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    What kind of fuse for 16 guage wire?

    So I posted earlier and really didn't get much info so I have one more question. I have a deep cycle artery ran to a rocker switch to a bildge pump. It's all 16 vuage wire so I need to know what kind of fuse and what size to put in between the bat and switch. All info is appreciated
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    Trolling battery powering bildge pump for bait tank?

    Hello all. I just made a bait tank from a 5 gal bucket with a 500gph bildge pump with aprox. 4 feet of hose from pump to bucket. I ran 16 gauge wire neg and pos from the pump aprox 14 feet to a rocker switch. From the switch another 5 feet to the battery. My question is do I need a fuse between...
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    Bait tank ideas?

    So does anyone have any good homemade bait tank ideas? I'm looking for something 7 gal or less. Thanks!
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    Can't find hin

    I have a alluminum welded west coaster boat and can't find the hin anywhere. Looked on the transom and everywhere else. I believe it's late 80's but not sure. Any info will help thanks.
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    Best bait for lobster in so California

    I live in san Diego and want to go lobster hopping. Curious what the best technique is and bait. What I'm asking is basically how you do it
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    Did carb rebuild, now motor will fire but not stay running. 1955 evinrude fastwin

    So I used the carb kit to redo my 55 fastwin. I bought the evinrude/Johnson kit and had a few things left over. Everything that I took out old went back in new such as gaskets and stuff so I didn't miss anything that was in there when I took it apart. I put it back on the motor and went to fire...
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    Did carb rebuild! Motor will fire, but not stay running. 1955 evinrude fastwin 15hp

    So I used the carb kit to redo my 55 fastwin. I bought the evinrude/Johnson kit and had a few things left over. Everything that I took out old went back in new such as gaskets and stuff so I didn't miss anything that was in there when I took it apart. I put it back on the motor and went to fire...
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    Carb rebuild on 1955 evinrude 15hp, special considerations etc?

    So my carb leaks while in transport position (not in lock) and I figured it hasn't been cleaned in a while so I'm going to attempt for the first time to replace everything. I had purchased an evinrude carb kit and have 4 days to do it starting wend. I'm curious what special tools I will need and...
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    Can I convert my 55 fastwin to remote steering and throttle?

    I have a 1955 fastwin 15 Hp and curious if these engines are capable of converting to a side console with throttle control on the steering colum? Tired of using tiller handle, any info will help thanks!!!
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    How should I store my motor between uses???

    Hello again everyone krs1 here again. I'm curious how I should store my 1955 Evinrude fastwin between uses. I use it one-two times a week and flush it regularly and leave the fuel and air lines hooked up. Am I doing this wrong, what do I need to do if so? I can't search cuz I'm on an iPhone...
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    Any cool tricks or things they have done to aluminum fishing boats?

    I have a 12' aluminum with a deck on the bow with foot trolling motor and a deck in the back with outboard. Curious if anyone has cool tricks or stuff they have done to there boat, any ideas?
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    How do I get the entire engine cover off my 1955 15hp Evinrude?

    Question states as above, do I need to remove the choke as well as rich/lean needles?
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    My 55 15 hp Evinrude won't start after changing gear oil

    So I couldn't post in my previous thread so here I go again! Continuing from working on a 55, I changed the lower unit oil properly and it all went smooth. I went to start it and it fired up first pull making a grinding sound like it was between gears. So I shut it down and made sure it was in...
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    55 evinrude fastwin very slow in reverse! i this normal?

    new motor to me run great but gos really slow only i the reverse gear. when given rpms no real change. is this normal? maybe asafety thing? oh am i posting to many different threads? i search and dont have any luck
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    is working on a 55 fastwin diffiuclt?

    ok i tried posting in the faq section but wasent allowed for some reason. my question is i want to do maintinece on my motor myself but timid i will foul something up cuz the motor runs great just want to do general stuff. carb kit, water pump kit, lower unit flush etc. i read the awakening...
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