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    Ideas for Mounting Fish Rule

    Now that I have a "prettier" boat and dont want to stick this 35 inch saltwater fish rule sticker on the side of my new boat... what are some "portable" methods of mounting this thing to something? Ideas ?? Some kind of fish shaped board maybe, or something creative that wont look stupid that...
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    Help with Battery Charging?

    I have a new/used boat that has 2 12v batteries in the back just for the trolling motor. There is a control panel in the bow with a toggle switch for trolling and charging. The batteries each have separate pos/neg cables for each battery. When I connect the charger to ONE battery, will it...
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    Trim button only works down, not up

    I just bought a Javelin and the bow control panel has controls for live well, trim, etc.. and I notice the trim button up there only works down... not up. The trim switch on the throttle works up and down.... and the trim switch on the motor itself works up and down. So its just the bow giving...
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    12 vs 24 volt ?

    I just bought a used Javelin and see that it has (2) 12 volt batteries next to each other for the trolling motor... and 2 separate red & black wires attached to each. So it appears this setup is for 2- 12 volt batteries. This is my first time running into this and thought this was setup for 24...
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    Help/Advice with buying used Astro w/115HP Merc

    I am looking to purchased a used 1994 Astro boat with a 115 HP 1995 Mercury outboard on it. Both are in decent shape. Engine has been sitting a while, not used much. It started right up, idled fine, rev'ed up fine, smooth, shifted into forward and reverse with solid clicks into gear, trim and...
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    How hot is TOO hot ?

    I have a 1987 45HP Mercury and runs fine, planes the boat and seems to be OK for now. I do notice it takes a minute for the pee hole to start spraying, and when its up to normal running time, have run the boat some, the water temp (with my hand) is too hot for me to keep my hand there. Is...
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    Trolling Motor Overheating ?

    I have a Motorguide 743 (12 volt) a few years old but in good shape connected to a brand new Everstart Marine Maxx battery (Trolling/Starting) Everything is fine until I run it too long... it shuts off and wont run for a while, then after a few minutes, will run again. Like it is almost...
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