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    Battery maint question

    Hi, Just bought a prosport on board charger for my two batteries and had a question about storage. Currently I have to store the boat at a storage place that has no power feed. How should I keep the batteries maintained during storage of about 1 to 2 weeks before I get it out of storage to...
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    Dumb moment....check your spark plug wires

    Wellllllllllll I am embarassed for this but decided to share it anyways. This weekend I was not able to get out to the lake and I decided to do some pm.....I checked the compression......looked good all withing 2-3 from each other.....but when I started the engine back up with water running, I...
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    What did I do wrong?

    As a few of you may remember, a couple weeks ago I asked about taking off the engine hydrofoil, well I did so and started out in the morning 6 am and I admit it took a little to get used to because the boat would bounce up and down. I think its called porpoising (Did I spell that right?). But...
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    Removed hydrofoil.....what next?

    After careful reading on a hydrofoil and most claim it does not make a difference and most say it adds stress to the engine....I have decided to remove it and give it a shot........so my question is there are now 4 holes on the cavitation plate I think it is called (correct me if I am wrong) do...
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    First Boat, New Gear?

    Hello I have recently bought my first boat and been out about 5 times on Lake Anna, VA. The first 4 trips was nothing and the last I caught one at about 1 lb. Now before obviously I fished the sidelines and would do rather well on the shore with some 8-10 lb every year. (not at lake anna). I...
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    Tachometer Question

    I have began to notice that tachometer seems evil haha, my motor will run fine but the guage seems to act on its own and jump all around in rpm's......is this a guage issue or the line issue? any suggestions?? Ohhhh and judging from other post....its recommended to remove the hydrofoil on the...
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    How Easy is it to add a foot pedal?

    I was wondering if anyone has taking there generic hand throttle and make it into a foot petal? I see you can buy one at like gander mountain, but how hard is that task? I would like to do it because my engine take a couple minutes to warm up and I just can;t seem to locate my high idle switch...
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    88 HP Evinrude SPL questions

    I was wondering if anyone knew if this engine had a trim switch located on the engine or the back of the boat?? I have not been able to see one because I do quite a bit of fishing alone and getting the engine up and down with the metal engine holder is quite a task. Do I need to install a switch?
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    2 livewells

    AS you know from previous posts, I have just bought a new boat, well a used one. I have noticed that I have a livewell in the rear of the boar and a bait keeper or a smaller livewell in the front. Neither one has a pump or an aerator, but it does have all the hoses and piping in the livewell...
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    How are your batteries connected.

    Hi Just want to say first of all, but I just love this forum!! I had an issue over the weekend with my one of my batteries draining to low and I was not able to start my engine. Thank goodness I bought a third battery for a backup and I was able to start the motor. Which I knew this would...
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    Properly trimming a boat

    Hi, I have just bought a boat and I have been searching for a way to explain proper trimming of a boat and how to start it. I think I have it figured out, but was wanting some insight or a link to detailed explanation of how to trim the boat out. I know when you start out, engine will be in...
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