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    13.75x15 on 15 foot fiberglass w/70 hp OB sound right?

    Hi, This is my first season with a boat and I am thinking about buying a new prop but I was wondering if I am running the best prop now or if I should make a change... I have an old 15.5 foot fiberglass tri-hull runabout with a 70hp evinrude OB. The current prop is a 13.75x15 aluminum. The...
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    Hubs: one cool, one hot

    I am having a problem with one of the hubs on my trailer. First a little background: I had a blown rear seal on one of my hubs and since it's an old trailer with an uncertain history, I decided to replace the bearings, races and seals on both sides. So I installed new bearings (packed...
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    Hub a little tight or a little loose

    I just finished redoing my hubs, new bearings, races, seals, the whole shot. When I was attaching the hubs to the axle, the nut stoped at a spot where it blocked the hole for the cotter pin. The instructions I was following said that I should finger tighten the nut and if the cotter pin hole...
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    Installing new races

    I am getting ready to replace bearings and seals on my trailer and although I have read a lot about how to pack the bearings, I have not seen much about how to remove the old races and install new ones? <br /><br />This is my first boat and my first time servicing a trailer. How hard is it to...
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    1977 70hp Evinrude - Tach wire hot?

    Hi, this is my first season with a boat (it's a hand me down from my borther) and I'm trying to do some upgrading. The boat currently does not have a tach and I would like to add one but before I spend the money I was wondering if there is any way to check if the gray lead in the control box is...
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    Trailer hitch whats better: a little high or a little low?

    Hi, I'm just got my first boat this season and I have a question about the trailer hitch rise. With the hitch that I have now the trailer is a little high of level at the hitch. I've been looking at getting a different rise to bring it down to level but so far the ones I have found localy would...
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    70HP Evinrude How long on Muffs?

    I have read a lot of posts on the forum about using muffs or a barrel to run an outboard out of the water for cleaning or testing but one thing I could not find in any of the posts was how long you can safely run an outboard this way? <br /><br />I want to clean my carbs using the seafoam method...
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    Hard start when cold

    Hi, I'm a new boat owner (I inherited my brother old boat when he upgraded) and I'm now trying to learn how to get the most out of my older outboard. I've read a lot on this forum and some of the posts sound somewhat similar but not close enough for me to have a good idea as to where to start...
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