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    bad boat lean

    My boat leans bad when at speed. Does the little rudder on my bottom end adjust this. The motor has a rudder with a bolt in it. Right now its at 2 degrees.
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    bad boat lean

    My boat leans bad when at speed. Does the little rudder on my bottom end adjust this. The motor has a rudder with a bolt in it. Right now its at 2 degrees.
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    1972 50hp electric shift problems.

    Hello my boat barely moves when its put in gear. Not sure what wrong. It sound fine on idle. Question one is if i open the carbs manualy should it run by bypassing the cable. Or is there an electrical sycronization between the cable and some sort of switch
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    gear oil 50hp electric shift.

    hello my motor requires type c oil. Question is is castrol hypoc C the same stuff
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    setting up throttle cable

    How do you set up the throttle cable on a 1972 johnson electric shift 50hp. I need to replace mine completely
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    Does foam provide support

    Here;s why I ask. I have a 17 foot aluminum boam that I just removed the wood floor. There was foam under the floor all the way to the plywood. Basikly the whole area under the floor. It was all competely waterlogged. So I removed it. I was hopping to use the sheets of pink styrafoam from home...
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    boat foam

    I was at home depot and seen this foam in the insulation section. It was pink and came in big sheeps would this be suitable for my boat. It looks like it would not hold water
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    wood floor stain paint.

    Okay due to availability and since my boat floor never really gets wet I have decided to get pressure treated plywood for my aluminum boat. Should I stain paint the plywood with something before I install. Im looking for something I can get at home depot. And its important that glue sticks to...
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    wood floor

    Im redoing the floor on my aluminum boat. Is half inch plywood stained with outdoor wood sealer good enough.
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    replacing floor aluminum rivets

    I have a 1979 sea nymph with a rotton floor. Problem is to replace the floor all the inside stuff has to come out and is riveted to the sides of the boat. Stuff like the side console steering and seat bases. Question is how hard are Rivets to install back when the floor is done. I haven't even...
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    how do livewells work

    I just bought A boat with two livewells. It has two holes at the back. One is a threaded tube. There is a bilge inside that goes to the livewells. There is sprayers inside the livewells. The livewells looks like they drain to the side of the hull. Does this mean the boat has to be in the water...
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    what year is my johnson

    Hello I just bought a boat with what im told is a 60 horse johnson. Model number is VXHL-11c
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    boat steering for side console

    Hello im thinking of building a side console for my boat. I was looking at rack systems. Is there room in a side console for rack steering
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    building a side console need a steering system

    Hello I bought a new 15ft boat and want to put a side console in it so I could use my old motor. I have a 1976 40hp evinrude motor. If anyone has a steering system they want to sell or know of a place to get a cheap one could you email me at cjsra44@hotmail.com.
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    building a side console need steering

    Hello I bought a new 15ft boat and want to put a side console in it so I could use my old motor. I have a 1976 40hp evinrude motor. If anyone has a steering system they want to sell or know of a place to get a cheap one could you email me at cjsra44@hotmail.com.
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