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  1. roscoe

    Transom straps

    Transom straps hold the trailer to the boat. No direct correlation to the weight of the boat. Only to the force exerted should you be in an accident. You should really get a bow strap, that will hold the boat down to the trailer, not the winch post. The winch/post, may be the week link. Secure...
  2. roscoe

    Water splashing over transom help

    It may help to actually raise the motor 1/2". It may cause the prop to ventilate, but worth a try.
  3. roscoe

    Outboard life expectancy

    You might want to check out the weight differences on the newer motors. They are much closer than you think. Only 15 to 50 pounds difference for many of them.
  4. roscoe

    Outboard life expectancy

    Does everyone want or need the most powerful or fastest accelerating motor? I sure don't. Not everyone is fishing tournaments, or trying to make up for their male deficiencies. Give me a solid motor that can push my boat at 30 mph and I'm good.
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    Outboard life expectancy

    Well let's take a brief and incomplete and possibly inaccurate history of 4 stroke outboards.There were several small and short lived companies as far back as the 1920's. But successful companies include: Tohatsu 1956 ! Homelite /Fisher-Pierce 1960 Honda 1964 Suzuki and Mercury tried 4...
  6. roscoe

    Best Sonar

    Price range ????
  7. roscoe

    impeller. 82 50 hp 4 cyl

    50 hp 4 cal 2 stroke impeller oem impeller is $26 at the 2 dealers I checked. Sierra's 18-3007 Water Pump Impeller is $16 Don't use the chineseium brands. Use the Merc oem, or the sierra brand. For the 75 hp, Mercury part number 89984T4, $35. The sierra 18-3017 is $24-29 depending where...
  8. roscoe

    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    Exactly. If you place a wedge between the hull and the bracket, so the mounting bracket is vertical, it will lower the motor several more inches deeper into the water. Problem solved, no new holes in the hull.
  9. roscoe

    Boat floor

    I ran my vinyl past the plywood and 3 inches onto the aluminum. My boat is used strictly for fishing, and wanted to keep sinkers, hooks, swivels, etc., from filing into the crack and being lost under the floor. This was more important to me than aesthetics. It also kept water from getting...
  10. roscoe

    Weird story

    One has a white powerhead, and a newer replacement BRP cd module.
  11. roscoe

    Weird story

    Bait and switch, Does it run ?
  12. roscoe

    GARMIN UHD2 5CV software updates and inland SD cards are the price.

    If your unit only came with the "world base map", then yes, The Garmin Navionics map chip is worth it.
  13. roscoe

    Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Munising, Michigan

    I haven't been there since i was a kid, 50+ years ago. Gonna have to start revisiting some of these places.
  14. roscoe

    Water splashing over transom

    He raised the motor 2.5 inches.
  15. roscoe

    Very loud "thunk" while underway...

    A Baby Ruth ???
  16. roscoe

    Steering Slack and Stiff Steering

    Fittings on motor are for the swivel, and the tilt tube. The steering cable is sealed, non serviceable. The helm can be greased, but you're not getting grease into the cable sheath. You need to disconnect the cable from the helm, and the motor. This involves removing the steering rod from the...
  17. roscoe

    Mariner 5M no impeller?

    What cools the gearcase on other outboards? Feeding water into a gearcase would get expensive. At a loss.
  18. roscoe

    Is this a L drive or not?

    YES
  19. roscoe

    P.S.A. . . . SAE J2807 Towing capacity spec's

    Manufacturers are supposed to use the standard testing procedures, so the consumer can compare apples to apples when comparing to vehicles. Do they all comply to the standard testing criteria? You might want to ask. https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/1502-sae-j2807-tow-tests-the-standard/
  20. roscoe

    Replacing old 2 stroke with newer 4 stroke advice?

    You Will be on the lake longer. You will miss the smell of napalm in the morning. You may have to slow down. You will need new controls, shift and throttle cables.
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