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I am looking at buying a new ranger reata 211 vs fish and ski.I need some help on deciding on what motor to use. the two options for this boat is a evinrude etec 225 or a yamaha sho 4 stroke 225. the reviews both say tha they are great motors. i will be using the boat in central alabama or...
ok said i added the little tell tale. i was going to change the water pump on it but when i tried to take the foot off it looked like there is a linkage there how do i actually take the foot off. any help would be wonder ful and how do i change the water pump. i looked in the engine forum but...
I keep hearing about that tell tale stream that comes out of the motor with running. my 73 does not have one. how would i go about installing one, what parts would i need and how would i do it. thanks
hey everyone i hope all is well. i have been restoring a 1987 pro craft 1780v fish and ski. i need help finding a swim ladder for it. it has one on it but it is damaged. i don't want to use a universal from overtons. any help finding where i can find an oem would be awesome. thanks
hey all hope everything is well. i have a 1973 evinrude 135 hp outboard. i am needing to find where i can get the emblems and decals for that motor. thanks for any help.
i just got a 1988 procraft 1780 fish and ski. i am needing to find out what size trolling motor it needs. i can not find the orginal specs anywhere.thanks
i just bought a 1988 procraft 1780 v fish and ski. i need to know what size trolling motor and size of shat goes on it.i also need to know where i can find the classic procraft decals. this is a project boat that i really dont know anything about. if you can help that will be great thanks.
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Ok i posted a bit back about power. i have found a 2001 javelin 19 f/s max power rating of 175 hp it has a 150 hp on it. I know that is in the 70% range of min power. with me having to move so much weight will that be enough motor on the back of the boat.
thanks guys and gals.
I have asked this question before and dont remember what i was told. i havent been on in awhile. i am looking at a a few used fish and ski boat. i cant afford a new boat so i have to choose the right boat. i am a bigger guy weighing in around 325. my wife is around 200 and most people that will...
I am wondering, what does a jack plate actually do. i see alot of out boards with them. i am just wondering what they do and how they work. I hope this question dont sound really stupid i am new to boating and trying to learn as much as i can.
thanks so much
I am looking into getting my first fish and ski boat. i am looking at out boards also. my question in i am a bigger guy weighing at 325 my wife weighs around 170. everyone else that we go out with are also heavy set. i was wondering if a 150 hp outboard would be big enough, or would i need to...
