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    Boat Trailer Grease?

    Finally replacing my wheel hubs and wheels. What's the go to for wheel bearing grease? I do have the "EZ Lube" spindle if that matters. From Lucas I've seen the red, green, and blue grease. Blue being marine, but I don't know if a trailer being dunked in the water for a short period of time be...
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    Bass Boat Ladder?

    What's a smart way to install a stainless ladder of some sort on my 89 tracker? Particularly interested in ones that bolt onto the outboard jackplate or something? Aluminum boat if that matters.
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    Unique Trolling Motor Mounting Question

    Mounting a normal trolling motor to the front of my basstracker I hate those Motorguide Isolating Bolts. They never last. I have access underneath my Trolling motor thank God. I can't find quite the right size rubber washer I need without paying $20-30 for 6. Any issues 3D printing a...
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    Evinrude rebuild referrals?

    Looking for somebody to rebuild the lower unit in my 89 Evinrude 40hp. I don't mind shipping it to somebody. Anybody know somebody that specializes in these or anything? Local marina doesn't want to rebuild.
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    Speaker Wire okay to use in boat?

    Looking to pick up some 12 gauge wire for all my electronics on my boat. Would speaker wire work as well as anything else? Seem to have a lot more options and is generally cheaper? Want to just buy one roll to use for everything for simplicity. Fish finder and bilge pumps the most energy...
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    Part Number for lower unit vent plug?

    So I'm trying to replace the lower unit vent plug. I can find the bottom drain plug online all day, but I'm having a hard time finding the top plug. https://leadersrpmshop.com/johnson-evinrude-omc-new-cobra-drives-40-50hp-drain-plug-02809-03020429-8-02809/ This site here has it, looks...
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    Battery Cable Size

    89 40hp Evinrude Motor. Moving batteries under console, about 12ft away. 4GA cable thick enough? Bought this stuff https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B076HRTHFM?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
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    Venting Portable Fuel Tank?

    I'm moving my batteries to the compartment my fuel tank is in. They'll have some space between them. The fuel tank currently has a ventless design? I want to somehow directly connect a tube from the cap to a vent so I won't have gas vapors building up where the batteries are. What's the...
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    Help wiring my 89 Bass Tracker 40hp

    Some questions.. Where would I plug in my Trolling motor from a diagram like this? Just into the Fuse Block like everything else? How does my ignition play into this? Engine just wires to the ignition, which wires into the Dual Circuit Switch? ​​​​​​Do I need to plug in my distribution bus into...
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    Rewiring 89 Bass Tracker 40hp

    Currently the boat has 2 batteries, and is about 17' long. One battery is under the steering column that starts the boat One battery is under the trolling motor up front. Motorguide Four 743 43lb thrust is the model ​​​​​​They're both deep cycle Group 27 Energizer MAXX batteries. Looking to...
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    Is this prop on right?

    First time replacing the propeller. Does all of this look right? The propeller moves in and out quite a bit, am I missing a washer? Will regrease again.
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    Have to prime bulb while running

    Have an 89 40hp Evinrude motor. I rebuilt the fuel pump already. When I'm on the water, the boat will not stay running for long and I'll have to manually prime the primer bulb when I'm going fast. I'll get an oem 5/16 primer bulb and fuel lines, but is there a possibility the fuel pump still...
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    Are these the right spark plugs? 89 Evinrude 40hp

    Bought an 89 40hp Evinrude. I believe this used to be oil injected, but it's been removed so I premix. Champion Spark Plugs QL78YC. Are these the originals? Should I just get another set of these or are there better options out there?
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    89 Evinrude 40hp only goes 10mph 3k rpm

    Long story short. Bought a 17ft Bass Tracker with the Evinrude 40hp motor. It's sat for a year or 2. I've dumped the old gas, installed a water fuel separator, and filled the tank with ethanol free gas with 50:1 ratio of Pennzoil 2 stroke oil. Compression is 100psi at 1 cylinder and 110psi the...
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