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    putting gluvit over 3m5200

    have riveted 17 foot alum boat on a trailer and developed a couple leaks on the keel--half of the keel is sealed with 3m 5200 but not the other half leaks and the leaks are in that half. my question is would gluvit adhere to the 5200 because I really do not want to dig it out but want it to...
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    fuel primer bulb

    What is the exact purpose of the primer bulb.. I always use choke on ignition to start. When I pump it up it will go to about 3/4 full and slowly leak out. When motor is running the sight glass/filter??? only stays a 1/4 full. Recently when pumped it stayed soft and would only pump up when I...
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    leaking livewell

    I think I have a leaking live well hose some where close to the inlet. Water leaks into the bilge when in the water and while sitting in my drive way when I drain it. I do not see any easy way to change out the inlet hose without major removal of the deck--anyone have ideas==I thought about...
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    red knob-leak in livewell

    Two questions-- I have a 1991 evinrude 60 horse and was having a big problem getting the motor to idle longer than a few seconds- at speed it ran great--today I found a red triangle shape knob (standing at back of engine the knob will be on your right side) and turned it up and the idle...
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    smoking/will not idle

    I have a evinrude 60 horse, 1991 model and I am wondering if the motor has a idle screw to adjust the idle up--motor runs great at speed but when idling IT will not stay cranked and smokes some. Just bought the boat and still running their gas and do not know age or mixture
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    Charging questions

    I have a 12/24 volt motor guide trolling motor(older version believe 75 pound). There are two 12 volt batteries hooked in series. My question is can I get a 3 bank trickle charger and leave it hooked up to include the motor battery all the time without disconnecting even when in use on the lake...
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    water pump housing

    Have a TE60TLEIB Evinrude---Getting ready to order a water pump/impeller repair kit and was wondering if I need the kit with the housing in it also. also looking at the water pump I do not see anything that could easily go wrong with the pump and I do not see a need to really change it--am I wrong
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    motor guide trolling motor

    bought manual but no help--have 24 volt foot controlled motor guide trolling motor--there is a white round knob on the platform where your foot goes that can be turned up/down--there are different little symbols at each location where the knob is turn--anyone know what and the purpose of this knob
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    wiring main battery

    I have a two battery 12/24 volt motor guide trolling motor hooked up in series..Is there any way I can hook the positive/ negative terminals of the main outboard battery to the trolling motor batteries w/o changing the trolling motor hook up for charging while underway with the main motor
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    control system

    I have a 91 bass tracker with an original tracker control handle--the are two switches, one down on the bottom right of the panel--two way -left or right- and one up on the top outside part of the throttle handle--two way--does any one know what these are for --they do not work or make any...
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    trolling motor wiring

    I recently bought a used bass tracker with a motor guide trolling motor. As I was inspecting the wiring hooked up to the dual batteries I noticed the battery posts were positioned where the positive and negative posts were adjacent to each other with a wire to the positive and a wire hooked to...
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    change water pump and imprellor

    I am a new boat owner and looking for an article or itube video pretty specific on changing water pump and the impeller on a 1991 evinrude 60 horse, model te60tleib
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    mounting of fish finder

    looking for pros and cons of mounting my fish finder on the trolling motor instead of the transom--anyone have experience with this
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    bottom line sidefinder

    bought a used boat that had a bottom-line sidewinder tournament model 1250 fish finder installed--can find some info on the model 1200 but not the 1250--also looks like the company was bought out--does anyone know the story about this model
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    prop pitch

    have a 1991 evinrude 60 tracker, model TE60TLEIB stainless steel prop--know nothing about prop pitch-just use boat for fishing in small lakes/rivers--is the pitch important to me to learn and why
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