar P79?

I have about given up on my transom mounted Humminbird side imaging transducer. The amount of weeds in my area make it almost impossible to use. The weeds get jammed into the transducer mount while running at speed and often the only way to get them off is to go overboard. So I'm considering an...

When I asked Chevron about the concentration of Techron in Ringfree, I was told that the 1 oz per 10 gallon of fuel ratio brings the final concentration of Techron up to approx. what is found in Chevron and Texaco gasoline. They would not comment as to whether or not the Techron formulation was...