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    trolling moter size

    Looking for a new trolling motor and have a couple questions. The boat has never had a trolling motor on it so I have no reference for what size I need. How can I find out how much thrust and shaft length I will need. The boat is a 19 ft bayliner trophy.
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    scrap weight

    does anyone know the approximate weight of a 20ft pontoon boat stripped down for scrap without the trailer. thinking about scrapping the ole girl but its hard to strip it down without knowing ill get for it.
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    Yamaha trim/tilt?

    1995 Yamaha 2 stroke 90 hp. Trim and tilt will not lift the motor. The trim motor is working in both directions but will not lift the motor. I have tried everything I can think of. I tried squeezing the fluid in under preasure while someone else works the switch and got nothing, I tried turning...
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    To build or not to build?

    Just got a great deal on a 19ft sea lion last time I was home and Im not sure what to do with it. I got the boat for about half of what I would have paid for the motor so Im ahead of the game. Problem is the floor is soft and needs to be replaced and from all my research here Im sure it will...
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    new transom

    Ok so its time to replace the transom in the old tri-hull. Ive found plenty of info here on how to do it and what I will need but I am left with a bit of a dilemma. I have a 90 hp merc that runs great and I refuse to get rid of it, the problem is its a long shaft and the boat is setup for a...
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    batterey size

    My brother just gave me his old troling motor and I know nothing about them. Its a 35 lb thrust minn kota and I just need to know what kind and size batterey to get for it. thanks
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    leaky aluminum

    Im sure this has been disgused here but I cant find anything about it. I just got an aluminum boat and it has a couple small leaks, and its realy only two or three and no more. Feeling the need to go fishing anyway I slapped some epoxy in there and off I went. Ive never had an aluminum boat...
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    johnson 40 serial number

    Okay I just got a boat with what I would guess to be a mid 90s johnson 40 hp. The motor looks to be freshly painted and I cant find the serial nubers on it anywere. I need to get some parts for it so I can get out on the water again but its hard to do without those numbers. Any suggestiona?
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    LAWS of boating safety

    Okay, I dont know what to do here. I was out on my boat when my engine quit on me. I was in lower tampa bay and had no choice but to paddle for land as it was getting dark and there looked to be a good storm commig my way. I turned on my lights and off I went. I made it about 5 or 600 yards and...
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    60 hp johnson flyweal

    I just put all new ignition system on my 60 hp johnson and I keep breakinc the key for the flyweal. The only conclusion I can come to is that Im not tightening the flyweal enough. Does anyone know about what the tourqe specs are for this, 1985, johnson 60 hp.
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    trolling motor ?

    I have a 14 ft trihull that I am trying to push around the flats with a 30# minkota transom mount trolling motor.The motor will push the boat but only if I run it wide open and if the wind or tide is moving just a little bit I have no control at all. My question is how big of a trolling motor do...
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    boca here I come

    Ok so I grew up fishing in the Venice area and now Im up on Tampa bay. I have only been to boca grande once before and although I saw some of the biggest snook in my life I just couldnt get them to hit anything. I tried all my lures, pinfish, greenbacks, you name it I threw it. I caght plenty of...
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    old dingy toons

    Im just wondering if anyone knows of some good ways to clean my toons. They have that old dingy look to them. Not realy pitted or anything just a bunch of spots allover and needing some paint on the bottom. I want to get them clean when I paint.
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    I caught a fisherman

    Went camping last weekend with the party barge up at fort desoto. The weather wasn't so great but we decided to do a little fishing anyway. On the way out we went under the bridge and noticed a guy standing on the bridge piling fishing and looked to be having a good time. I couldn't help but...
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    95 yamaha 40 trim/yilt wont work

    OK so what I know so far is when I got the boat the guy I got it from told me the swich was bad. Before I go throwing money in the hole I want to make sure that is the problem. I checked the wires coming out of the swich with a test light and the red wire lights up when touching the frame of the...
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