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    what the heck?

    :confused: Towed my 97 lowe deck boat back from the lake today about 35-40 miles and backed her into the storage facility. It is on a single axle lowe trailer with surge brakes. When unhooking I noticed the s-link on the breakaway cable was hot to the touch whereit hooks to the truck. Safety...
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    97 lowe deck boat

    I have recently came across a guy at work who is regrettably goin through the big D (my heart goes out to him, really). He has a 97 lowe deck boat for sale as a result. Has a 150 mercury recently gone through at a reputable dealer, new impeller. Boat has xm radio, new gps, fish finders, 4...
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    cincy to louisville by pontoon

    Was just wondering if anyone has ever done this before. The lady and I were contemplating trying to be in louisville for the air show on Apr 17. Of particular concern is barge traffic, fuel availibility, and locking through at Markland lock. We have a 25 ft crest pontoon with a force 70, so I...
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    almost there baby! '95 Force 70

    Tried search feature, but couldn't find a prob exactly like mine. After rebuilding my fuel pump. I started my motor on muffs, Started right up but noticed the engine "sneezing" occasionaly with a puff of smoke out the right side of motor. Dug deeper, found all gaskets of the transfer ports were...
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    running pontoon on trailer

    I have a 95 crest 25' pontoon with a force 70 outboard. It has been giving me fits running well then leaving me stranded after a cool down. Thanks to Roscoe, today I am replacing some questionable parts and wish to do a decarb of the engine with sea foam deep creep. Question is, i have acess to...
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    '95 force 70 stranded!!

    Tonight my 25' crest pontoon left me stranded on the Ky river. The boat has been increasingly hard to start when cold. Tonight it wouldn't do it at all, which led to a dead battery. Once warm the engine runs great, but if allowed to cool off for 30-40 min then is almost impossible to start. I...
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    force 70 help!

    First things first. Complete newb here. I gave a guy a 1k deposit on a 25' pontoon today with a'95 force 70 outboard. Balance due tommorow. Insured and took the boat out today as agreed for a test. Upon removing the boat from the water the part of the outboard just below the engine cowling was...
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