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    Prop Recomendations

    I have a heavy, I mean heavy 21ft deep I mean Deep hulled boat. Need a prop for a 200 hp Black Max (1983). I tried it for the first time with a 14x17 big flat blade prop today. The best I could do was 4200 RPM with the motor trimed so the prop was almost out of the water. No where near...
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    LED Lights

    Can LED lights be dimmed with a dimmer switch or are they either on or off?
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    V6 Engine Wiring

    At the switch Boxes, what does the Black and Yellow Wire do?<br /><br />Is it supposed to get power from the switch and power the switch boxes, or is it supposed to ground the switch boxes/stator at the switch in the off possition.<br /><br />My switch I'm trying to wire in has 6 Posts,<br /><br...
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    Bilge Pump

    Guardian 500 Automatic Bilge Pump.<br /><br />If the Manual Brown/White Wire and the Automatic Brown wire are wired to power at the same time would it affect the pump? Such as having a 2 position 2 pole switch, where one side was always hot (automatic) and the other was Manual. When the switch...
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    Where to buy bollts?

    Looking for SS or Corrosion resistant bolts to mount my outboard to the transom. Need 9/16" bolts at least 7" inches long, anybody sell them?
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    Cut a boat in half.........

    Anyone ever thought about cutting two identical boats in half a joining them in such a way to make a longer boat? If the hull was the the same for a good stretch, could you cut the bow off one and the stern off another and mate them? I have this crazy idea to do this to my 26ft Bayliner...
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    Best Fish Finder in the $400 - $600

    In the market for a new fish finder. Have $400 to $600 to spend. I will use it in Fresh water no deeper then 200FT. We use downriggers and would like to see the wieghts on screen, I like the color ones but I can live without. My old "new" humingbird shows fish in the garage, but I can't...
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    1979 IMP Progress Pics

    Lots of pics, let me know if we are doing it right.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />
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    New Boat Motor Manual Model :)

    http://www.wyomingben.com/Par/DSC09834.jpg <br /><br />Racheal AKA: Paris Hilton<br /><br />Figured I'd give you guys the first taste.......
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    Progress Pics........... FLAMES ANYONE?

    Imron and Jetglo Paint<br /><br /> http://www.wyomingben.com/Boatpaint/DSC09557.jpg <br /><br /> http://www.wyomingben.com/Boatpaint/DSC09558.jpg <br /><br /> http://www.wyomingben.com/Boatpaint/DSC09559.jpg <br /><br /> http://www.wyomingben.com/Boatpaint/DSC09560.jpg <br /><br />Inside in...
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    Good, Bad or just ugly?

    Looking at this Transom Bracket, anyone know anything about them. Anyone think it's a good thing?<br /> <br /> http://www.portaproducts.com/index.html
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    Imron - Painting Hell

    I've painted my boat, one good coat of epoxy primer. Few runs. Sanded them out. Painted with Serman William Jet-Glo one good coat of grey. Mixed some more paint (I bought at aircraft liquedation, something wrong with paint. All kinds of different colors and sags all to hell. Sand back...
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    Deco Dot Floor Vinyl

    <br /><br /> http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0001359016272a&navAction=push&navCount=1&indexId=&podId=0001359&catalogCode=IE&parentId=&parentType=&rid= &_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fcatalog%2Fitem-link.jhtml_A&_DAV=search&hasJ<br /><br />Anyone...
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    Could I build one?

    <br /><br />This one is made of aluminum. It costs about $900. Could I build one our of 3/16" mild steel. I have a nice big sheet of diamond plate steel and a mig welder. When done I would paint it with Polyurthane paint. It would go on a freshwater only trailered boat. The boat is a 21FT...
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    What is the best way to repair this? PICS

    <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />Getting ready to paint Hull, going to paint it with Imron. This spot is the worst damage to the hull, I bought some of this off of ebay<br /><br /> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2590686332 <br /><br />I also have some...
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