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    Can we make our boats show up on our user info fields?

    On other boating forums, our boats show up under our user badges. In our profiles, there is a section to fill out what kind of boat you have and engine. Location, too. Can we make this show up on the user info section? That would let everyone show off a bit, and lead to fewer questions in...
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    Is there any reason for a drain plug to have a screen?

    I was washing out the boat today. I pulled it up on the floating dock and unscrewed the drain plug. However it didn't work very well because it kept getting clogged with debris. I looked and the drain plug had a fine mesh screen. It's recessed 3/4 inch in the plug, not on the outside where...
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    Do I have to clean an aluminum hull that stays in fresh water?

    It's a twelve footer. So manhandle-able. I filled out the "your boat" information in my user profile but for some reason it's doesn't show up on the forum. I can't get the boat out of the water on a trailer or anything - no boat ramps. :grumpy: There is one of those plastic floating docks I...
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    Do I have to clean an aluminum hull that stays in fresh water?

    I'm going to clean out my boat, really scrub it down. The inside needs it. Just soap and water, and let it drain out the plug. All well and good. But I'm wondering, should I take the engine off, turn the boat upside down, and scrub the hull as well? It is plain aluminum all the way around...
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    After a broken prop and a tangled prop, I decided I need a prop guard. But what kind?

    What, and be a quitter? Nah. Not gonna happen. :der: I'll buy stock in a prop company and get them wholesale. I thought about getting a rowboat when I started this rigamarole, but ultimately decided against it. It would have been a lot cheaper. Problem is, it takes forever to travel between...
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    After a broken prop and a tangled prop, I decided I need a prop guard. But what kind?

    Broke another prop today. It wasn't even in unknown waters. Well, it was, but not the usual kind. It was just between a bridge and an island, and I was going around to see if it was really an island or just a peninsula. Engine starts grinding and pops up, I pull the kill switch but it was too...
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    After a broken prop and a tangled prop, I decided I need a prop guard. But what kind?

    After breaking a blade off of one propeller and wrapping a dirty old shirt around the new one, I've come to the conclusion that I need a prop guard of some kind. I keep going in unknown waters where I get the idea that local boaters aren't supposed to go into. I thought my jonboat's super...
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    Engine vibration too much, need a seat to absorb it, on a bare metal bench

    I have a 12' aluminum Jonboat and a 7hp air-cooled 4 stroke engine that vibrates the boat when it runs. I thought buying a suction cup boat pad for my butt would fix the problem, but if I run the engine for more than a half hour even that doesn't help. Is there some kind of special...
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    User manual to a Hangkai 4-stroke air-cooled engine?

    I'm getting a 7hp Hangkai 4-stroke, air-cooled engine. I've seen some scanned manuals, but they're always for the water-cooled models. The 6.5hp water-cooled model is everywhere, it seems, but nobody has any info on the air-cooled ones. I've searched and searched, and even tried sending...
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    Suitable engine for a rinky-dink plastic 13 foot boat?

    I live overseas and am about to buy a little rinky-dink 13' plastic boat to tool around the local canals. What kind of outboard engine would I need to be able to power 3-4 people around? I'm looking at 6hp. Brand would be Hidea or Parsun or Hangkai or another Chinese domestic brand. I'd want a 2...
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