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    Dallas area marine surveyor?

    I am seriously interested in purchasing a boat in the North Dallas (Lake Texoma) area & was wondering if anybody had any recommendations on a quality marine surveyor? Would like to have the boat looked over & the place where the seller takes the boat for maintainence says that they are not...
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    Help on boat/engine decision

    I have decided to get a Deck boat & have been looking at several older (2000-2001) Chaparral's. One is 23' & the other is 25'. As far as size, I am leaning towards the 25' since it is a bit more roomy for me, my wife & 3 kids. Most times we also have another couple with 3 kids go out with us...
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    Trailerless boat....need input

    Found a boat (2000 Chaparral Sunset 232 deck boat) that I am interested in buying. One problem....NO trailer. How hard is it to find a reasonably priced used trailer that would work for this boat? Or, do I have to consider a custom built one for a precise fit? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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    115 Johnson engine swap

    I am currently looking for a motor to replace my 1994 115 hp Johnson. After a recent visit to the dealer, I was told that the #1 cylinder was going bad & only tested at 18% on a leak down test. Was told it would cost $4500 for a total rebuild, so I am considering a swap with another another...
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    Bad cylinder...what to do?

    I have recently experiencing problems with my pontoon (24' with 115 Johnson). Since I am a first year boat owner, I am still in the learning phase of everything. I have been experiencing a slight loss of power as well as hard starts after motor has been ran a while & is restarted. I was also...
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    Replacement speaker help

    With the help of the members of the forum, I recently upgraded my radio to the Clarion M109 http://www.clarion.com/us/en/products/2010/marine/source_units/M109/us-en-product-pf_1259392721061.html & would like to now upgrade my speakers. I am pretty ignorant when it comes to electronics, so bear...
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    Pontoon Slide

    I have a 24' pontoon & have been considering installing a slide on it somehow. It does not have an upper deck & I haul it everytime I go to the lake. With this in mind, I would need to come up with a way to make it where it is easily setup & take down, but yet very sturdy. I would like to...
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    Engine hesitation??

    Re: Engine hesitation?? Wanted to add a few pics of my motor & the mount to show where the water line is in correlation to the top of the lower unit. Is this where it should be? I am on the last hole (to lower motor) on the engine mount, so I don't think I can drop the motor any further. ANY...
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    Engine hesitation??

    I don't mean to clog up the thread, but I had this listed under the Johnson forum & so far no responses with 117 views, so I thought that I would try here...... Please excuse my lack of knowledge & terminology when I try to explain my problem, since I am still pretty new with boats. I have a...
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    Engine hesitation?

    Please excuse my lack of knowledge & terminology when I try to explain my problem, since I am still pretty new with boats. I have a 1994 115hp Johnson that is on the back of a 24' pontoon. I purchased this boat last year & have been trying to work out a few kinks. At the time, I noticed when...
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    Drift sock/anchor

    I do quite a bit of fishing from my pontoon & a lot of the times it is windy where I am located. So I am looking at getting a drift sock/anchor to help slow down my 24' toon when I am drift fishing & jigging. Tried a search on here & not much out there on this subject so I was looking for a...
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    Nav lights wiring problem

    I am on the backend of all my improvements to my boat that I purchased last year. My two nav lights in the front do not work while the stern light does. The wiring is a little chewed up. Is there a good possibility that the wiring could be old & is shorting out?
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    Navigational & dash gauge lights not working?

    Sorry for my lack of knowledge on electrical, but I am trying to figure out why my nav & dash gauge lights are not working. It appears that I am not getting power to the switch since the light on the 3-position switch fails to light when I push it up the to "on" position. I have power to the...
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    Sundancer switch needed

    I had a (navigational lights) switch go out & I am looking for another one & tried looking here, but not having any luck. Can anybody lead me in the right direction to find a replacement???
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    multimeter use help

    I am trying to track down why my horn isn't working & can't use the test light because there is nowhere to ground it at. How do I correctly use the multimeter to track down my problem? Where do I need to turn the dial to? The only thing I have ever used it for was testing the voltage on my...
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    Time for new radio....questions

    My old radio's scan buttons no longer work so I figured it is time to put a new radio in the pontoon. I would like to get one that is relatively easy to install (for a person with minimal experience) & upgrade to one that I could hook up my MP3 player to play music. How easy is it to swap...
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    Front seat battery install?

    I am installing a 24v bow mounted trolling motor & would like to house the batteries under the front seat. What all needs to be done as far as venting the batteries? Can I just set them on a battery tray instead of in battery boxes (because of the limited space....both height & width)?? Thanks
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    Trolling motor battery size?

    Just recently picked up a used MinnKota 70# 24v trolling motor. Was looking for suggestions on what batteries to use (brand / deep cycle / 24 or 27 group)??? Thanks
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    Trolling motor install questions

    I just picked up a used 24 volt Kota trolling motor. Does anybody have a diagram/picture or can explain how to start by hooking hooking everything up? Want to make sure I do it right the first time! Thanks
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    Trolling motor install questions

    I recently purchased a trolling motor to install on my pontoon this winter. Would like to know what gauge of wire to use when hooking up to the battery? Here is some additional information: Minn-Kota bow mount 70# thrust. It will go directly to the batteries that I will store under the front...
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