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    Prop Question: How do I know which one I need?

    Hello,<br /><br />As stated in another thread I tore my boat up real nice my first trip out on the lake, including pretty much trashing my prop. The local shop wants 70.00 to repair it or 135.00 for a new one, but I've seen them for 50.00 or so online. My question is, how do I know which ones...
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    Can I grind a prop ?

    Scenerio: Lake Lehomedeu in Minnesota was much shallower than I expected and I tore up 2 of the blades on my prop as well as bent the skeg slightly. I was told in a different forum that I could bend the skeg back using a rubber mallet but that my prop is trash.<br /><br />Why cant I just pull...
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    Where do you find replacement bench seats?

    Hello all,<br /><br />I'm seriously considering a total reconditioning of the boat I recently bought. One of the first things I want to do is to replace the seats, which are just garbage. Where do I go to find the wider style front seats though? It's a ski boat with vinyl bench seats in the...
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    What I learned my first day of my first boat

    1. I learned that I'm SOOOO glad that my first boat cost me 175.00 total for the boat, motor, and trailer.<br />2. I learned that when buying a boat, you DO have to look at the trailer tires, which is the last thing in the world I would have thought of. Otherwise you will sit at the auction...
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    Ether in 2 stroke engines

    In another thread I posted that I squirted a shot of ether in all 3 cylinders of my 1977 70 HP Evinrude and it fired right up. Someone posted after me that I should not have done that.<br /><br />Can I ask why? Right on the can it says it can be used on outboard engines. It's not pure ether...
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    1978 70 HP please help taking bottom off

    Hello all, <br /><br />This my first boat. I bought it at auction for 175.00 including boat, motor, and trailer. I figured if it ran it was a great deal and anything over that was a bonus.<br /><br />Here is my problem. I took it out on the lake today (ice is almost gone here in Minnesota...
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