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  1. JSGOLD

    updating to a kill switch

    Sometime in the next couple of weeks I am going to rewire my old 76' starcraft and want to add a motor kill switch. I bought one from iboats but am unsure what to hook it up too, since my 55hp (also a 76') Evinrude never had this from the factory. I do have a service manual for the motor, but...
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    fuse panel protection opinion...

    I have been getting our old 76' Starcraft ready for our first outing of the year this week and while checking it out I had some issues with the old wiring. The wiring is old, wrong colors, and generally poorly protected to non protected circuits. I had hoped to rewire it over the winter as I...
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    Weather SUCKS this year.....

    Here in West Virginia we have been hit day after day with rain and wind it seems almost every day of the week for several weeks running now. We get the occasional dry day but our local lakes are muddy, high, and getting the grass under control and working on my boat and trailor has been a real...
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    trolling motor wire size and fuses

    I have an old Minn Kota 65MX that came with our boat and it was wired by previous owner with no fusing that I can find.(It has wires running directly from the battery to a small power center but I see no fuses on the main wires). what is proper fuse sizing on one of these? I know little about it...
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    Saftey chain question

    I am replacing the safety chain on my trailor and picked up a 5000lb rated set made by Reese. I noticed instead of the typical hooks it has two large links with the screw on /off section on each link. The picture showed running the chain through the chain hole on the vehicle and then attaching...
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    Sad Situation

    We are following a very sad story today where five men were in a jon boat fishing on the New River when it capsized last night.....three were missing, two made it out. One body recovered this morning. Hard to be critical in a situation as this but even though there are certain job boats that are...
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    Making your own trailor cable......

    I need to rewire my trailor to correct a ground issue and update as the old wiring was not done using correct size or color as well. I was wondering if any of you had ever used THHN building wire and made your own cable. I have access to whatever I need as I work for an electrical distributor...
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    More trailor questions - wire loom and safety chains

    Is there any harm, or any need to wrap the wires under the trailor in plastic wire loom..or split flex as I call it? The only thing I am concerned it with it being submerged...would it keep water in and cause trouble? On safety chains....do they have to connect to tougue??? I have a one pc...
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    Minn Kota parts - 65MX

    I am trying to find a replacement hinge assembly for an old Minn Kota 65MX, with what appears to be a 46" shaft. Minn Kota does not seem interested in my emails and Ebay has been a waste of time so far. Are there any other sites that you can list things you want for things like this? I thought...
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    Load range...C or D?

    I have a 16 foot aluminum 76' Starcraft deep v with a 55hp and 5.5 Evinrude setup, and are need of tires. The ones on it are bias 6 plys load rated C. The tires have plenty of tread(only 3-4 years old) but have vertical cracks around them and are suspect. (Cheapo) I bought a new matching load C...
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    Use the right tools!!!!

    I have held off adding this story out of shame and humilitaion. And while not a direct boat or fishing story it does I think still qualfy for this forum. To start with me and the wife had been talking about a boat for 2 years when we ran across our 76' Starcraft last fall, and we bought it and a...
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    5.5 seals and gaskets.....need sealant??

    Sometime over the winter period I need to replace the LU seals and gaskets and a few other things....Is there any sealant or grease etc. required for any of these things? Anyone use gasket compound anywhere else on the motor such as the gasket under the power head or head gasket?
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    Anyone been to RD Bailey Lake (WV)

    My wife has been bugging me to try RD Bailey Lake next year, as they apparently have some large strippers and other nice bass. There is also a campground nearby. This located in the souther part of West Virginia. Anyone ever camped or fished there? If so, how was it and how are the launch ramps?
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    Evinrude 5.5 prop question - 2 or 3 blade?

    My old 61' 5.5 Fisherman had a 3-blade prop on it when I got it but I notice most of these have 2 blade types. After looking in the parts diagram I have it shows a 2 blade also. Would this motor push better with a 2 blade or a 3 bladed prop? I don't know why this was put on, maybe to improve...
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    Good motor or bad? 61'QD-22F

    I ran across a 10HP Johnson on ebay that is within driving distance and was curious if these motors had any common weaknesses to watch out for. It is a QD-22F, and a 1961 model that looks very good for it's age. My current 61' Evinrude 5.5 gets the job done as a kicker motor but a little more...
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    Fishing for deer

    We frequent a small lake (270 acres apx) called Elk Fork and for years fished from the bank. There is also a small pond beside it that has some crappie and bass in it. Access is difficult as the DNR does not maintain it. Anyway 2 years ago we were fishing the pond and it sits about 15 feet below...
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    pressure testing a lower unit, 61' 5.5

    Something told me to check the gear oil in my old 61' 5.5 today as I was looking at the throttle linkage on it. I was surprised to see VERY milky fluid. I changed the lube out in June when I first started using the motor, and the old stuff had a tea spoon of pure water in it but was not milky...
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    61' Evinrude 5.5 tiller throttle stiff

    We have our old 5.5 running pretty well, been using it to power our 16' Starcraft as a kicker motor on lake requiring less than 10HP and been pretty happy with it. I have noticed that the tiller throttle assembly is stiff, at least it feels that way to me. Having no experiance with them before...
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    Kicker motor has to be angled

    We have a 61' Evinrude 5.5 for a kicker motor on our 76' Starcraft Supersport (deep V) and while it pushes us OK I have to run it at an angle to go straight. If I hold it straight the boat goes right sharply. I can deal with it but I know it is not very efficient. What I suspect is one of these...
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    Chains and winch suggestions...

    I am not sure of the weights involved on this boat and trailor, so I know this is guessing... I have a 16ft aluminum Starcraft (76' supersport) and a trailor. It has a 55hp and 5.5 motor setup. I am looking to upgrade /replace the winch, safety chain on the trailor to the boat, and the safety...
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