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    Floppy Outboard

    Any one know how to keep an outboard upright on the transom saver while in transit? I have tried duck tape (messy) and bungy cords (didn't really work), but am looking for a more permanent and convenient solution. I often trailer my boat on rough roads, including some gravel roads. I heard...
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    Bow wiring

    I have a 2003 superguide V16 SC. Installing a bow mounted flasher unit. There are a hot wire and ground wire leads off a wiring harness to the bow navigation light that I was going to use to hook up the flasher. This wire was always hot, not hooked to the ignition or a switch on the console...
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    Motor Drainage in Freezing Conditions

    Hello folks,<br /><br />Question for you. I often fish in conditions early and late season when the night temperature drops well below freezing, even though the day time temps are acceptable for boating. I always stand my outboard upright, using the tilt hydraulics, while rigging for road...
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    Connecting 6 guage wires

    What are you fellows doing to connect 1 heavy guage wire to another (as in installing a bow mount trolling motor connector)? I found those plastic deals where you insert an end a smash it down with a plier to not be very effective. Comments please.
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    Real Men of Genius

    A mixed story (good and bad) given its the off-season up here. A few years ago, a group of us went fishing at Ft Peck Reservoir in NE MT. In the course of 8 days fishing, we had at least 3 Near Death Experiences (NDEs) that I will tell you about, although there could have been others, its...
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    Stainless Steel Prop Worth the Extra $s?

    I am considering upgrading my original prop with a stainless steel prop, however am currently in a state of sticker shock. Will the performance improvements justify the extra cost over an OEM prop? What are the benefits of a SS prop?<br /><br />Also, my boat (16.5 foot aluminum deep-V with 40...
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    Aerator Flood

    After buying a new boat (my first), I invited my elderly parents along to go fishing on one of my first boating excursions. My dad is not comfortable even being around water ("it looks kind of windy"), and it took some persuading to get him to even go out fishing. <br /><br />We eventually got...
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    Buying first fishing boat

    Am looking for feedback on a possible purchase of a new fishing boat. Am looking at a 2000 Tracker Pro Guide 16, with a 50 HP engine. I will be using the boat to fish on reservoirs in SE Montana. Anyone out there have good or bad experiences with Tracker and perhaps this specific model...
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