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    new hampshire

    Are there any New Hampshire fishermen on this board? I hail from Lebanon, fish anywhere Winni to CT Lakes. Be nice to compare notes. I try to fish 2 new lakes every year and am always open to suggestions.<br /><br />I wish you all calm seas, tight lines, and THROBBIN RODS
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    Dry land boat mishaps

    Someone had to start it<br />'Bout 15 years ago I had 1 15' trihull that ended uo on a tandem axle trailer. I had it sold and decided to be a nice guy and out in all new fule lines. The boat was at the top of my very steep 250 ft long driveway, trailer chocked. I was working away and dropped...
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    Merc 115 6 cyl inline

    I have been chasing the freakin motor all over the place with fuel problems. Finally have everything running good with one minor issue. When running WOT at about 5000 RPM, if I back of the throttle just about a red one it actually speeds up the engine. Push it to WOT and it slows up. It...
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    115 Merc 6 cyl inline, Stracraft Islander 191V

    Been chasing this problem all summer. Motor runs fair but is lacking in power. Changed plugs, all fuel lines on the boat. Rebuilt all the carbs. Tried it on a remote tank. Gas filter keeps getting crud in it but even with a brand neqw filter it doens't plane off too good. I have no clue...
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    no power

    Got a 115HP Merc straight 6 on a Stracraft <br />Islander 191V. Boat has a 48 gallon onboard tank. Boat sat for 6 years before I bought it. Changed all fuel lines and primer bulb, motor ran sometimes good, sometimes not. Now it has no power. Good compression, all plugs look fine, also when...
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    no power

    Got a 115HP Merc straight 6 on a Stracraft <br />Islander 191V. Boat has a 48 gallon onboard tank. Boat sat for 6 years before I bought it. Changed all fuel lines and primer bulb, motor ran sometimes good, sometimes not. Now it has no power. Good compression, all plugs look fine, also when...
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    115 HP MERC w/beeping

    I have a 115HP Merc 6 cyl tower on a Starcraft Islander. Yesterday on a fishing trip the shift/ignintion/throttle/choke box mounted at the helm was emitting a high pitched electronic beep beep beep ALL DAY LONG! I had plenty of oil coming to the motor as evidenced by the smoke when I...
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    Fuel Starvation

    I have a Starcraft Islander with 115HP Merc 6 cylinder tower. Bought it last year. Motor starts great and will idle all day long, but the primer bulb gets sucked completely flat. If I try to run it any spped at all it shuts down and then the bulb fills back up. I have changed all fuel lines...
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    Bleeding tilt and trim

    Just bought Starcraft Islander with 115HP Merc. The seller had put new oil in the trim/tilt unit but couldn't figure out how to bleed it. Any advice for me? <br />thanks much
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