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    Ran rough after sitting idle.

    The 25 horse merc. ran rough after sitting in the garage for a couple of months. The fuel in the tank didn't look like it had evaporated down very far and I would have thought it was mixed up pretty good after the distance towed and the number of starts and stops along the way. I still have 4...
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    Added a center roller

    I added another roller to keep the keel from scraping when the bow drops down off of the front roller. It worked very well for launching but I think I am going to have to hold the boat forward with the motor now to keep it from rolling back before I have the bow strap hooked. The motor ran...
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    Bunk slides for the pontoon trailer?

    Have any of you tried the 1/2"x5"x54" bunk slides on a pontoon trailer and how did they work for you. I wondered if being a half inch thick caused any problems with the way the boat sits on the trailer or anything? Do they stay on tight if you screw them down over the carpet or do I need to cut...
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    Does motor setting stop cavitation?

    After smacking bottom with the original prop on the 50 horse merc. I replaced it with a little bigger dia.-less pitch-prop. What I have noticed now is that I cannot get up to WOT with out getting what I would call prop slip-cavitation. I don't have power trim and tilt but I do have a pin that...
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    Bunk Supports

    I added gull wing supports under the bunk boards about half way to the front. The height is controlled by the top cross bolts in the plate. I used 1/4x4" steel and 2"x3" angle. I am figuring on extending the trailer frame back far enough to add a couple of supports aft. I want to tack weld all...
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    Quick fuel line connectors.

    I was having problems with fuel dripping from the NEW fuel line and motor even when the line was disconnected from the motor end and the gas tank cap loosened to relieve pressure. I think the solution will be a quick connect at the TANK end so the whole fuel line can be disconnected. I think I...
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    Where do you hook lanyard?

    I haven't found a good place to clip the emergency kill switch lanyard that will work for me so I haven't been using it. I would probably use it if it was convenient to use. Maybe I need a better type of kill switch cord than the self coiling type that I have now. I am thinking about tying a...
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    Bunk Slicks?

    Does anybody know if the wrap around bunk slicks that go over carpet and fasten from the bottom work or are they too flimsy and a waste of time to install. I would like to install something on the front third of the bunks to give it just a little initiative to slide back when launching. I don't...
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    Longer Bunk Boards

    Re: Longer Bunk Boards I installed the longer bunk boards today and they look like they should support the weight of the back of the boat better now. The old carpet was worn towards the end where the weight of the back of the boat had been resting on it. Maybe the back of the boat bouncing on...
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    Bimini top boots

    I don't have a boot for the bimini top and have been just wrapping it with bungee cords to keep the fabric from blowing out too much while going down the road. Are there boots available that cover the end radii that are reasonably easy to put on or has anybody figured out another way to keep the...
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    privacy curtian

    Re: privacy curtian I don't have mine perfected yet and would like something that would be easier to stow than the pvc pipe I am using now to hang the vinyl picnic table cloths from. But I did take a picture of the table cloth clipped on to the pvc with broom clips. I'm thinking something that...
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    Not 4 Wheel drive.

    We launched the boat this morning so that I could change out the bunk boards on the trailer. I switch to 4 wheel low before backing all the way down the ramp and then let the wife back me in. After I backed the boat off the trailer the wife was trying to pull the trailer out. The truck spun in...
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    Longer Bunk Boards

    Hi. The 1991 18' bass buggy came with a trailer that looks like it is meant for a 16 footer the bunk boards are 11 1/2' long with three brackets that hold the boards, and boards that are too short to support the last two feet of the boat. . I made up new boards that are 14' long-- one more foot...
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    Big Wave

    I know this might seem kind of simple to you experienced tooners but I know there are a lot of first timers out there like myself who haven't owned a toon very long. When we rented a pontoon down in Florida last year they told us that if we encounter a big wave like the wake from a boat going by...
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    New rectifier

    I checked to see if the motor is charging the battery this morning. I hooked a digital VOM to the wires running from the battery terminals. I checked the voltage before starting and it was 12.25. When I started the motor the voltage dipped down to 11.4 for a second and then held steady at a...
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    Checking for a charge?

    I installed the new rectifier on the 50 horse motor and would like to find out if the motor is charging the battery now. My controls are simply neutral-forward-reverse. It is nearly impossible for me to get to the battery with the boat in the water to test the voltage. Will I be able to check...
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    Treated lumber trailer bunks?

    After seeing where many advised against using treated lumber for bunk boards for pontoon boats and then a few saying they have used treated lumber with no bad side effects. I decided to try to find out how some can use treated lumber with no apparent damage to their aluminum pontoons. Is it the...
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    Why do Mercury outboards leak fuel?

    Mercury outboards tend to leak fuel if the fuel lines are not disconnected after every use and the motor is tilted up in trailering position. I am not used to having to remove the fuel line at the motor connection to prevent this because I have never had an outboard that did this before. My...
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    Easy loading at last

    I got a chance to try out the changes I had made since the last time we were in the water. I had already tightened up the inside guide ons that guide the front of the boat onto the trailer. The back end was still floating side to side. I added the 42" outside guide posts towards the back and...
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    No Charge

    I started the old 50 horse Mercury on the muffs yesterday and did the voltage check at the battery. I didn't see any gain on my dial type meter when I accelerated a little bit, DC volts 50 range. What I got to wondering is- are there other things that can keep a motor from charging besides the...
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