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    chesapeake blue angels

    I/we are planning to leave tues. morning on the chesapeake from Mariner point boat ramp, heading down gunpowder river, main channels to designated anchor points around greenbury pt/ carr creek. we (4) will be on my 24' pontoon boat, 115 hp, large, twin toons. I'm using navionics plus stored ipad...
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    Upgrading from 70hp to 90hp

    yeah..that is a wide boat....certainly looks like it could handle a 90....
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    Cracked trailer fender

    standing on it?
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    Need Advice on Replacing Hubs, Drums and Brakes on Boat Trailer

    Are electric brakes off the table for discussion?
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    Upgrading from 70hp to 90hp

    FWIW... When I replaced my Merc 60 hp 4 stroke with a 115hp 4 stoke on my 24' pontoon ( which the placard said is max) ...it was noticeable. The pontoon has 25" diameter toons also..... The bigger issue was the bounce at the transom when trailering....significantly so that I now use a transom...
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    Which bearing kits do you guys prefer?

    timken...
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    Upgrading from 70hp to 90hp

    ..just hard to say what the extra 80 lbs will do.. unusual about just this model year only....
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    Upgrading from 70hp to 90hp

    that boat is only 16' long not only does the placard list max hp, it also implies a max motor weight limit. So a 2 cycle,70 hp johnson weighs 250lbs. A 75 hp 2000 model 2 cycle can't weigh much more. 4 cycle motors weigh more in comparison. How much does that 90 weigh......just stuff to consider...
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    Smartcraft gauge questions

    this is what I installed...I did not install the speedometer.... additional sensors are needed to get all the data available, which I didn't install. I don't have: tilt, outside water or air temp, no gps, no oil temp, a few others I can't remember.....
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    Smartcraft gauge questions

    try this for starters....it is in iboats...
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    Palm Beach bought by Premier Marine? Launching and recovering advice.

    so...adding a front bimini.....just fyi... my double bimini actually zippers together in the middle...I can just use the rear by itself, but not the front......but it's factory installed... So yours may not have a zipper ....even if it does, aftermarket could still be hit or miss..........the...
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    Palm Beach bought by Premier Marine? Launching and recovering advice.

    more ...but maybe not helpful...info.....Palm Springs Marinecraft is the complete name.....actually under the Co. name of Weeres.....now all Premier... supposedly a solid built pontoon......
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    Palm Beach bought by Premier Marine? Launching and recovering advice.

    also, anyway to state the year and model of the palm beach toon you have... It does appear premier bought the palm beach line...
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    Palm Beach bought by Premier Marine? Launching and recovering advice.

    I have a 24' '06 lowe pontoon. It is laid out exactly as your pic. My sundeck on the back flips up for access to the batteries and fuel tank. It also allows the built in "changing room" to pop up. Does yours have that? If so, you should be able to add a porta potty to the changing room as I did...
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    Crownline dash

    just thinking out loud....if it was mine labor intensive...but maybe only choice.... remove and dis-assemble the dash. make some type of re-enforcing/repair on backside?.. ...are there places that can remake/repair it?
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    2000 Sylvan 1600 Expedition DC

    you could try attaching the new cable to the old one then pull the old one out ..pulling the new one through with it....hopefully the old cable isn't attached in inaccessible places...
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    1972 Cathedral Trihull Prop Size

    according to what I've learned, mostly on here, if you go to a 15x19 from your 14x19, your rpm is gonna drop even further at wot...like another 200 rpm.... every change on a prop affects the final max rpm.... number of blades, pitch, diameter, and material..... I don't quite understand the...
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    My boat is being a boat . . .

    It's always amazed me how things break just sitting around.....
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    pontoon strakes do I need to lower the motor, prop?

    yep, the strakes did their job. Lowering the motor is the next fix. It can be surprising what difference 11/2, 2 inch drop can make...
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    2018 Suzuki 115A on a 24 ft Lexington Pontoon...what prop size

    there's a propping sticky on here that you should look at first. 3 blade, 4 blade?...it all makes a difference... What is the recommended rpm operating range of your 115 suzuki? I'm willing to bet that 4800 rpm is not recommended at full throttle....your lugging your motor.....
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