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    Replacing the wood on a bunk trailer

    I have an 06 5 starr pontoon boat Bunk trailer. How often should I replace the 2x4's on the trailer. I don't use it in Salt water. It's a 24 ft trailer.
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    Question about the 2x4's on a bunk trailer

    I was just wondering how long should they last before replacing them.My trailer is 4 years old. They look ok .
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    Distance between pontoon boat and trailer.

    What is the safe distance to have your bow on your pontoon and the rear of your truck. I have a friend of mine who when backing up his trailer, the tow hook on the front of the pontoon almost hits the side of his truck.One of these days he's going to cut it to far and hit the side of his...
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    Boat and trailer length

    I Have a 24 ft Pontoon boat,The trailer is a 24 ft bunk .What I want to know is ,Can I move the boat back about a foot safely so the trailer in the front can be towed with out hitting my truck. It's hard to back it up in a tight turn.Or should I get a whole new center tow beam That is a couple...
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    safe rpm's

    I have a 24 ft pontoon boat with a 90 hp two stroke engine (2007)This past wekend I was running 3900 rpms but I was only going 16.5 mph. How high can I go with out hurting the engine. The boat weighs in at 2245 lbs. There were just the two of us in the boat. I don't know the prop pitch.
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    What's good for cleaning the Vinyl?

    When I got my pontoon boat last year the seats had those brown spot makes on them. Is there anything that can be used to remove them and then keep them from fading? The boat is covered when not in use.
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    Do Mercury OB Motor have air filters>

    I have this big Out board Motor Manual that cover's everything,but I don't see anything about Air Filter's. Do they have them?I have an 2007 90 HP Merc. two stroke.
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    Home made boarding Ladder.

    I have attached 3 pictures of our boat on land. One is of our homemade ladder so my wife can get in the boat.
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    Depth finder problem.

    Mine works great only it buzzes all the time .Anyone know why this happens. It's a Piranha max 160 Fishfinder.I only use it near the shore because of the noise.
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    Easy fix.

    For all you guy's who can't get there engines to start remember this. There's a safety device that has a lanard on it. It's there to shut off your engine in an Emergancy. Make sure it's still there. Kids love to play with things like this. if it's missing it won't start.Also some times the...
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    Tach problems

    When I'm cruising my tach neddle jumps around. from 3,000 to 4,000 rpms. the speed o stays at around 15mph. I checked with a hand held gps and they both are very close to each other. If I tap on the glass it will drop to around 3200 rpms. Any Idea what's going on.?
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    Two Questions

    I uised to have a 21 ft Bow rider with a 230 hp V8 I/O.Now I have a 24 ft Pontoon boat. Big differance. Now ,how do I know if my motor is giving me the proper angle in the water. .I can't see it. What I'm getting at is ,In my old boat I could change the out drive to make the boat plane out so I...
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    anchoring from rear of boat.

    I have a 24 ft pontoon boat. my problem is where do I tie the anchor too. The boat fits up tight against the rear of the boat.I can't reach the cleats on the toons.It's a Starcraft limited. with a 90 hp two stroke. Last year i used the pole for the rear table. .I was thinking of drilling a hole...
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    Depth Finder's

    Does anyone have a problem getting there Depth Finder's to work on a Pontoon boat. I have a 24 ft Starcraft pontoon boat. I bought a brand name finder.I mounted it on the right rear dF mounting and If I'm sitting still it works ,but as soon as I start to move the depth goes to 315ft. Why.
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