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    bf50 tell tale

    Any other ownners find they have to continually clear the tell tale with a piece of wire? mine seems to plug up on a regular basis and i flush my motor after every use.
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    this takes the cake !

    After a few pop's, my fishing pal told me my bow line was too short, so we decide to replace it. So we unclip the winch strap, untie the old bow line and replace it with a nice long length of floating line. A few more pop's while admiring my bright new bow line and it's time to pack up. next...
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    teenage daughters

    Oh,they can break your heart...<br />Love mine till the end of time, but lately<br />the attitude has got so big and bad,<br />that neither Mom OR Dad can take it.<br />So, long story short.. after warning her<br />that she can't tell Mom to "F-off" one <br />more time, she did...<br />and i...
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    garmin 172c plotter

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br />Got my new plotter today, A Garmin 172c color<br />best price i could find, and i looked all over the map.<br />$379 us dollars + $129 for the south/west island chip.<br />shipped it to my buddy in...
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    new winch

    today i finally decided to change out my thoroughly rusted out 1500 lb manual winch.<br />the old one was basically welded to the trailer<br />so out comes the hacksaw....<br />about 2 hours later, i managed to saw through<br />all the fused metal and bolts. what a job!<br />the new 1800lb winch...
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    weak flow/no overheat

    My 1999 Honda Bf50 runs like a top ,although<br />lately i have noticed the flow from the telltale<br />is weak.<br />in the past i have used compressed air back thru<br />the pee hose while motor is running and it <br />clears and starts to pee strong, but after a <br />number of attempts, no...
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    trailer repairs

    what do you do with your boat when you have <br />to do trailer repairs ?<br />ideally, i would dump the boat in the water<br />and tie it up at a marina while doing the job,<br />but there's nothing close.
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    good day on the water

    Today was one of the calmest days i have seen this time of the year.<br />To make it better the salmon were biting<br />4- nice winter springs 5- 11 lbs in size<br />and lost one at the boat.<br />6 nice dungeness crab in the trap on the way home<br />the fish were not big, but firm and bright...
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    trailering antics

    While waiting for a fellow to load his boat <br />yesterday, i had to chuckle at this guy's method.He backed his old steel roller trailer into the water so deep, that the rear wheels of the truck were almost in the water.<br />He then proceeded to fight with his boat to get<br />it lined up on...
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    fast idle arm

    1999 bf50<br />the fast idle arm on my Honda will not stay up.<br />on a cold start it will for a while at maximum rpm's<br />then when i back it down, it drops completely<br />almost seems spring loaded.<br /><br />is there a tension adjustment on the control box ?
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    oil filter change

    Honda BF 50 1999<br />When doing an oil change do you change the oil<br />filter every time, or every other time ?<br /><br />i just changed may oil and did not change the oil<br />filter. now i'm wondering....<br /><br />i'm sure i read that it was every other oil<br />change, and the owner's...
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    bf50 gas economy

    Just interested in how others find the fuel<br />economy on these great little motors.<br />i have made 2 - 4 hour fishing trip's on one <br />5 gallon tanks of gas, and it's still not empty!<br /><br />that includes running and trolling.<br /><br />I'm really impressed, after running 2...
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    solas ss prop

    anybody ever buy from the "prop finder"<br />order line??<br />i am looking at the 11-1/8 x13 solas ss prop<br />for my honda 50.<br />just wonder if customers are happy with them ?
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    tell tale

    My Bf50 does not have a lot of pressure out of the tell tale.<br />it definitely squirts water, but not sure if<br />there should be a lot of pressure ??<br />i have seen some motors that will squirt a 4'<br />stream.<br />is this an indicator the water pump is working <br />better?
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    over heating

    BF50 1999<br />just got off the water and the motor was running fine.<br />put the flush ears on to flush the motor,<br />and i notice the tell tale wasn't peeing.<br />i pulled the tube and i appeared to be clear.<br />then the overheat alearm sounded so i shut it down.<br /><br />the intake is...
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    synthetic oil ?

    I'm thinking of using synthetic oil in my<br />1999 Honda Bf50.<br />is there any great advantage in doing so ?<br />it only takes 2 ltrs of oil, so the price is not really the issue.<br />can you run longer between the recommended change<br />which is 6 months or 100 hours ?
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    TO FLUSH OR NOT ?

    I have heard many opinions on flushing your motor<br />after salt water use.<br />they range from "don't bother", to "flush every time"<br /><br />i run in salt water usually 3 or 4 times a week<br />and flush it once a week.<br /><br />what do you all do ?<br /><br /> ;)
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    rehub stainless prop ?

    Before my 50 hp evinrude blew up i bought <br />a used stainless prop for it.<br />i would like to use it on my new Honda BF50<br />but was told the prop shaft has different<br />splines and would not accept the OMC prop.<br /><br />Can that prop be re worked so it fits <br />the honda shaft...
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    fellow bf50 owners

    the stock prop that came with my 50 hp honda<br />is 11-1/4 x 13 aluminum.<br />this combination will push my 16' runabaout<br />about 30mph at 6000 rpm's<br />there seems to be a little throttle left, but<br />did not want to push it past 6k.<br /><br />questions:<br />has anyone gone to...
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    HAPPY WITH HONDA

    I recently repowerd my boat with a 50hp honda<br />(bf50.)<br />this was the best move i made, after owning a<br />mercury,evinrudes and a johnson.<br />i am so impressed with the quiet, smoke-free<br />operation of this motor.<br />i know there's a lot of people out there that<br />are...
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