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    20 year old varnish in tank 208

    Where are you located? Maybe someone can get you a someone to polish that tank. But keep in mind a 25yo aluminum tank is about due abused or not.
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    Islander ceiling upholstery.

    No. Lined microwave box to make a tackle cabinet. Eliminated front windows and patched inside.
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    20 year old varnish in tank 208

    If you are telling me this stuff is on the bottom of the tank then it is separate from the fuel on top. Are you adding ethanol fuel to a water contaminated tank? Then sure you are making more water in the bottom of the tank. It’s called phase separation. When you stop for a while it will drop...
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    Help me figure the AWG wire for my trolling motor

    Did your receptacle accept the #4 wire you ran? It true that the receptacle/plug are only rated at x-amps. Because of the length of the wire runs they are upsized. Nothing wrong with getting maximum copper contact on the terminal inside the receptacle. But you have to work at it.
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    Islander ceiling upholstery.

    Google Marine Headliner material. Foam backed is what GW used. Get something with some stretch to conform to all the curves. 3M spay contact cement adhesive from Home Depot - regular or heavy - either one. Messy job. the reason the headliner is coming down is the foam backing has broken down...
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    Help me figure the AWG wire for my trolling motor

    I just finished replacing the Hubble rec receptacle for the dredge reels on the tournament boat. Two new Lingren-Pittman 24-volt reels. Existing wire is #4 gauge. Difficult connection to make to receptacle. You may have same problem with trolling motor connector. The Hubble HBL328DCR receptacle...
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    Window Thickness

    As said look at the frame or other side. Probably 1/4". Glass guy I spoke to and canvas companies have been using acrylic instead of polycarbonate. Acrylic won't yellow as fast from UV damage. Acrylic can be heat formed as well. But its not as "bulletproof".
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    Anyone tried, or heard of, a sharrow prop on a 228?

    Did you drop any pitch when you changed? Some guys won't do it because they think they will loose top end. If props loaded wrong it can be significant improvement. Ken ran my numbers and recommended 4-blade props, 2" less pitch and slightly smaller diameter. Complete game changer. Boat as a 10...
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    Anyone tried, or heard of, a sharrow prop on a 228?

    Have you tried 4-blade props? Worked for mine.
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    20 year old varnish in tank 208

    Cutting the pickup is a really "bad" half-arsed "solution". I told you it would be difficult to get all the crud/water out. Running the boat gets it in suspension and its gets picked up by the filters. You can't wait until the engine stalls. You have to be prepared to stop, dump the filter and...
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    Help me figure the AWG wire for my trolling motor

    Chris - I have a Harbor Freight version of that tool. OK for smaller terminals up to about #6 splice. The cable cutter types work better on lugs. I'm pretty good at soldering but the big stuff is difficult to so. Get a good crimp tool...
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    One battery bank not charging

    ProMariner was terrible before. Glass fuses. Back on charger after a days fishing you grab fuse holder and they were uncomfortably hot. When cold they weren't working. Fuse came out in pieces. Chop it off and switch to blade type. The new ProMatiner which I have is great. I still recommend...
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    Grady White Flush Port

    Mine are plastic. Not sure they have ever been replaced.
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    One battery bank not charging

    How old are the batteries? May be time to replace. What group/sizes are they. 4 batteries - look to see which ones are in parallel. Battery charger cables may have inline fuses at the battery. My ProMariner does. If this is blown you won't charge. Get your voltmeter out. Batteries off charger...
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    Grady White Flush Port

    Melnor hose quick connects from ACE Hardware or online. Same parts only lees expensive.
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    2005 Yamaha 250 four stroke water cooling question

    Make up a y-hose for flushing - one side to rabbit ears and the other to the flush port. Snake out the tell-tale back into fuel cooler with 300 lb mono or string trimmer plastic.
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    Why is mine so small?

    Look at the Owners Manual for the wire list. Look for the high amperage connections possibly with inline fuse. You have a newer model than my boat but it should be similar. These power wires will come out of the rigging tubes and connect to battery terminal or switches. There is a circuit...
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    Why is mine so small?

    On my islander there are two power feeds from batteries to the helm/electronics box/overhead. The breakers/fuses are sized for short circuit protection of the wire runs and the device. The devices don't really draw that much power. You can use the red/white hardtop power to power all your...
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    Courtesy Lights

    Use search...lots of discussion on this topic. Search results for query: courtesy light