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    Electrical plan - dual batteries >20 feet apart

    So I installed a trolling motor near the front of pontoon's deck, primarily for limp-home capability. It draws 50 amps so the battery is collocated. Anyway, I park the trailer at a storage lot so keeping the dedicated battery charged will be a problem, even if unused. I want to fix that and to...
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    Hard starting with excessive smoke first time every year

    I know what you are thinking; "poor Ed". That's not it, the fuel was treated. This is an annual event and seems to be described by http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=71774&highlight=spring+hard+starting+smoke as a VRO pump or checkvalve problem. My engine is a 1998 90hp V4 so it fits...
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    Expert challlenge -- Extra Bolt -- 1998 90hp doesn't need as many as I have...

    How embarrassing -- I've come to beg assistance. After an impeller check, everything is back together and working (on muffs). Except one furshlugginer bolt has appeared! It matches others on the engine perfectly but I can discover no use for it. I've even pulled the lower unit and impeller again...
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    Racing computers -- a puzzle

    So I had two old laptops of very similar capability sitting side by side. A primary difference was that o'Dell had PC2100 memory and toshibi had PC2700, both 512MB. Both had Pentium 4 HT processors; o'Dell at 2.8 and toshibi at 3.0. Both had XP Pro SP3. Both were updated. Both were stable. I...
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    Pontoon guide-ons

    We have been super pleased with our simple pontoon guide-on rig that I've not seen elsewhere. Thought I'd mention it here. We bought short trailer rails for normal V-hull boat and reversed them between the pontoons. Taking advantage of the sliding track adjustment we mounted them at back of the...
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    Transom support

    My 1998 Northwood Toon has a fading and tattered decal on the back that says: "Important, When trailering with a bunk style trailer transom must be supported to trailer". Of course it isn't and never was. My trailer looks like all the others I've seen with absolutely nothing for the transom. It...
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    1998 90hp Evinrude Cold Start spectacle

    Cold start routine beyond embarrassing. Long cranks, long pauses to preserve starter. Then "kick-out" starts. Finally smoke city, lousy idle but let it struggle or will die (meaning don't move the fast idle lever). After twenty seconds, and perhaps three restarts, can nurse fast idle but engine...
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    Marine and Automotive connectors

    Does anyone have a source for the various molded connectors and inner contacts used in automotive and marine applications? I can't find anything in less-than-OEM quantities beyond the NAPA few.<br /><br />Other night my Durango ABS motor started running and wouldn't quit with key. I damaged the...
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    Trailering and launching with an RV

    Last night I caught my finger quivering over the bid button of a nice older 30' Class A rig with a 440 Mopar and a 727 auto trans. Looked great for extending weekend trips with the pontoon. <br /><br />But this time that little voice was straining so hard that I actually heard it! "Trail Ridge...
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    Lightning danger on the water

    Can anybody point to definitive information on this subject? :confused: <br /><br />Common sense says get off the water -- but that's where that tree sits (the one that I'm supposed to avoid).<br /><br />When I was young a stoopid we used to canoe in thunderstorms and thoroughly enjoy the...
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    Lubricating a steering cable

    So, I bought the Dory on Ebay. The steering was stiff (as in: screamed for mercy when turned) and the obvious solution was to buy a new cable. But what cable do I need and how is it measured and will new cables mount to old boats and then attach to the steering without doubling the cost of the...
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