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    is it GUNNELL- GUNWALL ?

    What is the correct name for the side of a boat, I have heard both Gunnel and Gunwall. I would imagine it is gunwall as most terms nautical are military based. I know Port and Starboard are from the vikings(military)there boat had a rudder called a starbard on the right side of the boat so the...
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    Silly GPS question

    I may come into a Garmin 178c sounder, it needs an external antenna. Will an antenna for a Sirius satalite radio work, is that the same thing or no, they both pick up satalite signals and have the same connector on the end so I don't know. My knowledge of these goes as far as you turn it on...
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    Where to add 2nd battery?

    To be clear I have a separate battery to start the engine so I want to add a 3rd battery. In the last bit here I have added a Motorguide W55 trolling motor and a Minn Kota deckhand and I night fish so I am running lights all night(LED)and pull alot of power. I want to add a second battery to...
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    New motor and outdrive.

    A buddy just called and said he put a rod tru his block and he wants to buy anew engine, 5.0 Merc and he needs and outdrive to as his is really ate up. Where can he find a complete set up new?
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    The iboats store ROCKS!

    Been saving my pennies all year to buy an electric anchor mate, finally saved enough to get one, found a Minn Kota on ebay for $145, normally they are $200, I was about to hit buy when I though I would check out the iboats store and see how much more it was on here. Imagine my surprise when it...
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    Coolest cell phone EVER!

    I got this phone a couple weeks ago and it is just the coolest thing, it is waterproof! It is a Casio G'Zone and it is shock, dust and waterproof, threw it in my livewell to prove the point. I ride a motorcycle and of coarse boat and getting my phone wet always worried me, untill now, I went...
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    Gas coming out the front of carbs, reed valves???

    Working on a freinds motor, '76 50 and it will only run on one cylinder, has spark, compression okay. When you try to start it gas comes out the front of the carbs and when it finally does run there is a fine mist of gas coming out of them and you can feel engine pulses, this is bad reeds yes...
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    INDIANA iboaters check in

    Just curious where everyone from the great Hoosier state is located. Maybe put up your town and what water you are on and what kind of boat you run. I am in Goshen which is 15 minutes from the Meechigan line and dead center between Ohio and Illinois. I can usually be found on the St Joe river...
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    Opps, what did I fry?

    "81 Evinrude 50. The wire on top of the started solenoid came loose, the little voice in my head said,Disconnect the battery first, but of coarse I didn't and I shorted to the block. I have replaced all the fuses with breakers which I reset but the starter won't hit now, the choke works but...
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    Don't slow down!

    This happens every time I go out fishing, a boat is going by on plane, they see me and decide to be ''nice" and slow down and for the next 5 minutes I get to enjoy their monster wake as they plow through the water, I would much rather have the 6'' wake they were making on plane as opposed to the...
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    First trip of the year, What else can go wrong?

    Been looking forward to going fishing for ,oh, 5 months now, I head off to the launch I use, 35-40 minute drive to a city park. I get there and they have 4 barrels across the road but technically it doesn't say "road closed" so I assume some kids put them there(wink) and go around, get to the...
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    US Senator Joe Donnely visits Bennington

    In December Bennington management decided to get proactive with the current situation in the boating industry and started a letter writing campaign to our local congressmen as well as key members of congress and the President. This letter was also sent to all the members of our buying coop...
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    What kind of Tiny Tach do I need?

    I want a tach on my boat but the stator is bad on my motor and I am only working 3 days a week so it isn't getting replaced anytime soon but I can swing a tiny tach but which one do I need? I have an '81 Evinrude 50 2 cylinder. Also they have one that comes with a 6' pick up wire which won't...
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    Alternate tach??

    I have an 81 Evinrude 50 with a bad stator as confirmed by my trusty OMC manual, rectifier is good, I know it is the stator. I am working 3 days a week so replacing a stator is not gonna happen anytime soon, is there another way to get a tach on the engine?
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    What size stainless??

    I run a 13 1/4x15 on my 50 eveinrude and was just poking around on Ebay and saw a couple stainless props for cheap. I know you can go up in pitch but how much? What would the equivelent stainless prop be?
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    Question on MotorGuide W55

    I just got a Motorguide W55 and I was putting it on the boat and saw on the power cord that you are suppose to disconect it before charging the batteries. Do I actually have to do that? If so, what a pain, my battery is below the bow deck so I will have to take that off everytime but I suppose...
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    Just a reminder, GAS WILL CATCH ON FIRE!

    Replaced a fuel pump on my daughters car this weekend, got the tank out and removed the old fuel pump, stepped outside to dispose of the gas in the pump housing,in an environmentally freindly way of coarse, I opened the garage door to finish the job and WOOF, the tank burst into flames! The...
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    I Hate Winter!!!!!!!!

    It "warmed up" 28 degrees here from yesterday, it is 7 degrees now! I still have till probably the end of March till I can get the boat back out and I am getting tired of walking past my motorcycle too. I am not buying this global warming theory, the last 4 years winters are getting...
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    New paint = more speed??

    Just painted the boat and was hoping that the fresh clear would give me maybe 2-3 more mph, sound feasible? The old paint wasn't really to bad(except for the color) but it certainly wasn't slick like the new clear is. Old paint ran 27-30 gps consistently. So what do we think, wishful thinking...
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    Origonal color '81 Rude 50??

    Stripping and repainting my boat and motor and I keep hitting silver paint on the motor, it has always been Evinrude blue so I assumed that was the original color but was it? Possibly a silver base then blue? I already bought paint for it so it will be blue and the boat will be silver with...
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