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    Depth Finders?

    Hey all, I'm looking for some help. My boat needs a new depth finder. The Hawkeye bit the dust due to previous owner leaving it out in the rain and such. It looks like I can buy a new gauge for like $79, but I got to poking around and it doesn't seem like it's much more to get like a fish finder...
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    Cover for 2004 JC Tritoon Evolution 260?

    Oh it's great to be back on this forum! Just picked up a new to us tritoon, a JC Evolution 260 and want to get a cover for it. The JC boats I've seen have always been a little weird shaped and atypical of the normal pontoon. I checked in with a custom shop and they quoted me somewhere around...
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    What the heck is this engine? 1000 SC

    Good afternoon! In my quest to find a tri-toon with an I/O, I stumbled upon an engine that I’m having a really hard time finding any info on. I’m told it’s a 454 with a blower on it. The carb cover (term? the silver flame arrestor thing) has 1000 SC on it. Valve covers are blue. From what I’ve...
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    Possibly Purchasing 70s Mercruiser 140... Overheated

    Hi all! It has been a while. Looking at purchasing a late 70s Kayot pontoon. Looks to have been pretty much completely redone as it looks a lot more modern than what I'm seeing on Google for old brochures and such. It's bigger than I'd like (at 28ft.), but around here it's hard to be picky at...
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    Looking for a Pontoon Boat... Price?

    Hi everyone! Coming back to the community after a hiatus. Our beloved cabin cruiser met it's match on the river and was pretty much totaled. There isn't a day that goes by where we don't miss that boat. We started looking at pontoon boats. They are WAY more expensive than their fiberglass...
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    Worth it to restore? What are your guidelines?

    Good morning all! Long time member here. A lot more active back in the day. I have a 1990 Cobia 2250CC. 22 foot cabin cruiser. I love this boat, and it has seen me through all types of life. Went from a single bachelor to married with 2 young kids. I’ve been running it for years even though the...
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    Noob, not sure what to buy.

    Good morning! Pardon my ignorance. I have what seems to be somewhat of a unique situation. I bought my boat a few years ago from a friend. Long story short, my brother and I ruined our 4 blade prop and lost it, so I'm not sure what we had. We've been running 3 blade props, but it doesn't have...
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    MerCruiser Throttle and Gear Control

    I just got a call from the marina that it's time to get the boat out of winter storage. Needs to be out by May 1st. I realized that I haven't bought any of the parts I need for this year's boating season. Our last time out, the throttle/gear control broke. It's a MerCruiser Quicksilver variety...
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    Quicksilver Controls Parts

    So after replacing my fuel pump and have a great day on the lake, all of the sudden my brother says that the throttle is sticking and had to turn the key off to get the boat to stop. The throttle/shift lever seems to have fallen apart from the controls. I took the cover off to find that there...
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    Engine keeps stalling

    I have a 22' cabin cruiser with a Chevy 305 in it that's having trouble continuously running. It keeps dying. We had it out on the water for the first time last night. I ran it on muffs in the driveway and didn't seem to have any problems with it. As soon as you apply any sort of throttle to it...
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    They just kept coming...

    Hey everyone, a little bit of some SHT and somewhat of some questions to become a more informed boater. The day started out fantastic. The boat performed flawlessly. We decided to break out the kneeboard. I was getting pretty cocky because the previous weekend I had finally decided to break out...
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    Crazy question, not sure on terminology.

    Hello everyone, I'm more or less wondering if this is possible. I have a 22 foot cabin cruiser. You know those wing/spoiler looking things you see on some boats that generally have the radar and antennas mounted to them on luxury cruisers? I almost want to call it a flybridge, but I think that's...
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    Is there a safe way to do this?

    Hey everyone, I'm going camping next week and I would like to bring my boat. My vehicle can tow the boat fine, and can stop provided I leave adequate distance, and actively pay attention. I have an '01 Pathfinder and a 22' Cabin Cruiser that weighs close to 4,000. It's on a dual axle trailer...
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    Backfire and stalling?

    Hey everyone, I have a 1990 22' Cabin Cruiser with a Chevy 305 V8 in it. It's always been a real hard engine to please, but it just likes to move, none of this slow cruising crap. Yesterday was pretty rough. I've been putting premium gas in it and it seems to be running better than when I'd put...
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    Public storage?

    I'm needing to put my boat in public storage. What do some of the guys that utilize public storage do to your boat to ensure it's security? I would rather not pick up my boat one day and see that the outdrive is missing. I'm thinking about wrapping a chain around the outdrive and trailer to make...
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    Axle Placement on Trailer

    Hey all, I know I post in here a lot about my boat and trailer. What it comes down to is I need more tongue weight. I can move my boat about 3 inches forward, but that will only get me about another 40 pounds of weight on my hitch. What I did figure out this past weekend is that I can move my...
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    Third Battery?

    Hey everyone, quick question before I make a huge mistake. I have an extra battery laying around that I'd like to put in my boat to run the audio off of. Right now I have a 4 position Perko switch (off, 1, all, 2). What I'd like to do is run a second battery off my secondary battery in parallel...
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    Installing trailer brakes

    Hey guys. Question. I failed pretty miserably on my trailer brake setup. I bought a 10" kit thinking everything would work fine, but apparently the hubs were too large for my axle. I had existing surge brakes on there, and I'm wanting to convert them over to electric. The old surge brakes are...
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    I need some reassurance from my fellow boaters...

    Tell me it's going to be okay... LOL! My mechanic has had my boat for a few weeks now before getting to it on Tuesday. Today I get a call on my way to work from them. They told me they had started it, which had me really pumped up. HOWEVER, my $800 bellows job turned into quite a bit more than...
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    Wakeboarding behind my boat... Possible?

    Hey all, I've got a '90 Cobia Spirit 2250 Cabin Cruiser. It has a built 305 V8 in it. I'd like to learn how to wakeboard, but I'm wondering if it'll be possible. I know it's best to have some sort of way to get the rope high up with like a tower or something. I don't really have that luxury, nor...
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