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    Reputable Place to Buy a Lower Unit

    Good morning all. Wondering if anyone is aware of a good place to buy a lower unit. I broke off my cavitation plate last night and cant seem to find just the housing online. Looks like I am stuck "Breaking Out Another Thousand" :eek:! Just would like to buy from a reputible place that wont...
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    Best Prop For a 1995 GLastron SSV 170 With Yamaha 150

    Morning all and thank you in advance for any help you can give. This motor started out on a 1989 Lund Tyee 1850 and had a 23p prop on it. I picked up the glastron last year and switched the motor over to the glastron. I left the 23p prop on and set the motor at the lowest bolt holes possible...
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    1989 150 Yamaha

    I am looking to up grade my current prop. I have a 1989 Yamaha 150hp OB. It is on a 89 Lund Tyee 1850. The current prop is aluminum and the only stamping on it I can find is 23-m. Is this a 23 pitch prop? I am looking to get more top end out of it. I currently get about 42-44 MPH @ 4300 RPM at...
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    Lund Tyee 1850 Parts?

    HI there. I was curious if anyone knew where I could get a part for a Lund Tyee 1850. I just bought the boat and the piece for the front deck is missing. It is the piece where the pedestal seat would be. It is designed to clip in and out to turn it from a now rider to a fishing deck. Any help...
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    1991 Mariner 90 HP Constant Beeping

    Ill do this the best I can. I ordered a manual but I wont see it until Thursday and a fella wants to go fishing as it is above 40 here for the first time since October. I took my boat out yesterday morning and everything was great. A little shudder out of the hole and then it flew and ran...
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    Slow Cranking on 1989 Force 85 HP

    I have a 1989 Force 85 hp OB. I bought a new battery for it last week and it started and cranked fine. This week I tried to start it and it turns over really slow. I thought the battery took a deuce on me so I returned it only for it to do it all over again. When I jump the motor off of a car it...
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    Is A 1986 Rvinrude V4 140 A Good Outboard?

    Hi guys. Looking for advice again in my great American boat search.:) I am currently looking at a 1986 Stratos Fish and ski with a 140HP Evinrude. Just wondering if there are any major issues with this motor. Here are a couple pictures of the boat. Thanks much in advance for any help you can offer.
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    1993 Johnson Fast Strike 150

    I am currently looking at buying a 1993 Ebbtide Fish and Ski. It has a 1993 Johnson Fast Strike on it. From what I have read on other sites it seems to be a fairly reliable motor. Other then it is a gas hog I cannot find much negative about it. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. They...
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