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    Tips Needed to Reverse into Slip (I Can?t See My Motor!)

    So for those of you who have a slip, how do you back into it if you can?t see your motor? My work-around is to open the back deck which affords me a view of the motor. I can back in pretty good but I need to see which way the motor is turned to do it. It?s kinda embarrassing to have to open the...
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    Prop Performance List

    So we hear a lot of people needing advice on which prop will work best for their pontoon boat, much advice is given, but we don't hear many success stories. Let's start a list to use as a database for all of us to use as a guide. List your boat make/size, motor make/size, prop diameter and...
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    Proper Grounding or Bonding of Gas Cap/Fuel Tank

    OK, that all sounds reasonable. But my transom is wood encased in fiberglass. Do you think bonding still occurs?
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    Proper Grounding or Bonding of Gas Cap/Fuel Tank

    While cleaning and inspecting the back of the boat I noticed that the previous owner had attached a ground wire from the fuel fill cap down to the aluminum trim at the edge of the floor near the engine. I don't believe this is good ground. Though I have never had an explosion from filling the...
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    End Caps for Bimini Tubes

    So I'm tired of chasing hornets out of my bimini top tubes and have found some 1 inch caps at my local Fastenal store. The trouble is, they have 2 varieties, ones that fit 10-14 gauge tubes and ones that fit 14-20 gauge tubes. Does anyone know what gauge thickness square bimini tubes are?
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    Pontoon Boats Catch Fire....

    Anyone got a match...?? Saw this photo.....they had no idea what started the fire at 4:15 am.
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    Use Kicker to Jump-Start Main Motor?

    So I was thinking....is it possible to start the main motor using, say, an 8hp Mariner? My kicker is not connected to the battery, it is stand-alone. If I were to take the cowling off both engines, and I had jump cables, is there a way to connect both? Anybody ever do that? Of course, I don't...
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    Cell Phone Holder

    So I'm looking to hang a cell phone holder or pocket on the console near the 12v charging socket. What have you guys done or do you have any ideas?
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    PONTOON Water Removal

    Re: PONTOON Water Removal Those on top are vent holes for when the outside temps change and the aluminum expands and contracts. I would leave them as they are and have a welder drill a hole in the end of each toon at the bottom (rear of boat) and weld in a drain plug in each hole. You can...
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    i need guide ons for scissor trailer

    Re: i need guide ons for scissor trailer This may be what you need: trailersforpontoons.com/pontoonloadguides.html I have a scissor-type trailer....the kind that is not made for scissoring, and I find it very easy to get the boat on straight. Perhaps you should not scissor-down so much when...
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    1985 Mercury 115 problems

    Re: 1985 Mercury 115 problems Use a compression tester, pictured here. Remove one plug at a time screw in the tester, crank engine at least 5 revolutions of the flywheel, read and record the result for that cylinder. More here...
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    Classic 45 Merc wont pump fuel consistantly FIXED!

    Re: Classic 45 Merc wont pump fuel consistantly Re: Classic 45 Merc wont pump fuel consistantly Here is where my fuel pump is located.
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    Kicker bracket for fiberglass pontoon boat

    Re: Kicker bracket for fiberglass pontoon boat I have a pontoon boat and I have an 8hp Mariner kicker mounted on the back of my boat, next to my Merc 115. After some initial testing, I re-worked the mount (obtained from Ebay) to be flush with the bottom of the trim, so now it's mounted higher...
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    Take a Look at this PWC into Pontoon Boat Wreck

    Eagle Lake man charged after crashing personal watercraft into docked boat — Aroostook — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine Yucka-doo.......
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    Kicker Motor Mount

    Re: Kicker Motor Mount Nice job acloward! I have an 8hp Mariner kicker mounted on the back of my boat, next to my Merc 115. After some initial testing, I re-worked the mount to be flush with the bottom of the trim, so now it's mounted higher than is seen in the photos. We never worry about...
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