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    Feedback on 2006 Yamaha 90hp 4stroke?

    Looking at buying one of these motors used off of clist. Just looking to get feedback from folks who have been running these Yamaha 4strokes - how do you like them? Any reliability issues? Thanks, -dm
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    Arima?

    Hi- I may be taking a look at a 17ft Arima Seachaser later this week. 20 years old, has a 90 horse 2stroke Yamaha and a Yammy kicker. Just looking for experiences from folks who already have an Arima. Are you happy with it? The main use for this boat would be fishing on Puget Sound, secondary...
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    Convert Yamaha remote to tiller?

    Looking at a later model Yammy 20hp 4 stroke, 20PLR model on clist. Anybody have an idea of what expense and trouble is involved in converting one to a tiller handle setup? Thanks, -dm
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    Honest opinion - Tohatsu vs the others

    Hi- Looking to upgrade my small boat from a Merc 9.9. I'm finding very little local selection in the 15-25HP range. I'm looking for a 4 stroke, electric start. Most of what I can buy locally is Honda, Yamaha, and Mercury. But the dealers don't have any stock in this power range, and say they...
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    Mail-order outboards?

    Well, this is sort of an engine question, but it's not specific to any one brand so I hope it is ok to post here. I'm looking to get a new small 4 stroke in the 20-25HP range. Local selection of this size of outboard is pretty limited - most dealers don't even stock this size. And of course the...
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    Extending battery cables

    This is a similar question to one that was posted about using jumper cables... My situation is that I've got a little 14 foot al. boat with 10hp, electric start Merc. I would like to have the battery all the way up front, but the cables on the motor would only reach about 6 ft. So I said to...
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    Which type of battery?

    Hi- Just bought a small Duroboat (a locally manufactured al. boat) with a 9.9HP electric start Mercury Bigfoot. Didn't come with a battery. For the test run, I stuck the 12V deep cycle battery from our camper in it. Look at ads, I see both deep-cycle and combination deep-cycle/starting...
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    General Opinion of Merc 9.9 Bigfoot?

    I've got a guy trying to sell me a 14 foot Al. "beach boat" (as we call it around Puget Sound) with a 4 year old, 9.9HP Bigfoot - it's the one with all the options, electric start, tilt, etc. I'm attracted to it cause where it is going to be used (a bay with a dock in very shallow water) we are...
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    Suzuki engines

    Hi- I'm looking at a boat advertised in craigslist that looks to be very close to what I want. However, the motor is a 15hp Suzuki outboard. Don't have any more details than that yet.. But anyone want to venture an opinion as to how Suzuki motors compare w.r.t reliability to Merc, Honda, etc...
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    Puget Sound Newbie Needing Advice

    Hi- My apologies if you've already read this post in rec.boats... I'm trolling for some net.wisdom. Here's the situation: my family is in the process of acquiring a property on Puget Sound, in the Seattle area. The property will come with a dock in a very nice cove. The hitch is the dock is...
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