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    Wiring bow trolling motor on 13’ aluminum V

    I'm not a boat mechanic but I'm an electrician, if it was me doing this I'd put it in pvc and use the Marine wire just because it will be easier to manipulate at the connection points than some reg THHN wire
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    Tire Pressure

    The dash warning light is for low pressure not high
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    Storage question

    Got a full cover from OceanSouth for the Merc 90 and will get it installed this weekend. while I'm there I will look for a place to attach a solar Battery Tender so it will get the most Sun.
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    Storage question

    I installed the mooring cover and disconnected the positive side of the battery, next spring I'm going to add a deep cycle for a second battery already have the BlueSea set-up in my garage. I'm going to get a solar battery tender just to keep it up and ready if I take it out over the winter...
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    Power Tilt Not Working Going Down

    Bad switch on the throttle handle or bad connection at throttle handle switch
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    Mystery switches

    I'm an electrician by trade and have never watched Friends but that's some funny S#@T
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    Storage question

    It's a New battery and there's a circuit breaker at the battery for the console wiring so I'll check and see if there's a way to trip it and leave everything connected to the battery I just remembered it had that. I'll look into getting a cover for the outboard
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    Storage question

    I have a 2021 suntracker that I'm going to store outside in AZ for about 4 months I have a mooring cover for it but wanted to know if this sounds like a good idea. I was going to disconnect the 2 #10 wires from the battery that feed the console but wondering if I can leave the#4 wire to the...
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    Took boat to "marine mechanic" and now it's not drivable

    Nowadays they don't know how to rebuild a Carb Everything is electronic
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    First time boat owner with questions about 1998 Starcraft 1810 LX

    I had a 2001 Mariah with the 4.3 I had to replace the port side one piece exhaust manifold in 2018 because it cracked and I had water in the oil. And then in 2019 I had the starboard side changed before it cracked. I installed the exhaust tube and didn't really hear any difference. I had water...
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    New suntracker throttle problem

    It's ME I tried again and it worked as it should I didn't push it far enough forward the last time. My last boat was a bow rider with an inboard/outboard and the throttle was really easy to move, this one is much stiffer but it's new and the other one was 20 years old. Like they say you can't...
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    New suntracker throttle problem

    I talked to them yesterday and they told me to bring it in but couldn't think of a reason why it would work fine when in gear but not when out of gear. I'm taking it out again Saturday and do a little more testing maybe it's ME. Thanks for the responses
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    New suntracker throttle problem

    I'll get eyes on it t today and check the make but I believe it's a mercury throttle and I think it works the same way, on the side of the handle at the bottom there's a black button it pressed in and I moved the handle forward the button stayed in but the rpm's didn't increase as I moved it...
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    New suntracker throttle problem

    I picked up my new 20' party barge last Saturday and took it out Sunday. I have a 90HP mercury 4 stroke. The handle that you use to control the motor speed and direction (not sure the proper name for it) has a button on the side that you press in to rev the motor but not engage the drive. When I...
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    Trailer spring replacement

    I have a 2001 Trail Rite single axle trailer with a 3500lb square axle and open eye slipper springs.My boats is a 2001 18' Mariah Shabah 182 and the weight is about 3000lbs. My question is since the springs have 3000lbs of boat plus whatever the trailer weights on them 90% of the time and the...
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    Saguaro lake AZ

    I am a new boat owner west of Phoenix in Avondale. I have been to lake pleasant and was looking at other lakes in the area like Saguaro lake. Does anyone know how many lanes are on the ramp and how many different ramps there are.
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    First boat

    I Iive in AZ and just bought a 2001 Mariah 182 what do I need to do after I take it to the lake before I put it away tell the next outing
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