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    Trim and Tilt doesn't raise under the thrust of the prop

    Help! After two years I put my 2009 Bass Tracker 75hp Optimax motor in the water. Prior to launch I ensured that the trim and tilt reservoir (it does leak a little) was full. On land the trim and tilt raises and lowers just fine. When I launched the boat and drove off at 3 to 4 mph the trim and...
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    Trim Tab Bolt 2006 Yamaha 115 TLR torque spec

    Anyone know how many ft lbs to tighten the trim tab bolt on a 2006 Yamaha 115 TLR?
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    2006 4-stroke Yamaha 115 Lower Unit Stand

    Anyone have plans for a stand to hold a lower unit on a 2006 4-stroke Yamaha so I can change the impeller. Thanks in advance.
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    Engine flops to starboard side when tilted and at WOT - 2007 75 HP Mercury Optimax

    When I tilt the engine it flops all the way to the starboard side. Also, when on the lake at WOT if I let go of the steering wheel it turns all the way to the right if I dont catch it first. Does the steering need to be adjusted or tightened? How do I do that. Thanks for the help !!
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    Bass Tracker PT175 2008 Live Well Problem

    The livewell on this boat has a nozzle that you pull to drain the live well and push in to fill. When I push in the nozzle and have the Recirc switch push down the water starts to fill. However, it never fills. I have the plug in the bottom of the tank. It seems that it may be draining out the...
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    Pontoon Cleaning with muriatic acid vs sharkhide

    I just bought a pontoon (actually a tritoon, 3rd toon in the middle) in March 2009, and have kept it in lake texoma (oklahoma). I didnt have a problem with the toons until it got warmer with this brown foul smelling stuff on them and a burnt-in water line. I pressured sprayed most of the brown...
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    Changing Micron-10 filter on Yamaha 115

    I need to change my water/fuel seperator micron-10 filter for the first time on my 4-stroke yamaha 115. Is the filter as easy as screwing it off, with an oil filter wrench I assume, and putting the new one on? Do I grease the gasket before I install? Prime the filter in any way?
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    Putting Hours on Tiny Tach Hour Meter

    Just purchased a Tiny Tach Hour Meter - Commercial Model to put on my 4-stroke 115hp Yamaha Outboard. The device hooks to a ground (black wire) and the red wire is wrapped around a spark plug wire. My motor has about 40 hours on it. Does anyone know how I can put 40 hours on the Tiny Tach Hour...
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    2006 115 hp 4-stroke Yammy WOT RPMs ?

    I have a 21 foot SweetWater Tritoon Boat with lifting strakes. On it is a 2006 115hp 4-stroke Yammy with a 13.5" x 15 inch pitch prop. From the performance bulletins I have read for this type boat I should be getting at least 5800 to 5900 rpms at wot. I am getting 5200, what is robbing me of...
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    What thrust trolling motor for tri-toon 21'

    I'm looking to purchase a motorguide wireless trolling motor. Anyone know what thrust and shaft lengh I should purchase for a Sweetwater 21' tri-toon...model numbe sw2186re. Thanks!
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