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    New to me 1988 Winner Chameleon Fish N Ski

    I recently purchased this boat for a steal price of $1700 all i had to do was flush the fuel tanks and flush the carbs :D.. The boat is 18.2ft and has a 1989 mercury xr4 150hp. solid floors,the only wood that exists in this boat is for the deck.. everything else is gelcoated.. Came with a new...
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    Fuel leaking from carb

    I have a 1994 xr4 when I'm running shallow at idle with the motor trimmed pretty high fuel runs out the bottom of the cowling. I know if the motor is trimmed all the way up the fuel will run out but it seems like this shouldn't happen. Also i should mention the boat has a running problem wont...
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    How to diagnose a bad Anti siphon valve?

    Im buying a boat from a guy who is not mechanically inclined this weekend. The boat runs fine but when you feed it alot of throttle and run fast 4500rpms+ the motor backs off a little and i noticed the bulb is crushed. Is there anyway for me to isolate the antisiphon valve? Worst comes to worse...
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    Another what do you think of this boat 97 21' Prosports DC

    I currently have 17.5' Procraft fish n ski with a great mariner 150 and the floor is slowly getting softer and softer. Rather than replace I?ve decided to buy a hull and install my motor. I?ve found a few boats but there?s one I?m particularly interested in and for the most part it looks like...
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    Replaced rectifier but tach still doesnt work

    I recently replaced my rectifier because i wasn't getting a charge to the battery. When i hook up the voltmeter to the battery and start the motor the voltage increases from about 12v to around 13(this was on the muffs around idle). the tach zeros when it gets power but doesn't react to the...
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    Painting cowling should I keep the decals?

    Here are a few pictures of my cowling. I bought tempo paint and I'm going to repaint my cowling but I was wondering if I should keep the decals and mask them,remove them, or get a decal kit. They are in reasonable shape but the back decal that has the 150 is severely sundamaged.
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    What should i do with my boat?

    I have a 1988 17.5' procraft fish n ski with a 1988 150 mariner. the motor runs like a champ and has perfect compression. The boat on the other hand looks good but needs to have to deck replaced. The transom is strong and somehow is dry. the deck can be walked on but is soft so for now I...
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    Trailer jack problem

    I broke my trailer jack. it rusted and i tried to turn it to hard and it broke. I want to buy a new one but mine isnt bolted to the trailer. the mount is welded to the trailer with a C clip holding the jack on the swivel. do they make jacks that work with this type of design or am i going to...
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    overpowered boats debate

    I was just bringing up a point that overpowering your outboard powered boat by 10hp is completely illegal and im not condoning it. why the double standard where I/O can have as much power as they want? the hulls arent any different.. can you tell me this is safe but a 175 on a boat rated for a...
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    Need help choosing bimini length

    I'm buying a bimini for my 1988 17.5 ft procraft fish n ski and i need to know what length to choose 5',6ft,8ft? otherwise i have all the other measurements. i do alot of fishing if that matters.
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    I think i have a Bad rectifier(150 mariner) where is it?

    I bought my first boat about 2 months ago and the tach has never worked.. i have taken the boat out over 8 times since ive gotten it and about every other time i take the battery inside and put it on the charger to be safe.. so i was trying to troubleshoot the tach and that brought me to the...
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    Trying to fix tach.. What does this wire go to?(Pictures)

    i bought this boat and the tach doesnt work it powers up to 0.. im going to check the rectifier tommorrow but ive been out on the water 6 full days on a battery so i think the battery is getting charged.. so i traced the ignition wire coming from the tach to this connector not plugged into...
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    Please Help me choose a Prop for my 1st boat

    my current setup is a 18ft procraft fish n ski/150hp mariner 2stroke,21 pitch 3blade ss prop..with me,trolling motor,and about 50lbs of gear it runs 54mph ~5800 rpms a little high. i use the boat for 40% watersports 40% cruising 20% fishing.. currently my setup does a good job of towing skiers...
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    shifter wont let me go in reverse.. No grinding

    i was out on the water all day memorial day.. pulling skiers wakeboarding etc.. about 3pm i noticed out of the blue the shifter wouldnt let me shift into reverse it just locks me from moving the shifter..it worked fine all day long and it doesnt grind or anything the shifter just wont move...
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    speaker install what would you do?

    i need to install a new stereo the problem is the old stereo used box style speakers that just mount.. should i just stick with the box style that are already enclosed or cut the fiberglass under the consoles to install conventional 6.5inch marine speakers? how hard and what precautions should i...
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    Please help 1988 175 mariner bogs when throttle is applied what to do next?

    i recently bought a 1988 18' procraft with a mariner 175 that was running fine on the test run (about 35 min) then the following day after purchase i took it out and it ran fine for another 40 min then when any throttle is applied it wont push any rpms and if you give it to much it dies it will...
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    Using Deep Creep How much to use?

    im decarbing my 88 mariner 150 2 stroke and ive read how to use deep creep but im not sure how many cans i need.
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    please help me identify this part (picture inside)

    i was washing my boat and i ripped the positive wire out of this and need to know what the part is and where the wire runs..
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    replacing bow seats in a fish n ski

    first off im wes and soon to be a new boat owner and new to the forum..im purchasing a 89 procraft fish n ski boat that is missing the front seating in the bow.. it seems almost impossible for me to find bow seats out of another procraft fish n ski so how would you go about doing this.. custom...
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    Is this boat a good buy?

    its a 1989 procraft 18ft fish n ski 150hp mariner the boat is been subject to the elements for 6 months and one spot(about a sq ft) on the floor feels soft if i shift my weight on it real hard... the engines compression is 100,100,115,100,115,105 and seems to run good. also if you trim the motor...
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