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    Suzuki DF115 outer casing Help

    I have a 2007 Suzuki DF115hp While trying to attach a new water indicator tube to the water outlet, the tube accidentally dropped into the opening at the exhaust and water tubes. I have two questions. . 1. As the connecting "screws are at the end of a "long tunnel" Which screwdriver will undo...
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    4 Bladed Prop Expectations

    It's going to be a long time until I can get on the water to test this change- It snowed this morning. But I am eager to hear about the changes to my boats performance My engine is a 2007 Suzuki DF115, Boat is a 20ft Aluminum. Until now I have been using a 3 bladed prop with a 19" pitch. My...
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    Lockable fuel cap

    This summer I am going to be staying for a few days at a lakeside resort cabin, with my boat moored at a communal dock close by. The owners have already advised me to "padlock" my boat to the dock, and so I am also thinking of ways to make other things secure. I have already looked at iboats...
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    Storing for Winter - Transom saver or not ?

    I have already had my engine professionaly winterized (OB -Suzuki 115hp 4 stroke) and as usual will have my boat stored outside, beside my house. At present I have a transom saver attached to the trailer supporting the engine, however the dealer suggests in their receipt that the outboard...
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    Wakeboarder /Skier boat Question

    On the lake today I unintentionally got caught up in the wake of a wakeboarding boat ( I was in the calm water between the port and starboard wake - mind you a good safe distance from the wakeboarder and I was looking at him all the time. As I was turning to Port to try and cross the big wake...
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    There are still good people at Boat Ramps

    Just got back from an afternoon at the Lake. I went on a Monday to avoid the crowds. Everything had been going very smoothly until I was edging up to the floating dock after a good outing. My elderly dog decided that he wanted out and before we could stop him he "leaped" for the dock. He has...
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    Suzuki Warning Buzzer

    Yesterday, the weather was finally good enough for me to take to the lake and get the winter cobwebs out of the boat Yey!!! My engine a 2007 Suzuki DF115 started straight up ( I had it professionally winterized last fall) and we headed out. During the day I started the engine several times...
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    I would like more top end speed

    I have a 20ft Aluminum Thunderjet boat with a Suzuki 115hp OB. Because I live and operate the boat at 3,000 ft elevation the dealer swapped out the standard 21" pitch prop to that of a 19" pitch. I top out with a regular load of myself, my wife and our dog @ 36 mph doing 5,300 rpm. My next...
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    Main Motor in water while trolling with kicker

    While I am trolling with my kicker, am I damaging my main motor if I leave it in the water and don't raise it up ? It is in neutral. I can steer my kicker from the helm, and if I leave my main motor in the down position, I am thinking that it gives me better steering control it with the...
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    Reasonable Portable swim ladder ?

    I have an 20ft Aluminum Boat with the engine and kicker on an Offshore bracket. (Too crowded to use as a swim platform) I would like to purchase a collapsible/portable swim ladder that I hang off the side of the boat. As "old age" is creeping up on me I would prefer one with 4 or more steps, so...
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    One more "no plug" idiot :)

    I never thought I would be caught out, but this afternoon was my time. As my wife was backing the boat into the water, I busied myself priming the bulb, lowering the outboard, and starting it. As I told her to back a few feet more, I heard this unusual sound of water coming out a hose. I look...
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    Help ! My Suzuki 9.9 kicker keeps stalling

    The weather finally was warm enough to go out to the lake today. Yey. I have a 2007 Suzuki 9.9 4 stroke kicker (manual start) which I use for trolling and for emergency backup. My problem. After pumping the bulb until firm and pulling out the choke, it starts as normal on the first or second...
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    Correct Prop ?

    I have a 20ft Aluminum boat with a Suzuki 115hp 4 stroke. When I purchased the boat - because I live at 3,050 ft and would be using the boat at that altitude - the dealer exchanged the prop to a 19" rather than the normal 21" pitch. I had the boat out yesterday (for the first time this year...
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    Reversing with surge brakes

    As you all know going boating means that there are all kinds of things to try and remember. Checklists etc My issue is when I am trailering and there comes a need to reverse eg. reversing into my yard, some idiot gets in the way, or I need to turn around, I am so consumed with the task of...
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    Please learn from my mistake !!

    I used to store my previous boat at a RV/Boat storage facility as I didn't have the storage space at my house. For security I would take everything "loose" out of the boat including the battery, portable gas, fishing poles etc. My house was approx 2 miles away from the facility and so would...
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