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    Labor to swap pontoon boat console

    I am needing an idea of how long it will take to replace one console with another on a pontoon boat. The boat in question is a 1990 Bass Buggy with a Johnson Side Mount Control. The console has a radio, speakers, GPS Depth Finder along with Tach, Speedo, etc. I am planning on buying a new...
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    cover for fish/ski

    I had the factory cover for my 87 Ranger 373V until a few years ago, when I stopped being able to repair it. I then bought a $100 cover from walmart that was decent, but alas, it's finally past salvation. I think it was good for 3 years and that's what it lasted. Can anyone recommend a good...
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    Pontoon Furniture and Carpet Question

    I'm looking on opinions for both on my pontoon. The furniture got partially destroyed during storage & theft at a repair facility and if I'm going to replace the furniture, I figure it's time to do the carpet as well. As for the furniture I had already replaced the front flip style fishing...
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    18' Bass Buggy Trolling Motor

    I sort of asked in another thread but haven't gotten a great answer. I have a 1990 Sun Tracker Bass Buggy. The trolling motor got stolen, but I need to know what size probably came on that size of boat. I have a few pics if I can upload them, but it doesn't show the size. It was a MinnKota...
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    Theft from boat while at repair shop?

    First can anyone tell me what to expect? Took my pontoon to a repair shop that used to be reputable, but they took forever to fix, gave me continuous runarounds, etc. I finally picked it up yesterday and a seat cushion foam was out, tools I kept on boat were missing from case and it was busted...
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    Johnson 140hp to Evinrude 140hp Swap

    A buddy of mine has a boat that HAD a Johnson 140 model #J140TLCRD and he's replacing it with an Evinrude 140943R. My searches indicate the Johnson was a 1984, which I believe is the same as year of boat and that the Evinrude he bought to replace it with is a 1979. The Johnson basically got...
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    E-XP 150 Powerhead Exhaust Gasket

    I hope I'm saying this correctly....I have a 1986 Evinrude XP150 and it apparently has gotten a small exhaust leak where the power head mates up to the mid unit. I rebuilt this motor about 10yrs ago and when we went to set the power head on, we thought the gasket partially tore, so we added...
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    2 stroke outboard fuel additives/oil????

    I have a friend that works for BG Products and he was mentioning that they had a 2 stroke oil, which was supposed to be very good. I asked if it was TCW3 compliant, he wasn't sure. While I was trying to research that, I came upon a few of their other products. Looks like they tout BG44K as...
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    Bogging down on hole shot

    My 1986 E-XP150 started acting up a little this weekend. It's on the back of my Ranger 373V fish/ski boat. The last few trips to the lake I've done more family stuff like tubing so I'm wondering if the plugs are fouling and i meant to check them before this last outing but ran out of time...
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    Johnson 140HP Rebuild????

    A friend recently picked up a boat with a 1984 Johnson 140HP Outboard. A trip or two to the lake and the boat had been running well, then of course the dreaded stuck ring. We compression checked the motor and 112, 112, 110 & 0. I pulled the head on the bad side and found the busted ring as...
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    Lost compression on Johnson V4 cylinder

    As the title says a buddies V4 Johnson lost compression on the bottom Starboard side cylinder. The others are 105, 112 and 112. I can't tell for certain but it appears there is some small pits on both cylinders on this side as well. My guess is he lost a ring. About 8yrs ago I went through the...
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    VRO Pump Questions

    I have another thread going about my boat not running right, but on a slightly different subject on this, can anyone tell me the differences on these pumps? I have a 1995 50HP Johnson with a VRO pump, I have a good feeling that the pump is causing my issues. With that said, I'm debating on...
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    ProMariner 3 bank charger tripping GFCI

    I went to plug in my boat the other day, but it keeps tripping the GFCI, any idea, why this might be happening? I can't recall if I pulled a battery to use in something else and maybe hooked up wrong or if there is a bad spot on some wiring or internally. Where would you start looking? Could...
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    On Lake Businesses??

    Without going into full detail at this point, I'm curious what others have witnessed as far as businesses on the water. One of the lakes I go to has several restaurants with docks that you boat up to tie off and then go order/eat your food. I'm curious however about something actually out of...
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    1994 johnson 50hp stuttering

    Picked up a 1990 pontoon with the above motor on it, believe it's a 1994 engine. Had the boat out last year after getting it and determined it needed a carb rebuild. Did that myself and had a shop tune them. All was great. Took it out a few weeks ago for first time this year and she ran...
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    Adding a slide

    I have a 5yr old and a soon to be 9yr old and am wanting to add a small slide for them to play on. This is something I've been contemplating since picking this boat up last year and actually have two donor slides, one of which I just picked up today at a nearby garage sale for $5. Figure can't...
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    Recarpet vs traction mat

    I have an '86 Ranger 373V and the carpet is starting to show it's age. I've thought about putting some new carpet down, but I'm now leaning towards a traction mat instead of the carpet. I'm curious what others think of this. The boat is silver and red metallic. This is a link to the stuff...
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    Cover Questions

    Ok, I am looking for a cover for my boat. Originally, I was planning on buying one from Ranger custom made to fit my boat, but at this point, not really wanting to spend the $800 on it, so I'm looking at other options. I was looking at ******** Semi-custom trailerable covers, then I glanced...
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    Compression test grounding?

    I hate to beat this to death, but I'm still not clear on this. I want to test the compression on a 1977 Evenirude 70hp outboard. I've done this before on jetski's and such as well as my E 150XP, so I know the plugs need to be grounded or you run the risk of frying the electrics. What I am...
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    decarbing a motor question

    I have a 1977 Evinrude 70hp engine. It's sat for about 5yrs, so I have ran about 1/2-3/4 gallon of decarb mix through her. With the lower unit tilted down, black sludge keeps running out and it was still smoking mid way through the 3rd time. We had to stop due to getting dark and fuel running...
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