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    How much outboard motors have improved.

    You are right there, never have I owned a better running, easy on gas outboard motor in all my 60 years of boating!! Smoothest idle ever, right down where you can almost hear each cylinder fire. I did find an airlock that I posted about that added almost two gallons of fuel to my original...
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    Doghouse reconstruction

    My doghouse was made of 5/8" plywood with 2x2 lumber on inside corners to screw into. This thing was strong as an ox, two grown adults could stand on it and dance if they wanted. No glass work, covered in marine carpet. Sold the boat after 12 plus years with the doghouse strong as ever.
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    Never owned a boat!

    I can see another " how not to launch your boat" video comming soon. Simple math here, I can see his truck sliding down the ramp all the way into the water....
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    Lawrance Elite 7 HDI sonar/ gps unit question

    Many thanks for the video !!! I was pushing so many buttons in frustration that I might have changed the transducer ....who knows. But I know where to start now !!! Thanks again...
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    Lawrance Elite 7 HDI sonar/ gps unit question

    That is the page I couldnt find, spent a few hours on the lake today with my manual trying everything I could think of. Fish were not biting this morning so I had some hours to investigate this issue. Never could bring up the page shown in the manual, but after returning to default...
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    Lawrance Elite 7 HDI sonar/ gps unit question

    Recently bought a used boat and it came with a Lawarance Elite 7 HDI sonar unit. After playing with this unit for a while, I decided to remove all the previous owners settings using the return to default feature. Worked fine, started adding my own settings and found the down scan feature isnt...
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    What is she?

    Cant say what it is, but I do remember seeing some like that in my much younger days. I grew up on the Portage river in Port Clinton, Ohio and remember seeing a couple wishing I had one !!!!
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    Moving 3rd toon back

    One would think that toons would fly with a 150 hp motor but the real truth is...they are not speed demons without large engines !! They can be very efficient at slower speeds but not at high speeds, just the nature of the beast. Just for your curioisity, in my local marina I have a couple...
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    Winterizing: Fuel in tank options?

    You have to use a good stabilizer, not an offbrand oddball. The Stabil and Sea Foam have been used for years with great sucess. Mix according to instructions not just pour a small amount in and forget it. Having a poly tank, corrosion is not an issue, so just add proper amount of stabilizer to...
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    1955 elgin 7.5?

    Post some pics if you can, my dad had one of those when I was a kid..( now 72), would bring back some fond memories for me, thanks. On ours there was a green flip lever for the choke, a small knob for low speed adj to carb, and I remember Dad often dropping the glass bowl under the carb to...
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    No gas to carb

    What about the fuel line itself, they do go bad. Shouldnt be that hard to trace fuel flow to a carb.....
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    1959 StarCraft all original

    Even if they dont run, clean them up and even repaint them. They bring back fond memories and make great conversation starters !!!!
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    Seat Cover Ideas?

    Hah.....fond memories for me, had the same boat and motor when I was 16-17 yrs old. Had a blast with it, even pulled a skier and me on a kneeboard type toy. Yep that ole 18hp was plenty of power. And I also remember sliding on the seats, mine had a vinyl covering made to look like wood, but...
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    WINTERIZING: Full fuel tank vs Empty fuel tank

    All the more reason to use a fuel stabilizer !!! E10 disolves all the crud that has been accumulating in the fuel system all this time. When the crap lets go you have fuel issues. Get it clean once and forall and you will be fine, the fuel stabilizer just helps work the crud through more...
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    WINTERIZING: Full fuel tank vs Empty fuel tank

    A lot deoends on the material the fuel tank is made from. On older boats many tanks were steel. Condensation caused all kinds of corrosion issues, a full tank reduces that. If plastic or aluminum then whether full or empty makes little difference. Where you store your boat also makes a...
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    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    I have to agree, my trailer is set up so boat is easy to load and unload. My only real issues are the idiots at the launch ramps that hold up everyone else. I did moor by boat for a few years and they were the hardest years of all. Wat to much work during docking
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    Combatting Water/Damp Conditions inside of boat?

    I would be more concerned about where this water is comming from and figure out how to stop it..
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    PSA on Winterization Antifreeze

    My I/O had plenty of room to work around, so that was not an issue. However, my season was always cut short due to having to winterize the I/O. I downsized to an outboard because the I/O was getting to big for this old man to handle by myself. Wife is dissabled and kids are grown up with...
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    RWD Tow Vehicle Launch Issues?

    Years back we were retrieving my boat after a family outing, we could hear and see a runabout heading toward the dock/ ramp at a high rate of speed. We could hear the husband yelling and screaming at his wife who was at the controls. Obviously frustrated, she just put her hands over face and...
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    PSA on Winterization Antifreeze

    I have always drained my system as well as I could, then pour a couple gallons thru the system just in case any water was trapped in there. For the less than 5 bucks it cost for two gallons of antifreeze, it was a great piece of mind. RV antifreeze is actually good for seals and plastic parts
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