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    Boat planing on saltwater

    Hello folks! I'm trying to figure/understand how to plane my boat on salt water trips when wind is about 12-15mph. I watched online videos on YouTube & tried trimming the outboard, but just can't get it right. The boat still tends to come down hard following a small wind chop. Just trying to go...
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    Garmin navigation map help

    Hello folks! I've just installed a Garmin 54CV on our boat for salt water fishing. And I'm trying to use the navigation maps to determine fishing spots. So, could someone please help me understand the attached navigation map? For example; I have no clue what the "light blue patches" are, or...
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    Evinrude OceanPro 175HP '96 hose connection

    Greetings sailors! Newbie alert! :rolleyes: I don't know what it's called...but could someone please tell me what that adapter is called that lets you connect the outboard to a water hose? I've seen so many YouTubers use it but don't mention a word of it. Also, if someone could point where I...
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    Evinrude 175 '98 - need help with cylinder compression review pls.

    Hello again fellow water trotters. I apologize for the extended hiatus. I blame it on eBay, the first compression kit I ordered got lost, and the 2nd one took too long... Anyhow, attached are the compression results I was advised to execute in a previous thread (link). I've labelled the...
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    Evinrude Ocean Pro 175 '98 in slow mode

    Greetings fellow sailors! :) Off the bat; newbie ALERT! :facepalm: Need your help/advice please with the following; A little history: outboard over-heated one day while I was out, and the boat mechanic said the impeller had failed. :blue: He; 1) Replaced the impeller 2) Replaced the fried...
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    Evinrude OceanPro 175 mid-90's plugs swap

    Greetings & quick question folks! Can I just swap out the plugs on my Evinrude outboard like I do on my car? Read somewhere there is specific way to change the plugs. Attaching the pics for clarity. Thank you for the help . -gam101
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    Evinrude OceanPro 175 mid-90's leaking fluid

    Greetings folks! (once again, newbie alert) A brief history here; On this used boat that I bought a month ago, I noticed a week later there was a stain on the ground, and it turned out the hydraulic fluid was leaking. So I refilled the hydraulic fluid with car ATF (image below), and bled the...
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    Trim motor maintenance

    Greetings folks! (once again, newbie alert) Been reading on maintenance for my motor & came across the interesting article below. The author of the article recommends, "I use Yamalube Marine Grease because it?s made to withstand the saltwater environment, which I consider the toughest place...
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    What Evinrude did I buy?

    Greetings amigos! (Newbie alert) So I recently bought a boat for the family (our first) and I'll share pictures of the boat later, but first let me get the professional opinion on the motor; Can you please educate me on how I can figure out the year on the motor? That way I know what's...
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    Please help : what boat can I tow with my Honda CR-V

    Greetings! First off, if there ever was a newbie on these forums with no idea about boating, that's ME! :redface: So, please help me in the lamest terms with the above assumption. Sincerely, thank you. Scenario: i) I live half a mile from a lake. ii) We are planning to buy a used Honda...
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