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    brakes on my trailer

    I have a SkipperB trailer(single axle) that has no brakes at all. I figure my boat, motor, and trailer probably weigh 1000 pounds. Can I install electric brakes on this trailer?
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    Impeller for Johnson 50

    Can anyone tell me what part numbers I need to order for changing my water pump on a 1986 Johnson 50 horse? I would like to buy a "replacement kit". Should I get this direct from Johnson or can I get it from iboats?
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    Rocker switch for tilt control

    I have recently moved my throttle control box. I moved it forward about 7 inches and since then my rocker switch for the power tilt doesn't work anymore. I think I broke a wire or something inside the control box. Has anyone ever had to change a rocker switch on the throttle lever? I am leary of...
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    Registration sticker removal

    I'm getting ready to thoroughly clean my fiberglass hull and started to scrap off my old stickers. Couldn't budge em. Bright idea came to me to use a light bulb and loosen the adhesive with heat. Took 2 beers per sticker but it worked!
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    First boat project

    I bought an '87 Mirrocraft on a Skipper B trailer this summer. The boat is fiberglass and is 16' long with a 50 hp Johnson outboard. Everything on the boat looks like it was well cared for except the carpeting. So, when the fishing stopped, I brought the boat home and put it in my garage and...
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    change to a tandem

    I am looking for some advice on my Skipper B trailer. I have a 16' Mirrocraft fiberglass boat with a 50hp Johnson. My trailer is a single axle and is in good shape, however, I've got it in my head that I should have a tandem axle trailer. Not so much for the weight load but for smoothness on the...
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