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    fish not biting......

    Hi, I fish at Hillsdale lake in kansas, the crappie have been biting and it was good fishing for a while. I this passed two weeks. I been there twice and catch no fish.... My fish finder is beeping like an alarm clock but the fish is not taking any bait. I use live minnows and jig of different...
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    steering question or problem

    hi, i have a 1989 spectrum 1700 with 85hp force ob. I am having problem with my steering. it is very loose and do not hold position. when i have my OB tilt up the OB will fall to a side. When I am riding I have to hold on to the steering to pervent it from steering to a side by itself. Now this...
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    buying tops for my boat.

    Hi , I have a 1989 spectrum 1700 with 85hp foce ob. I am thinking about getting a tops of it. I did alot of search and I can't seem to find what i want... I am looking for the top that will snap on to the windsheild. and can't seem to find any online...... does any one know of a good site? thanks
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    Help finding obsolete ob parts

    Hi I am look for the "BRACKET, THRUST" it is listed as 13 on the diagram. does any one know where can i get it?
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    85 hp trim screw size... help.

    Hi i have a 1989 force 85hp. I recently bought a power trim and tilt on ebay, the unit come with the three screws that attached the trim motor. I have attached a picture for reference. I try to get the screws from hard ware storre but the werid thing is that, 5/16 size is too big and 1/4 size...
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    Adding casting platform

    Hi, I have a 1989 spectrum 1700 it is a 17' aluminum hull. I am thinking of adding a casting platform at the end of the boat on top of the ehngine but are worry about the stability of standing on it... any one have try this and what is the result? Thanks
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    trim and tilt question for 89 force 85hp OB

    Hi, I have a spectrum 1700 with 1989 force 85hp ob. I am thinking about installing a power trim and tilt system to it because my wife like to take it out but the motor is too heavy for her to lift while in the water. Can someone please let me know what to get?
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    battery questions

    Hi, I just upgarde my trolling motor from 12v to a 24v. I have questins about the battery. ok, I have 2 battery it is possible to advoid getting a third on as I have a small boat and 4 guys fish on it all the time. I am attaching a diagram please tell me if this is possible. thanks
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    Livewell problem.

    Hi I have a livewell that is come install on the boat. When i turn it on it braw water from the lake and fill up the tank the excess water goes out in a tube. The problem I have right now is that, if turn off the pump after the livewell is filled. the bait die fast. If i keep it on the bait is...
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    Where do i get all the stuff needed?

    Hi, I am a newbie, I have a 1989 Spectrum 1700 fish and ski. It is 17' and deep V hull. The floor is rotting away, and I am going to change the floor. I would also like to add more stuff to it like a live well and casting deck. Do you know a site that sell these thing?
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    boat out of balance

    Hi, I am a newbie here. I am having a balance problem with my boat it is a 89 spectrum 1700 with 85HP outboard. Here is my problem. when I running top speed on a lake and the boat when of balance when there is a slight moment of people on the boat. When i go straigt, the port side of the boat is...
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    humminbird fish finder question.

    Hi, let see if anyone have the same problem. I have a humminbird 768 fish finder with GPS. I am having problem with the Map. When I first install and use the unit. I notice that it show that my boat is floating on land. So i read the manual and it to me to offset the map. now it look find on the...
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    96 polaris SL780 worth buying?

    I am looking to get a PWC. this guy is selling $1000 for his 96 polaris SL780. only 46 hours on it and it look pretty clean con with the trailer. is it worth the money? i heard that the 96 polaris is out of business because if the poor qulity product..... thanks for inputs.
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    need help getting more speed.

    Hi, i have a spectrum 1700 with 1989 force 85hp ob. it is sluminum hull. When i go WOT, the rpm read 4500. and the speed is 31 mph according to the GPS. I read on the forums people with the same settting can get the the boat up to 40mph. I am going to do a compresstion test and are confuse with...
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    water comming into boat from nowhere

    Hi, I have a 1989 Spectrum 1700 with 85Hp FORCE ob. I am have some strange problem..... I bout this boat about 6 months ago. Since then I have taken it out on water for about 6 times. Everytime when I came back I remove the plug and there isn't any water comming out. Last monday, i went boating...
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    towing tube

    Hi, I have a 1989 Spectrum 1700 with a 85hp force OB. I am interested in installing a Ski Tow to pull tube for my kids. I am having problem as I heard people said that I cannot install ski tow with a Out board. the only choice I have is to install a Ski Pylons. is that true? if not. do i need to...
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    1989 Spectrum 1700 floor repair

    Hi, I have a Spectrum 1700. I am thinking of resore the boat to its original state but have hard time looking for parts. Anyone knows of a good site that I can find old boats parts? Also the floor is rotting away. as you can see in the picture, I took out some parts of the floor and notice that...
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    stubid question about my force ob.

    Hi, I have a 1989 85HP force OB. I was in the lake last monday. Everything went fine untill we are getting ready to go back home. When I tried to start the engine. There is no respond from the starter, I just replace the starter not too long ago and it have been working fine. So my question is...
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    What battery to use?

    Hi, I have a question. I recently bought a kayak. I am thinking about rigging a trolling motor on it for fishing. I have a 30 lbs trust trolling motor (minn kota) and I am try to get a battery for it. The marine battery I have for my boat is why too big for me to put on a kayak. My question is...
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    trailer registration

    Hi, I have a stubid question. I live in Kansas and got a boat and trailer from Iowa. The trailer have registration plate on it. I check Kansas trailer law and it said that if the operating weight is less then 2000Lbs then I don't have to register the trailer(I think it meant trailer + boat). Now...
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