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    recommendations for a little starting battery or should I run long wires?

    I will go to the small LED style once these lights are worn out. They were brand new installed last year. I am also going to find a solar panel.
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    recommendations for a little starting battery or should I run long wires?

    I have decided to do two things... 1. Get a lawn mower battery for my electric start motor. Light and easy to remove. I swap my 2 motors often and the other is rope start only. There is no reason to have battery in the boat when I'm not using the ES. 1. I am going to wire the lights to the...
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    recommendations for a little starting battery or should I run long wires?

    I like this! I can run a long cable from the front to my motor. Ill have to come up with a good alternative for my lights, but that can be solved by rewiring or running wire back to the front of the boat.
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    recommendations for a little starting battery or should I run long wires?

    Boat is a 16 foot jon boat.
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    recommendations for a little starting battery or should I run long wires?

    the 1969 does not have charging capabilities. It is a 25 HP.
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    recommendations for a little starting battery or should I run long wires?

    I just successfully installed electric start on my 1969 Sportster. I'm thrilled. I am looking to get a little battery to start the motor. I already have a 12 volt deep cell battery in the front of the boat that goes to my trolley motor. I am thinking like a motor cycle or lawn mower battery...
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    Powerdrive Advanced GPS Upgrade kit Remote recommendation

    I am about to order an upgrade for my Minn Kota powerdrive trolley motor. I am in love with this thing. This is my first bow mount trolley motor ever. I feel like I've been missing out for a good 10+ years of fishing with a transom mount one. I am trying to decide which remote to get. I have 3...
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    Recoil handle replacement

    Great idea! Unfortunately mine is currently being used for its original purpose, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
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    Recoil handle replacement

    I’d like to get a few recoil handle replacements. I’ve got a 25 hp 1969, and a 1958 3 hp both could use new handles. Does anyone have a favorite? I feel like this is a part I can go outside oem and be ok.
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    E10RNCS running/starting issues

    In order to get that lower unit back together properly you'll want to put the motor in forward and the lower in reverse (or vice verse I cant remember). This will allow you you properly screw the throttle linkage back together. That red thing on the recoil can be held back with zip ties. It...
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    1962 Evinrude 5.5 fisherman bogs stalls when I put the hood on.

    100% agreed. Wouldn’t by my choice repair either. I’ve just see it done several times especially on those 9.5s.
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    Process for changing boat trailers?

    Funny you posted this! Friend of mine fish the white river (in Indiana) too often and its a fairly shallow river. I had to drive my CRV all the way in the river in order to launch it the other day. I feel your struggles. I just got a new trailer (my whole Trailer was rusted out bad), and it...
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    1962 Evinrude 5.5 fisherman bogs stalls when I put the hood on.

    99% chance its an exhaust leak. You'll either want to replace the gasket, run motor with cowling off or drill holes in cowling to allow more air to come in (drilling holes not my choice).
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    Cutting down trolley motor, how to determine proper length?

    I found a good article describing exactly this. Please disregard.
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    Cutting down trolley motor, how to determine proper length?

    I have a Minn Kota Power drive trolley motor that has been awesome! I love it. The one problem I've got is that I fish a really shallow river and the shaft for the trolley motor is way too long. I can run it shallow but then it sticks up in the air like 2 and a half feet. It makes casting off...
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    1996 Johnson 25 HP long shaft J25RLEDA, sounds like its sucking air and dying

    Solved this one Thursday. Motor was having fuel pump failure symptom that I can hand pump bulb and keep it going. I put 3 fuel pumps on same thing. The little third hose was slightly kinked just enough to keep motor from running well. Replaced that fuel line and she runs great. I had it out on...
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    Sputtering out and dying

    Solved this one yesterday. I took a break from it and have been fishing the last week or so. Low speed idle knob wasn't set properly. I reset it and it runs really well. I've pulled the leg. It will get a new impeller and be ready for the water.
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    Sputtering out and dying

    Very good and practical advice. Problem i've got is im not sure whats really wrong at this point. I've addressed compression, spark and fuel. Let me post a video. I'm sure it will be more helpful that my pecking on this keyboard.
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    Sputtering out and dying

    same thing. It sputters out and dies. I will try one more fuel pump for good measure.
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    Sputtering out and dying

    Yes I did! I put the old style 1 magnet magneto on instead of the 2 magnet one that comes on the low tension magneto.
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