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    priming.

    every time, like clockwork i prime my bulb till it gets hard just before launching the boat. I turn the key, the motor starts then dies.. then I have to crank it again for a solid 10 seconds straight before it will start.. then it runs fine... am i over priming it? EDIT: read the first...
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    Fuel gauge off, bad.

    Ive read a few threads where people say theirs reads empty after using just a few gallons, my problem is not that bad and (In my opinion) different. I have a 30 Gallon tank, and my gauge reads as follows, the left amount being the actual fuel amount, the right amount being what the gauge...
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    Scared of my battery charger.

    I picked up a GUEST on board battery charger, it charges off the alternator when the engine in running, but also can be plugged in like a regular charger aswell. the batter that came with the boat when i got it (not new) was an interstate "mega-tron" deep cycle. all it has ever had to run was...
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    Odd tire wear

    I just noticed today that the inside 1/4 of the drivers side trailer tire is BALD.. the rest of the tire looks new (it is) the passenger side tire looks fine. these tires have less than 500 miles on them. I know excessive negative camber can cause rapid tire wear on the inside of tires.. but...
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    Royally pissed off at local lake, what would you do?

    At my local like the no wake zone has a roped off swimming area in it.. you cannot drive a boat into the swimming area (obviously) you get dirty looks for going anywhere near it. the rest of the no wake zone is bordered by the camping and pick nick areas. its not at all uncommon for there to...
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    Humminbird 597ci NEED HELP!!!

    just got it today and installed her.. a few .. issues.. THE HUGE ONE.. is my lake is not on it, it doesent even show any water where I am. So apparently I need to put a chart of my lake in it.. I tried searching a bit and the only thing I could find was $180 from navionics which was ALL of TX...
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    what is the model number for the stupid throttle.

    I have a 08 21ft party barge. im having an issue with the throttle being very stiff and sticking, especially when downshifting. thread here: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?p=2821148#post2821148 im trying my best to troubleshoot the issue, but ive run to a problem that is as...
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    Throttle leaver hard to move, sticky.

    I have an 08 Suntracker signature party barge. the boat shifts out of neutral easy, but as you push the throttle foreward its fairly stiff.. much more so than any other boat ive messed with, and its hard to be smooth with it.. It is as though it sticks.. then slips then sticks... coming back...
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    ELPTO 90 high idle.

    I have a 90 ELTPO and when i first got it (the boat with motor) it idled like absolute crap, would stall when put into gear or when idling slowly .. just general uglyness. From info I gained here and a merc manual I completed the carb synchronization process. This by itself made a WORLD of...
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    low speed mixture screw... WHERE!!!

    Im having an issue with my motor idling like crap and dieing frequently when at idle or low speed (below 1200 rpm) Over time ive narrowed it down to needing adjustment. I have the manual for the engine (2007 ELPTO 90hp) and in section 2C under INITIAL STARTING ADJUSTMENTS LOW SPEED MIXTURE...
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    90 ELPTO adjusting idle?

    I have a 90 ELPTO that runs from 1200rpm and up very well, but idles like crap.. it will buck sputter and die occasionally, in or out of gear at low RPMs (1100 and below) Ive been told that what is needed is to have the motor in the water and idling in gear, and adjust some screws on the...
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    This.. whatever it is.. keeps popping loose! (pictures)

    I broke the original fitting, screwing around in the motor, and bought a new one today... this is what it looks like when assembled: now the problem occurs when I throttle up, the end at the idle screw, simply slips out of the fitting that holds it. said fitting: if I throttle up...
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    Terrible radio interference, out of ideas.

    I have a radio and 4 speakers, the radio runs DIRECTLY off of a deep cycle battery, and that is the ONLY thing that is on the deep cycle. everything else is on the cranking battery. with everything else off the radio gets excellent reception. with the motor running, the radio gets excellent...
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    water pressure

    I have a 2007 90hp 2 stroke the water pressure gauge on the boat reads up to 35PSI but I have never seen it go over around 10 at WOT.. is this normal? Ive never had an overheat alarm, and it blasts a pretty powerful stream out tell tale hole on the back..
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    rough running low hour 90 ELPTO

    I recently purchased a 21' Sun tracker Party barge with a 90hp Merc ELPTO. the motor supposedly has around 50 hours on it. If I slowly ease the throttle up the motor stumbles misses from 1800 to the 3500 rpm range after which is smooths out, if I just put it in gear and let it putt along it...
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