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    25HP Electric Start

    This season I have had 4 times where I push the start button and the motor is dead. The battery is fully charged, it will start on the first pull of the pull start. So it cannot be the kill switch being faulty or the kill button on the handle because if they were an issue the pull start wouldn't...
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    Blown Truck Fuse ??

    I have a small trailer with the 4 prong plug. I have fixed grounding issues and I have even replaced the lights in the past. Now I have had for the first time ever a fuse blow in my truck for the running lights on the trailer. I have seen many posts regarding trailer lighting problems but it's...
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    Topping Up Batteries On The Fly

    Hello Everyone. I have an onboard battery charger, it is a 2 bank charger 5/5. My question is - If I bought an inverter that plugs into a 12 volt cig lighter and is rated at 110 volts AC producing 150 watts would it be safe on the wiring to the 12 volt cig lighter? I have a Nissan Titan with...
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    Hydraulics on a 25 hp

    I have a 2005 25/HP with power trim. I figured it's about time to change out the hydraulic fluid and I was wondering if the 2 screws facing out are the drain and fill points? Or if anyone might have a link to explain how to do this. Thanks, Dodger1234
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    Opinion on Humminbird GPS.

    I'm not sure if this is where to post this?? But, has any one used the Humminbird add on GPS receivers ( AS GR16 or AS GR50 ) on there 700 series Humminbird? I'm not fishing big waters but I have many small lakes in my area and I want to start saving the "special" spots I come across when...
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    Brake Lights?

    Hello everyone. I'm just trying to save time, so I'm going to throw this out there for help. All my lights work on the trailer, but when I hit the brakes the tail lights go off on both sides. Where would a good starting point be to look for the problem? While I'm waiting for some help I am going...
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    Merc water impeller?

    Just wondering what you feel would be the average life span of the water impeller in fresh water. I live in Canada and fish clean water lakes so there is very little sand etc going threw the pump. Thanks for your opinions!! Dodger1234.
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    Portable Fish Finder

    I had an old Lowrance X-52 fishfinder doing nothing so I decided to turn it into a portable one for ice fishing etc. The spec page on it says the " power supply 10 -17 vDC " I wanted to use a Sea-Doo 12V rechargeable battery, Its spec says it is a 12V 12Ah. My question is the Sea-Doo battery...
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    Fuse between batteries.

    I did not want to hijack the circuit breaker post so I am starting this one. I have a 16' tiller with the bow mount 55/lb troller motor. The gas engine has a fuse between it and the start battery but there is no fuse from there to the 1-2-off switch and then to the front battery. Should there be...
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    Electric Winch

    Has anyone tried an ATV winch bolted to your trailer and used it to winch on your boat. I have a 1000/lb 14' boat but I fish lakes with no boat ramps so I back the trailer in from shore. Also, I always have to manually winch the boat on over the back beam. I am always by myself so it gets...
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    Electric Winch

    If I put a battery box on my trailer for an electric winch is there any way of charging the battery while I drive to the lake? I have a 4 prong wire system for the trailer but I do have both types of plug ins on my truck. I understand I could charge the battery when the boat is at home but space...
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    Greasing a 25 hp Merc.

    I have a 2 year old 25 hp tiller and when I am turning the motor it as a loud creaking sound. I have found the grease nipples for the tilting up and down pivot point and there is one nipple on the lower part of the shaft for turning but I can not find a nipple on the top part of the shaft where...
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    Minn Kota internal fuse?

    After doing a search on this site it seems the recommendation is fuses, fuses, and more fuses. I purchased a new boat 2 years ago and today I checked my wiring to see if they had installed fuses. The motor and fish finder are fused in but the bow mount Minn Kota goes directly into the deep cycle...
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    25hp lower unit oil??

    I have a 2007 Merc 25hp and my problem is filling the lower unit with oil. I have purchased several universal oil change kits but I can't find a filling fitting that fits the lower unit threads. All fittings are to large and I have been to many stores to find the rite fitting. Is there an online...
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    Battery Bank Question.

    First off I'm an electrical idiot so the question may be a little simplistic.:redface: I want to install a 2 bank charger for my cranking battery and the deep cycle battery up front. I have a battery switch with the 1-2-all-off positions. The question is can I hook the charger up to the...
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    3/4 Charged ??

    My deep cycle battery will only charge to 3/4 capacity while the cranking battery charges to 100% in minutes. Do you think one of the plates in the battery has broken loose? Or since I use the Minn Kota motor in short periods only I have left the battery with a "memory" for the lower capacity...
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    Oil Filter on a 25 hp?

    I have a 2007 25 hp Merc and as I was winterizing it today I thought I would get a part number for an oil filter. Needless to say I can not find an oil filter?? And just to add to the confusion I couldn't see where there would be an air filter. Any help would be appreciated, funny thing is I...
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    Electric winch

    I was thinking of installing an electric winch onto my boat trailer. All the marine winches come with the 15' cord to attach to your battery for power. I was thinking that can I not install a trailer plug and the just plug it in at the back of the truck instead of running 15' of cable to the...
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    2 Bank Charger Exposed

    I went to my local boat store to buy a 2 bank battery charger. All the brands advertise that there weather proof but when you read the installation instructions they say to install out of the elements?? I have a tiller style boat so everything is exposed except if I want to install it inside my...
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    Newbie Quetion ( Charging While Fishing )

    Hello all. As mentioned I,m a newbie to this forum and all ready I have learned several helpful tips!! My outboard charges both the cranking and deep cycle batteries. I can switch it to only charge one of them if I want to with a manual switch that was installed. My question is, is it OK to...
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