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I found this at the Sim Yamaha site The new 6YC Information Station is used with Command Link® and Command Link Plus® applications, and with up to two outboards. This saves console space while giving the operator more information in a an easier-to-understand format. The color display is easy to...

This is probably obvious but make sure you are triming the motors the same angle. Don't rely on the trim gauges, they may be off. Also verify that other than rotating direction, both props are the same and there is no damage to eother one. The aim of these checks is to identify if the leaning...

If your vent is aft, the fuel will back up into the vent ( and the fill of course ). At some point the gas backwash will be high enough to trip the nozzle. Although filling slowly is one way to maximize the fill, boats with vapor recovery tanks should not be repeatedly topped off during a...

I don't particularly like that assembly but try sliding the winch /bow roller arm up about 4 or 5 inches. You want the winch cable to pull straight forward or a bit upward. I think the cable should route under the bow roller. Also be aware that it is common to not snug up the hull to the bow...

How are you determining the gallons already in the tank before fueling? Unless you run it dry, there is no accurate way to measure.

That is possible since my friend tends to fill the tank. However, if that were the case, he would not have the problem disappear after reversing the check valve. I can't answer the question about why there is a check valve. Some vapor recovery systems that I have seen diagrams for didn't seem...

Here is one approach. Lots of work, https://boatnotes.com/how-to/through-hull-plug

What power cable? If the tabs are hydraulic there is no power needed. You may have signal cables that connect to actuator to enable the display to show tab position. Why is it that you could feed the hydraulic line but not the date line? If possible you can try to back out the hydraulic line a...

I am not sure you want to do that. If you basically remove thru hulls, what will you do with the hoses that fed them. For example, you mention the live well. If you take away the drain , what happens when water gets into the supported equipment. In other words if rain water or se water happens...

The part I don't understand i why the issue became so bad after several years of use and not right away. Regardless, flipping the direction of the check valve solved the problem.

If a quick cleaning with a thin wire doesn't work, I suggest you wait until the next time the water pump is serviced and the lower unit is dropped. There is a space in the LU casting where the pitot hole connects t. It is also where the spedo water flows. That space can get clogged with gunk or...

I say its not a good idea in general but I do understand that the run is short. If the trip is not hilly and not at highway speeds, it may be OK. That said, just changing the hitch does not insure that the frame is strong enough for a studier hitch. I also wonder if the minivan would have...

I though you folks would get a kick out of what a fellow boater discovered while trying to figure why he was having so much trouble filling his gas tank. We hear somewhat often about issues where the gas seems to back up in the fill and shuts off the gas flow form the fuel nozzle. That is what...

Sparkdog brought up a possible cause that I didn't mention. In addition to possible a pickup issue, a partially blocked vent can cause fuel starvation under load when fuel demand is highest. I still would suspect the VST first but it isn't always the issue.

My first guess would be a clogged VST screen.( or other screen filter if present on high pressure pump pressure regulator.