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    lost boat part

    I bumped the ramp wall on the way onto the trailer two days ago and that plate at the back that joins the transom to the side fell off and sank. I've tired dragging the bottom for two days now and can't manage to scoop it. It's a 1993 Tracker Deep V 17. I called Tracker and they won't send me...
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    Lost part of boat

    I hit my the back end of my 1993 Tracker DV 17 today into the dock while taking it out of the water. That aluminum plate at the very back where the side meets the transom popped off and sank in about 20 feet of stinky water. Does anyone know where I would get one of these? It's an aluminum boat...
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    Finally!

    I finally got to take my boat out onto Lake Ontario. It was great. Thanks to all on this great site for answering a newbies questions. It took a little while to figure out the trim but when I did it got up to 50.2 mph according to the graph. This week I start salmon fishing and hope to catch my...
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    need spare prop

    I'm trying to buy a spare prop for my new to me boat. It's a 1993 Johnson 90 hp two stroke V4. How do I find the right kind of prop for this engine? Is there markings somewhere on the prop I could use to get the right one? Thanks
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    tell tale force

    I just bought a boat with a 93 Johnson 90 V4 two stroke on it. When I had it running with the ear muffs on the tell tale didn't seem to squirt out as fast and as powerfull as my Yamaha 9.9 does. I figure the bigger motor would have a higher force tell tale. Is this something I should worry...
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    Tashasdaddy rocks!!

    Hey Tashasdaddy you are da man. I was cruising the forums and I read where you posted to get copies of outboard manuals. I called that place and the original owners manual is on the way!! This site is the best for all things boating. Thanks again.
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    Pic of controls

    Here is a pic of the controls on my 1993 Tracker with a Johnson 90. I tried pulling it out and pulling on that black knob to get it to move but no luck. I pushed it forwards with the engine on and the propeller engages. Does anyone know how to idle up these controls without engaging the prop...
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    Throtle controls

    I have another question from a newbie to power boating. I bought a 93 Tracker DV17 with a Johnson 90 hp. The controls don't have a lever on top that you can throtle up while starting the motor. It's only a single handle with the tilt/trim button on the end. Is there a way to throtle up the motor...
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    Spark plugs and manual

    I tried posting this in the motor section but it wouldn't let me. I just bought a boat with a 93 Johnson 90. The Model # is TJ90TLETS. It's had the VRO disconnected and I was wondering what the correct plugs would be? I see on another thread that it calls for QL77JC4 but mine aren't that. Would...
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    lower case oil

    I just bought a 17 foot aluminum bow rider with a 1993 Johnson 90 hp onit. I'd like to know what kind of oil to put in the lower case? I can't get the two screws out either. Would be OK if I used a propane torch to gently heat the two screws to try and loosen them up? Is there another way to get...
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    Gas stabilizer

    I've recently purchased a 1993 17 foot bowrider with a Johnson 90. It has a forward mounted built in gas tank. I was wondering if I could use stabilizer in there with each fill up? I may go a month or two between using the boat and don't know if it will gum up in that time frame? Would it be ok...
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    boat info for buyer

    I'm looking for a bigger boat to replace my tiny little car topper. I read in the boating for beginners thread that someone tried to post the differences in boats. Where can I find this info? Aluminum vs Fiberglass; deep v vs ...; outboard vs inboard and so on. I'm leaning towards an aluminum 17...
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    1972 Merc 1150

    I'm looking at buying a 17 foot Starcraft aluminum bow rider with a 72 115 on it. Motor looks good but they all do. How do I go about giving it a compression test? I have a tester I use on cars. Do I pull all the plugs and crank 3 times for each cylinder? Anyone know what sort of compression i'm...
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