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    cracked/caved-in keels

    Hey folks.<br /><br />I have a 14.5' Arkansas Traveler, mid-60's vintage (from what I can tell).<br />It's suffering from what I'm told is a 'broken back'. I picked it up as a first boat, and didn't know exactly what to look for.<br />This boat has no wooden floor or stringers. There's 3 keels...
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    Some help for someone new to ski's

    Hey folks.<br /><br />Looking at selling the little runabout and getting a ski. <br />Reason is that the kids are nuts for tubing (and likely watersking and wake boarding later) and the family car just won't pull the type of boat we'll need by next year.<br /><br />I'm looking at something in...
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    Thinking of trading motor, looking for opinions...

    Hey folks.<br /><br />I hope this isn't violating any rules here, but I'm not looking to buy or sell..just looking for opinions..<br /><br />I have a little 15' runabout, with a 1975 20hp Evinrude in perfect shape (for a '75)..nothing broken or cracked, runs like a top, but isn't enough motor...
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    New tow vehicle

    I retired the astro van, and we bought a Saturn ION. Front wheel drive, 5-speed. <br />I've talked to people that own them and they've pulled small trailers without any problem at all.<br />Okay, it's not a freightliner, but should have enough power to keep up with traffic.<br /><br />The boat...
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    So far this year... Please add yours!

    First boat, got it in June.<br /><br />So far I have:<br /><br />* Left the dock on the maiden voyage with a broken shear pin. Went okay until WOT, paddled back.<br /><br />* Lost the prop on the 2nd trip. (thought we broke a pin, pulled motor up, prop was gone. My buddy laughed, said I forgot...
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    Advice on trimming.

    Hey folks. Wondering if anyone can offer suggestions..or help on this.Got the first (real) boat this summer. 14' Arkansas Traveler, and a 20hp Evinrude. I'd include the prop pitch, but I'm at work and just can't remember it..sorry. It's the pitch that the owners manual calls for as the...
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    20hp evinrude pivot(?) broken....

    Sorry for the lack of technical terms..<br /><br />Had an incident last weekend, the lobster traps are now in the water and I had a run-in with a bouy rope...<br />It's a 14' boat so I don't stray too far into open water....where I normally travel is now pulluted with lobster traps, and some are...
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    20hp Electrical Output

    This one's likely a no-brainer, but I'm still collecting my boating brains.<br /><br />1975 Evinrude 20hp. <br />Mod# 205B62B<br />Ser# C96083<br />I tried out the generator and found that it's working. Hooked up a couple single filament auto bulbs as a test. <br /><br />The manual specs the...
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    Push me - Pull you

    Well, I've been a boater for a little over a month now..it's about time I ended up here.<br />Before you toss me a snorkel, no..it wasn't the plug.<br /><br />I purchased a '64 Arkansas Traveler and set about to fixing all the little things that needed attention.<br />Last time I was out, the...
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    Spun Prop....Why?

    1975 Evinrude 20hp.<br /><br />Purchased a reman prop about a month ago..correct size and pitch for the motor, brought owners manual with me when I went to buy it. I also asked about shear pins, as I found that the previous owner had been using nails...ugh. He directed me to the showroom, where...
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    Question on launching/loading....

    I'm just wanting to make sure that I'm not one of those people that everyone here fumes about ;) <br /><br />My better half isn't interested in backing the tow vehicle down the ramp, nor is she interested in driving the boat onto the trailer. This suits both of us, as the boat's a 14' and easy...
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    Different question, different motor..

    Newly acquired 1975 Evinrude 20hp on a 14' speedboat..<br />Runs like a top...all the time....YAY! :-)<br /><br />BUT....was flushing it out after being in the salt water (The manual says no internal flushing is necessary, but I do it anyway)..<br />Anyways, stuck the garbage can under it (on...
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    4.5hp Evinrude fuel pump problem..?

    I posted before, but found out a bit more and thought maybe someone could help me out.<br />1983 4.5hp Evinrude, Integral fuel tank adn electronic ign.<br />It will take to bogging down for no reason....<br /><br />Ex: Fired it up and headed out to the island on a local lake..me and a friend...
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    Classic fibreglass 14' boat - Newbie Questions..

    I'm a newbie to the 'real boat' world, but have spent lots of time out on the water in the little tinny.<br /><br />My friend and I did a lot of sailing around with the tinnies, more than most people would believe...and I kept saying I wanted a comfortable boat, with a back on the seat and a...
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    No, really...everything's fine...

    Just passing the winter by reading all the stupid human tricks.....and thought I'd share.<br />Last trip of last summer I went mackeral fishing with 2 friends. Just myself in my 12' car-topper, and the 2 others in my friends 14 footer.<br />In order to go well in the little boat with a 4.5 on...
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    1983 4.5 Evinrude bogs down after running wide open

    4.5 Evinrude on a small, light car-topper. With 2 people in the boat, it plows along and labours all day, no problems. With just me, sitting halfway in boat, it'll plane and scoot right along. Trouble is, after about 5 minutes of running on plane it starts to slow down...then comes off plane...
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