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    Bay Boats: Best bang for the buck?

    I'm looking at getting a bay boat within the next 6 months or so. <br /><br />I'm looking to spend in the 13-15k range for at least an 18ft boat, center console, galv. trailer, etc.<br /><br />I've been looking at the kenner boats, and they say that they have a lifetime warranty on the hull...
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    Clear Catch Dipnet

    Where can I buy a clear catch dipnet? Any ideas? I've been looking for one for a while with no luck.<br /><br />It is basically a dipnet, but everything is clear. You use it at night under green lights, etc...<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Shawn
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    Electircal Arcing on the Tiller Bracket (1995 90hp nissan)

    First off, haven't had any trouble in a while, been fishing a lot! Good to be back!(kind of, lol)<br /><br />I was out on the lake the other night, and at half throttle or more, I get an electrical arc coming from somewhere near the engine shroud to the tiller bracket that (Where the steering...
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    What's the best sealent/silicone to use when installing engine?

    I installed my engine on my boat about a week ago, and I think I was a little under-generous on applying silicon to seal the bolt holes and around the transom plate. I got a little trickle into my motor well out at the lake the other day, and I'd like to fix it.<br /><br />So, what's the best to...
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    How to wire a momentary on/off/momentary on Toggle switch?

    I am trying to hook up a remote switch for my tilt/trim on my engine. The factory switch has 2 wires leading to it. Pink(down), blue(up), that's it.<br /><br />Well, I bought a momentary toggle switch for it...and there are 6 connections on the switch. There were no instructions with it, how do...
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    QUICK question, need a QUICK answer.(ready to fire it up)

    Guys, I've got everything connected in my boat.<br /><br />The 90hp Nissan I bought is ready to be fired up. I was just going to run a tank of 87 ocatane fuel, because it is oil injected. Well, I was reading the Nissan Owners Manual, and it says after the engine has been stored for a few months...
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    Toggle switch recommendations?

    I am in need of a toggle switch for my tilt/trim, so I can mount it on my console instead of on the side of my control box. <br /><br />I need one that has an up/down function, not an on/off function.<br /><br />What is a specific name of a switch like this? I have been looking around town, and...
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    I need to wire in Lights, Bilge Pump, and Horn..any tips?

    Hello,<br /><br />I just recently got my engine ready to go (thanks to the engine forum!), and now I am working on the boat itself.<br /><br />The wiring that was in it was all rigged up nasty style, so I went ahead and ripped it all out. <br />There was a cigarette lighter, some sort of small...
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    Nissan Tilt Trouble again (wiring questions now)

    Well boys, I got all my wiring hooked up, and I tried to tilt the engine. It didn't make any noise at all, no nothing. I am thinking that there are either a few wires crossed, or the switch is bad.<br /><br />I have a Digital Multimeter, but I am not sure which wires have which function. The...
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    Who said you can't tilt the engine by hand if it has power T/T?

    Is this true? I have my engine mounted on my boat, but the tilt/trim is not hooked up yet. The engine is tilted way low, and I can barely get it out of my garage without the engine scraping the ground...So, I tried to lift the engine, no go. I would think that the engine should be able to be...
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    Does a 'tilt tube' have anything to do with steering?

    I'm not getting much help in my other thread, so I figured I'd throw this one out here...<br /><br />Does the 'tilt tube' have anything to do with steering on a 95 Nissan 90hp?<br /><br />The guy I bought it from said that I need to replace the tilt tube to get the steering working...It doesn't...
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    'Frozen' Tilt Tube, 1995 Nissan 90hp

    Ok, I just picked up the 90hp nissan I was talking about, and it has a frozen tilt tube. (btw, I was aware of this before purchasing).<br /><br />The price was cheap enough to not worry about it, so I went ahead and bought it anyways.<br /><br />Now, will it be easier to 'un-freeze' the tilt...
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    Anyone ever heard of a 'Sea Star' Hydraulic Steering mechanism? How hard to inst

    I recently purchased the Nissan 90hp motor, 1995 model, and the factory steering cylinder is locked up on it. Because of this, the previous owner installed a 'Sea Star' Hydraulic steering system.<br /><br />Well, he left the cylinder/piston connected to the motor when he sold it, and kept all of...
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    Nissan 90hp 1995 (Still looking for an engine, is this a good deal?)

    The friend of my father that owns a boat shop/boat rental/marina in Rockport, TX had a customer of his buy a brand new suzuki 140 for his boat. He had a good running 90hp 1995 Nissan on it, but he thought it was underpowered, so he decided to get a new 140.<br /><br />Well, The guy now has the...
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    Anyone use these rod holders on their boat(s)?

    <br /><br /> Rod Holders <br /><br />Anyone used them? They look fairly simple, yet effective...and they are cheap.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Shawn
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    livewell/baitwell installs...

    I searched for both, and the only thing I could really find was 'home made' stuff, like ice chests turned into baitwells, etc..<br /><br />I am building a boat, and I have 3 or 4 areas that I can put baitwells. Of them, I want at least 2 aereated containers for bait (shrimp or finger mullet).<br...
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    Recommend an outboard (new) for this combo/conditions:

    I have just started building a boat from www.bateau.com<br /><br />It's an 18' flatbottom 'Dory', seen here:<br /> <br /> <br /><br />I will be fishing in the texas flats off of Rockport/Aransas Pass/Corpus Christi, meaning mostly saltwater use. I will also fish the local reservoirs, but my...
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    At this price, is this 1995 70hp force worth it?

    Once again, another long time friend of my father's has been contacted, and he has a 1995 Force 70hp w/controls for sale for $700, $850 installed.<br /><br />He is a boat dealer/rental owner in Fulton Beach, TX, and my father has done business with him for over 10 years, as well as the rest of...
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    If I put this on ebay or in the paper, what should I expect to get out of it?

    1972 johnson 65hp with one bad cylinder, and a bad cylinder head. <br /><br />Everything else checked out good...<br /><br />Good parts are as follows:<br />Stator<br />Timer base<br />lower unit<br />shroud<br />controls<br />power pack and all electronics<br />crank<br />rods<br />carbs<br...
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    Can you buy a whole new wiring harness for an old engine?

    I am looking into this 1969 100hp evinrude, and the wiring will definitely need to be replaced. Other than that, it looks good. <br /><br />The wiring doesn't look like it will be hard to re-do myself, but, can you buy a harness?<br /><br />Just curious. It's a selectric shift 100hp...
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