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    Help with Mooring

    Looking to set up mooring temporarily on a lake with a sand/mud bottom. My boat is a 18 foot bowrider and weighs around 3200 lbs. i have a 15 lb river anchor and a 15 lb navy anchor but don't have any confidence that will do the job. Looks like a mushroom anchor would be best but I cannot get my...
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    Trailer Safety Chains Don't Fit Truck

    Got a new 2020 F150 and my trailer safety chain hooks don't fit on my hitch receiver hooks properly. What do you guys recommend to solve for this? I was think off using some shackles like in the pic attached... Any other suggestions? Safety is of course the priority here
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    Merc 4.3L MPI Overheated on Driveway

    2015 Four Winn's 180 with Merc 4.3L MPI. I was doing oil change, put on rabbit ears, started her up to warm the oil. It ran for probably 7ish mins and the overheating alarm went off. I quickly turned it off and went and did my oil change. But now I'm worried. Did I do any damage? Is there a...
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    14.25 X 19P Stiletto

    I have a 07 Bayliner 185 w/ 3.0L Merc. It has an aluminum 14.25 X 21P prop on it. I'm looking to get a better hole shot and lower planing speeds. I've been looking at getting a 14.25 X 19P SS Stiletto Advantage II Do you any of you have this similar set up?? How does it perform for you??
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    Folding Tongue

    I know this may seem like a stupid question, but... I can't for the life of me figure out how my folding tongue works! It's a 2007 Karavan trailer and has a black type thing where it should swivel. I loosen it thinking that's all I need to do, but it still won't work. Any help is appreciated.
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    Batt Gauge

    So, I launched my new to me Bayliner 185 today for the first time and after 3 cranks of the engine battery dead. OK, so load it up on the trailer, get the battery tested and it's no good. Buy a new one, put it in, and it fires right up. My question is: What should the battery gauge on the boat...
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    Stingray 180 or Bayliner 185

    I'm torn... I am buying a used boat and I'm stuck between the following: 2007 Stingray 180 w/ 3.0 Volvo with approx 15 hours on it for $9200 or 2006 Bayliner 185 w/ 3.0 Merc with 150 hours on it. The Bayliner shows more wear and tear, but has an upgraded prop and stereo. I have it down to...
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    RPM Gauge

    Just bought an 04 Bayliner 175. Took it for a spin and first saw the boat idling at 2000 RPM... too high??? Then when driving, the RPM gauge just goes around in circles. What would cause this and how can I fix it???
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