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    New deck on old boat

    I have a 1988 20' bass buggy pontoon. We use it in the lower river and bay for fishing, cast netting, running crab traps and leisure boating. It is all open deck except for a stand up center console set all the way to the rear. I've replaced the cable steering with hydraulic steering and using...
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    Tach Question

    I have a 1986 Evinrude 40hp. I have a tach with the options of 6P, 5P, 4P/8C, 3P/6C, 2P/4C. Will it work with my engine? If so which setting? I don't think it will but I had to ask to be sure.
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    Prop Question?

    I have a '86 40 hp Evinrude on a stripped (just railing and stand up console) 20' Bass Buggy pontoon running a 11 3/4 x 17 aluminum prop. It runs 5500 rpm at wot around 20 mph light loaded. I have a 12 x 14 Power Tech S.S. spare prop. I know the overall speed will be slower and the engine will...
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    Deck choice, Railing Spacers, Scupper holes?

    In the near future I will be replacing the deck on my 20' Bassy Buggy. I'm thinking PlyDek XL plywood. Good choice? The next issue is the lower part of the railing is solid and bolts tight to the floor. The only place water has to run off is under the 3 doors all located forward. If the stern is...
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    Hydraulic steering on Bass Buggy?

    I had a 34' Challenger that I was going to re-engine with Armstrong brackets. Wheeling and dealing I got the brackets and a new complete Hynautics steering system and bunch of other stuff for the boat. I sold the boat and kept the stuff. My 1986 40hp 20' Bass Buggy needs a new Teleflex steering...
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    Serial Number

    I read in a post that John/Rude serial numbers starting with "C" are commerical motors? I have a 1986 Evinrude 40 and the serial number starts with a "C" . I always thought it was because it was made in Canada? Have I been wrong all these years?
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    25 Mac or 24 Sovereign

    I am looking at two different boats. One is a 1983 25' MacGregor, the other a 1984 24' Sovereign and don't know much about sailboats. I plan to sail the bays, sound and the Gulf of Mexico in Northwest Florida. I have plenty of powerboat time but don't know a lot about sail but think I am hooked...
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    Carburetor interchangeability for a Johnson Sailor?

    I need a carburetor for my 1986 8HP Johnson Sailor. Do I have to use one from a 8HP Sailor or can it come from a different motor? If so what years and motors?
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