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    Hmm...is that a boat in the backyard?

    I live in Wood County in East Texas. Someone recently dumped a 14' aluminum Flat bottom Eldocraft Jon boat on my land. I called the sheriff. They said to file for abandoned title if I wanted to keep it. In order to file form 1344, I need a serial number. I've been all over the boat and can't...
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    Carpet cleaning tips needed

    I have a 2003 Chaparral 180SS. It has light tan carpet and hangs on a boat lift. Last weekend, a few globs of grease from the lift dropped on the carpet as we lowered the boat and got tracked throughout the boat for a few minutes before we noticed it. So now we have little black grease dots all...
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    1997 Seadoo GTX Battery Ideas

    1997 Seadoo GTX. I bought a battery disconnect switch yesterday to help preserve the life of the expensive battery. Has anyone installed one of these on a similar PWC and have a good idea for location and mounting (screws or marine adhesive)? Thanks.
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    Half of a Speedometer

    Boat info: 2003 Chaparral 180SS, New 4.3L Mercruiser (2 hrs) I test drove the boat 2 weeks ago and the speedometer worked fine. I had the dealer I bought it from install a depthfinder in the factory location in the dash. When I took the boat out last weekend, the first time driving it since the...
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    1989 Johnson GT150 Gear Selector Rod install

    I recently pulled the lower unit to replace the impeller. While the lower unit was off, the throttle (at the console) was accidentally moved from reverse to neutral. I put it back where I thought it was when I removed the lower unit, but obviously didn't get it in the same spot. When I ran it on...
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    Cooling question on 1989 Johnson GT150

    I recently changed the impeller and exhaust gaskets (first time) after reading several threads on this forum. I fired it up today on the water hose. I let it run for about 30 seconds, with my hand on the block and heads to see how hot it was getting. I let it run until it got too hot to touch...
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    First Post...first question - Johnson GT150

    I've been lurking for several months and have been able to answer all of my questions with the search function up to this point. Thanks to all who have contributed to the forum and have built a great database for folks like me who like to DIY on the weekends. I need to order 2 exhaust seals but...
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