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    Rebuilt water pump, only dribbles from the telltale

    I have a 1998 Lund with Mercury 60 elpto engine. The engine was performing great when I stopped using it 4 years ago, I decided to sell and have been getting it running again. I cleaned the carbs and put a new impeller in the water pump. I started and ran it on the muffs on water hose, it...
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    1998 Lund Problem Priming

    I have a 1998 Lund 1700 Pro Angler SS Adventure with 60hp Mercury, my Brother in law bought it new and I've had it 5 years. This year when I took it out of storage it wouldn't prime when I squeezed the primer bulb so I bought a new bulb, still would not pump up. I blew air through the fuel...
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    Can I jack up my Lund on the trailer to replace bunk boards

    I have a 17' Lund Pro Angler and I need to replace the trailer bunk boards, I don't have a place in the water where I can leave the boat while I do the repairs. Can I safely jack up the boat high enough to replace the boards without damaging the hull? I thought about placing a jack aft and...
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    98 60 HP Mercury annunciator came on

    Three weeks ago I purchased a 1998 Lund with 60 hp Mercury outboard from my Wife's Brother, it is a very low time boat and engine. This morning I was taking the Grandkids and the wife for a cruise, running at about 4000 rpm for about 15 minutes when the warning annunciator horn went off. The...
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    Bimini Top Recommendations

    I just purchased a clean 1998 Lund Pro Angler 1700 SS and I'm getting ready to order a bimini top from this forum sponsor. I would like recommendations which top offered would be the best choice for my boat. What is a bit confusing is that a couple are 73-78" wide and a couple are 79-84"...
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    Lund Storage Lock Keys

    I just purchased a 1998 Lund Pro Angler 1700, the previous owner lost the key to the locks on the storage boxes. Is there a way to get a new key made for the locks short of completely replacing the lock assembly?
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    Difference between Eagle Classic and Eagle Optima fish finders

    I have an Eagle Classic on my boat on the trolling motor and my Brother in Law just gave me a little used Eagle Optima, is there any difference in the two fish finders?
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    1998 Lund Pro Angler 1700 SS touchup paint

    I'm looking for some spray can touch up paint for my newly acquired Lund boat, it's a light gray color. I used the search function on the forum and didn't see what I wanted.
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    Cleaning Carpet of Catfish Slime

    I'm getting ready to purchase a 1998 Lund 17' Adventure from my Brother in Law. Overall it's a very nice boat but he's used it to fish for catfish mostly and the carpet from front to back is badly stained with catfish and shad slime. Is there any way to clean the carpet, I know I won't get it...
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    Looking for Used Eagle HS-WSBK Transducer

    I messed up the transducer on the fish finder I'm using on my trolling motor. It is a HS-WSBK used on Lowrance and Eagle fish finders. EDIT
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    Oil/Gas Dripping from Air Intake Box

    I just got my boat out for the first time this week, I have a 1987 90HP 3 cylinder Merc. I noticed when I trailered back home after running it that gas had ran out of the air intake box and collected down in the transom trough. The bottom of the engine was also covered with oil. I pulled...
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    Transducer Cable Repair?

    I recently purchased a new Combo fish finder and moved my old Eagle Ultra Classic up to the trolling motor. I just pulled a bonehead move, I thought I had enough slack in the cable but about the second time I moved the trolling motor into the water the cable pulled in two. Can the cable be...
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    Changing to Synthetic Oil

    I'm thinking very seriously about changing to either full synthetic or syn blend on my 1987 90hp Mercury. Do I need to drain the remaining oil from the oil reservoir or is it ok to add the synthetic in with the mineral oil that is still in the supply tank? Jayhawkokie Grand Lake OK
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    Humminbird 688 Question

    I'm getting ready to upgrade to a FF GPS Combo and have considered the Lowrance HDS5 and HB 788ci. I am leaning toward the HB simply because I like some of the features and I've found one at a good price. Does anyone have any experience with the HB Quadrabeam transducer, is it really a...
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    Humminbird Matrix 97 Question

    I've talked the Missus into letting me upgrade my fishfinder to a GPS combo unit. I have around $700 budgeted. I've considered the Lowrance HDS 5 but I'm a bit leary of Lowrances customer support. I found a Humminbird Matrix 97 combo on Ebay and from other dealers new in box at what seems...
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    HDS 5 Maps

    I'm thinking about buying a HDS 5 and was wondering if it worth the extra $100 to get the Lake Insight maps over the Expanded Basemap. I now the Insight maps are prettier, but I fish only one lake and I really want the GPS to be able to mark the good fishing holes and Crappie brush piles...
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    Difference between 19P & 21P Props

    When I bought my 1987 bass boat with 90HP 3 cylinder Merc it came with both a 19P and 21P prop. The previous owner said he used one for regular running when fishing and the other when he wanted to pull the kids on a tube or skis. I don't remember which is which and would appreciate any help on...
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    What RPM Should I Have at WOT

    I just got the tach working on my 1987 90HP 3 cylinder Merc. I was wondering what RPM I should expect at WOT. I'm reading 750 rpm at idle and I got 6500rpm at WOT, this seems a bit high, I backed it off to 5,000 rpm right away. I have the 21 pitch prop that was on the engine when I bought...
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    Mercury 90 Wiring Help Needed

    When I bought my 1987 bass boat with 90 HP Merc the tach didn't work, so I decided to find out why. There was no continuity in the gray wire and I had no 12vdc on the purple wire to the tach. I traced the purple "Hot" wire and found someone had cut the auxiliary power cable from the throttle...
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    Rectifier

    The tachometer on my 1987 90 HP Merc wasn't working, so I moved the tach wire over to the other terminal on the rectifier and now the tach works. Does this mean I need to replace the rectifier? Jayhawkokie Grand Lake Oklahoma
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