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    Tech

    Edit: Solicitation, which isn't permitted on the forum.....
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    225 Opti

    My buddy has a 2005 225 Opti and every time he hits the trim or jackplate the motor stalls momentarily. He's changed the battery cables with larger ones and replaced the battery. All electrical connections on the motor have been cleaned. Any ideas or suggestions? It didn't always do this, just...
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    Maverick Boats Open house

    Anybody going to the open house tomorrow at Maverick / Hewes / Pathfinder / Cobia? I knew about it but didn't realize I was going until the wife saw the ad on TV last night. She was kind enough to inform me right after that though.
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    The Wife at the Boat Ramp

    Had the flats boat just under a year now and have pretty much let the wife learn to drive it off & on the trailer by herself. Granted we use a ramp that hardly anyone else uses but she's got pretty darn good at it. Last weekend was the test. We fished a tournament with about 50 boats. Naturally...
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    IBI Magazine Report

    Reports published in the US indicate that Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) has ceased building Johnson branded outboards and will build no more in 2008. This effectively puts an end to the iconic brand. According to the report, BRP said that it would be focusing all of its efforts on...
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    National Championship

    Congratulations to Wizard Performance on this year's national championship in Mod-U. Great job by Dean Pink, owner of Wizard Performance and driver Bruce Washburn. I'm proud to have these guys running some of our custom parts. Dean and Bruce are a class act. Great job guys, you deserve it!!
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    New to me 150 Yamaha

    Picked up my new-to-me Hewes with a 98 carb'd 150 (150TLRW) Thursday. Brought it home and decided to run it on the hose for a while. Started right up, sounds good etc. Until -- and there's always an "until" -- the starter bendix would jump up and hit the flywheel. That makes lots of noise...
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    Sun Slash Boats

    Anybody ever had any experiences with a Sun Splash brand boat?
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    New Verado Emission Rating

    By IBI Magazine/Michael Verdon Mercury Marine has recently made technical changes to Verado outboards shipped to US dealers by increasing its fuel efficiency in order to counter the rising price of fuel in the US. It began to ship the more fuel-efficient engines last month. But the increased...
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    MAN-OF-WAR 26'baja

    Thats pretty cool. What was it, about 60 at 4600?
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    Mr JB & Mods

    Ever thought of having a "Oil" forum? Then there'd be a place to start this same ol argument without getting the other forums oily... I mean muddy.<br /><br />Maybe call it the "Ol Slick Forum". Or "Greasy & Oily". <br /><br />I'm sure we could have some fun with the name. maybe a contest to...
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    Annual Fishing Trip

    Hey guys & gals, we're heading out tomorrow morning (Dec 26th) for our 22nd annual fishing trip. Staying down the bay for 3 days in the fish shack. Only accesable by boat. No electric, no phones (well, OK -- the cell phones but no work phones), no running water except for the tide coming and...
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    Merry Christmas

    To all the Hydra Sports owners everywhere!<br /><br />And everyone else too!!<br /><br />Merry Christmas folks!!
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    Rinker's Wild Ride

    web page <br /><br /><br />Click on "crash". Listen to the audio.
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    Anybody here?

    We just bought a 1990 22' and really like it. Great rough water boat. It's wired a bit wierd though....
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    Yamah drops model year designation

    Yamaha Drops Model Year Designation on Outboards <br /> <br />Powersports Business <br />Tuesday August 30, 2005 <br /> <br />Yamaha Marine has eliminated the model year designation on its outboard motors, a move which may "help reduce the inventory control situation Yamaha's builders and...
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    Another PWC Ban Lifted

    Another US national park opens to PWC<br /><br />By IBI Magazine/Michael Verdon<br /><br /><br />The Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area in the states of Montana and Wyoming has opened its waters to personal watercraft after three years. The park, after an environmental impact study, found...
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    Clanton

    Where ya been? What'd ya mean -- Kentucky????
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    Bayliner Aluminum?? Nope - Crestliner

    A friend just called and asked me about a 1955 Bayliner aluminum boat he found. Anybody have any experience with them?
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    Hey Jeff Walkowiak

    Where are you located in Fla?
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