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    New Back to Back Seating

    Replacement back to back seating like what's pictured above is easy to find. Problem they're all much taller than what my boat has. My boat's current back to back seats are about 44" long, 18" wide and 16" tall. That height doesn't count the riser height that is only 5". It's not a big boat...
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    8-Switch Bank . . . Anyone Got Pics

    I'm looking for more information about this item: http://www.iboats.com/8-Position-Slate-Gray/dm/*******.738263348--**********.771927598--view_id.44302 I've searched all over the web, but I can't find any pictures but the one on this site. I think this is just what I want for my boat, but I'd...
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    Cleaning/Conditioning Old Fiberglass

    So back in the day, my dad used to wash down the boat every spring, I think with bleach. Then he'd wax the whole thing. This was 15 years ago. I haven't spend nearly as much time doing this kind of work. But it could use a serious cleaning at this point. The top of the boat has lots of what I...
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    Trouble Starting ('89 90HP)

    I had a similar thread from last year but I think it's best to start fresh. So I tried to start my boat today for the first time this year, with no luck. I did empty the tank and fill it with fresh gas. The battery is brand new. I gave it a whole lot of cranking, with throttle, without throttle...
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    New Battery Question

    I tossed my old battery last fall, it was totally junk. So I need to buy a new one this spring. My dad had always used expensive deep cycle batteries. But the boat mechanic who fixed my trim this year said I don't need a deep cycle battery at all. He said those are for boats that will be running...
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    Suggestions for Re-Wiring

    My boat is an outboard, so I feel like redoing all my 25 year old wiring is something I can handle. So my plan is to install a switch panel, tear out 100% of the old wiring, and re-do all the wiring, adding a few extras like floor LEDs, a radio with some speakers, maybe a spotlight. So I have...
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    Need A New Winch

    So the winch on my trailer is so rusted, its only a matter of time before the gear teeth just snap right off. So I need a new winch. This site has a million of them. There's just one problem, I have no idea how much my boat weighs. Any guess would be a complete shot in the dark. Got any...
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    Removing Quicksilver

    I'm taking all the vynil padding off my boat. It's 28 year old, and to rotted it just come right off with one hand. The wood is complete mush. So I need to take off my throttle, remove the wood behind it, then reattach it directly to the fiberglass. So rather than playing the guessing game, I'm...
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    Looking for a looooooong bow hook

    I'm in the process of replacing my bow hook. I got the hook out, but the piece of wood they attached it do was pretty small. I was going to carve up a piece of 4x4 very hard wood to replace it. Problem is, I can't find any long bow hooks. They all seem to be about the same length, and that...
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    Repairing Trim System on 90HP Mercury

    OK so I have an older thread on this topic where I was just gathering information, this thread is for me actually doing the repair. The issue, the trim doesn't work. You hit the button and you get god-awful loud sounds coming from the system. I'm working under the assumption that the issue is...
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    Bilge Pumps

    So these days, it seems like the only kind of bilge pumps you can get (small pumps, for small boats) are the king that turn on automatically every minute or two. None of the old school kind that have a floater in them. I never liked these ones that turn on every few minutes, because I'll often...
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    Battery Life

    So, my battery just spent about a week underwater :-) Obviously not on purpose, but **** happens. It was fresh water, so I'm wondering is the battery junk, or should I try to just charge it back up and see if it works?
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    Boating in Massachusetts

    So my family has had a place in NH my whole life. So even though we've always lived in Mass, for the past 25 years we've had a boat registered in NH. I've been driving it since I was oooooooh about 7. So now I'm sick of going all the way up there (thats the short story) so I want to leave the...
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    Going Bigger Than The Boat is Rated

    This is mostly just a curiosity/hypothetical question, as I'll likely never have the money to do this, and if I did,I'd probably just buy a whole new boat anyway. BUT. So my '85 thundercraft is rated for a 90HP motor. But I imagine that engines today are probably much lighter right? So you...
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    What To Do With Old Gas?

    I have half a tank (3 gallons) of 2 year old gas. No stabilizer. How can I get rid of it? Other than dumping it in the lake I mean :D
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    My Boat Stopped Peeing

    So today my boat was idling at the dock while I was trying to run out all the old gas. And I noticed there was no water stream out the back. A separate problem I'm having is that the trim is dead, plus it was getting dark. So I wasn't able to check and see if there was anything clogging the...
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    Grrrr

    You knwo what sucks ***. I just wrote a nice long post about the problem i'm having, and when I hit submit, this forum had logged me out and I lost the whole thing!!! I think you need to check the admin settings!!!!
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    Just when I thought everything was running great (Trim Died!)

    If you happen to have noticed all my other threads, you'll know I had to work on my motor to get it running after 2 years of storage, i had to really scrub the boat top to bottom, I repainted the boat's stripe after about 26 years so it looks pretty sharp. I had the boat running in my driveway...
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    Using Boston's Waterways

    I've lived just outside of Boston my whole life, but my boat has never seen any water other than a small lake in New Hampshire. It's a small 16-footer. What would I have to do to put it in the water in Boston? Do I have to register the boat in both states? Where would I do that? Also how do...
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    Problem With My Bow Hook!!

    So I found this little problem today while I was scrubbing my boat down. The hook seems to be pulling right out from the hull. Obviously this is a big problem since that hook is the only thing keeping this boat on the trailer when I drive it to the lake. The other picture shows the bow of the...
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