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    How about using an aluminum boat for a third pontoon?

    I just bought an 18 ft pontoon boat. I have been reading about people adding a third pontoon or strakes and would like to improve preformance. With 2 people it runs good enough for me with the 40hp evenrude but with 4 people on board it loses a lot of speed. I have an 11ft aluminum boat that...
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    Im getting a free 25 hp johnson need advice

    My brother got a boat with a bad 25hp motor. It ran but was very noisy. He pulled the head and the cylinder walls were scored a little and the pistons feel loose in the bore. He it giving it to me as a project. What I need to know is are parts available to re bore the engine and replace...
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    Selling recondition/rebuilt boat

    I re did my boat several years ago, I replaced the transom, floor and stringers. I put two or three foam kits in to fill the spaces in the bottom same as was in there plus a little more added a couple extra braces and storage boxes where there was a space in the floor for a built in gas tank...
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    Need help finding part

    I am looking for a parts supplier who might have a limit switch for an 87 OMC Cobra. Its the one with the little roller on it that makes the engine run bad when you try to shift. The omc part number is 982767. Can anyone suggest suppliers that might carry this.<br />Thanks for any help<br />Dave
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    Testing for pic of boat repair

    Hope to post some pictures of my boat project, here goes<br /> web page<br />well thats a start beore of eng cover here's after<br /> web page<br />That seems like a lot of work, I'll have to try to figure out an easier way
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    Eagle tri finder

    Hi, I'm still looking for the best fishfinder for me. Seems like most use a 20 degree transducer which has a pretty small view area. I was lookin at the trifinder, it claims 170 degrees, they claim 60 degrees for a 20 so it may be 3 20s together. Sounds good for me but the resolution is only...
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    Which finders find fish?

    I had decided to buy the Eagle 480df because it had a dual range transducer, temp and speed plus 480x480 resoulution. Then I saw this...."If you need a deep water finder this is the right one, however, if you are fishing inland waters a dual frequency unit is the wrong choice, you should select...
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    Bringing a boat out of retirement

    I have a friend who has an 89 OMC 4.3 that hasn't been used in about 5 years and he wanted me to check it over for him before he tried taking it out again. I'm not a boat mechanic so I don't know what to service and check. I told him that a minor tune up, check carb,change oil & fuel filter and...
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    Resolution on fishfinders

    I am planning on getting a fishfinder, I have narrowed it down to the furuno ls4100, Eagle fishmark 320 or Eagle fishmark 480. The Eagle 480 has 480x320 res, the ls4100 has 240x320 the 320 has 320x320. Is there a noticible difference in actual operation between 240,320, or 480 pixels. In theory...
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    Prop questions

    I have an 18.5 ft boat 4.3 OMC with a 14 1/4 x 21 prop that runs at 4600 rpm, 45.7mph gps. I might want to pull a tube or single skier someday but for now I fish and just enjoy the water. I want a spare prop and have been watching e-bay. Questions<br />If I go stainless do I get the same size or...
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    Best fishfinder for $200.00

    Wife gave me $200 for my BD for a fishfinder. I fish mainly lakes and go to the ocean or bay once in awhile. What in your opinion is the best available today in that price range. I think I want a permanent mount transducer. Can the new ones pick up a downrigger weight.
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    Thrust of outboards

    Is there a thrust spec on gas outboards like on electric troling motors. Reason I ask is I'm making an outboard bracket that will clamp onto my swim ladder and want to know how much push a 7 1/2 hp outboard will put out.
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    Gimbal bearing noise

    Ran my boat for the first time today and after about 15 minuter a noise developed, sounds like a grinding more noticible at lower speeds. It dosn't change when turning the wheel. I kind of suspect its the gimbal bearing. When I put the engine back together I made an alignment shaft on a wood...
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    Put my boat in the water today... at last

    Finally got my boat together and tried it out today. After a year of working on it replacing transom, stringers and floor. It was a basket case when I got it so I didn't know for sure if the eng and outdrive were ok. Everything worked good, got 46 mph (gps) at 4500 rpm, hit some large wakes at...
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    OMC telltale

    Hi, I finally got my 1987 Cobra 4.3 together and running. It has a telltale water stream comming out of the back of the water pump but there is a trim piece that covers it up when installed. I was wondering why they put the trim piece on, is it for looks or to cause the telltale to splash water...
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