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    Boat-flipping rig for lakeside storage & easy access?

    Hey, everyone. I plan to build a 13’ skiff with a 52” beam, for use on our little lake. We have canoes and kayaks, which are easy to haul out and flip, but the new boat will be 130-150 pounds. That’s a bit much for me to handle easily. I’ll need to haul this boat out every time I’m not using it...
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    Yamaha 30-F prop pitch change?

    On prop selection, Here's what I have to deal with, and why I'm thinking of a pitch change: Polarkraft 1668 jon with Yamaha 30LF tiller steer, both 1989 models. Boat, with added weight of "fix-ups" is 380 lbs., 515 lbs with (135 lb) motor. Typically, there are 2 of us on board, adding 350...
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    Yamaha 30HP over-revs at acceleration

    Hello all, In have a 1989 30LF on my jon boat. I hit a small bouy/line yesterday and about 30 minutes later, as we were pulling a tube, it revved a few times crossing a wake and within ten seconds it lost all high-speed torque. It wouldn't accelerate past a fast crawl without over-revving and...
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    Yamaha 30HP over-revs at acceleration

    Hello all, In have a 1989 30LF on my jon boat. I hit a small bouy/line yesterday and about 30 minutes later, as we were pulling a tube, it revved a few times crossing a wake and within ten seconds it lost all high-speed torque. It wouldn't accelerate past a fast crawl without over-revving and...
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