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Well, I quit gabbing and went to work. Two days with a Volvo certified mechanic last year failed to find the problem, so I figured if you need a hand, look to the end of your arm. To start, I hooked up a legnth of hose on the outlet of the raw water pump , with a clear section, to check volume...

Let me know how it goes.

Something I didn't mention. Launched the boat couple of days ago. Went from the yard to my mooring, about four miles, various speeds, mostly lower rpm's. One stretch I had it about 2500 rpms. All OK until the mooring. I left it idling while I hooked the boat up. When I got back to the wheel, the...

Mechanic put in a new raw water pump, checked the thermostat visually, said the codes would not help in this situation. Second mechanic said he thought a t-stat problem was unlikely.

Was not a refill situation.

I have been fighting an overheat issue with this engine for two years. It's closed cooling, I/O dp-s drive. I've worked on it myself and with a Volvo certified mechanic. The risers are two years old and rechecked. The raw water pump replaced. The thermostat checked. The outdrive pulled, gaskets...

Starting to get too complicated for me. Starting to see a general mess evolving. Thinking I'll just get another set of the originals. Don't like to go without since the door is looking like it wants to warp outward at the top.

Looks like it might work. Why not epoxy it to the frame?

I mentioned the angle iron because the block that the catch receptacle is screwed to runs fore and aft, inside the frame. I don't think there's room on the frame edge for a magnet.

The thing with magnets is you would have to put up angle irons or something in the doorway for the magnet to grab, restricting space going through the door. Of course, they would also rust. Stainless is not magnetic.

The cabin door latches, or grabbers, at the top and bottom of my cabin door fail repeatedly. They are the black plastic ones. Does anyone have a better idea? Link shows what I have. On my third set. http://www.westmarine.com/southco-marin ... P014473086

Instruction manuals say not to do it, but I see many ignoring it. Its awkward taking the motor off and putting it on again at the destination. I was wondering how many boaters cheat and just tow it with the motor on or if someone has had a bad experiance(or never).

These are Optimax 12v batteries. Completely sealed, so no hrygrometer test. They are considered spiral wound? which is a little different than AGM, but along the same idea, I guess. The only reasonable answer I got so far is take them out and have them load tested.

I have two optimax spiral wound batteries and was wondering how I can determine their condition. They're about three years old and are completely sealed. I don't want to find out the hard way