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    OMC throttle control for Evinrude Outboard

    May be a dumb question, but my nephew has a 1994 boat with a 90 hp Evinrude. Runs great but he asked me how to get high idle in neutral. I messed with the throttle controls and could not figure how to get throttle control in neutral. It has a red button under the top of the handle that allows...
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    Cracks on hull 2010 GT 185

    Well, as I was washing my boat this morning, I noticed there are cracks on the strakes on my hull. I have just over 20 hrs on the clock and just scheduled an appointment for the 20 hour service/oil change. Yeah, it's covered under warranty, but I'm very upset about this. I expected to have a...
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    31 degrees Fahrenheit tonight

    I have 10 hours on my I/O 4.3 Mercruiser. It's going to be 31 degrees tonight. Do I need to find a place indoors or will it be ok outside?
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    New GT 185

    Here it is still under wraps. Let the payments begin. Crappy cell phone pics. I'll post proper photos when things thaw out.
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    Garmin c330 GPS w/ Inland Lakes Maps...

    I bought this GPS a couple years ago on clearance at Walmart. I just downloaded the Inland Lakes maps for north central U.S. I downloaded it onto an SD card which works in this unit. I can switch between the road maps and the lake maps fairly easily. I haven't had a chance to use the lakes maps...
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    Stimulating the Economy

    I pulled the trigger this morning. Goodbye 79 Starcraft. Hello 2010 GT 185XL. Black with 4.3 Mercruiser. I'm pretty pumped and also in shock at how much money I just committed to spend. Oh well. I'm stimulating the economy.
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    New to the site and boating

    I bought a 79 Starcraft SS 18'6" boat this summer. First boat. It's a yellow one mixed with that "harvest gold" color that was so popular for a short while. The boat has seen a lot of use. The motor runs very well, trim works good, but sags after a while out of the water, steering is almost...
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