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  1. dkorzun21

    Advice from People who have installed a boat stero

    Looking to install a stero on my boat. The old one doesnt work so im looking to replace old tape deck with a cd player. 3 inch speaker in front with 6x9 and back adding 7 inch speaker. Is this going to be hard for me to do? I have installed tons of steros in cars but never a boat. Is the wiring...
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    very little bit of cloudy water around engine when in lake. flooting by transom.

    Question Im a new boat owner with an v6 i/o. And I have noticed that the water around the back end of the boat is just like a little bit cloudy kinda looks like there a tiny bit of gas or some oil in there. Its not bad at all but I was just wondering if this is somthing I should look into. Its...
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    Blower question. Do I need to run every time??

    New boat owner Here, I was wondering if I had to run the blower everytime I start the boat or just after I trailer it. I was talking to one of my buddy and he said that I need to run the blower everytime I start the boat do to gas fums and exhust that builds up in there from just the waves. I...
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    Tubing, Rope length sorry if im in the wrong form was sure where else to post.

    Just got a new tube for my 20ft i/o v6 larson. At the store they only had a 12 foot tow rope which I thought was way to small and a 60 foot. So I got the 60 foot. My questions is what is the proper length I should have for towing a one person tube. Is 60 feet good or should it be shorter. First...
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    2 quest. Sand bar do I need a sand anchor? Can I run the blower out of water?

    Two questions I have. Just got my first quote and don?t have my manual so there is a couple things I need to know. I went to a sandbar last weekend and some old hag told me a couldn?t be next to here because I didn?t have 2 anchors and my boat would knock against here rusty a.. Pontoon boat...
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    Any advice for cleaning mildew and dirt of a canvas boat top.

    Any tips out there would be great. Im top is green so I dont want somthing hurting the color of it just to clean its. I feel like it gets my boat dirty putting it on. I was going to try simple green but wasnt sure if that was a good idea or bad. Let me know your tricks and sorry if I posted in...
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    Ny Boater, What Did Need To Be Safe And Legal

    Im a new boat owner and boat in upstate ny and also do tube with the boat. What do I need to have on board to be legal and safe. Last night I went out and bought and anchor, 6 life jackets and square floating seat/jacket thing, flair gun, wisle, rope and fire extinguisher do I need to have...
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    Can I adjust my trim up and down when driving the boat? or will this harm somthing?

    Hello everyone and sorry for all the question I have posted on here but it really helps out alot. Thank you. Im a new boat owner and was wondering if I can adjust the trim up and down while driving the boat? My controls for the trim are right on the control boxs, questions is does it hurt...
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    low water trailer up or just trim all the way up??

    when pulling up to a sand bar with only about 4 feet or sow of water do you just trim the engine up or do you trailer it up a little bit and drive it in. Please help im a new boat owner and dont want to mess my lower unit up. Its a I/O larson. Dave
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    Good Boat names

    Let me know what you have had or seen for boat names. Thanks
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    water in by the engine.. help please

    Hey Im a new boat owner and when I take my boat out a always have about and inch off water in there. Is this normal. Not sure if there is even supposed to be any water in there or dry? when I run the bilge pump it does pump some water out but always leave a little bit in there, is this normal...
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    how stiff is the steering a boat supposed to be.

    I have a 1989 larson dc bowrider v6, and I just had the steering cable replaced which ran me $550. its a 20ft boat and for some reason the guy said they dont make that exact size cable for my boat so I have about 4inch on cable sticking out from under the corner of my dash. is that normal...
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    New Boat Owner Any Tricks Or Good Advice For Me

    1989 larson bowrider delta dc open bow v6 Any tips or tricks I should know? Only been on the water once for 3 hours.
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    HEELLPP!! How to grease a control box / throttle box unit

    1989 Larson dc bowrider, openbow, I/O V6 Just bought this boat and the steering is stiff how can I grease the control box? This is my first boat and I have only had it out once. Im not to great with Mechanics either. Just want to know how to grease this before I have the marina put in a new...
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    Throttle/ Gear box hard to replace.. PLEASE HELP

    Hey Just bought a 1989 bowrider openbow larson dc with a v6. I guess the throttle/ gear box is going (if thats what its called) and the marina said they could replace it but the part is 700 bucks. I did my own research and found some for around 200-300 bucks. Questions is, is this unit hard to...
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    Please Read This!!! New Boat Owner Help

    Hello fellow boaters. I just boat my first boat a 20ft larson bowrider dc 190 I paid 2500 for the boat and it is in perfect condition on the inside outside little faded but not bad. Engine runs great and starts every time and is very quit when running. Being a new boat owner and like to take...
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    New boat owner, Reversing in boat opposite as car?

    quick questions Im a new boat own and only have takin my bout out once this year. Was just wonder when a I/O boat is in reverse is it the same as a car or opposite? Please help had alot of trouble reversing out of the dock last weekend. Any help would be great. Please just dont tell me to...
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    car audio speakers ok to install in a boat

    will this mess anything up even though there not marine speakers? they are really good speaker out of my old car that I dont use and dont want to go to waste. Just want to make sure if I tuck them uder the dash so they dont get wet if they will be ok. And should I get a marine deck or car one. I...
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    HELP! Pulling up to a boat ramp/ dock

    New to boating, I have a 1989 larsen bowride openbow dc when im pulling up to the boat ramp or up to a dock. Should I have the trim tab all the way up or should I use the trailer button to to bring the lower unit up more. I only took my boat out once but when I can close to the dock to put the...
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    reversing a inboard outboard boat

    when i reverse in a inboard outboard boat is it the same thing like a car or is it opposite? Just wondering im a new boat owener and had a little trouble trying to leave the dock last week almost had the *** end hit the dock so I quickly shut off the engine. But anyway needless to say I was...
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