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    is the transom 2 low or is there a way 2 keep the rear from droping out of the hole

    finally got my little skiff boat running, the transom is about 15 inches high, my son who weight about 160 noticed a lot of wave splashing over the back of the transom...and the rear end seems to ride really low out of the hole almost until it gets up on plane any options ?? . . at idle speed...
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    what is this quote ?? below 40 degrees S there is no Law

    WHICH IS THE CORRECT QUOTE below 40 degrees S there is no law below 50 degrees S there is no God or Below 50 degrees south, there is no law. Below 60 degrees south, there is no hope. Below 70 degrees south, there is no God which one is correct, I googled it and found it several ways
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    tow vehicle tire question

    well its that time to get some new rubbers, I have a Dodge Ram 1500 and I see the new 09 trucks have the same size rims but the wall height on the tires has increased from a 245 to a 265.....what will this do to ride comfort, and issues while towing ?? I do like the look of more tire in the...
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    poorman's pontoon washdown pump idea

    I searched an read a bunch of threads, this one had a lot of good advice, but it was 2 years old and I did not wanna bump it http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=166777&highlight=washdown+pump but I got the thinking about how big of a bilge pump would you need to raise the water on the...
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    is this water intrusion or gray colored grease ??

    pulled the bearing protector today, on my tandem axle pontoon trailer, well the left side both bearing protectors looks like this ..... is this just a gray colored grease ?? or has water got inside these ?? the other side is a mix of this gray grease and black grease ?? when I touch it, it...
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    Boat mechanics lets hear from your side of the fence ?? UPDATED

    with out going into a long story, I just give you some simple facts : my boat runs like crap ( fine at idle, but will not get over 3900 rpm at WOT ) I live about 30 min from the water once at the water its about 30 min of no wake till I can open up main question : how much work can a mechanic...
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    Rude Flywheel, dont wanna loose the polarity

    picked up an old flywheel today , has some rust on the underside, need to clean it up, I think the best way would be a wire wheel on the air grinder..... what do I have to be careful of not to screw up the magnetism ( sp ) I am replacing a gremlin flywheel that I think has lost the correct...
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    stator voltage question

    is there supposed to be voltage at the brown/yellow stator wire connected to the power pack during cranking 1975 Evinrude 50 hp thanks
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    is it possible that 2 of the 3 carbs be wroking

    reason I asked several months ago I dinged the prop on my pontoon with a 60 HP merc bigfoot.....sent the prop to be reconditioned, got it back, it was about 2 trips later before I took the boat to where I could open up the throttle ( manatee area )...anyways I used to get about 5100-5200 RPM's...
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    getting the dog back abord the pontoon ?

    I have seen this product used before at the river, however it seems younger dogs have it a lot easier than older dogs. and it looks to mount really steep for the raised height of a pontoon...
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    replacing wiring harness from control box to engine

    OK..... I think its time just to start over, I have a few cracked wires, sticky wires and the insulation on the wires looks to be soaked in oil near the engine......a few questions 1. can you purchase a complete harness from the control box to engine or is it cheaper to get like colored wire...
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    run the engine with out a prop

    this is a stupid question and I searched the phrase " run engine with out prop " and guess what ...there were 8600 topics and no answer...so I ask again 1975 Rude 50 hp in a tank ( not muffs ) 1. can I run the engine in the water tank with out the prop 2. can I shift in FWD or REV while...
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    1975 Rude 50 hp will not stay running at Idle...... UPDATED

    almost everything on this engine has been replaced except the rectifier and the coils, it will start right away using the warm up lever, when the warm up lever is lowered slightly after 3-4 min, it runs so rough it almost stalls, if I lower the lever all the way to engage the prop it almost...
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    how hot should the stator be ??

    1975 Rude 50 hp, we put a thermo temp gauge ( kinda like the IR kind the A/C guys use ) pointed it at the stator after about 5 min on normal run time in the tank and it read 230 deg......I think that's way to hot, but anyone else know , why would it run hot ??
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    overhead support question .....GOT IT

    others have posted before about supporting the boat to lift off the trailer, what about this idea ? I need to do some work on my smaller boat, mostly the trailer....I need to fashion some type of overhead support to lift the rear of the boat off the trailer and pull it out from under the...
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    business question - mail order type - need opinions

    guys, I have a buddy that had an interest in starting a mail order type adventure, however I wondered if there was a way to try it with out starting an entire business and later find out it dosent work / or fail.... here go's lets put in in boating launguage : this is just an example ! lets...
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    anyone hear of this manufacturer - CACCICRA ??

    I just bought a smaller 14'7" skiff type boat Caccicra ?? thats what it says on the title the year is 1978 and I googled it, but can't find out anything any of you guys ever hear of this, its all one molded hull type like a carolina skiff or a whaler with a center console. . any info you...
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    lets talk about your weight and smaller boats

    I am in the market for a used small ...min of 14 foot on up to 16 or so......maybe a skiff type or v bottom boat to putz around the local lake with...I'm in West Central Fl and have a 22 foot pontoon, but I wanna just dunk that little sucker in the water and go fishing for a few hours after...
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    had a small fire yesterday ...now what ???

    this is my first post as I just found this site, I have been reading for a while, but now I need to ask for advice. Yesterday I had a small engine fire, it looks to be electrical in nature...some backround....just traveling down the river and we noticed a drop in power, then it cut out, a...
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