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    That time of year again

    OK, so its time for me to start putting our boats to bed for the winter. First boat is my Lake Michigan boat. It has a '79 115 inline 6 merc and a '12, 9.9hp, 4 stroke (carbed) pro-kicker on it. I was thinking about making up a small tank of non-ethanol gas with 16:1 2 cycle oil mix and...
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    Second Motor

    Re: Second Motor I absolutely love my Merc 9.9 pro-kicker. The little electronic speed control works very well, just can't remember the name of it just now. We use for trolling salmon, steelhead and walleye mostly on Lake Michigan and a few inland lakes here in WI. The boat is 20' deep V...
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    Kicker Set up for 1955 Sea Horses

    Re: Kicker Set up for 1955 Sea Horses Used two go kart tie rod ends and some SS 3/8" rod. Bent it with just a mapp gas torch and vise. Mine has a steering wheel but same idea I think.
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    Hornets

    Not sure if this is the right place in the forum but here goes. Mowed my deer plot yesterday and mowed over a HUGE hornet/wasp nest. Got stung four times and still can't use my right hand for anything. Anyway, how the heck do i get rid of them? Went over to look a couple of hours later and...
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    1970 Starcraft Jupiter project

    Re: Carpet vs Vinyl Re: Carpet vs Vinyl I have a 20' with carpet and a 17' with vinyl. Like them both. No marine carpet that I've seen is "waterproof" but the backing is rubberish. I think the vinyl is easier to clean fish slime and blood off of with a quick rinse. I can clean it off the...
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    happy with fuel usage

    Yesterday was first time out with new kicker trolling for several hours. Was not able to run engine long periods at trolling speed until broken in at manufacturers requirements. New 9.9 pro-kicker merc 4s son bought me last winter. Anyway, I trolled for 7 hours at 2.5 - 3.5 mph. Probably...
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    Hot!

    I live in north eastern Wisconsin. I have a weather station. At 3:07 this afternoon the heat index was 128 degrees. My central air has been running all day and has risen from 75 to 80 inside and never shut off. I was working in my garage most of the day cleaning up and adding couple more rod...
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    Kicker bracket location

    Re: Kicker bracket location This is how I did it. Not an aluminum boat. Lots of ways to mount a kicker. This is my way. Kicker is on STBD side for ease of netting fish for right handers. No other reason. I did have to raise the kicker with an AL bracket to clear the main eng steering.
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    trolling/kicker motor

    Re: trolling/kicker motor Got a merc 9.9 pro-kicker this spring. Love it! I got the 25" shaft because at trolling speeds it dosen't make much difference if the propellor is to low for a performance engine mounting location. My thoughts were that if I got a different boat where I actually...
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    when is gas old?

    OK, I have boat that sits a lot. Only use it for Salmon fishing Lake Michigan. I have two other boats and use them more often. The "big" boat might sit for months with out being used and for that matter so does the truck I pull it with. Don't need the truck to pull other two boats. So, when...
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    Redundant charging from kicker?

    Re: Redundant charging from kicker? nphilbro Better pictures. One shows the batt switch and the shut off switch panel. One shows the promariner battery charger which somehow recognizes each seperate batt even with the neg's combined. One shows my downrigger breaker panel. Two Big Jons...
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    Redundant charging from kicker?

    Re: Redundant charging from kicker? Honestly I don't know how any transient current could appear if there is no path for it. I installed a battery sized ON/OFF switch with ALL negative leads on one side and the two Battery negatives on the other. Had to use a Neg buss bar as the bolt on the...
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    kicker running light.

    I have a new 2012 4 stroke 9.9 merc pro-kicker I just installed this spring. Had it out a couple of times now and everything worked fine. I don't have a tach and really don't see a need nor do I have any room left to put one in the dash. Can I put a small light on the tach lead? I just want...
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    enough rpm 79 inline six

    I have a 19791/2 115hp merc inline six. Running on a heavy glass 20' boat. I'm getting 4800rpm at WOT. That is the minimum engine recommended rpm. Range is 4800-5300. Is this OK? Got a 15p 4 blade prop on it. The new merc AL one. I am happy with the performance overall. Top speed is...
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    Imho?

    OK, been reading for a couple of months, joined a month ago. Really enjoy these forums. Not to bright about texting and electronic talk. What does IMHO mean???????????
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    Installed my kicker bracket

    Re: Installed my kicker bracket This how I steer mine. Not set back like yours is.
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    Sucessful "Maiden" fishing trip

    Just got back from first trip with "new" restored boat: was really great. 7, 12-16lb Chinook Salmon. Lake Michigan at Algoma Wisconsin. Spent the whole winter rebuilding and setting up.
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    kicker steering from main engine hookup question

    Re: kicker steering from main engine hookup question Pictures;
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    kicker steering from main engine hookup question

    I have mounted a 9.9 merc pro-kicker on my transom. To tie the steering into the main engine I made a SS tiebar with tie rod ends. I changed the steering bolt on the main engine to a longer 3/8" fine thread bolt. The old steering connecting bolt that went up through the main engine and...
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    raymarine autohelm sportpilot+ not working correctly

    I have a sportpilot+ that works fine with out GPS info. I have it hooked up to my Humminbird 595c GPS/Fishfinder. When I put the autopilot into NAV it doesn't seem to get the NEMA signal. (I'm 90% sure I have it wired correctly according to both manuals) The symtoms are; I point the boat at...
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