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    Over prop? How to know?

    yep...at least get that rpm verified....idle on my new 115 merc and the original 60 hp merc is around...680 ?... trying to remember....definitely not 500 or 1200...... you need that rpm to be accurate before solving other problems...
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    Hydrofoil for pontoon?

    that's a wooden transom?....so this pontoon is a homemade one? How big are the toons? practically all of the commercial pontoon boats are equipped with "long shaft" motors so that the prop has minimal cavitation/ventilation issues due to the prop being deeper. All of you're descriptions and...
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    Over prop? How to know?

    how do you know the replacement tach is right? And just assuming the original gauge was wrong isn't the best way to troubleshoot a suspect rpm. Did you know that tach gauges have to be set to the charging impulse of a particular motor? There is a selector switch on the back of the gauge.......
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    facebook and all the misinformation

    and it is beginning too, isn't it?🙄 not on or never have been on any of the social medias. I participate in this, a vintage motorcycle, anothe pontoon boat site, and volvo forum....( kicked off a vintage stereo forum...cancel culture at work)..... you tube definitely comes in handy....just have...
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    Need another Motorcycle...

    burros...yeah.....they had then running wild in Oatman, Az....Rt 66.... didn't have the girls though...
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    Need another Motorcycle...

    yep..that's the boat! I bought the '03 harley because ...well...the hype. Never had a big bike, was a gold wing guy.....but nonetheless. And, a great bike. Plus my girlfriend liked getting accessories for it. However, around 35,000 miles it developed some noise in the bottom end. Dealer said I...
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    Need another Motorcycle...

    ah, stories....starting in'04...'03 electra glyde standard..........'08-'09 yamaha venture... yep,the tetons...we rented a little skiff....took that pic......monument valley was '04......... road the Burr Trail, utah.....probably ties with Death Valley as most memorable...... lots more........as...
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    Need another Motorcycle...

    I agree 100%.....a "core" group to me means just a few who are like minded...rare... We never planned where we were gonna stop...didn't know what eateries would be around...or accommodations.......mom and pop's were desired..... fun....I miss that......
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    Need another Motorcycle...

    this is my current, only , and last bike. It is an original, unrestored bike I found in 1994. It is hasn't been ridden since 1998. The original tires were then put back on. It's a show bike now. I agree, very few safe places to ride. Cell phones and attitude, honestly, people don't care if they...
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    excessive corrosion?

    ok....i'll have to wait till spring...warmer days... hijacking my own thread...I see a searay 220....i'm considering older 240's..
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    planning first trip to thousand islands

    you're right...i didn't...
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    excessive corrosion?

    I didn't think so... I pos/neg...yeah, i understand, was just posting in case it made some difference to those offering help. so..brief history. No electrical problem ever after obtaining this '06 pontoon around 2017 ish. Simple electrics. One battery, Horn, dock, nav, stern lights, depth...
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    planning first trip to thousand islands

    as they should....and send 'em back to the country they came from....
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    excessive corrosion?

    ohm readings: anode to earth....36.8 K ohm toon to earth........36.8 K ohm anode to anode.....0.7 ohm....
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    excessive corrosion?

    oh...eh....ok...I'll run back out
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    excessive corrosion?

    the strap terminates upwards and can't be seen.... readings, dc v, negative lead stuck in ground, are: -320 mv's from anode bar to ground. ( yes,negative). The same for a transom mounting bolt head to ground. I have continuity between all anodes, all grounded bolts to anodes ...and to the...
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    excessive corrosion?

    I'll go see where that strap terminates... will do those tests.....thanks...
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    excessive corrosion?

    older google earth pic...but there's the inlet..
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    excessive corrosion?

    thanks...yeah.... so the pontoon it's on sits in a slip in a little inlet type place/campground on a river. There are no electrical hookups for boats. There are hookups for the campers....I have no electrical issues with my boat. There are three total anodes, here's one of the other ones. The...
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    excessive corrosion?

    sorry, here
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