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    Seating ideas

    Hello, I have a 1991 Penn Yan 245 Contender, currently I only have a Capt seat for seating. I have a small cabinet for lures and we use a large cooler on port side for seating inside the hardtop. I would like to put a padded bench with storage underneath and a wide seat facing back, like one of...
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    Rotten wood inside engine compartment Penn Yan

    Hello all, I have a 1991 Penn Yan 245 Contender, I've only had this boat since spring of 2015. While Winterizing it this Fall and removing the battery's I noticed one of the Horizontal wooden shelves was rotten, of course it would be, the storage compartment above it drains directly onto the...
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    Loose Capt Seat

    Hello, I have a 1991 Penn Yan 245 a Contender Hard Top, my Capt seat is loose and rocks back and forth. It's a round I think 8 bolt base screwed into the floor. I go to tighten down the screws and they just spin. From what I see, there isn't any way to get under to hold the nut or anything like...
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    OMC Outdrive Question

    Hello, I have a 1988 OMC 3L with an OMC Outdrive, I have a chance to pick up another Outdrive very cheap, the only thing known about this Outdrive is that it came off a 2.3L Model # 984540 Ser. # 1046680 or 6 i want to know if this unit would be compatible with my engine. Anybody have any...
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    1988 OMC 3.0 Noise

    Hello All, 1988 OmC 3-0 making a strange noise, I noticed it when Cranking over, then stops and it will do it above 2,ooo RPM under load, but then stops when backed down to troll or Idle. This is almost like a Belt Squeel but not as high Pitched. I know noises are impossible to duplicate with...
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    Merc 15 HP only starts in Gear

    Hello, I have a mid 80's 15 HP 2 stroke tiller motor used for a kicker. I bought this a few months ago and just put it on the boat and it only fires/starts in Forward gear. Any suggestions? Thanks in Advance
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    Suzuki Dt 140 wont fire

    Hello, I was running my DT140 yesterday and spraying carb cleaner in the carbs, ran it for a while and sprayed and sprayed the carbs, the motor stalled a few times as i sprayed too much, but fired right back up. This last time i sprayed it, the motor quit and wont fire back up at all. Changed...
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    Suzuki 140

    hello, just purchased a center console boat with a 140 Suzuki OB, The throttle control seems a little different, it doesnt pull out in Neutral to rev the engine, is this common with CC boats? and there isnt a lever on the top inside to put the motor into gear. Also, ive looked on this site and...
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