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    New project - Third Log

    So, I bought a 21" diameter 24 foot round log removed from a Grumman boat. This is to be the third toon on an 89 LOWE 20 ft. pontoon. with 19" wide 24 inch deep U tubes. First question. How long ( how far forward) should the middle tube be? Tritoons I've been seeing have all three matched up...
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    *89 Force 125 - Won't run WOT

    My 89 125 Force won't let me run WOT. I can run @ 4800 all day but when I try to run WOT (5200) it falters. Seems to shut of for a 1/2 second & start right back up on it's own. It'll keep doing that till i pull the throttle down to 3500 then I can push back up to 4800 & stay all day. Fuel use...
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    Toon's rear sits too deep

    I know this has been discussed before but I couldn't find anything in Search. My 20ft 1989 LOWE pontoon sits very low in the rear. I Know the motor is oversized, I bought it that way & I'm not buying a smaller one. Has anybody ever tried adding floatation to the rear of their 'toon other than a...
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    Flat (nearly) prop

    Just a quick comment. I just put an 11" p x 14" piranha prop on my '89 20' lowe pontoon. I've always had a lot of slip with with my 14"p propos but this was as low as I could find b4 the Piraha. Slip went from near 50% to about 12% WOT is now in range & throttle response is great. BTW it's on an...
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    Third pontoon/ motor pod

    I don't know if this is the right place or "Pontoons". Mods, if misplaced, please relocate. Last November I bought a derilict 87 LOWES 20' pontoon & have busied myself for the last several months rebuilding. Hope to find time to post a step by step, but I'm still building. I took her out for a...
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    Re: Teleflex XTREME Mechanical Steering Field Test - Exclusive offer for Forum member

    Re: Teleflex XTREME Mechanical Steering Field Test - Exclusive offer for Forum member Anybody know what happened? Who are the lucky recipients or did this die a grisly albeit unheralded death?
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    Havasu for Memorial Week

    Headed for Havasu on the 26th through Memorial Day for the whole week. After 20 years, the kids are grown & it's mine & the missus turn. Anyway, We're camping in Cattail Cove.12 or so miles from Havasu City so maybe it won't be crazy. Spent last year in Martinez & the lower river. Absolutley...
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    20 ft lowes

    Hi All, I'm running a 13.5 x 15 three blade on an 87 125 Force. powering an 87 Lowes Fish N Fun, 20 ft. At 3500, about 3/4 throttle I'm running 24 (GPS). I haven't had it up to WOT as the lake was choppy & this was my first outing on the rebuilt boat. If I'm doing the math right I should be...
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    Mod V's & whitewater sleds

    Hello all. Been learning loads here but I haven't seen this subject. I'm looking at building an aluminum boat. Been informed by the wife (who's recently returned to the fishy ways) that I need a bigger boat. I've got a 16' tracker Pro Crappie & would like to keep the same basic hull shape to...
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