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    Trailer Axle Question

    I have a 19 ft MACH I with a 5.0L I/O that is on a single axle Shorelander trailer. The boat and moter weigh about 2600 lbs. As far as I can tell it was set up this way on the trailer from the dealer. I would like to have a dual axle trailer. Can I add another axle or replace the single with...
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    Walleye Fishing Tips?

    I grew up in southeast Texas and fished for bass, crappie, and saltwater with lots of luck. I now live in Colorado and have been fishing in several lakes in Colorado and Wyoming with NO luck. None, nada, zilch! It seems that walleye are more plentiful in these lakes and is what people fish...
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    Tongue Weight Question

    I have a 19' Mach I boat with a 5.0L OMC engine on a single axle Shorelandr trailer. Acording to NADA, the boat should weigh about 2700#s. I don't know the trailer weight. Currently the tongue weight is more than I can lift by hand and I'm a big guy. When I hook the trailer to my 3/4 ton...
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    OMC Shifting Problem

    I have a 86 OMC 5.0L Cobra. It is hard to shift out of gear with the engine running. If I turn the engine off, it shifts easily. I seem to remember reading that there was a problem with the Cobra drives with shifting that was a linkage problem. Now I can't find where I read it. Can anyone...
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    Nice Weekend Boating and Question

    My family and I went camping and boating on Glendo Reservoir in WY. Water level in the reservior is near capacity and was nice! A little windy on Sunday. This was my second outing with this boat. It worked great all weekend. If anyone is around Wy, Glendo is a nice lake for boating and...
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    Lake McConaughy Recommendations

    Does anyone have experience camping, boating and fishing on Lake McConaughy in SE Nebraska? We live just south of Denver, CO and Lake McConaughy is about 3 - 3.5 hours away. It is much larger than the local lakes here in CO. Are the insects bad in the summer? How is the fishing? How are the...
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    Trim Tabs???

    I just bought a 1986 Mach I Challenger 19' with a 5.0L OMC Cobra about 2 weeks ago. I've had it out once since. When I had it on the water the driver's side of the boat would come up way more than the left. Would trim tab help resolve this and make it ride more evenly? Thanks, Danny
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    I Am So Smart! NOT!!!

    I'm new to the forum (just posted once before). I have an 86 OMC 5.0L Cobra. Some previous owner had bent the flame arrestor on my boat. I looked it over and decided to take it apart to straighten. BIG MISTAKE!!! There are millions on curved pieces with different ridges in them. A new...
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    New to Forum

    Hi, I'm new to the forum. I just bought a used 19' boat last weekend. It has an OMC 5.0L Cobra engine/outdrive in it. I took it out last Saturday. It ran a little rough and wouldn't take full throttle without bogging down. Also, the temp never came up. I have ordered the shop manual for...
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