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    Help selecting sonar for my fishing boat

    Hi, I have a 16 foot aluminium fishing boat equip with a 100$ sonar, I want to upgrade to a fishfinder/GPS combo here's my selection : Dragon fly 7 699 $ Lowrance elite 7 chirp 879 $ Humminbird 859ci di 800 $...
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    Auxiliary engine (kicker) pitch problem

    I recently bought a mercury 3.5 hp (tohatsu) to use as a kicker on my 16 ft princecraft aluminium semi deep v boat. The boat is around 1200 pounds and with me and I I fill the live well it's around 1500 pounds. The 3.5h hp seem to had some difficulty at low RPM and wouldn't go very high in...
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    Need a small quiet fuel efficient kicker.

    I have a 16 foot semi deep v aluminium boat with a 50hp honda and a 2hp honda super loud kicker. I like that kicker very much except for the noise. I often go in shallow water and the 2hp is great because I can go slow and the cost to if i hit the propeller is very low. I would like to replace...
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    Honda BF2 issue

    My honda BF2 start and dies after a few seconds, a lot of smoke and then a lot of gas is goes down. Any idea?
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    Best fishfinder/gps under 1000$

    I want to buy a fishfinder/gps with maps for under 1000$ I'm looking at the brand new Lowrance elite 7 chirp for 799$ (with down imaging) and navionics+ maps for 179.99$ Total package is around 1000$ For that price, do you think I can get something better than this? I fish freshwater with...
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    Can using the wrong wire gauge decrease the performance of the trolling motor?

    I bought a used boat and it has a plug to connect my trolling motor. My trolling motor is a minn kota power drive V2 which use 8 gauge wire, but I saw that the wire connecting the battery to the socket is only 12 gauge. I know this can cause overheat but can it also decrease the performance of...
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    Question before buying a new boat vs used boat

    Hi, I want to buy a boat, I currently have a princecraft fisherman 14' with an electric tolling motor and 15 yamaha engine. I want to buy 16 foot aluminium boat, the one I want is the alumacraft escape 165 cs : Alumacraft :: Deep V :: CS :: Escape 165 I want an under 1600 pounds towing weight...
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    Using the Ipilot instead of a real anchor (I would still keep the real anchor)

    I was wondering if the ipilot is good enough to replace an anchor for fishing? My plan is to keep my anchor for emergency but use the ipilot as an anchor when fishing. I fish alone and the boat is pretty light so it moves around a lot, the thing I hate the most about fishing is trying to stay...
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    What are the disadvantage of mounting a transducer on a trolling motor

    I just bought a garmin echo 200, i can mount the transducer either on the electric trolloing motor or the transom. What are the disadvantage of mounting it on the trolling motor? I would like to avoid drilling holes on my aluminium hull. Thank you
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    Do you leave the electrical trolling motor on the boat or do you store it inside?

    I'm wondering if I should store the trolling motor inside when I'm not using the boat, does it make a difference? Thank you
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    Are battery box necessary?

    I have an aluminium fishing boat with a trolling motor, do I need a battery box or can I just leave the battery in the boat without any protection?
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    Are kill cord all the same or they are engine brand dependant?

    I'm really new to the boating world, so I'm sorry if the question is trivial for you. Are all kill cord the same? I have a yamaha engine, do I need to buy one made specificly for yamaha outboard? Thank you.
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    Air drag while towing an open boat

    I was wondering if adding a cover on a boat would make a big difference on the air drag while towing a boat. The objective is to reduce the fuel conssumption while towing on long distance. I measured the difference between towing my utility trailer "loaded" and towing my boat and the...
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    How much would you pay for a 80's/90's aluminium semi-v 14' footer with a galvanized

    How much would you pay for a simple 80's/90's aluminium semi-v 14' footer with a galvanized trailer all in good shape?? The trailer would be a known brand that can support 1000# with a single axle, not a home made trailer. something like a 55-60" inch wide that weight around 200# I'm browsing...
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    What thrust power do I need for a jon boat 1436?

    What kind of trust do I need ? the boat is 14 feet, fully loaded it will weight 750# in the worst condition possible (2 people, all the equipment, engine and the weight of the boat) Most of the time it will be around 550 total. Is a 40# enough, will I have any performance improvment at all...
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