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    flushable head on walkaround

    So... I just sold my flats fishing boat because the wifey wants to upgrade to a walkaround so we can camp, take the dog, etc. We are really interested in either a key west or a sea hunt. My wife wants one with a flushable head, do any smaller model walkarounds have flushable heads or are they...
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    Yamaha not idling and loosing rpm

    I have a 40hp 1997 yamaha percision blend moded 40tlrv. This motor was bought 4 months ago and has been sitting at the shop off and on for 4 months. I brought it in when I first bought it for him to go through. Said he tested it on the river and it ran good after he fixed some things. Then I...
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    40 HP Yamaha Bogging down still

    I have a 1997 40hp Yamaha percision blend 2 stroke. The motor will get up and go then slowly lose speed after 2 minutes. Then,you back off the throttle, punch it down again...It will get up and go again then slow down again after 2 minutes. Compression is fine(100,100,100). I put this post up...
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    1997 40hp yamaha percision blend

    I have a 97 40hp yamaha percision blend. Before I put it in the water yesterday mechanic told me to run it with one tank of a low gas/oil mix then from then on got to straight gas. Motor did great and would jump out of the hole and get up to 30mph quick....then after 1-2 minutes is would slowly...
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    RPM/Prop questions on 1997 40hp yamaha

    I just bought a 97 40hp yamah last night (model 40tlrv). I put the motor on my 16 ft. polar kraft jon boat. I bought the motor with no prop and I am very confused on what pitch to select. Here are my two questions: Correct me if I'm wrong but the owners manuel recommends 4500-5500 RPM when...
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    25hp Johnson Issues

    Fished all day yesterday and my older 25hp johnson sea horse ran great. Started her up to come back to the hill and we started loosing speed after a couple of minutes. Looked back and it stopped pissin. I immedialey shut down and tried to clean out the pee hole, hose and intake. The motor was...
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    Trim/Tilt needed for 25hp Johnson

    I currently have a panther #55 tilt/trim(electro/mechanical,not hydraulic) on my 25hp Johnson and I am sad to say I am pretty sure it is done. The tough part is that I am only looking to keep the boat another 1-2 years so I really don't want to buy a $600-$700 new tilt/trim. Does anyone have...
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    Another Battery Question

    I ran a search and could not find an answer to my question. I have a 25hp 1978 johnson for my jon boat. I currently have a 1 yr old starting/deep cycle battery that I have the motor,trim,bilage,lights and fish finder hooked up to. The other battery is dead/shot that I used only for the...
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