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  1. Newbie@boats

    Flotation foam/wood decking

    I have a 1983 sea nymph 17ft fishing boat I want to redo and redo the decking and reseal the hull-it's a riveted hull and the bildge area will take on half a gallon/gallon of water every trip out not even enough to have the bildge pump pump it out. 2 questions, it already has all new wood 3/4...
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    How fast should my boat go?

    I have a 1983 Sea nymph 17FT with a Yamaha 50hp 4 stroke on the back, all the woods new in the boat so I know its not water logged and heavier than it should be....2 batteries, a trolling motor, and a 6 gallon gas tank....Now on gps the boat will do 32MPH with 2 guys and all our tackle.....RPM...
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    Need some help....

    This is on my 2000 Yamaha 50HP 4-stroke Last time I had the boat out it ran excellent besides one hiccup(misfire/running rough for about a minute) This time took it out and it was hard to start but ran like a clock above 1500 RPM but at low idle it'd be rough and die. Realized the gas tank...
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    New to me Yamaha 50hp 4 stroke, should I be worried?

    Just bought a 17ft sea nymph with a newer Yamaha 50hp 4 stroke Boat sat most of last year, I bought it home, and cleaned both fuel tanks but that's about it before putting it in the water. Boat runs FLAWLESS besides one time when I started it at low speeds it was bucking/missing but for the...
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    Mercury 150 blue water idle issues

    Motor runs like dream at anything past idle...... I replaced spark plugs, removed the carbs and cleaned them also adjusted to floats, and replace all the fuel lines and fuel filters. Issue is boat will start right up, idle, and then after a few minutes die out. I played with the idle...
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    1999 Bayliner trophy 2002 35MPH @ WOT, change prop pitch or no?

    I am wondering what you guys think, the boat is a 1999, so is the engine 1999 Mercury 150HP aluminum 3 blade prop 17 pitch.....I would really like to get at least 40MPH out of the boat....Do you think changing prop pitch would make a 5mph different or so? I feel like at the "sweet" spot trimmed...
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    Whats more common to sink a boat? Bad bellow or transom seal.....

    I have a customer of mine who's son has a 19-20FT Bow rider with a 5.0 Engine in it and it has the OMC COBRA outdirve......Well he came in and told me his boat sunk up to the carb because the bildge pump couldn't keep up and killed the battery.....I have never messed with the OMC's only...
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    Just bought a boat with trim tabs.....question

    Unsure of the brand but they on a Bayliner trophy 2002 WA, they have 2 buttons at the helm for up or down, but there's really no way of knowing what position there at. Can you guys explain how you use your trim tabs? I understand how they work, just don't understand when's the best situation...
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    Can anyone tell me if this motor is fuel injected from the engine cover?

    Seller claims motors fuel injected, I'm unsure if it is or not, from my re search the EFI models have red stickers on the engine covers http://southcoast.craigslist.org/boa/5703535940.html Please let me know I am going to look at it/buy it Saturday
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    Did the Bayliner Trophy's ever come in all fiberglass construction?

    Just sold my 1997 Trophy over the weekend no real reason I just put it up for a high number and someone bought it the next day, so maybe not high enough? Made $1,300 on it.....Anyways, I am now looking for another Trophy, I am pretty sure my 97 wasn't 100% fiberglass in the transom and under the...
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    Finally experienced the "I forgot my drain plug" today

    Luckily it wasn't my boat! As me and my brother were headed back to the launch we saw a boat that was just launched passing us to go out. So we make it back to the launch probably 5-7 boats sitting there waiting to come out of the water and a few to go out into the water, the same guy comes...
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    Starting a 1988 Johnson that sat for 26 years....where to begin?

    Just bought a fishing boat in excellent shape with a Johnson 110, didn't hear it run when I bought it, but I heard it crank. Got it home tested for spark solid spark throughout all 4 cylinders, prime the ball which does NOT get hard, and still no go. Pulled the plugs out and all 4 were soaked...
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    Mercury 150 salt water carbs over flowing with fuel

    Recently bought this boat and it was running great, then it started to have a puddle of gas inside the engine cover area didn't think much of it figured it was because I primed it to much with the ball or whatever since I am realivielty new to outboards very fimilar with inboards......so the...
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    What do you guys use to clean plastic windows

    I have a full enclosure for my trophy and some of the pieces are almost yellow in color and hard to see out of.....I tried windex so far because I do not want to damage them....what would you recommend? Thanks
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    Need a little help with my new trophy....

    So I recently bought a 97 trophy 19ft with an 05 Mercury 150HP salt water engine. Took it out today for the first time and everything is fine but the boat stand REALLY straight up before it gets onto plane almost scary......motor has been trimmed down everytime I take off, but doesn't matter how...
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    Sold my Bayliner today :( but......

    So I took a week off of work rented a beach house on LI sound with my fianc? and friends, went out fishing, caught a few fluke and a few sea robins....and I realized my Bayliner Capri 1950 just wasn't cutting it for fishing....fish bait getting on the carpet and blood getting on the carpet and...
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    Boats going on a mooring for a week, questions

    Going to be renting a house for a week on the bay in CT for a week......boats never been in water for more than a day. Just a few questions, should I do anything different? Going to have the outdrive down while parked. Should I just tie off one rope from the hook on the bow that I hook the...
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    Where can I find this part? Evinrude 9.9 2 Stroke

    Long story short I got this motor from the side of the road, played around with it, and realized I had no spark. Ohmed out the points and realized they weren't opening just staying closed pulled the fly wheel realized that part that looks like a CAM LOBE in the pic I attached with the arrows...
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    What are the odds???

    Okay, going to look at another boat tomorrow to potentially part out. It's a 1989 Wellcraft eclipse 186 and seems to be in pretty good shape condition wise, but the motors locked, boat hasn't been used in years was running prior to sitting. It's not a starter, even with a bar on the crank it...
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    Bought a boat to part out, can you help me identify this outdrive

    Boat has a 1989 Merc 3.0L I plan on selling the misc parts including the outdrive and the trailer and giving the hull away for free. Obviously an alpha 1 gen 1 Could anyone tell me possibly what the gear ratio would be? I included a pic as well
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