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    Longer Bunk Boards

    Hi. The 1991 18' bass buggy came with a trailer that looks like it is meant for a 16 footer the bunk boards are 11 1/2' long with three brackets that hold the boards, and boards that are too short to support the last two feet of the boat. . I made up new boards that are 14' long-- one more foot...
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    Big Wave

    I know this might seem kind of simple to you experienced tooners but I know there are a lot of first timers out there like myself who haven't owned a toon very long. When we rented a pontoon down in Florida last year they told us that if we encounter a big wave like the wake from a boat going by...
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    New rectifier

    I checked to see if the motor is charging the battery this morning. I hooked a digital VOM to the wires running from the battery terminals. I checked the voltage before starting and it was 12.25. When I started the motor the voltage dipped down to 11.4 for a second and then held steady at a...
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    Checking for a charge?

    I installed the new rectifier on the 50 horse motor and would like to find out if the motor is charging the battery now. My controls are simply neutral-forward-reverse. It is nearly impossible for me to get to the battery with the boat in the water to test the voltage. Will I be able to check...
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    Treated lumber trailer bunks?

    After seeing where many advised against using treated lumber for bunk boards for pontoon boats and then a few saying they have used treated lumber with no bad side effects. I decided to try to find out how some can use treated lumber with no apparent damage to their aluminum pontoons. Is it the...
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    Why do Mercury outboards leak fuel?

    Mercury outboards tend to leak fuel if the fuel lines are not disconnected after every use and the motor is tilted up in trailering position. I am not used to having to remove the fuel line at the motor connection to prevent this because I have never had an outboard that did this before. My...
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    Easy loading at last

    I got a chance to try out the changes I had made since the last time we were in the water. I had already tightened up the inside guide ons that guide the front of the boat onto the trailer. The back end was still floating side to side. I added the 42" outside guide posts towards the back and...
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    No Charge

    I started the old 50 horse Mercury on the muffs yesterday and did the voltage check at the battery. I didn't see any gain on my dial type meter when I accelerated a little bit, DC volts 50 range. What I got to wondering is- are there other things that can keep a motor from charging besides the...
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    Bigfoot?

    How do you know if your Mercury motor is a bigfoof or not? I was told, by posting the serial number, that this motor is a 1050525 Mercury 1985 50. Did Mercury make some that weren't bigfoots for a while? Maybe I should be asking-what makes a motor a bigfoot?
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    Dry storage?

    We had some rain last night and I didn't have the boat covered. The longer side seat has an of inch of water in the bottom. The seating looks like it is designed to let rain water run down and into the bases. I will drill drainage holes but just wanted to know if I can get a storage cabinet that...
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    Square tubing?

    I noticed that there is a section of square tubing on a plate on both sides under the cross members below the decking. Is this just for reinforcing the transom where the motor mounts? I figured it might be because it is bolted to the last 3 or 4 stringers towards the transom but I just thought I...
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    Prop for a 50 hp Mercury

    Does anybody know what the diameter and pitch is supposed to be on an 1985- 50 horse Mercury 2 stroke? I put a few knicks in mine-a 10" prop and my spare is a 12" with less pitch. I read somewhere that if I use a bigger prop I should reduce the pitch so maybe the spare will be ok. I just want...
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    Some battery chargers are over rated.

    I bought a big name-on board- dual bank-charger. When it got here I read the instructions. It said to install it in a dry location. That was only one of the things that I didn't like about it. It was big and it was heavy. I have found out since that Schumacher makes a portable charger designed...
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    Shake down cruise!

    We got the old Bass Buggy on the water again yesterday and checked out all of the things we have added to it since we bought it. I checked out the anchor winch that makes a lot of rumbling noises both lifting and running the anchor down. The old auto pilot trolling motor works pretty good...
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    Shiny Pontoons?

    I see where a lot of people clean and shine the pontoon logs. I just wondered if there is a reason to do this other than for looks? Is there any danger in using Alumabrite to clean the crud off of them? If I clean them up how do I get the bottoms that sit on the bunk boards clean? Is there any...
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    Rain Finally!

    We have been in a drought around here for so long that they are starting to tell in the newspaper how boaters are only able to navigate parts of the Kankakee river and pictures of the corn crops with leaves that a are starting to curl up. It got up to 93* today before it started raining. Tom...
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    Anchors?

    Could somebody tell me what is the best way to anchor a 18' pontoon boat? Looks like there are dozens of anchors to choose from and I have found that a pontoon boat can drag an anchor pretty easily in a little bit of wind.
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    trolling motor voltage?

    We have a Minn Kota turbo 865 auto pilot that came with the used pontoon boat we just bought. Could somebody tell me if this is a 12volt or 24 volt trolling motor?
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    Boat and trailer parts?

    We had the bass buggy in the water yesterday. I found out a little about what is needed now. I need to find replacement parts for the Tracker trailer. One bow stop is missing and could use more guide ons towards the back. I fixed one of the middle guides that had too much slop in the mounting...
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    wire sizes

    I was wondering if there is a list of wire sizes needed for everything that we normally have wired in on the pontoon boat. I know there will be some slight differences caused by the length of run but there should be some common sizes required too because of the amps required for the item wired...
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