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    Winter Fuel Additive

    My 60 hp 4 stroke merc will be spending the winter Missouri) in my slip. What is the best additive for my gas tank? Thank you.
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    2006 60hp BigFoot indicates Overspeed--I Think

    This motor is on a 21 ft pontoon. First off I'd like to know how the motor reacts when an actual overspeed occurs so I can compare that with what mine is doing. Two times I have been going to WOT, at about the 5000rpm mark when the motor gives a single short beep and loses rpm. It does not...
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    Cleaning a Pontoon (in the water)

    Our Suntracker, 60HP Bigfoot, lives in a covered slip but without a lift. The master plan is to yank it out twice a year and detail it at home. Unfortunately, we are behind in our cleaning schedule and it will be another 3 weeks before it comes out. It has quite a bit of gunk, algae and just...
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    Winter Storage Tips

    I have a pontoon with a Merc, 4 stroke, 60hp, big foot. I plan to keep it in the water at my covered slip. Our Missouri lake does not freeze, but we can have some nights with temps in the teens and many 20's. I have added stabil but am confused about whether I should tilt the motor out of the...
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    Pull Tube Which Way?

    DW has decided that she wants to tube behind our Sun Tracker pontoon. I have 2 options for hook up. I have a hook on the top of each pontoon. I could rig a Y harness to those, but I've been told not to beacause those hooks are not designed to be pressured sideways and I could end up with a...
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    Need Some Battery Education

    Getting close to launching my new to me pontoon (60HP merc 4 stroke) for the first time, and I'm finding all sorts of things to be paranoid about. The battery...After signing on the dotted line the boat sat for 30 days waiting for service. When the dealer went to start it, the battery was dead...
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    Getting a New Key

    I recently bought a used pontoon with a Mercury outboard. It came with one key, and considering my track record for holding on to keys, I really ought to have a spare. Any ideas how to get a duplicate? The toon is a Sun Tracker.
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    Computer Motor Check?

    I noticed on another thread a poster recommended having a mechanic do a computer check on a motor to determine the total hours and percent of time spent at WOT. If this can be done, can all later model outboards be checked? Would this be an in shop check or do portable devices exist?
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    Risky Pontoon Purchase?

    I had this on the mercury motor forum, but thought I might get more responses here. I found a 2005 pontoon with a 2005 merc, 4 stroke,75HP motor that was used for one season to the tune of 8 hours and then placed in storage where it remains today. The storage is climate controlled and the boat...
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    Motor--Damage from Storage?

    I'm looking to buy a pontoon with a Merc 4 stroke, 75HP motor. The motor (new) was used for about 8 hours followed by a three year storage. All that was done to the motor when stored was stabl in the gas. It has been in climate controlled storage. I'm asking for guesses as to what this 3 year...
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    Anyone Haggle With Bass-Pro?

    I've had no luck finding a late model used pontoon, so I found myself in a Bass Pro store looking at new stock. Besides the cost of the boat, we must add a $1000 or so for dealer prep and destination, another $1800 for a trailer, and $700 for a cover. I haven't gotten down to the bottom line...
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    Used Pontoon Purchase--Help!

    First of all, a big thank you for all the info the forum members have given me while I was lurking for several years. I'm close to a used pontoon purchase and new some specific advice on one I'm getting ready to look at. 2005 Suntracker Party Barge 21 w/ a merc 60 hp Big Foot. Has a single axle...
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