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    Good price

    Thinking about upgrading to a 2002 Honda 4 stoke 50hp, from a 1982 30hp evenrude found it on Craigslist for 1400 with controls. Couldn't really find anything online to confirm if this is a good price. Didn't see it in person but supposedly taken off a fresh water pontoon boat. Just seeing thee...
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    Stretched throttle cable?

    My new to me boat 17' sea nymph with evenrude 30hp motor 1989 I beleive. The issue is I push the throttle handle all the way forward and the boat will stay in the 1500 rpm range and will just chug along like that, but if I push I MEAN PUSH! The throttle handle past the poit where I think it...
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    Does the battery recharge off the outboard

    When I bought my 17' sea nymph I asked the guy how long does the battery last before charging it. He just looked at me like I had 5 heads. Only thing I can compare it to is me in my 12' Jon boat with electric trolling motor. he says you don't have to charge the battery. Ok fine, but I just...
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    Boat radio hooks up

    Ok, I buy a radio from Walmart (going to be an easy install ), it comes in the mail, I take it out and still like no big deal. I attach the 2 wiring harnesses to the radio and it looks like I really only have to worry about one wire. Yellow (constant power) so I grab a wire splice it to the...
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    Outboard not reving

    Might be a basic question but the boat I just picked up. I started up the motor for the first time. I put it in full throttle but the engine stood about the same noise level. I figured it would get louder as I pushed the controls further. It looks like the propeller spins faster as I give it...
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    Once trolling motor

    Picked up a seanymph 175 tx 1989, Has a Omc trolling motor my question is the trolling motor suppose to automatically deploy. It's older and it's extremely hard to fold out and back. I Wd-40ed it. But couldn't find any info if their is a motor that just not working. The foot peddle is in rough...
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    Sea nymph think I can go tubing in it?

    Looking into a 17 sea nymph bass boat tournament , has a 30hp evenrude, owner now says it will get up to 30mph, but gauge does not work. I'm buying it mostly to do some fishing but do you think I could go tubing with it. I seen plenty of people ask about a bass boat tubing but they had big...
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    replacing winch what load to get

    ok, My old winch is rusted to h***, so I'm looking to replace it besides it is a cable winch and I was always neverous of it snapping and hurting some one, So on to my question which load should I get right now it says 2500 lbs, but not sure if its overkill, or if I need to go bigger, It's a...
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    volvo penta(1983) 270 od, dies at low speed

    at low speeds my engine wants to die, I'm not talking about the warm up period, after say 3 hours on the water, when I'm going say 5 mph in the no wake zone, I hear and feel it going to die, I give it some gas and it's ok, I just got a new prop, don't have enough experiance to tell if it was...
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    refueling on the water

    OK next time I need fuel, it going to be on the water, I cruised by the place today and didn't see any special instruction, Do you just pull up? do you have to contact them by radio first don't know if their is a rule about these things
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    2nd mishap

    OK most of you already read about me pulling my boat in after i had the darn thing in gear while trying to start it, OK so this is our 2nd successful time out. SO I'm going to keep it at the morring, I go and hook the boat up, I'm laying on the bow trying to rope the line thru the winch eye (or...
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    horizon gps chartplotter 400/

    The boat came with a chart plotter made by horizon model 400, No maps so no detail just a large areil view, Online maps run about 195.00 even though I haven't seen one for this model, Can anyone recommend A decent gps/ fish finder for saltwater for a good price. I was thinking about dumping...
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    first morring hook up need some help

    OK I rented a morring now I need to hook up to it, I haven;t really looked at others but what do I need or what do most people use, The women at the store said I need something special made up, Since I have 2 cleats on the bow I need a rope that they could splice together, to go from my 2 cleats...
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    refueling help, keeps pouring out

    put gas in her for the first time stince i brought her home, The gauge says 1/2 full, I start putting gas in the tank and it starts spilling out, So I stop, wait a few sec to assest the sistuation, I try again, and it starts taken gas, about 2 gallongs later same thing, I waited and started...
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    worst first time out long but WOW!!!!

    ok we say today is the day the boat goins in the water, Did all our check list life jackets, rope, drain plug ect, It's starts it drizzle while on the way to the ramp but the wife says we are doing it, besides we had a full canvan inclosure, not sure if she was saying that because she knew I...
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