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    Help with Repairing weak floor board ?

    I have a older seafarer that has weak floor board where the gas tank lays and the spot for the extra tank. I am guessing the wood needs to be replaced? Is this and expensive job? are easy enough to repair yourself? thank you for any input ...
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    Wiper Blade Replacement Help

    I have to replace my wiper blade on a 1991 228 seafarer, do i need to get that from Grady white are can you locate them at a auto part store ? thanks for any help
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    Length of Pulpit ona 22 seafarer

    Can someone give me amount how long the pulpit is on the 22 seafarer ? I am thinking about getting a after market one form a local marine store. thanks
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    My 91 228 Seafarer

    Not sure if they showed up are not, but i hope so. mike
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    Help! CAN NOT find fish finder Transducer ?

    UPDATE OK i followed the wire from the main unit all the way back, I took out the live fish box. Now this is really messed up, the wire runs down BELOW "i guess would be called bottom deck of boat." There is no way to trace wire from that point , as seems like wire was ran when boat was...
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    Help! CAN NOT find fish finder Transducer ?

    yes unit has always work untill this year, i did not want to pull boat out of water so i replaced unit with another Lowrance that would fit plugs works abit better but not right. Now that i pulled boat out of water i see no transducer mounted on hull other then what i spoke about in first...
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    Help! CAN NOT find fish finder Transducer ?

    I have a 1991 228 seafarer, bought boat in 1995 owner had 1994 Lowrance x70a installed back then. Now since i got boat in 1995 never had problem now machine is not working . I would like to change the whole setup. I looked from any kind of thru hull and can not see anything, ( only thing...
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    Gas and Winterize Question ? Full Tank are Empty ????

    With the new problems with the gas , do you guys leave the tank near empty are fill it up before you winterize it ? Years back i always filled tank up and used stabil , but with the new gas i am not sure what is best . Thanks all
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    Fuel / water filter How many times a seaon do you change ?

    I was wondering how many times a season do you guy's change your fuel/ water filter ? My boat goes in in around April and out in Nov , so for say a 6 months time what is the right amount of times? thanks all
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    Help with a wire Splicing Job

    I would think i cover each splice first then put the foil over .
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    Help with a wire Splicing Job

    I made a big mistake and cut my Speed sensor cable yesterday. Now i gonna try to splice it back together. Question is What is the fine metal like wires wrapped around the other 3 wires ? It has 3 basic colors i know to splice but what has to be done with the fine metal wires? Thanks all
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    HELP with Fish Finder Hook UP ??

    I am thinking about looking for a used unit of the same model are one with same hook up for now ( which has not been easy) And in the off season do a whole new hook up, I would hate to tie boat up right now Bass fishing been real good . Any would know of someone selling a Lowrance X70a...
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    HELP with Fish Finder Hook UP ??

    I am guessing no way of replacing while the boat is still in the water correct ?
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    HELP with Fish Finder Hook UP ??

    I have a 1991 22 seafarer i am thinking it has one of those factory mounted transduer on it . Now i need a new Fish finder ( nothing fancy) i now have a old Lowrance x70a that stop working. If i get a new model machine either Lowrance are something else how do i hook new cable up to...
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    Docking Question ? Anybody use a wood Plank to get on Boat?

    Yes sorry was not sure what you would call it but a Gangplank sounds correct. What i am trying to say is when boat is backed in at marina and has engine in up position ( boat has the Grady bracket) the boat sits very far away from the dock. I need wood plank of some kind and was curious...