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    started using a fishfinder

    I bought an eagle 320. when it picks up fish, so you fish from behind boat, side of boat, etc etc?? how far past where the fish are picked up do you continue to go before dropping anchor?
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    do they work..

    im thinking of buying a hummingbird 161 fish finder for my boat. do fish finders really help in finding and catching of fish or is the depth reading the only thing they do well? comments?
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    Easy on me....im still learning.

    I have a glassmaster running OMC 3.0 and a Model 400 stern drive. Im trying to figure out this whole motor/boat/outdrive thing. IF...thats a big IF....i wanted to repower it...what options do i have. what will work in place of current set up with least amount of trouble? If my education thus...
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    ok...im taking ya`lls advice....

    I removed the "doel-fins" on my boat.... I hope to see a better handing/planing boat now. taking bets?
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    Few pics of the boat im working on...

    78 GlassMaster with a 3.0 and 400 outdrive. Engine is new, but boat needed little something else, so i decided to change the colors..... interior is next on the to do list.....I wanted it ready by the 4th. Thanks for all the help and education Ive gotten here....THANKS!
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    Picking a boat up

    I have an 1978 18 foot glass master. i need to remove the boat from the trailer for a couple days to get some welding/repaint work done on the trailer. this would also allow me to paint the underside of the boat. quetion i have is...i own several (3) automotive engine hoists. Could I use these...
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    so...

    how do you paint the bottom....lol painting the sides and top was a breeze....but the boat is on a trailer and i have noway to lift it off. How do all of you paint the bottom?
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    boat paint

    Has anyone used rustoleum industrial/oil based paint to paint thier boat..... It states for outdoor use. Ive painted outdoor pieces with it and its held up fine....think it would work on a boat? http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=130&sid=7543402
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    I have a ?

    Why doe sa boat engine such as a I/O have a thermostat if its being cooled by lake water...what purpose does it serve?
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    Trim operation question

    Please...someone....explain to me in basic terms the function of the trim system, Here is what i have and why i wonder. Today...i got my trim motor installed and trim working. When i take off, the nose of the boat raises high....front of engine is all the way down. As i accellerate....I raise...
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    clink clink clink..is the sound

    My 78 OMC 3.0 has a clinking/rattle/light metallic clinking coming from the bell housing area. seems to be more pronounced on the starter side. it seems to come and go, doesnt do it all time....kinda like a rattle/clink. Anyone care to guess or know what might be in there causing that sound...
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    A hole in one and I dont play golf

    While screwing something down in the boat I misjudged and put a screw thru the outer front half of the boat by about 1/4 inch. I removed the screw and ground the fiberglass down even, but what can I safely patch/plug/fix the hole with? the whole is very small...maybe a #8 screw anything from...
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    RPM limits

    What is the max operating RPM of the OMC 3.0?
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    Trim motor supplier

    I have a 1978 OMC 3.0 with selectrim feature. I ned to replace the trim motor. anyone have a lead or suggestion on the best place to get a motor? Anyone have or know the OMS number for the motor by chance? anyone done this job before? is it pretty straight forward? Heres the type of assembly i...
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    wondering...

    why is everyone so down on OMC? Are the OMC 3.0 solid engines? whats the issue with OMC over all?
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