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    bird house canal on the st johns river or the hontoon dead river???

    hey guys i am looking for a canal called "bird house canal" it supposed to be close to blue springs st park just trying to figure out how to get to it ,,any help would be great ,,Thanks in advance also if there any other little spots that should be visted please let me know ,,,,
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    24ft pontoon ,1998 suzuki dt 100,, no prop currently ,,what do i need ,,

    i have a 24 ft pontoon it has a 1998 suzuki dt100 ,,need to know what prop i need usually have a light load 2 adults 2 dogs 12gl of gas it does have full furniture,,looking for more speed then it has i no longer have the prop so i dont know what pitch or size it was ,,i mainly boat in the st...
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    fuel starter valve 1998 dt 100 suzuki,,

    can my motor run without one ,,i have been spraying a little starter fluid for cold starts then she runs allday ,,or will this mess my motor up ,,that part was stolen along with the oil tank while i was on vacation,,
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    97 dt100 ,,120 psi ,,good spark ,,clean cabs ,fuel pump dia,,still hard to start ???

    i have 1997 dt100 ,,compression is 120 ,120,112 ,112 and was told that is good and that it is off like that cause of how the heads where cut??good spark all around just changed spark plugs cleaned the carbs changed fuel pump diaphragm,,water pump kit,,and had the motor decarbed ,,but it is...
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    dt 100 cant find ignition switch on control ,,help

    i just picked up a pontoon boat with a suzuki dt 100 and i cant find the key switch on the control it has the some kind of black plug where it looks like the ignition should be i also have some kind blak cap on the key chain,,completly lost right now ,,,btw i purchased it from a storage...
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    how will i know if it is 2 stroke or 4

    hey all i just picked up another boat it has a 100hp suzuki ,i picked it up at a storage unit auction but know one there seem to anything about boats or motors ,i havent even had time to look real close at the motor but would like to know if there is any thing on the motor that would tell me if...
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    choke primer solenoid ? what do you think

    ok so i have a 1989 175hp evinrude ,runs great idles great can take out on a nice long ride with no problem ,,now here is the problem when i get to where iam going and turn her off it is hard to turn back on almost like it is not getting gas or flooded ,,so i turned the little red arm on the...
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    175 hp evinrude thaught i had a dirty carb can a kinked fuel line

    i had a mobile mechanic check my outboard out i thaught i had a dirty carb ,,but he said my carbs are good when we went for a ride she will idle fine and plane out with no problem but if i turn her off and try to turn it back on its like its not getting any fuel ,,he then was looking at my...
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    gas leak from carb

    i have 1989 175 hp evinrude,,i noticed today that i have a little gas drip coming from the lower carb ,, its just a little drip does that mean the carb needs to be rebuilt or cleaned ,,I was told by a "mechanic" that cleaning carbs doesnt work that i had to have them rebuilt this was coming...
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    my boat

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aebCQIyPNUY what do you guys think ,,,
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    dirty carbs 175 hp evinrude,,

    can someone teel me if this sounds like a dirty carb or should i be looking at somthing else ,,what i have is a 1989 175 hp evinrude,,a lil hesitant to start usually after second turn ,,once on runs and idles great now once i turn it off if i let it sit for a few min it will crank right back on...
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    what happens when i disconect the neg battery cable while the boat is running,

    ok so i noticed the neg battery lead is coming looses when the motor is running and i noticed that it looses power is that from the battery cable or can it be somthing else it all started happening last weekend the motoris a 1989 175 hp evinrude with a low water pick up,,help since i would like...
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    please help with trailer lights

    i have tried so many times and no results ,, my trailer lights will not work correctly ,,they are as follows 3 wires come out of the light assembly 1 red 1 black and 1 white ,,and that is for each light and there is 2,,now the 4 flat trailer plug has left turn ,right turn ,tail light and ground...
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    tilt and trim issue

    hey ,,i have 1989 175 evinrude iam having a little trouble with the tilt and trim,, the motor goes up and down with no problem out of the water and goes up and down in the water here is the issuse when i take off the motor goes down and wont let me trim it up at high speed not sure if it...
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    disappearing island

    hey all I am wanting to go to disappearing island but i dont have the slightest clue where to begin I live in sanford fl ,,I have never beached a boat or been to a island party so some advice would be good i have 20 ft walk around that i have owned for 1 year now i been in the st johns and lk...
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