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  1. Mark_VTfisherman

    Do I Have Too Much Torque on My U-Bolts?

    Old, old post but since this came up in a search I just did to confirm a spec I thought “posterity” could benefit a little clarification. Ubolts aren’t ‘made out of the weakest steel’ as much as they are made with steel of the appropriate alloy for the job. They are designed to provide...
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    Yamaha 40ELJ cable bracket issues

    I'm trying to get a buddy's boat motor going. He recently bought it, but it was missing the 25&26 brackets in the attachment. We got them, it only has provision for the throttle cable, no shift cable... The motor appears to be set up for internal control cables and there's no parts indicating...
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    1974 19' Starcraft Holiday outboard leak repairs - project

    Of course one of the quintessential builds for quality and thoroughness is grandad's http://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat-repair-and-restoration/boat-restoration-building-and-hull-repair/530654-starcraft-holiday-reno-and-hull-repair?t=517895 and I've read that for inspiration, among others. I'm...
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    Aluminum boat: bonding, ground plane, isolating

    I have some questions for Silvertip and any others that may chime in. I'm a little long winded so bear with me LOL I was reading this: http://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat-...ring-or-ground along with a number of other threads, and developed some questions. Years ago, I was instructed by an...
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    '74 Starcraft Holiday "186" gut and rebuild project

    Pictures later... I have the aforementioned Holiday nearly gutted. Problems are many but I own the boat and have a good 90HP for it, and it's got a great Cox trailer. - stringers are all loose with too-small 1/8" pop rivets. some missing at this point - a redish, purpley rubbery substance...
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    1969? Edinboro cabin project

    So time for a thread. Also I need to find somewhere to host my pics. Hate that. Edit: not perse, actually see rule #8. . IMO using photobucket or other 3rd party site makes it easier to ask for and render assistance. The pix show up IN a post and can be viewed all at once, plus dont have to...
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    1985 DT40 mid-throttle miss and popping

    I have been running a 1985 Suzuki DT40 since 2003ish. Never a problem, haven't even changed plugs that often as it has run so good. Love this motor. Recently having a problem where it will idle (troll) all day long, but it won't run between off-idle and full throttle without popping, missing...
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    Wiring GPS and Sonar; seperate from charging circuit?

    I am looking for some input here on how various guys wire up their electronics. I recently had another failure of a color GPS unit; it was suggested to me by an associate of the manufacturer that the GPS and sonar needs to be wired to their own exclusive battery. This made me question some...
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    Boat information archives

    Maybe I am being dumb here.... What attracted me to iBoats to begin with was all the boat and motor information contained in a comprehensive index to look up various old models of boats and figure out what you have or what someone is asking about or whatever. I lurked for years before signing...
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    Hard top for a 14' Niagara? Should I do it?

    Re: Hard top for a 14' Niagara? Should I do it? Good tip. Caprice- I could have bought one on really good shape as far as fiberglass a few years back- no extraneous holes, gouges, etc. But EVERYTHING but the windshield had been removed and it wasn't on a trailer- $300. I was busy and forgot...
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    VHF Problems; is "ground plane" an issue??

    Several questions here. First: I have an older Ranger VHF with scan and watch. I got it used. Running a 3db Shakespeare stainless 3' antenna. The antenna was new- got it from a friend who got it free from Cabela's or Gander when he bought a new VHF from them. I soldered the connector myself so...
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    Hard top for a 14' Niagara? Should I do it?

    So it is just about freezing weather season here in Vermont. Starting by November and all before December the salmon are back in the lake from their annual spawning run (landlocks mostly don't die after spawning) and the fishing gets GOOD! I have a bimini top I made myself for keeping the sun...
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    Lowrance Mark4 GPS/Sonar info wanted.

    I have been a happy Eagle customer until my June 2010 purchase of a new 640C Color GPS/Sonar. The backlight failed and Lowrance won't do anything but offer me a new Elite5 for $359 + shipping as it is out of warranty ($600 list- same as my Eagle was. But that is a different gripe. As an...
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    tracker tx 17 not for rough water!

    Re: tracker tx 17 not for rough water! I am not a fan of bass boats in the rough stuff either. But as you may recall from the past and my signature will remind you I only have a 14' boat, closed bow. I trolled 2-to-3s on Feb 17 (Champlain) with a couple taller ones mixed in to keep us honest...
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    Oneida, Canadarago

    I have trips planned for Canadarago (end of May) and Oneida (July 4th week) and just read a bunch of old threads on iBoats. Like the lively discussions I found and wanted to enter a few to take off, but being they are 2002 2005 and other "old" threads I didn't want to tip the social norms so...
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    MFG Blue Paint Question

    Re: MFG Blue Paint Question (new label) (old label) These are the old and new labels from ACE Paint Division for the Polyurethane Floor and Deck. About $10/qt. if in stock at an ACE store.
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    That time of year...

    Re: That time of year... Oil base paints "level out" nicely because they dry slowly. Better real china brushes leave less brush strokes visible than cheap china ones or synthetic bristles. A loaded brush "flows" paint on to the surface. Loading a brush means that it is full of paint but not...
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    That time of year...

    I haven't been around for a while- other than a little lurking and to look something up. But here it is winter: cold, some snow, and although there is still open water at several Champlain ramps it is a little too icy for my 2WD car to fish. Time for catch-up! I have spent the last week or so...
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    1964 Niagara Deluxe, with photos

    OK - so just in case anyone is like me and wants to see, I just took some (grainy) pictures of my Niagara on my phone. I have posted in the MFG section occasionally and have been asked for photos of my layout but have neglected to post any. Until now... Looks like just another Niagara: But...
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    what's on a Lake Carmi pike's menu?

    Got a good chuckle filleting a small 24" pike I caught in Lake Carmi yesterday. Had a small pike about 6"? in its belly, along with an alewife, and little 1" fish of what looked like baby perch or walleyes :( That cannibalism of the little pike made me happy - one less! Maybe I am perverted...
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