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    gas gauge

    Hi fellow boaters. My problem is my gas gauge started jumping, It started on a rough day on lake, it went to almost empty, so we filled up, but it took only 8 gallons, now it just jumps around empty, and sometimes just stays below the E mark. I put a new fuse in and pulled dash panel, everything...
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    trailer hubs, raising bunks

    Hi all, I am desperate. I bought a homeade pontoon trailer for my 24ft boat, man said it worked great and I having no experience thought it would work too. My problem is it is a float on that holds boat from the center braces and not on the pontoons, well yesterday I tried to haul it out and...
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    no RPM

    Hi, I have a Mercury 1996 60hp. Has been running great except last week. we were leaving marina and as I throttled up, motor would not go past 3400 rpms. It started right up at dock, and ran good, no missing or anything but would not go past 3400. I had motor fixed earlier in year, waterpump and...
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    winching a pontoon?

    I have a 24ft. pontoon. We just bought a trailer with a float on center, not on pontoons . My question is there is no winch ring on our pontoon, so I dont know where to hook the winch cable. There is 2 holes, 1 each on pontoons. Can I make a girdle from cable. Hook it to both pontoons and attach...
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    need a cheap cheap pontoon trailer

    Hi. I live in Cartersville, Ga. and keep our boat at allatoona Landing. it is a 24ft. pontoon. What I need is a cheap I mean real cheap trailer to store boat on at marina, their rules say I cant set on blocks. It will never leave landing, only need to take out once a year and put back in, in the...
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    lowrance X50 DS PROBLEM

    HI, Ihave a lowrance X50 DS it is 1yr old and did not give me any trouble. Yesterday while installing a hourmeter I was checking fuses, I inadvertantly unhooked the fish finder, and of course had to restart it. But it will not turn on now I checked fuse at block, unplugged cable and checked pin...
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    what size motor on pontoon

    This is my first pontoon, and I want to go a larger motor. It has a 60hp mercury. The boat is a 24ft. Aqua Patio 1993 year. I dont have the sticker, with recommendations . Can some one suggest one. I just need more speed for towing grandkids and adults. Thanks
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    tilt hole adjustment, motor height

    Hi, this is my first and probably not my last question. I am fairly new to boating. Bought a Aqua Patio !993 24FT. with a 60hp merc 2 stroke last year at a marine store, he put in water pump and all was checked and tested. It ran great,but I got a lot of cavitation, so I replaced prop with a...
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    tilting position

    our 93' A.P. with a merc 60 2stroke just came out of shop. First ride got a lot of cavitation at higher rpm's I installed a s.s. prop last year. Which pin whole for height should the motor be in. It do'es not have power trim or tilt. So I need to know which tilt hole to use. Thanks any help please
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