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No, you're good - way to old to have this fantastic EPA thing....

Yup, they are probably better than you are assuming they are. What you need to determine is what you currently have and, well, more importantly, what you WANT. Essentially, you have various thicknesses of vinyl (and slightly different versions of it based on brand) and then polycorbonate or...

Good - get that thing out of the mix. Although often times overfilling leads to clogging it, it shouldn't have been there to begin with. EPA oversight.

What is the weight difference between your current engine and your anticipated new engine? What is the Max HP on the CG capacity plate (or look in your manual... it might be there in the specs section)?

Make a quick box out of cardboard to simulate the size of the battery or batteries you're thinking about. Easy peasy lemon squeezy to just go play around and see what you like. It really doesn't matter where anyone else, or the factory, put it -- put it where YOU want to.

Yup - and it was really a band-aid to begin with - trying to cover up an unsealed gap. I can't believe they let that go on for so long.

Hmmm, yeah, that's just not making sense - that when you STOP the flow, it spurts out. So... thinking through this... when fuel is flowing maybe it is overcoming a slight pressure in the tank... but when you slow the flow, the pressure in the tank overcomes the flow rate and it burps back out...

Do you mean the "bang cap" - the piece that covers the top edge of the transom where the engines sit? It's just a piece of L-channel - you can source that anywhere. Your local dealer probably has the vinyl ones in stock, though - it's a common thing to replace. Well, to replace the...

Hmmm. This isn't making sense. If I'm reading your post right, you are saying that, for example... if you have a nearly empty tank, and you pump 2 gallons into it and then release the lever that fuel will spurt out at you?

Read my post.

The brown color looks alot more like wet wood color, to me. If there's wood in those holes (did you look inside or even just look up underneath?) - then that explains it - simple enough, water gets behind the bolsters and wicks in.

Morganzer... yes, if your calculations show that 6g is fine for the rount trip (+ & -) then although it "feels" weird to then connect to 12g, it's fine. The windlass can use 12g because it's "round trip" from where IT get's it's power is only a few feet. It doesn't care how far away the...

Nice to meet a small percentage of the population! :) Interestlingly enough... your Merc 4-stroke is about the same weight as an older Yamaha 2-stroke. It's kind of amaazing that Merc can get their 4-strokes so light and still have something amazingly reliable.

Sure! It's all pretty easy to do, but I know what you mean. Sometimes you just need that little push in the right direction and then CLICK... it all makes sense. Do you like spaghetti? That will make sense soon........... :)

A good penetrating oil will absoultey wich uphill. But I wouldn't expect it to work magic - and certainly not within a day. It may take at least a few applications over a few days to even have a chance of working. Can also try... -- Tapping the top with a hammer to "shock" the corroded bond...

Fishing... I always thought it would be way too awkward to get the spring off without removing the arm. Good for you! Adding onto what Hookup said - that allows to switch to a J-hook connector so can buy replacement blades anywhere

Oh, that stinks. The other thing to do (which is still quite easy) is to use the wire color code as that will tell you what each circuit is. EDIT: I see Hookup already did the majority of your homework for you

Sometimes this info is in the owner's manual. Check there. If you don't have the paper copy, you can get it on GW's website.

:) Stbd side.. yes, I completely agree when an outdrive/outboard is mounted direct to the transom. However in this case, the OB is mounted on a bracket so it's quite a distance away (forward) from the prop disturbance. So in this case, the port side is just as good.