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    2012 60hp Efi bigfoot water pump question

    Hey guys I replaced the water pump in my 2012 60hp Bigfoot 4 stroke and the pee stream seems odd.. Last season I had a nice solid stream like every other motor has had. Now coming out for the first day after the impeller replacement the pee stream is more of an aerated spray. The faster you run...
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    V shaped tab on the motor pod?

    I have a 2013 Tracker 20 ft pontoon that I picked up last fall, it seems to be a great boat for us with one exception. On the bottom of the motor pod is this v shaped tab, its VERY good at collecting grass and sticks and such and its pretty annoying. Does it have any other actual purpose? I'm...
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    New to 4 strokes, 2012 60 hp EFI Bigfoot

    So I just picked up a 2013 Suntracker 20 dlx Party Barge with a 2012 60 Hp Mercury 4 stroke EFI Bigfoot. Everything is in excellent condition and came off of a 120 acre lake. The engine is claimed to have just 20 hours on it according to the marina that brokered the sale. Previous owner...
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    Mariner 2+2 accelerator pump and sync setup

    Hi guys, I have recently picked up a pontoon with the 115hp Mariner 4 cylinder. serial is 0d165149. The boat is a 93 and the motor looks to be the only thing ever mounted on it. I have been through water pump and carbs already, I have a fuel pump kit coming. I see there is an accelerator pump...
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    24ft pontoon. 115hp mariner typical prop?

    Hey folks, I have picked up a 1993 Fisher Freedom 240 Dlx it has a 115hp 4 cylinder Mariner of the same age. What prop would you expect to run on it? Looking to get a ballpark idea is all I know I need to know rpm and weight to get accurate.
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    1993 Mariner 115hp

    Hi guys, I have recently picked up a pontoon with the 115hp Mariner 4 cylinder. serial is 0d165149. The boat is a 93 and the motor looks to be the only thing ever mounted on it. I have been through water pump and carbs already, I have a fuel pump kit coming. I see there is an accelerator pump...
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    1971 starcraft holiday I/O rebuild

    Ok folks here we go. I've been looking for a supersport for a while when i came across this Holiday. Not exactly what i was after but darn close. It needs a whole big bucket of love, but I think its gonna be a fun job albeit time consuming. I only gave $200 for it including the trailer so I...
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    1971 starcraft holiday I/O

    Hi all I'm considering joining the starmada in the form of a 71 I/O 18ft i believe it would be a holiday model. Anything specific to the model that i should look out for? Obviously all wood needs replaced, infact the floor has already been pulled. The motor is the 4 cylinder mercruiser of...
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    I think my motor may be to low?

    So, I'm thinking my motor might be mounted a little low. I get this great little fountain of water shooting straight up at the motor, some lands in the boat of course, and once I trim up enough to stop it the thing porpoises and i trim it back down enough to stop that yet keep this water...
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    Another Smart Tabs thread

    I've read over some of the threads about the aww over smart tabs and i ponder whether they are a good fit for me, so i ask you gods of the boating forum whaddaya think? My boat is a 1995 Crestliner ProAM 1650, this is a 16ft 5in aluminum deep vee side console with a 70 HP Johnson 2 stroke...
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    Attach bunks to brackets with?

    Whats the preferred method for attaching bunk boards to the brackets? The options i can think of include, Lag bolts, Screws, Countersink and bolt all the way through. Boards will likely be 2x6 roughly 8ft long spanning 2 crossmembers, carrying about 1500lbs of boat water ready. thinking 2...
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    6 yr old kid what life jacket???

    So I have a 6 yr old daughter and she seems to be between availible life jacket sizes. The child jacket is up to 50lbs, and she is pushing 60lbs. A youth jacket for 50-90lbs rides up her back badly and doesnt want to stay down where it belongs. Obviously the child jackets have a crotch strap to...
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    1995 70hp, dies at idle and stumbles at initial accel

    My 95 70hp is just through breakin hours, and suddenly has decided that after idling for a couple minutes with no throttle use it should cut off restarts immediately, carbs were cleaned when the powerhead went on last september. At the same time it has developed a stumble on initial...
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    Low water flow from the tell tale

    Took the 1995 70hp out today, to run it around some with the family. Everything went great untill the end. Ran back to the no wake zone chopped the throttle looked back at my own wake trying to swamp me and noticed i am barely dribbling water from the tell tale... No bags weeds or any other...
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    How much trolling motor do i need?

    I have a 95 crestliner proam 1650 sc, per iboats it weighs in at about 1000lbs plus motor fuel and gear so i guess 2000lbs loaded with 2 adults and the days goods. I am looking into adding a bow mount trolling motor so i can fish more creatively. My primary boating area is the mississsippi...
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    Why is my rebuilt powerhead leaking water from the headgasket?

    My 95' 70hp johnson rebuilt powerhead, is leaking a small amount of water from the headgasket below the the bottom cylinder, a small dribble i guess describes it. So far the engine has only been run at idle/fast idle portion of breakin procedures. The builder said retorque head bolts, I have...
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    1995 70hp Idle timing?

    how do i adjust the idle timing on this? i have an omc manual it shows a screw near the flywheel stating that it adjusts idle timing but i dont seem to have that screw on my motor nor a place where it should be also i saw the post about setting wot timing by cranking the engine at wot, it...
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    new powerhead new water pump now stopped pumping water?

    So i just put a rebuilt powerhead on my 1995 70hp johnson, also a new water pump. everything looked good for the first few minutes, then the indicator stream slowed and stopped...... tryed again and saw steam from indicator hose. I have pulled the lower off, pulled the pump apart found that it...
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    finding a Factory service maunal

    i have a 95 70hp johnson that has no compression on the middle cylinder, i think im going to dive in myself this time.... the saga is here http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=407852 so i want a factory service manual to guide me along, is this what im looking for...
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    boat seems to tow hard

    So i got my boat put back together and i start dragging it around and good lord it feels like im pulling a houseboat.... Truck isnt too happy about running highway speeds with it. Boat is a 1995 crestliner 1650 pro am i've seen it listed at about 1000lbs plus motor which is a 70hp johnson...
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