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  1. beason

    Having an issue with shifting to reverse, anyone in the houston area willing to help?

    I took the boat all the way to somerville this past weekend, and once we got there we realized we could not use reverse. The engine would die every time. After some research on here, i am guessing it is out of adjustment, or possibly needs to be lubed. I am VERY new to working on boats but...
  2. beason

    watched a guy almost lose his truck and boat today!

    We were floating out by the wake buoy waiting our turn to load at the ramp, and this guy was launching his boat. He didnt quite have the truck backed in enough, and was trying to power the boat off the trailer. The truck starts rolling back and I thought someone was inside and backing up a...
  3. beason

    Merc 3.0 running rich?

    I have the 4 cyl merc 3.0 in my 17ft boat and burned an entire 22 gal tank in about 9 hours of lake time. (not all running, but probably 80%). I can smell gas fumes at low speed, it idles rough, and if i dont let it idle for 5 seconds or more after throttling back to neutral before shutting it...
  4. beason

    help with trailer tires.

    The tires on my trailer are starting to show some dry rot and i would like to get them replaced. the sidewalls say s78-14st, and they are "towmaster" brand, but i dont know what that means, or what size i should get to replace them. Can i get just tires, or is it better to get tires and wheels...
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