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    Good Battery?

    I had my cheapo Walmart "Marine Starting" battery on my boat for half a season last summer, and only a few trips on it this season. It started giving me issues with loosing a charge. I found one of my LED's in my ski locker wasnt turning off all the way, so I fixed that figuring it was drawing...
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    Waverunner 500 carb help

    I need to do a little carb tuning on my 95 waverunner 500. Does anyone know what a good starting point for the mixture screw settings should be? I notice there are two screws, on in the front, and one in the rear. The thing runs well once you get it started, but you have to crack the throttle a...
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    How did I do?

    I've been somewhat looking off and on for a ski. I found a 1995 waverunner 500 on ebay for $800 with a trailer and all paperwork. I emailed the guy thinking if I got a response it was meant to be and I'd go look at it. I heard back from him yesterday morning, and setup a time to go look at it...
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    Why do people do what they do????

    I'm at a loss for words as to the person thought this would be a sweet idea to do, :facepalm::D:D:D The ad-...
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    Exhuast snout/trim tab

    Apparently the bottom of my lake now has a new addition as my exhuast snout/trim tab is now missing....... I had to adjust the trim a few weeks ago, and I guess I didnt get the screws tight enough...... Anyone have a lead on a place to get one? $60+ shipping on ebay for a used one seems a bit...
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    ShoreLandr serial number location?

    HI all, My boat and trailer package came without a title for the trailer. I really do not want to register it as homemade unless I absolutely have to, so I am hoping someone can help me out. MY trailer is a ShoreLandr, I think the tag said model r19 or something like that. I do not have it in...
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    1980 75 horse trim/tilt transom mount help!

    I recently sent my valve body off to RRitt to have him go through it, and while I was messing around with the trim system, I notice that my trim cylinder is free to pivot slightly around its mounting bolt. It moves enough that it is no longer contacting the strike point, and has been hitting the...
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    6hp sea king pull start help. (pic or diagram needed)

    I have a neighbor with a few outboards that I work on for him from time to time. He brought me one over that needed a new plastic starter gear since the teeth were chewed off the last one. He did me the "favor" of taking it all apart first, and now I have it all back together, but have to idea...
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    ignition mounting bolts

    Does anyone know of replacement ignition mounting bolts that have the rubber vibration isolating pads on them? Mine broke and I don't want to run straight bolts through it for fear of vibration doing some internal damage to the electronics in the ignition box. 1979 (80 model year) 85 horse...
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    Bay fishing, coast guard approved......

    I'm looking at taking my boat with me this year on our semi-annual trip to Virginia. Every year we say we would like to take it, but since I have moved up to a bigger boat, we finally feel confident in taking it :p Anyway, we will mostly be using it to cruise the channels and maybe out into the...
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    85 hp max rpm

    I have an 85 horse power head on my 1979 (1980 model year) 75 horse lower unit on my 17 foot tri-hull. I finally got a working tach installed last weekend, and took the boat out for one last trip before pulling it for the winter. Max speed was 35, but after i re-did the floor, stringers, and...
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    steering adjustment?

    I recently upgrade the steering on my tri-hull to the newer style rack and pinion. It was almost impossible to turn either way, and the old cable would not even budge in the jacket by hand when removed. No it is super smoooth, but as soon as I put any power to the boat and start moving, the...
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    Sevylor XL280

    I've had this inflatable in my basement for years, and with family in town for the weekend we decided to drag it out and inflate it. I see it is stamped it can take up to a 3.5 horse outboard. How the heck would you mount one to this thing??? It's round all the way around with no provisions for...
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    Sand instead of grind?

    Instead of going nuts with a grinder on my boat to get ready to re-install the stringers, can I just sand it down to good glass? I have a big air belt sander and some 40 grit paper :eek: The stuff looks like rocks stuck on there. I could make quick work of prepping it all :D I would still need...
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    Let's see you deck/ski locker!

    While my bat is apart for a floor/stringer replacement, I want to add a deck/ski locker. Looking for pics/ideas for what others have for lids/compartments. My uncle said he had a bass boat where the lid was supposed to be water tight and wasn't, so over time the moisture and sun made it like a...
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    pressure-treated stringers or not.....

    Well my quick weekend bilge-pump install project turned into a total re-do of the floor. All the foam above the floor was ok, anthing below it (including the floor itself) was completely soaked and rotten. (it appears a previous owner had a fish finder on at one time that was removed and the...
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    85 horse fuel consumption?

    Now that I have the 85/75 hybrid up and running on my 17 ft tri-hull, it seems to really suck gas. I need to get the tach working to see what the RPM's are at WOT, but it just seems to be excessive for the driving I'm doing. I can get up on plane, trim it out, and then bring the throttle back...
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    trailer boat guides?

    Forgive me if that has been asked before (i'm sure it has and this won't be the last time) but I've seen some boat trailers around lately that have what appear to be white pvc guide posts on the rear or middle. Seems to me that would really help to see the empty trailer when backing up, and help...
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    Bad tilt cylinder? (75 horse chrysler)

    The trim/tilt on my 75 horse was always kind of slpow when I first got it, but it had sat for a while. Once I got the boat running, and had a chance to work it a bit, it loosened up and worked fine. It would trim up, then take a second of hold the switch, and the tilt motor would kick in...
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    Installing rod/floor locker?

    I just bought a 1980 17 foot Imperial, and am getting all the bugs worked out of it, and it set up the way I want. It is nice and roomy, being an open bow, but it's lacking in storage. I've see some of these boats (18, 19, etc) have floor lockers installed in them. Is that something I could add?
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