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    Where to get Pontoon Logs?

    I have a 2012 Suntracker 20DLX, and one of the pontoon logs is crushed pretty badly and leaking. I called Bass Pro Shops and they can order one from Tracker, but it's gonna cost me like 5 grand to do.... Any ideas where I can get a log in Texas for cheaper, and whether they're fairly universal...
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    Saw a launch failure today

    The stupid human trick wasn't actually the failure but the distractions that made it worse. Guy was launching his boat for what looked like the first time today. When his turn came he blocked the inner lane and loaded everything into his boat (he didn't do it in the prep area). He forgot one...
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    Am I understanding this wiring schematic right?

    In the attached, it appears that the yellow/red wire runs from the neutral safety switch to the starter relay. But the fuel pump relay comes off it too....is that run as a split or does it come after the starter relay somehow? I'm trying to figure out how the pump retains power if its running...
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    Engine cranks...starts to start, then dies

    If i hit the starter, it cranks, then begins to run for about 1 second and dies....tells me it's getting spark and fuel, but failing to stay started. Ideas? Edit: this isn't really engine specific, but in posted it in the wrong forum. It should be in the Volvo penta forum.
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    Chain with weight dangling from starboard side of engine?

    Not sure what this is - I'll try to grab a pic in a bit, but does anyone know what this could be? Its like a small metal chain with what appears to be a weight dangling off it, starboard side, about halfway down the block?
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    How to remove the remote?

    I need to replace the neutral safety switch I thin . But I can't figure out how to get at the bolts that hold the remote in place. I took off the panel and see the bolts coming through but there's no access from the front....any ideas? Picture here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/G9ryfgkzBe6c5kEY9
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    Here's a new one - wiring harness switching polarity?

    I've never seen this before....maybe someone else has and I'm missing something obvious.... With the headlights off, the trailer wiring works just fine. With the headlights on, they do not work at all. Bad ground, right? Not so fast - I took my voltmeter to the harness truck side, and with...
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    Converting to Electric Trim System?

    Has anyone considered or completed this kind of conversion? I have the Volvo Penta SX Cobra strendrive, and the trim cylinders are a giant PITA - looks like I'm going to need to rebuild the pump this next offseason, which doesn't look as simple as the videos would make it seem. I was thinking...
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    1996 Dynasty Bowrider - Cooler Replacement?

    Hey Guys - I have a 1996 Dynasty Bowrider 180, and I believe it is supposed to have a cooler in the glove box on the port side of the boat (I think its called a glove box, not sure). Inside, there is a drain that goes out to the side of the boat, and I'm pretty sure it was intended to hold ice...
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    Climbing into the bilge?

    Dumb newbie question. Any reason I can't or shouldn't climb into the bilge of an I/O to work on it? I assume it will hold my weight just fine but haven't been back there before...
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    Nut size - Trim Ram Mount?

    I am almost done putting my trim cylinders back together but I do not have the nut that holds the ram to the outdrive on the upper side. Any idea what size nut? I thought 7/16x20 but it doesn't work.
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    No Trailer Mode (or something similar)? Penta SX Cobra

    Hey Guys, I just bought a boat - its a 1996 Dynasty Bow Rider 19, and it has the 3.0L Volvo Penta motor with the SX Cobra outdrive. I can trim it all the way up, but there appears to not be a way to pull it up and out for trailering (unless I'm just missing an obvious switch somewhere). The...
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