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    boat died, stranded on the river, what happened?

    after buying boat last june with 'bad starter' that really was a seized motor and having spent most of the season last summer wrenching on the engine and outdrive to get it going again,, I have been thoroughly enjoying the boat since reviving her.. anywhoo, today me and the kids were out on the...
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    ? Decoding prop and performance issue

    Hello, I was last on here soliciting advice on my quest to get a boat with seized engine going again, well it goes! My prop question has to do with what I have now. And the performance question is based on what the diameter and pitch is, does it make sense that I'm topping out at 6000 rpm or...
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    melted fuel pump

    so the big day taking the family out on the river for the first time on a beautiful saturday after wrenching on this new to me boat all summer long came to an end before I even got disconnected from the trailer... Murphy's Law strikes yet again and as soon as the Illinois DNR gets around to...
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    insanity looming over non starting boat

    so I bought a boat that supposedly only had corroded battery cables and a "clicking sound" when trying to start, short version of story is that the motor was seized from apparently having sat idle for 8 years, so that new price-gauged oem starter from the local boat shop did nothing to help...
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    Nuetral button?

    My 1st boat had a button to push on the throttle control to allow starting the engine with the throttle open, I see no such button on my current boat a 1992 Thompson Calae 2000 (no safety tether either). Any ideas?
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