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    Hose for livewell drain.

    Starting to put everything back together on the Tracker and noticed the hose going from the livewell drain to the outside tube is looking rough. It looks like a radiator hose with an inside diameter of 1 1/4". I was wondering if it just radiator hose or some kind of special hose? I'm thinking...
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    Original picture of Tracker.

    I am rebuilding the inside of my 1979 Bass Tracker. After tearing all the old wood out I have discovered someone has already modified this boat by raising the decks. I was wanting to know what it looked like off the showroom floor. Does anybody know where I could find a sales brochure picture or...
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    Getting rid of Great Stuff

    I am replacing the floor and decks in my 1979 Tracker. I have found where a previous owner has used expanding foam in several places on the boat. Has anybody found an easy way to remove this stuff? I have been hacking at it with a knife and chisel but this may take all year.
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    1979 Tracker.

    I have some soft spots in the floor of my 79 Tracker so I thought this winter I would gut it and replace floor and decks. The decks look easy but I was looking at the floor and it looks like the rivets holding it down run all the way through the aluminium from the bottom of the boat. Has anybody...
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    Long haul.

    I have a 1979 16ft tracker with the original trailer with 13" tires. Looks like we will be relocating 600 miles away. I was wondering if anybody has ever pulled a small trailer that distance? I am trying to decide if I should try it or just sell the boat and buy another one once relocated. I...
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    How many of you do this?

    This is not really a stupid trick but this seemed like the best place for it. I usually fish by myself so I launch by myself, meaning I leave the boat unattened by the ramp while I park. So I don't grab the keys to the boat until I park the truck. The last couple of times I have forgot and left...
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    Gasket?

    I have a 1979 40HP Mercury that I just changed the water pump. When I dropped the lower unit I found some rubber pieces. Some of the pieces had grooves in them that matched the spines on the drive shaft, and the part of the drive shaft that goes into the powerhead has no gasket. This is the...
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    Another example.

    The following story is another example of why you should have a emergency kill switch and have it attached when under power. http://www.lex18.com/news/woman-airlifted-to-uk-hospital-after-boat-accident-on-herrington-lake/ It has been a tough week here in KY. This incident, a 17 month old downed...
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    Mercury with bad idle

    I have a 1979 40 HP Mercury that is real rough at idle. It is worse when it is in gear. It is not real hard to start except when it is cold. It levels out and runs better at half throttle and seems to run perfect at WOT. I was looing in the manual and came across some info on a low-speed coil...
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    Boat value.

    Came into a little extra cash and I am looking to upgrade from my little v-hull jon. I was looking on craigslist and found this. http://lexington.craigslist.org/boa/1659890015.html Seemed a little high but doing a quick google search I have found similar Trackers for even higher, then again I...
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    Grounds can be tricky little devils.

    Wanted to post this in case someone else ever has this trouble. Was checking the lights on my trailer today. Everything worked except the tailights. Well as has been said before the 3 main causes of light issues is 1. Bad ground 2. Bad ground 3. Bad ground So I start checking the grounds. I had...
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    9.9 impellor

    This will be the third year I have had my 1989 9.9 Johnson and decided to replace the impellor. The repair manual says to disconnect the shift lever at the connection directly under the carburator. The only way I see to do this is to remove the carburator. Is this the correct way?
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    Trolling Motor continuous run

    I recently purchased a Minn Kota Edge 55/45 foot control. I finally got it mounted on the boat and was trying it out and noticed something differant. On the momentary setting it only powers on when you push the foot button and off again when you release, which is normal. When on continuous it...
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    9.9 Johnson manual Starter

    I have a 1989 9.9 Johnson that the manual stater has gone bad, the spring loaded gear device that the cord is wrapped around. I call it a manual starter but I am having no luck finding one. Is it called something else? Maybe it has another name is why I can't find it. I would go to the dealer...
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    Afternoon ruined.

    Normaly when I am off on Thursdays I have to watch my 3 year old while my wife teaches Karate. Well her and the kids have left to visit her family out of state so I have Thursday all to myself. I decide to do things around the house and go that afternoon. I leave with the plan to have about 4...
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