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    Lowrance active target transducer mounting question

    The AT transducer comes with mounting options to mount on the shaft of your trolling motor and you can face it forward to get a live image of what you are driving into (called scout mode), but I would like to leave it in and use it in scout mode position full time so mounting on the trolling...
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    22 foot sun tracker sport fish.... hard steering at high speed

    2023. We bought it with 8 hours running time on it, so I don't know how it was from the factory, but it has been hard steering at speed since we have had it.
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    22 foot sun tracker sport fish.... hard steering at high speed

    Well... It's all factory. I don't have an exact pic right now. I'm in the city and the boat is out at the cottage... but since it's all factory I'll just grab a pic off the net: https://www.suntrackerboats.com/fishing-pontoons/sportfish-22-dlx.html
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    125 HP outboard stiff steering @ high speed

    Following. I have the same problem with a pontoon boat. Steering and linkage is in good condition and all is trimmed out correctly but at high speed I have to use two hands to turn. I am suspecting motor height but don't know if I should mount higher or lower to reduce steering resistance.
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    22 foot sun tracker sport fish.... hard steering at high speed

    Steering is normal and good at low and medium speeds with no left/right pull, but when the boat is at WOT, steering becomes extremely stiff. It takes two hands to turn the wheel. Trim doesn't seem to make too much difference either way. I am beginning to think that maybe the motor (150 4 stroke...
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    Looking for a ramp systm that slides up under bow of pontoon boat

    Thanks guys. I think I'll just buy one. There is an aluminum one on amazon.
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    Looking for a ramp systm that slides up under bow of pontoon boat

    I have dogs and they have a tough time getting onto the pontoon boat when I make a bow-first landing on a beach or similar. What I was hoping to find was a ramp of some kind which attaches to the bow on the underside of the deck which you can pull out and extend. I was simply going to make one...
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    Trailer Brakes or Not

    Canada as well. The weight varies a bit from Province to Province but generally it's around 2000lb gross trailer weight. We also have to have trailer brake-away braking. When I first purchased my boat (used) about 5000lbs, the brakes weren't working and I had to drive it home like that. That...
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    Trolling motor plug

    Fuses are to protect the wiring, not the device. If you have a short, the fuse pops so you don't turn the wiring into a large heating element. Given that, and ideally speaking, you need the fuse (or breaker) as early on in the configuration as possible. The closer the fuse is to the power...
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    Hook up boat engine to permanent magnet generator.

    Scott has a point there. With Direct current rpm's doesn't really matter because there is no frequency component. Household alternating current however demands a specific frequency of 60hz (50hz for Europe). This limits the genny to very specific speeds in order to pop out the correct frequency...
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    Motor vs. draft

    I would suggest that the difference in draft with a smaller motor (say 40hp) and a 90 will be MAYBE a couple of inches on the average boat. Either way though, if a couple of inches is seriously going to be the difference between 'make' or 'break' then maybe a row boat or a canoe would be the...
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    Motor vs. draft

    That motor weighs about the same as 2 medium-sized guys. Have them stand in the back of the boat close to the centre transom area and you will have your answer.
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    Drain plug for Alumacraft F-7

    I'm not sure I would run around wasting time on tracking down a vintage boat plug... which most likely doesn't exist. Just head off to any boat store with the drain diameter in hand and they will give you something like this: You can also get the manual screw type if the quick release makes...
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    Dual Switch- One Battery Drains the Other

    The norm when the boat is starting you should be on start battery only. Once running both batteries need to be on. When the boat is off, the starter battery needs to be off and isolated so you don't accidentally drain. When the boat is moored both batteries are off (unless you need the...
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    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    We run our house at 68 year round, but the point is that you're not going to get much of an "A/C" effect with your 'coolant' (river water) at a temperature of 70 degrees. One of the big things about cooling Summer air to make things feel more comfortable, is about removing the humidity...
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    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    That video uses ice Our river water is nice and cool in May and June but by July when the ac is needed, the water is about room temperature (70'ish).... pretty much useless for air conditioning. Meanwhile we are on a cliff about 35 feet up from the water so when I say "go down to the dock" I'm...
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    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    We have 2 to 3 weeks in July where it's hot enough so that you can't even sleep with windows open. You NEED a/c. Other than that, it's just like a car which has been closed up all week under the hot sun. Friday when you come... you need the a/c to cool it down. Of course these weather patterns...
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    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    Understood. It'll most likely be marginal, but it won't be a hotbox. Just has to be cool enough so people can get a good sleep.
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    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    Don't really need to. Set the machine to ON and set to the lowest temp and leave it that way. Most of them have non destructive memory now, so they remember the settings even when the power goes out. That being the case, use any external wall thermostat and relay to turn on/off the outlet it...
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    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    Inetresting.... In my search I found EPA's rule of thumb is about 20 btu per square foot while Energy star's rule of thumb about 33btu per square foot. These I would imagine are based on 8 foot ceilings, though. So that's 250sqft and 150sqft respectively I'm not sure which one is more accurate...
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