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    Help with new Mercury

    the othefr day I hit a stump floating at the water line about 3" in dia and 10' long. the engine still runs fine, I cannot find a scratch on it, I also checked the propr hub, everything looks goood and operaties good. However my speedo will not pass 30 MPH, before this I was getting speeds up to...
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    Need Help with new boat

    I have a 18" Tracker with a 75 Mercyry 2 stoke Optimax,. yesterday I was runnimg at 35 MPH and hit a log approxmitly 3" in dia and 10' in length. there is no visibile signs that this even happened (other than the THUD i heard). heres the issue, my speedo used to get to 48 at WOT, now it will...
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    Trolling motor problems

    I have a MotorGuide 46 lb thrust pro 2weeks old (made for Bass pro shops), it is a "rack and pinion" steering bow mount, the foot control now has stopped working, it moves forward and backward but the motor head does not move. The power switch moves and the motor works in all speeds but the foot...
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    the right prop

    I have purchased a 2012 Bass Tracker with a 2011 75 HP 2 stroke Mercury, the boat is a tracker 17' 7" 175 TXW mod V. it came with a 13"x19" prop, top speed "WOT" is 5750 rpm which ran at 48-50 MPH with all gear and ME (270 lb's) and a full fuel tank 20 gal and batterys at the transom. due to a...
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    Boat bouncing on trailer

    I have recently bought a 17'10" aluminum modified "V" with a 75 HP Merc. The boat is great , however when trailering the boat the bow has approxmitly 1-2" of play up and down. I have tightened the winch as far as it will go but the balance is not correct, it still bounces. I was thinking of...
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    New boat purchase

    I would like some information and personal thoughts on a new boat I am looking at. I am in the market for a 17-18' aluminum bass boat, I have water tested the Alumi Craft 17' with a 50 hp Yamaha and a 17' Xpress with a 40 HP Yamaha. I have also driven a new Tracker Pro 175 TXW with a 75 HP merc...
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