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    Broken Tachometer (how to test)

    I have a 1997 90 hp Force. Currently there is a tach installed but it is not working. Was told at one time it did work with this motor but it was not installed for this motor. I have seen in the archives that this motor most likely needs a 20 pole tach. I have no idea if the current one...
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    Mercury/Force anodes are they the same?

    All I have a 1997 90 hp elpt force outboard on a 21 ft aluminum boat. I will be keeping it in fresh water for 6-7 months. I have read that I should use magnesium anodes on it but can not find any for force. Since Force was made by mercury can I use an appropriate model Mercury to order the...
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    what type of anode do I get?

    Not sure of the proper anode to get. I have a 22 ft aluminum boat that had zinc on it since it was in salt water (previous owner). I went to get a new anode and found out that you should use magnesium in fresh water and you should not mix and match anode types. Being a novice I did not knwo...
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    what anode to get

    Not sure of the proper anode to get. I have a 22 ft aluminum boat that had zinc on it since it was in salt water (previous owner). I went to get a new anode and found out that you should use magnesium in fresh water and you should not mix and match anode types. What I am not sure about is...
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    Zink installation

    I was wondering if there is anything I should know about installing zinc on my aluminum boat? It is a 33 year old boat and I just took it down to bare aluminum and am almost done painting. I did notice some pitting/corrosion on the bottom of the boat. I would like to replace the zinc and...
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    Do I need bottom paint.

    I will be painting an aluminum 22ft cuddy, the boat will reside in a freshwater lake and will be in a slip for 6-7 months. Do I need to paint with an official antifouling bottom paint? From what I can tell the antifouling bottom paint helps prevent corrosion in salt water and also makes it...
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    Can You Sand Aluminum?

    Hey folks I am just about done stripping a 21 ft aluminum boat. Before repainting I wondered if it would be ok to sand the aluminum to get a few hard to remove specks of paint off and to smooth out a few spots on the bottom that had light corrosion. If it is ok to sand what grit do you...
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    To paint or not to paint

    I have recently been given a 21 ft 1973 starcraft chieftain aluminum boat. Due to the age we are stripping all the paint off (currently it is an eyesore) , below the waterline there is a minimum of 6 layers of antifouling paint. We are on a limited budget so we are looking at all of our...
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    East coast verses West coast

    Last summer I was out in Oregon and saw an aluminum boat style that I liked such as this Smoker Craft http://www.iboats.com/cgi-bin/marine_classifieds/adv-search.cgi?id=43717-ad <br /><br /> or alumaweld<br /> http://www.iboats.com/cgi-bin/marine_classifieds/adv-search.cgi?id=23256-ad <br /><br...
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    hp v lbs of thrust

    As far as I know there is not a conversion for hp to lbs of thrust. They measure two different things. I am looking for a new mount for my trolling motor and some of the ones I have looked at have lbs of thrust maximum. I have an older Minn Kota 4hp 24 volt trolling motor. <br /><br />The...
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    bow mounting a trolling motor

    Hey folks<br /><br />I took my boat out for the first time yesterday. The previous owner had the trolling motor mounted near the bow on the port side. I never saw the boat in the water so I am not sure if this setup worked for him.<br /><br />The boat is 14 ft aluminum semi-V and the trolling...
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    oil ratio for a 1957 johnson seahorse

    I have looked around and found a couple of tables that give oil to fuel ratios but none of the ones I have found go back to a 1957 Johnson seahorse. The previous owner told me to use a 24:1 ratio. Is this correct? If so how often should I change the plugs? I imagine that this higher ratio...
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    How to stop a 1957 Johnson seahorse

    I recently purchased a small aluminum boat that has a 1957 Johnson Seahorse 18 hp engine. The motor runs like a top. The three times that I have started it, the engine has only taken two pulls to start. My problem is that when I adjust the throttle to stop nothing happens. The previous owner...
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