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    Gator poaching

    A bunch of the guys I work with are air boaters. Every spring we have a company Bar-B-Q on an island on a lake outside of Kissimme.The only way to the island is by air boat. The guys with air boats run a shuttle from shore to the island and that way the guys can get as drunk as they want and...
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    Not sure what these youngsters were thinkin

    The other day 2 of my sons and I were cruising Mosquito Lagoon and we came upon 4 young men trying to pull their beached boat into the water. Seems them and a couple of young ladies had camped overnight on an island and the tide had gone out and left them high & dry. I pulled my boat up on shore...
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    Trolling under tow

    A few years back my nephew and a friend came to Florida to see the Daytona 500. They stayed with us the day after the race and had some time to kill since their flight back to Springfield Mo. wasn't until 7PM. I offered to take them offshore fishing. Being from the mid west neither one of them...
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    Mounting a transducer on my Wellcraft?

    I just purchased a 1999 19' Wellcraft CC from a non fishing friend. Since he never used the boat for anything but skiing he never had a fishfinder on it. I had two fishfinders on my other boat so I removed one to put on the Wellcraft. Now for the problem. I was fixing to mount it on my transom...
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    30 hp Mercury.

    My son has a 95 Mercury 30hp with electric start. The Johnboat he has it on now has no steering wheel. The motor is tiller operated. He wants to buy a small hull with a center console and use his current outboard to power it. He was asking me if this outboard can be converted to this type of...
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    Rod repair?

    I have a couple of old penn reels in my garage that haven't been used for years (like 30 years) I cleaned and oiled the reels and want to put new eyes on the rods so I can give them to my son. I replaced the eyes with new ones and spent my Sunday morning neatly wraping them with thread. I would...
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    Marine VHF antenna?

    I have just recently purchased a new boat which I am trying to set up the way I want it. My old 20 foot proline had one of those 12' antennas that lays on the gunwale when not in use and gets stepped on when someone boards the boat. My new boat a 19' cc Welcraft is a little sleeker design and I...
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    Good people

    A few years back my 2 sons (age 10 and 21) and I were going shrimping at Oak Hill FL. The tide was to be going out around 12 o'clock so we planed on launching around 10:30. While traveling down US1 between Titusville and Oak Hill I lost a wheel on my boat trailer. Those who know that stretch of...
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    Nekid skiing

    I can talk about this because it was 30 years ago and I'm pretty sure the statute of limitations on indecent exposure has expired by now. When I was in High School we lived on the water in an exclusive Southwest Florida community. A couple of friends and I had unlimited use of our fathers speed...
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    Break in ?

    I am near the end of my break in period on my rebuilt 98 115. After about 15 hours I am a little disappointed in the way she idles. I'm wondering if running double oil has any effect on idling? Here in Florida we have a bunch of manatee (idle speed) zones and after a day of running these zones...
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    Shark! Shark! Shark in the boat !!!

    While fishing just offshore at Cape Caneveral this morning we ran into a school of small blacktip sharks. After landing 7 or 8 small blacktips 2' to 4' I put a large mullet on a penn 4/0 in hopes of getting a little bigger shark. I put the mullet in the water and started letting out line. My...
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    30 HP water pump?

    Hi folks this is my first time on the Merc board. I usually frequent the Johnson/Evenrude forum since both of my motors are Johnsons. Anyway my son asked me to come over tonight an help him change the water pump on his Mercury 30. It is a mid to late 90s model and he does have a manual. Sorry I...
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    115 Johnson---Cause of a problem?

    My son just called me from Mosquito Lagoon, he borrowed my boat this morning and he said he is about a mile from the ramp with a problem. He said the top 2 bolts on the starter are broke off. I'm not mad at him for breaking my motor, just curious if anybody has ever seen this before? I'm more...
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    Somebody call a plumber

    Anybody ever take off from the house with the garden hose still atached to their outboard? It seems the hose and motor were stronger than my pipes, pulled the plumbing right out of the wall.
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    RPMs WOT?

    I'm trying to decide on the right prop for my boat. I have noticed when I run my reciently rebuilt 115 WOT I turn about 5800 RPMs with me (250 lbs) and my son (200 lbs) in the boat. This morning when my son and I took the wife for a ride she would only run about 5500 RPMS. Should the extra 120...
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    Lower crankcase head seal?

    I kind of doubt I have a problem but you know how some of us worry after a rebuild. My 98 115 is running pretty good, real quiet with no noises, compression is good (all around 125 psi) after 6 hrs since rebuild but I noticed something when I removed the spark plugs to do a comperssion check...
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    Tow vehicle questions?

    I have 2 vehicles that should be capable of towing my 19' Welcraft but am having trouble with both of them. I can't afford 2 transmission rebuilds right now and doubt these vehicles need one. I know transmission shops tend to take advantage of every opportunity to stick it to customers so I...
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    How do you protect your boats from storm damage?

    Prepairing for Francis, just wondering how you guys protect your boats. I have 2, my 19 foot Welcraft will be hooked to my F150 so if I lose 1 I lose both. My 20 foot proline will be parked under an oak tree, would love to collect insurance money on a boat I am about to sell anyway. Will be...
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    Dhadley, you were right.

    Dhadley, looks like you were right on once again. Remember just before the big storm you were giving me advise on my 115 rebuild. At that time you were about 99% sure coking was the culprit and had said your guess was the boat was over propped. I didn't know how many RPMs the previous owner was...
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    Need a tow?

    Several years back we were 20 miles out of Cape Canaveral and experienced a bout with water in the fuel. Just when we thought we would have to call seatow along came a good Samaritan. The captain offered us a tow and we gladly accepted. Shortly after hooking up my 10 year old asked me if he...
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