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Will Thru Hull A Thru Hull Exhaust System Improve My Boat’s Performance?
The short answer is yes in most cases reducing engine exhaust back pressure WILL improve the overall level of performance and can also improve the life expectancy of the engine. I’m asked on a regular basis as to what upgrade options are available for 4.3L and 5.0L engines specifically. In most cases [...]

Get Free Mercury Gen II Shift Cables
I don’t normally throw out a lot of advertisements on our blog page but this is a pretty good deal. Mercury is currently giving away free Throttle/Shift Cables with the purchase of a 4000 or 4500 Remote Control. http://tinyurl.com/25e6tjr

How to Select a Better Propeller
Topic: Gear Ratio and Propeller Pitch Selection Guide.   Question #1: How do I select the correct gear ratio and propeller combination when upgrading my current product? Response: There is no basic answer to this question while the reality is that nothing replaces having good data to review when making selections. No matter how much estimating and calculating [...]

Used Boat Sales
The latest report released by Soundings Trade shows that used boat “Brokerage” boat sales were down a little for July 2010 as compared with July 2009. Speaking for those of us here in the Mid-West, I suspect this is due to the lack of good, high quality used boats. With the new boat sales market still [...]

Installing Closed Cooling On An Old Engine
I’ve had at least 10 people ask me about this subject again this week. I’m not sure what’s triggered the rush on this subject again this week but thought I would go ahead and provide the link to where we addressed it again for those interested. The link on the website goes into detail regarding this topic [...]

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Awarded Patents

Patent No. Patent Title
6,652,337 Exhaust System for a Marine Propulsion Engine
6,648,338 Exhaust Gasket with Individually Sealed Water Passages
6,379,201 Marine Engine Cooling System with a Check Valve
6,343,965 Pneumatically Actuated Marine Engine Water Drain System
6,135,064 Engine Drain System
6,089,934 Engine Cooling System with Simplified Drain and Flushing Procedure
5,980,342 Flushing System for a Marine Propulsion Engine
5,664,526 Apparatus for Separating Solid Material from Cooling Water
5,628,285 Drain Valve for a Marine Engine
5,579,727 Separating Apparatus for the Cooling System of a Marine Engine
5,329,888 Thermostat Housing for a Marine Engine

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