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    choke problems

    75 hp Johnson runs great BUT the choke seems to be stuck in the on position. When I got this boat the plunger was dangling so I put it back in and it would hardly run at all. Took it out and it runs good. It was okay during the summer with the plunger out since I didn't need the choke but with...
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    Range Cube chum

    I just did a search and found very little about using Range Cubes for chum. I had read somewhere else about using them and thought I might give it a try. Seven bucks for a 50# bag at Tractor Supply. I figured it was worth a try so last night the wife and were fishing. Nothing was happening as...
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    Do fish get the bends?

    I was fishing last night in about 30 ft. of water, catching catfish off the bottom. We caught eight nice keepers and stashed them in the live well. In a sort while I noticed some were going belly up. They were still breathing, fanning their gills, but had rolled over on their backs. Not all of...
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    All boats leak??

    So far both boats I have had have leaked. Do all boats leak? This one (79 Pacer II 15 footer w/ 70 hp Johnson) is the worst. I have tightened the drain plug, plugged the live well at both ends, made sure the connections for the live well hoses are tight, checked for cracks or damage to hull and...
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    Eagle trolling motor

    This old boat came with a trolling motor. I don't even know if it works or not but since everything else has, well pretty much anyway, I am hoping this will also. I have done a net search and a search here but cannot find any info on this "Double Eagle 2450" motor. The couple of posts I found...
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    Using a live well

    I have never had a boat that had, nor have I even been on a boat that had a live well. I don't know anyone who does, so tell me please how to use one. Do you run it all the time there is fish in there or just periodically to give them a little fresh "air" now and again or what? Then again, maybe...
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    Lake Conroe Tx. fishing/boat launching

    I know there are a lot of folks here that know a LOT more about fishing/gear/motors/boats and stuff than I do but I am willing to share what I do know. I like to put in at the 830 ramp (it's free and close to the 1097 bridge) then go up toward the north end of the lake. There are lots of stumps...
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    Texas Lakes GPS waypoints

    I can't tell that too many folks here do much Texas fishing but since I don't know much about boats or motors this is maybe one way I can give back. Here is a page with GPS waypoints for several Tx. lakes. I love using my GPS on Lake Conroe and will be using it more since I have a more...
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    Johnson 70 hp motor part -- What is it?

    I tried to upload a photo but I guess it was too big so I had to go a different route. On this Johnson 70 hp there is a part that is just hanging from the (?) throttle linkage (?). It just seems to be hanging there. It looks like a long metal barrel with a neck that has a spring around it. This...
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    flushing gas tank

    I am getting another old boat. It is a Venture Pacer II with a Johnson 70. I understand that it hasn't been in the water in 2-3 maybe 4 years. Gas has been left in the tank. He wanted to start it and make sure it runs but I said "NO! Don't start it with that old gas, let me drain it and flush...
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    Now what?!?!?!

    Okay, I tired to connect the tach. What a MESS!! The wiring is so screwed up under the dash. Wires to nowhere, bare wire ends, splices where someone just cut into the insulation, on and on. Anyway, I found a gray wire that wasn't connected to anything under the dash, checked the engine, gray...
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    Boat porn....

    I don't know if this belongs here or not but it's a kind of funny story anyway.... Honey loves to go fishing in our boat but it has problems that need fixing. I continue to work on it when we aren't fishing. The other day Honey had decided that I spent too much time here reading about how to...
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    Clutch? Choke? Throttle? What is it?

    I posted this in the Maxum boat list and maybe it is the wrong area so I will try here instead. I have a 1989 Maxum 19 foot with Mercury motor. On the top of the shifter/throttle there is a button sort of thing, not exactly a button but you can press it. It's kind of a grip thing. At first I...
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    Emergency shut off?

    Reading around here I noticed that there is more than one reference to "emergency shut off" in case of falling overboard. I also saw that in my state boat info, that it must be connected. I figured it was connected to the ignition key and if the key was pulled out the engine died. Wrong....I...
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    Engine lugging down

    I guess I should have called myself "This Old Boat" instead of my real name....I posted this question in the props section but it was suggested that I move it over here so here I am again. This old boat, Maxum 19 foot with Mercury 115 will often times lug getting started. Sometimes it will run...
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