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    Rude 90 70HP VRO - warning horn on all the time...

    Hello! I have a 1990 70HP Rude with VRO. When I turn the key in the ignition instead of the chirp - the warning horn just stays on - even when I haven't even turned the engine over. When I do turn the engine over, the warning horn continues to stay on. The engine is definitely getting oil...
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    70HP VRO Evinrude...OK to troll with it?

    I have a 70HP Rude with VRO. At slow idle it cruises along nicely at about 4MPH which is a nice troll speed. However, I don't want to ruin the engine by doing this and I'm curious if there are any ill effects on using a big motor like this at slow speeds for extended periods of time?
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    thin gas tank...sending unit not accurate...adjustments??

    I have a 90 Crestliner Fish & Ski with a gas tank under the floorboard (luckily with easy access to the sending unit via a piece of plastic that pops up). I did some troubleshooting and determined that the sending unit was bad. I've done quite a bit of electrical reworking since I bought the...
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    2 X 12 volt batteries - don't want a 24v system...

    I recall reading somewhere a while back that it's possible to take 2 x 12v batteries and hook them up in such a way that you get 'double' the life @ 12v. I don't want to hook them up in such a way that I have a 24v system, I just want to take advantage of an extra battery that I have in my...
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    MinnKota Foot Controllers...

    I have a bow mounted MinnKota PowerDrive trolling motor and I don't like the foot pedal that presumably came with the unit (I bought the boat used and this motor came with it...).<br /><br />Anyone know if there are newer models that work better and retro-fit these units? The pedal isn'r...
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    Mounting a Transducer too low?

    I replaced a Lowrance X75 with a Humminbird 767 and couldn't use the same transducer mount and didn't want to drill new holes (yet) to mount the new hardware a little higher on the transom.<br /><br />Thus, instead of my transducer being even with the hull (or hanging slightly below so that it's...
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    humminbird 767...thoughts?

    I'm seriously considering the 767 - the equivalent Garmin unit looks to be the 178 and it appears that feature wise the 767 is a little better.<br /><br />I'm replacing an old X75 that I may just move up front, but not sure yet.<br /><br />Anyway, curious as to what the folks here think -...
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    1990 Evinrude 70HP - Engine Cover Replacement Plastic HP Numbers??

    I'm repainting my 70HP Rude's engine cover and had to pull off the old plastic 70HP emblems as they were a mess. I'm not having much luck finding replacement either. I need two of the 70HP emblems and there was some other Rude emblem on the front of the engine as well.<br /><br />Anyone know...
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    oh no...re wiring boat...sorta...

    I recently bought a 90 Crestliner fish/ski and after looking under the console determined that I really needed to make some sense of the bird nest down there...<br /><br />Without to much effort I was able to figure out where most of the stuff was coming from/going to. Shouldn't be a big...
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    New Battery Meter - Keep it on all the time?

    I just bought a new digital battery meter with 2 connectors so that I can monitor both my batteries. There's only 2 sets of cables out the back - one set for each battery (+ and -) and one wire for the backlight. <br /><br />My question is - I'm assuming that you hook this up and leave it on...
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    90 Evinrude 70HP VRO - repaint engine cover & steering question...

    1) I want to take of the engine cover and repaint and re-decal. How much of a pain is this? The paint and decal are chipping off and I'd just like to get the decal off and do whatever I need to do (pressure wash or suggestions on getting the existing decal off?) and then repaint and re-apply a...
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