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    Shut off in gear, Won't restart

    This has happened twice now. Boat is a 1998 Four Winns Horizon 20 with a 5L VP with SX drive. Boat starts great cold or warm, right away or after hours doesn't matter, very reliable engine, runs great too. First time last summer, out on Lake Michigan tubing, rider fell off, turned around to...
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    Ingesting Water Backing up?

    I've never heard this before, and never even thought about it with our boat, but while on a friends boat I heard it. His son was driving, and when he was backing up from the dock, my buddy told him not to go to fast or water could be forced back into the engine through the exhaust. It's a Four...
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    I6 with the Torque of a 454?

    Just read an interesting article about modern two strokes, but the paragraph that really caught my eye was this one and specifically the last line: Link: Above Article The last three paragraphs of this article explain the design a bit better. Link:Other Article This seems like it has great...
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    Prop for Speed

    If all goes well, I am going to have a 30 lb thrust 12 VDC Motorguide trolling motor by tomorrow(monday). I know these are generally propped to move bigger boats at trolling speeds. I am going to be using this trolling motor on a Seahawk II inflatable boat and I want to go as fast as possible...
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    Sears Gamefishe prop

    I need a new prop for a 24 lb. thrust Sears Gamefisher trolling motor. The one on there now has a blade that is bent a little and it causes a lot of vibration. It's a 3 blade prop, made out of some sort of plastic or composite. The diameter of the prop is about 8 inches, the outer hub diameter...
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    OMC Cobra Not Shifting Right

    Maybe this topic has been posted before, but I couldn't find it in the quick search I did. Ok, I don't know all of the specifics as I'm posting this for a friend about his boat, but I'll try to get as much info as I can. He has a Four Winns Horizon 200, with an OMC Cobra I/O. It's a 6 cylinder...
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