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    One of my toons has a leak

    Can a 28 ft pontoon boat still float if one of the tube loses it pressurize
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    new pontoon deck how to fix bad part

    I had a new deck and carpet put on my 28 ft pontoon this last March. The marine shop used a section of really bad(knotting) plywood. After 2 months and what LITTLE rain we get here in Phoenix, AZ I have a 2 ft Dia really soft spot right in the middle of the boat. Yes the rot is all the way thru...
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    problems steering in reverse

    We bought a 1980 25 ft Cruiser this past June. When we finally got in the water in September, we had very little steering control in reverse. Forward seem ok, not smooth but like a old car that wander all over the road. We tired different props with the same results. Any thoughts out there. Thanks.
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    Today was 100 degrees out

    So we took the boat and had a great time on and in the water. Even through the water was about 80 degrees. I so glad that we have this global warming problem. Middle of October and we still can go boating...:p
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    Boating Terminology

    Where can I find boating terminology here, I'm new to this site and I'm trying to understand what everyone is saying. Thanks
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    1980 25 ft cabin cruiser prop?

    I bought a 1980 25' Gran bateau(a great old cabin cruiser), but didn't come with a prop. It has merc260 with hyd trim tabs. I bought a 15 dia x 16 pitch 4 blade alum prop. Could not get it over 3200 rpm and would not plane using the outdrive trim(had to use the hyd ones) and lousy reverse...
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    Need to replace throttle contols

    I want to replace my throttle controls with a unit that has the trim switch and trailer button on the handle. I been bidding on ebay for some quicksilver ones, but they are usually cracked or broken. Are there any other makes out there? Thanks for the help and I enjoy this site alot.
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    outdrive will not move

    I was tracing a starter problem per the instructions on this forum. I much have done something wrong now the outdrive will not move. The outdrive was down when I got to the slave solenoid, touch two wires together ( you can disconnect the wires from terminals B and C and hook them together and...
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