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    Digital or regular?

    Hey folks! Trying to decide on a bow mount trolling motor. Something in the 45-55 # thrust range. How much more efficient are the digital models? Will I see enough of a difference in energy savings to justify the more expensive price tag? How much longer will the battery last? Anyone have a...
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    Need a new prop. Pitch question.

    Boat is a 17 foot Crestliner aluminum "bass boat" with a 1995 75HP Merc on it. I do not have a tach so I can't say for certain what my WOT RPM's are.... but I have been told that these motors have a rev limiter on them so if it over revs it will cut out. I have run it at WOT several times and...
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    Need help covering my boat.

    Ok here is my situation.... I just bought a "bass" boat. I live on the water and my boat is always in the lake. I want to be able to cover it easily and quickly when not in use to protect it and it's contents from the elements. The problem I have is that the cover it came with is one of...
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    Approximate top speed?

    Hey folks! New to boating and I have a noobish question here :redface: I would like to get a guesstimate of the approximate top speed of my boat... it's a 16 foot 8 inch Crestliner Fish Halk "Bass Boat" It's aluminum and has a deep "V" hull design and has a 1995 75HP Merc on it. I have been...
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    1995 Mercury 75 hp

    Hi There folks! I just bought a 17 foot aluminum 1988 Crestliner "Bass Boat" (sorry not sure of the model name) that has a 1995 Mercury 75 HP outboard on it. This is my first "big" boat.... The motor has been garage stored and winterized every year by the previous owner (or so I am led to...
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