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    Jack Plate for Speed on Jon Boat

    I did raise the motor, and get a gain. A whopping two miles per hour... With a full load it was slower. I think the jack plate moved the weight back to far and screwed up the balance. <br /><br />I'm going to try putting the motor back on the transom just an inch higher than it was...
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    Fishing tips Contest - Win Crank Baits

    EDIT: Sorry, Bob.<br /><br />Because your site carries ads we must consider the link commercial promotion, which is forbidden here.<br /><br />Again, please remove the link from your signature.<br /><br />Thanks. :)
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    Top Speed Waco 2050-16

    What height to do mount your outbaord at for best speed? Are there are a lot of jon boat owners here. I am running a Waco 2050-16 jon boat with the console and high transom for a 50HP rating. <br /> <br />Waco 2050-16 MFG Page <br /><br />The one in this picture has the low transom and is...
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    Was it a Striper or a Largemouth

    Fish Story <br /><br />Was it a striper or a largemouth? What do you think?
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    Giant Salvinia Problem In The Colorado River

    http://tinyurl.com/6jol2 <br /><br />I just got this from Kathy Carr at the local Burea of Reclamation office.<br /><br />
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    Force 50 Prop Search

    Does anyboduy beside Michigan Wheel make a prop for the Force 50 anymore? They MW props are thick and have a very square edge. The same diameter and pithc MW is slower than the beat up old prop I just pulled off.
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    Fish With Shoulders

    Now where the heck did that phrase come from? <br /><br />Its one of those things that just doesn't sound right. Brings to mind a deformed striper I caught on Lake Powel once. It had a huge stairstep in its forehead. <br /><br />Somebody says "that fish has some shoulders" and I get visions...
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    Fishing Report, Salavage, Exploring, Etc

    This trip was such an adventure I really couldn't decided which forum to post the story in. <br /> <br />Well, I planned to get out early and take the morning off yesterday. John Apple was going to come along. We planned to run up the low section of the river between Mexico and Laguna Dam...
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    Force Fifty Drops Out of Drive

    On my 1990 Force 50 507F90C it has gotten to where the drive seems to disengage very easily. The shift linkages appear to be adjusted correctly, but under load going down the lake or river it seems that the drive will disengage and the engine will rev up. What is the likely cause given that it...
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    As Seen On Tv Lure Wanted

    True Motion Lures. Its a kit full of mostly junk soft plastics in my opinion, but the hard bait that floats along just touching the surface can be the ideal bait to catch fish under some circumstances. Anybody got some of these they would like to sell me cheap? <br /><br />
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    Nice Crappie From Martinez Lake, Az

    What is an average size crappie in your area.<br /><br />This one http://tinyurl.com/5bb5x is about the average I see caught around here with a few going much larger. One of these days I'm gonna have to figure out how to go catch a mess of these on purpose.<br /><br />I took this one on a...
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    Fishing Clubs and the General Public

    What do fishing clubs give back? <br /><br />Do fishing clubs really help the local fishing envirnment. Not on an ecological bais, but on a social basis? <br /><br />To understand what I am asking and suggesting you will need to read the full post at the link above. Well, maybe some of you...
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    Mariner Stalled Out - Wouldn't Start

    Regarding a 1994 200HP Fuel Injected Mariner <br /><br />Yesterday I was running up the river taking it pretty easy. We were running about 50MPH when I let a couple of wakes surprise me and we got bounced around pretty hard. A few seconds afterward the boat started slowing down. <br /><br />I...
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    Aluminum vs Fiberglass - Picking a new boat

    I have decided I want a new bass boat. I plan to sell two of the boats I have now, and use that as a down payment on a brand new boat. <br /><br />I have been looking at top of the line stuff. 20+ footers only need apply. <br /><br />The local Ranger dealer of course wants to convince me to...
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    Bets Prop

    I pretty much have the basics figured out so no need to give basic feedback. <br /><br />I have a 200HP mariner on my 20' tunnel hull. I have been trying to get better top speed, but i finaly gave up. I have the motor running about as good as it can. The fuel system is perfect. New pump(s)...
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    High Five Propellor on 1994 200HP Mariner

    After trying a number of different props I decided to go back to the High Five that was on my Mariner when I bought it. I carefully kept the thrust washer with the prop through everything, but I still managed to lose something.<br /><br />Here is a picture. Can anybody tell me what is missing...
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    1990 507F90C - Running On One Cylinder

    I was fishing a tournament out of my little boat yesterday. I have a 1990 50HP Force model 507F90C on that boat. It suddenly started running crappy. I pulled it off the main river and pulled the cowling. I pulled both spark plugs to see what the condition was. The upper plug looked perfect...
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    What is this prop?

    Looking for a prop for a Force 507F90C<br /><br />The current prop is starting to get a little beat up and I would like to<br />relegate it to being a spare.<br /><br />The numbers on the prop are 287 - 11 1/2 and in another place it says 102 3.<br /><br />When I looked on-line at places like...
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    Baker Tunnel Hull - Again

    I found two guys now who own 20' Baker Tunnels. One I think discovered my post here, another posted a reply on my own site forums. It was great to get some good general inforamtion about what kind of speeds and handling it gets with various size outboards. There is definitely soemthing wrong...
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    Other Forums ?

    What other forums are there? This is one of the best I have found for motor repair and some boating stuff, but I am curious what other great forums are out there. <br /><br />I know about the ones at Basspro, Cabelas, NAFC, here, and of course my own at Yuma Bass Man , but hwat other really...
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