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    best 14ft riveted jon boat?

    I am looking to replace my ’82 Ouachita 14ft jon boat. In the last two weeks, I have patched 3 holes that were leaking. It hasn’t leaked in the 2 years I have owned it. Now I find that the hull was a crack in the bottom that needs to be welded and I found a rivet to be leaking. So I think I...
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    Garmin 240 or Eagle 320

    Whats the best deal: the Garmin for $275 or the Eagle for $240?
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    How long to charge battery?

    I just got a new battery and am having problems that I, an electrical engineer cannot figure out. I was using a 1.5amp charger/maintainer to charge my battery at all times it wasn’t in the water. After two years of this I noticed my battery would only last half as long so I got a new battery...
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    Crappie spawned yet in your areas? Smell 'em?

    Just wanted to see when the crappie spawn in everybody else’s area. Here in middle Georgia the spawn has been in full effect for about 3 weeks now. 3 or 4 weeks ago all of the crappie were bulging at the stomachs. 1 week ago I saw only a few with big stomachs. I usually throw back the larger...
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    Who unplugs lights?

    I never unplug my trailer lights when unloading / loading the boat. But my bulbs don’t last but a few months. I use my boat about 3 times a week. I have the submersible type that is vented at the bottom. Bought from Wal-mart. I guess they have sprung a leak. One of the lights terminals...
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    Planing Question

    I've read many times on this forum that certain boat hulls do not plane off in the water. What makes a hull able to plane off? Does it require a certain amount of surface area contact with the water or just a sloping hull? If it is designed to float and move forward, then it will plane off...
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    Homemade marker buoy

    I was looking to buy a marker buoy for trolling, mostly for crappie. Anyone outa there use marker buoys when trolling. I've never used one but it seems that lots of times there will be a spot where I'll get many hits: either 2 rods go down or I'll troll back over the spot and catch another...
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    Advice on '64 Mercury

    I've been tinkering with this old Merc60 6hp for a while now and I just can't seem to get her running good. It sometimes takes 20 pulls to start but has always started eventually. I've rebuilt carb, fuel filter and hoses, new fuel line, new plugs. I've got the carb adjusted to slightly rich...
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    Plug numbers: Which should I use?

    I was going to replace the plugs in my Merc60 6hp, 1964 model, and the current plugs are Champion CJ6 I beleive. The manual says CJ7. Are the numbers temperature related? Do you think that Mercury updated the plug recommendations? Does the 6 rating run lower temperature or something? My...
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    Spraying fuel

    I like to run all of the fuel out of my '64 Merc60 6hp when I am done running her. When I remove the fast connector on the hose from the motor fuel sprays out of the motor's receptacle in a thin stream. It sprays out about three feet for about three seconds and then dribbles out a few seconds...
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    Best new 10hp (displacement issues)

    I am looking strongly at the 9.8hp Tohatsu 2 stroke. I noticed it is 169cc. This is real small compared to others as Mercury which is 262cc with 2.00:1 gear ratio up to 6000rpm. Tohatsu has a 2.08:1 gear ratio up to 6000 rpms. The Tohatsu is 59lbs where as the Mercury is 73lbs. I have a...
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    Fuel pump or carborator?

    Over the weekend I rebuilt the carborator and the fuel pump with a kit on my '64 Merc 60 6hp. I followed the service manual, tuned the idle screw right in the middle to where it ran the best in a tank or trashcan (in gear warmed up). I figured if it was hard to start the next day, I would make...
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    Impeller won't come off!

    I've got a '64 Merc 60 6hp. I've had the motor a year and a half. Ordered a new impeller because the old one fell apart. I took the water pump top cover off and pulled out 5 pieces of the impeller, just the rubber pieces. The metal base of the old impeller is stuck to the driveshaft/impeller...
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    Merc 60 6hp Impeller

    I've got an older Mercury 6hp S/N 1737171 which I believe is a '63 or '64. The motor has been running pretty good for about a year and a half now but yesterday it stopped spraying water out of its "pee" hole. Yes, I know it now needs a new impeller. But should it have exhaust coming out of...
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