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    <title>Temperamental Outboard</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[I&#38;rsquo;ll bet you sail in salt water, right? If I take in all the clues, I&#38;rsquo;d look for a cracked cylinder head or a minutely blown head gasket that begins to leak after a few minutes&#38;rsquo; runtime. The engine will run fine in the d ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:12 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Woodstock on the Docks?</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[I do not expect that boaters in the Northwest will be dumb enough to pretend they can now smoke pot on their boat. The year before last, my wife and I were clearing customs at Roche Harbor after a trip to British Columbia. There was a boat ahead of u ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:56 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Engine Trouble Diagnosis</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[I&#38;rsquo;ve been through this before, on our twin Cummins 330 6Bs. The starboard engine would not start. We found that the turbo was rusted out, so I suggest that you take the air cleaner off and inspect for rust and saltwater ingestion. It&#38;rs ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:24 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Premature Deal Breaker</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Well, it could run well but still be worn internally, or have carboned/leaky valves and/or seats. But, for the uninitiated, in order to get an accurate reading, you have to warm up the engine, ground the firing system, open the throttle all the way a ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:16 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>How Can We Improve?</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[First, you need to learn what is indigenous to your cruising area. Then, go to your local boating stores, visit the boat shows, talk to other boaters and buy books. You want to learn how to adapt your boat &#38;mdash; if it&#38;rsquo;s not a sportfis ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:43 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Spare a Belt?</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Good observation, but it&#38;rsquo;s not as bad as you might think. Invariably, when you had two belts, or three, the inner one always broke first, requiring you to loosen the tensioners, remove the other two, replace the broken belt and reassemble,  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:21 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Winter Chores  for Spring Launch</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[We all want to put our boat in gear and know it will run flawlessly. You want to be able to restart the engines, so service the engines and gears. I like to change the oil at the end of the season and before the start of the next season, replacing al ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:03:30 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Trust Your Ears</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[I still have a rotary-dial cellphone, so I may not be the best person to ask about moving into the 21st century. However, I, like you, subscribe to the &#38;ldquo;if it sounds happy, it is happy&#38;rdquo; version of synchronization. In using newer t ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:02:18 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Figuring Out  the Outboard</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[Depending on your engine, there could be a lot of reasons for a loss of power. Most engines have a shutdown mechanism if the engine overheats. Then, once it cools down, it restarts fine. The first task is to look at the water coming out of the engine ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:02:06 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Idle ChitChat</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[I think it&#38;rsquo;s vapor lock. Leave the hatch open while you&#38;rsquo;re docked, and then run the blower as you&#38;rsquo;re idling out. The cooler air should take care of it.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:03 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Twins That Don&#8217;t Match</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[I don&#38;rsquo;t know what engines you have, but if an engine will not start, there are some basic questions. Did the engine turn over? If so, the starter is good. In colder temperatures, diesel engines can take longer to start. However, you said th ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:10 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Why so many filters?</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[If I could get grass to grow in our newly seeded yard the way algae grows in diesel fuel, I&#38;rsquo;d be tickled. Maybe I&#38;rsquo;ll pour diesel in the yard and see if it helps. To answer your question, part of the reason for multiple filters is  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:00:46 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>For Your Viewing Pleasure</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[On our Carver 390, we have two TVs, one each in the most common places boaters put them. One is in the salon; the other is on the sundeck. In the salon, we are still using the built-in TV, which is an old cathode ray tube (CRT) model. I look forward  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:00:54 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>The Buzz About Hybrids </title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[There are a number of small electric boats being produced in North America, and they are generally being used for harbor cruising and short-distance ferries. There is also an electric outboard motor model that is used fairly regularly on short-run di ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:12:16 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Diagnosing a Cranky Engine</title>

  
  
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    <description><![CDATA[My first recommendation would be to have the engine checked with a Mercury DDT (Digital Diagnostic Tool) for trouble codes. This engine is very sensitive to its sensors, and even a seemingly innocuous problem (e.g., a small vacuum leak) can produce s ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:08:32 GMT</pubDate>    
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