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    Starter solenoid question

    I have a ’03 bayliner, with a 3.5L? (135HP) 4 cylinder merc I/O. I just got it out the garage last weekend and got it ready for the water. I put new gas in, hooked up the water muffs and tried to start it. Nothing, so I put the battery on the charger, and left it for a few hours. The indicator...
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    How to handle boat ramps solo

    So I am now forced to trailer my boat to water. (As I no longer have a waterfront home with a boat lift.) I have been watching people putting their boats into and taking out of the water. It appears to be a mult-person operation. Of the families that I saw, it appears the wife is capable or...
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    How to get your trailer to stop being a Jerk????.

    So, now that I have no lake cabin, I have resorted to trailering my 18 footer, and noticed that it jerks back and forth as I am driving. This can be a pain over long distances. ( I have to now drive 1 ? to 2 hours to get to ?boatable? water.) Can this damage your tow vehicle ( I have a Colorado...
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    FEMA does not give a DAM about DAMs. We want our DAM Delhi DAM back!

    Since the flood early this year, when a wall of water spilled over our dam, taking is down, FEMA has said they will not assist anyone (they are vacation homes that got hit the hardest). My saying was that I?m ?looking for a lake, only found a DAM river; well there is no more DAM. And FEMA is...
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    What can I use to clean the lower unit?

    OK, I left the motor down , in the water all season. Now that I pulled the pontoon out, the motor looked like it had a grass skit on it! I was able to get it off the pontoons with a wire brush, power washer, and lots of elbow grease. But how can I get it off the motor, so it looks black again...
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    Installing New tach question on 2-cycle

    I just replaced the tach on my pontoon. I replace the wires one at a time to ensure I connected them to the correct terminals. So my question is, according to the documentation, is said to set the switch to 6P for all merc. Outboards. The switch has # of cylinders/Pulses on it. The motor is a...
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    My toon now looks like it has a grass skirt

    Took the toon out of the water for the season, it was sitting in the river all summer long. Gee, now I see why it was slowing down! Guess next year I should get a broom or something and wipe the toons below the water line ever few weeks. I hope my electric power washer will clean it ( and the...
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    Tach stopped working, what to check?

    I have a ?99 merc 60hp bigfoot (2-cycle) and just noticed that the tach has stopped working. This is on a 24-foot pontoon, and I just had the motor put on the boat end of year. I checked the wires going to the Gauge. It has 12V and the Gray wire goes into the wire harness. What should I be...
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    Opps, did I run my 2-cycle with no oil!!!!!!!

    I have a 99 2-cycle 60HP Merc BF. It has the oil tank on the motor. I had filled it up once and so far went through 24 gallons of fuel. I tool it out yesterday, and it just died while going full out. Figured I ran out of fuel, so I changed tanks and started it back up. It ran for a few minutes...
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    We are down to one marina now.......

    this morning one of the marina's on our lake burned down to the ground. many nice new 2009 ski boats and pontoons gone!. I remember seeing people bringing their boats in yesterday and I just had them out yesterday to fix my lift! I guess any business owner could be hit by such a loss! they say...
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    Audio keeps cutting in and out when motor is on

    I had installed a new Pyle radio into my pontoon, using the existing wiring. The radio and CD worked fine when I installed it. But now that it is in the water, I noticed whenever I start the motor; the sound keeps cutting in and out. I even ran the positive directly to the battery, I noticed...
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    where are your speakers located on your toon?

    So I installed 4 speakers, all on the front benches pointing toward the center. But I have not run the boat yet. Just realized, I bet you can't hear the radio from the helm with the motor going!
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    Steering wheel adjustment question

    I had replace a old 115 merc with a 60HP BP merc. but I noticed that the steering wheel is off by about 90 degrees. Is there an adjustment for this? or do I just pull he wheel off and re-position it? Its on a pontoon. thanks
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    How many of you have 2 batteries on your toon?

    having replace the motor on my toon from an OLD 115 Merc, to a 60 BF, I figured I don't need the 2nd battery the previous owner had ( just to start the Merc.) I replaced all the seats, so I would have to figure where to install the 2nd battery ( and switch) If I were to add it back in. these are...
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    What size fuel tank do you have on your toon?

    Since I have replaced my seats, I now need to put the fuel tank on the back beside the motor. I noticed prices have gone way up from last year. I saw the pics of Trashasdaddy?s ?toon, and that tank looks like a beacon! I figure I?ll go with something smaller. With a 60HP bigfoot, perhaps a 12...
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    Speaker placement on a pontoon

    I'm asking this here, as you guys are toonies: I have replaced all the seats on my 24? toon. Originally it had two 40? benches up front with arm rests on either side. Well one option of benches would be only a 36? with 9.5? arms on either side. I think that would be tight for 2 to sit, so I...
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    Would painting the underside of Pontoon deck extend its life?

    I have a ?89 toon, and the floor appears sturdy (I can jump up and down with no sagging), I had just replaced all the seats in it (except for the helm, I did not want to mess with re-wiring.) The previous owner just glued new carpeting over the old, cutting around the helm- another reason I...
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    If there is a city bylaw, someone will call you on it???..

    So, is winter, lots of snow and rain (AKA ICE). So what idiot goes for walks after an ices storm!. We I get a phone then threatening letter from the city saying I am in violation of city snow removal code. I have 12 hours to remove the snow and ice from my sidewalk else I will be fined $300.00...
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    They drilled holes in the logs to get the water out!

    As I stated in another thread, I had the marina remove the water from my logs ( now that I know what the correct term is). Well, they drilled holes in front of each weld and put those plugs that you see in a small boat. ( brass with a rubber part that expands when you push the lever over) you...
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    How often do you replace your spark plugs?

    Since (most) boats don't see the mileage that cars get, but are in high humidity ( rusting) environment, I was wondering if I should be replacing the plugs every year?
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