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    '94 Bass Tracker handling question

    It just says 'pro 16'; beam is very small. Nice boat; welded construction. Been 100% babied. Looks like this:
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    '94 Bass Tracker handling question

    So, is there any concern with turning? My other boats ('95 Sylvan and a '16 Four Winns) all have V hulls and high gunwales. This thing looks like it has about 12 inches of freeboard.
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    '94 Bass Tracker handling question

    Purchasing a '94 Bass Tracker with a 25hp. I'm used to V hulls of varying sorts and this seems to have a very shallow V. Great for getting shallow; but with 25hp and it's light weight it looks like it can plane. I was planning on taking it out and just slowly getting used to it, but is there any...
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    Is it worth fixing up?

    My family had an old wooden boat (fringes of my memory. I loved it). Basic bench seats with pads, a giant (to my memory) 35 hp Evinrude that had a pull start backup (remember my Dad cussing with that thing). We didn't take care of it. We didn't know much about boats at all. Eventually the eye...
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    Boat keeps porpoising.

    I will do that. Pretty much what I was doing, I just expected more 'up' trim. I'm still getting used to this trim gauge. Looking back at the power head was easier. :) As my kids have gotten older, I'm guessing 80% of my boating is now heavily loaded; either A) taking a largeish party to a...
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    Boat keeps porpoising.

    LOL! Thankfully I"m not there. It's a good boat, I was just curious as to why I always seem to run trim down more than not to avoid porpoising. I did the tabs on the Sylvan, but I've owned that since new and have replaced the seats, repaired the bow decking, replaced the livewell pump...
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    Boat keeps porpoising.

    It's true; except at the back where they have 'cut outs' that is supposed to help the hole shot. It isn't a super bad issue, I was mainly just curious. I'd read in the owners manual about how you can trim up and get 'optimum fuel economy and speed' but I never get to what they show in the...
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    Boat keeps porpoising.

    I have smart tabs on my old boat. When my buddy went out on it he was shocked at the hole shot. Still, I don't have the money for helm adjustables; and honestly don't want to drill into the hull of this one. It's still new and pretty to my mind. :-)
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    Boat keeps porpoising.

    "Umm it doesn't work that way. The boat tells you where your trim needs to be." "the trim setting is dynamic and controlled by the operator depending on what the boat needs based on speed, load, condition, wind, etc. there is no set it and forget it. Ron Popiel did not invent the trim." Thank...
  10. J

    Trouble getting on plane

    I was going to say the pitch seems pretty steep for a 90.. my 112 SPL Johnson was running a 15-17 for tubing/towing on a 16' Sylvan and hitting it's redline of about 4800rpm.... but your RPM's at WOT seem good (not sure what the rev limit is for the 4 stroke merc). Regardless... if you are...
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    Boat keeps porpoising.

    It will get on plane and flatten out; but only if I'm trimmed all the way down. You are correct; it's a new to me boat; and I've only been able to have it out a few times due to surgery. I'm wondering if it's somehow I have it loaded up. But yesterday it happened with just my wife and I and a...
  12. J

    Boat keeps porpoising.

    So, I’m enough months post op that I have been able to drive my 2016 Four Winns, with a 4.3 MPI. The issue I keep running into is that I can’t stop it from porpoising unless I am trimmed all the way down. Is this normal with the engine in the back?
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    2016 Mercruiser 4.3 MPI stalled while tubing; cranks but doesn't start

    Please tell me that's cheap to fix. :) I replaced the shift cables on my old Sylvan, wasn't that big of a deal at all (it was humorous as when they went out I was stuck in reverse and had to reverse home...) But.... things were much easier to get to on the Sylvan.
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    2016 Mercruiser 4.3 MPI stalled while tubing; cranks but doesn't start

    I have a multimeter I just bought but no idea how to use it. :) So, just so I'm clear: Deadman switch is attached to the Lanyard. Switch connects to the 'RUN' toggle. Problem here means engine cranks but doesn't start. NSS is connected to the actual throttle lever. Problem here means...
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    2016 Mercruiser 4.3 MPI stalled while tubing; cranks but doesn't start

    So when I got the boat the previous owner would take the lanyard out of the dead man switch all the time. I started leaving it in, but the first couple starts I'd have to kind of press it in to get the engine to crank; otherwise it would act like a worn down battery (enough power to get the...
  16. J

    2016 Mercruiser 4.3 MPI stalled while tubing; cranks but doesn't start

    Yes to the fuel pump and 2 beeps. I honestly don't know about the tach; I haven't looked at it while cranking. I'll check it out. Thank you!
  17. J

    2016 Mercruiser 4.3 MPI stalled while tubing; cranks but doesn't start

    I just transitioned from a 112 Johnson SPL; I used to run that on the muffs all the time. Is it safe to run an engine as big as this on the muffs?
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    2016 Mercruiser 4.3 MPI stalled while tubing; cranks but doesn't start

    It was. But the engine won't crank when it's tripped. I will double check though; this boat is new to me so hopefully it's something that simple.
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    2016 Mercruiser 4.3 MPI stalled while tubing; cranks but doesn't start

    Yes. The way this engine cutoff works is if the lanyard isn't hooked in the engine won't even crank.
  20. J

    2016 Mercruiser 4.3 MPI stalled while tubing; cranks but doesn't start

    I had replaced the battery earlier in the afternoon. Once I did it started fine. It was a little boggy off the initial holeshot but it was me and 7 kids (8th grade/sophomores) in my Four Winns H190 so I figured it was just weight. Towing hole shot was great. No problems starting after changing...
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