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Off for a bit of boating..
On 8/2/13 2:29 PM, iBoaterer wrote:
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On Thursday, 1 August 2013 19:30:13 UTC-3, Tim wrote:
On Thursday, August 1, 2013 7:42:15 AM UTC-5, True North wrote:
Unlike the majority in here, I'm off to enjoy a beautiful day of boating.
First I'll drop into a local Mercury dealer to get an estimate on installing a 'trim gauge' and sender pkg.
Then I'll have to decide whether to boat on the largest freshwater lake around here... or explore either of two beautiful ocean bays...St. Margaret's or Mahone Bay.
Winds are supposed to be light.. although from the South, so hopefully it won't be too rough for the wife.
Hope you had fun, Don.
Had the mechanic look at my Mercury 60 Big Foot yesterday and discovered that in addition to the wiring for a trim gauge being present in the wiring harness, my motor had the sender already installed (from the Chinese factory?).
Since that reduced the cost to the gauge and an hours labour, I told him to go ahead and order a trim gauge that would match the 4 other gauges already installed in my console.
He'll call me when it comes in and we'll make an appointment for the install.
I'll have one spot left for a 2" gauge after this ... guess I should have asked him what would have been a useful instrument to add.
I'm thinking maybe an oil pressure gauge...or an engine temperature gauge.
I'd like to check the engine impeller status while underway without having to turn all the way around, but I suppose a small mirror could handle that.
Temperature gauge. The pee stream isn't a good indication of proper
cooling.
I agree. Unlikely to have an oil pressure problem on such a new engine,
but sucking up a piece of crap from the water can clog your cooling
system quickly.
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