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    Help with Floor - 1998 Astro

    Well folks, I am about to cry. I love this boat and hope this isn't too serious. First, the boat in question is a 1998 Astro, 19 foot fish and ski. Today, I was cleaning out the boat, getting ready for the weekend, which for me is supposed to extend into next week. I was cleaning out the...
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    Trim Gauge - 98 OptiMax 135 HP

    As always, thanks in advance for the help. I was going to post this last night, but got temporarily sidelined by another question which got fixed right away. I am working on a 1998 Optimax, 135 HP on a 1998 Astro. Sometime last year, my trim gauge quit working. I kind of haven't worried...
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    Key Switch wiring - 98 Opti 135

    First of all, thanks in advance for any advice. I am working on a 1998 Optimax, 135 HP. It is on a 1998 Astro. I started out tonight with one problem, and maybe came across another. I actually started poking around because my trim gauge quite working. I decided to start with the obvious...
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    98 OptiMax warning light question

    All - First, thanks in advance for the advice. I have a 1998 135 OptiMax. I have been out about 3 or 4 times this year. I tend to do mostly fishing, so more often than not by driving tends to be more cruising around. I'd say 2/3 of my driving is at half throttle or less. Last weekend...
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    New boat Qs - Tilt, Live Well, Transducer

    All - More than ever, it seems I am beginning to learn how much I don't know. I have had boats for years, but they were pretty old vintage ('60s and a 1970), and so I have questions with my new, used boat, a 1998 Astro with a 135 Opti Max. I am not sure if I violating protocol since I have...
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    Astro Trolling motor - no power

    I hope you all can help otherwise I am likely going to be in severe trouble with my wife. Yesterday I bought a boat off the internet. It is a 1998 Astro 1800 F/S. I went for the test drive and managed to test everything but somehow forgot to test the trolling motor. It has a bow mount...
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    87 Force 85 HP - Sitting since 2001

    Hello all - I am really needing some advice here. I looked at a boat today with a 1987 Force 85 HP on it. The fellow who is selling it bought it new with the boat in 1987. It has been sitting since about 2001 and hasn't been started. The boat itself looked pretty good. It has been kept...
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