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    cav plate at full speed

    Where should the cav plate be at full speed? right at water line? just below? Mine is about 2 inches below the water line. Thanks
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    motor too high? or too low?

    I have put some post on here with the same issue before and got some good replies..but havent figured it out yet and dont understand the problem so I thought I would try again.( i'm confused!!!) I have a 14' alum fishing boat with a 2001 30 yamaha short tiller. I installed a CMCpt35 power trim...
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    Chippewa Flowage Tips???

    I am heading to the Big Chip in northern Wisconsin on Sunday for a weeklong camping/ fishing trip. Anybody Familier with the lake? Know any tips for walleye? Thanks
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    tach on manual start?

    will a universal outboard tach work on a manual start yamaha 30 horse?...2001 I have read the aplication charts for them but they dont specify manual or electric start. Thanks
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    tach on manual start?

    will a universal outboard tach work on a manual start yamaha 30 horse?...2001 I have read the aplication charts for them but they dont specify manual or electric start. Thanks
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    pda + gps?

    I am looking for a mapping gps unit and there are lots of them to choose from. But i already have a pda. You can buy the antenna and the software to make it a gps for alot less money. Has anyone done this? If so...how does it work?..any drawbacks?..
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    tach showing wrong rpms!!

    I have a 2001 30 horse yamaha manual start. I baught a faria universal tach/hour meter and installed it. I hooked the sender wire to the extra wire comming off the rectifier ( i installed a rectifier kit bought from yamaha). The tach doesnt read the correct rpms. the most it will read is 4k. and...
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    How much ring free additive??

    I have a 2001 30 horse yammy. 3 cylinder. When i bought it the dealer told me to use ringfree but i never did. The motor has about 100 hours on it. should i shock it like it says on the bottle...2 ounces per gallon?..or a lesser amount because its fairly new?
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    high rake prop?

    I am looking for a high rake surfacing prop for a 2001 30 horse yamaha. does anyone know where to get one? I've been looking online and don't see any props that say " high rake" or "surfacing" in their description. Thanks
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    tach hookup?...30 horse

    What is the correct signal wire to hook a tach up to a 2001 yamaha 30mshz? Thanks
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    PT35= motor too high????

    I have a 2001 30 Yamaha on the back of a 14' alum fishing boat. It was a bear to tilt all the time so I put on a CMC PT35 power trim and tilt. I works great but it raised the motor 4" or so. The instructions said thats its ok because it sets the motor back from the transom. But since I intalled...
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