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  1. scottgrissom

    Yamaha 20 hp

    I have a 1999 Yamaha 20 hp mlhx that is not running, sort of? It will run for a few seconds and then all of the sudden it will stop. I try to pull the cord and it will not budge. If I take the coil with the pull cord off and put it back on, I can pull the cord again and start it up. It will...
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    Cheap & Effective hull repair

    Hi, I have a few scratches on the bottom of my 18ft fiberglass hull from an earlier causality with a ramp. I've done some fiberglass repair on the bottom, but that fiberglass resein draws a lot of attention. I've been reading some threads and it seems a lot of people recommend Interlux, but...
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    Motor won't go past 5 mph

    Hola, I'm having a problem with my 1984 150hp Mariner. The boat ran fine a few weeks ago, but last time I took it out I couldn't get up on plane. Its a big motor the size of my boat (18ft Wellcraft) and I even made everyone jump in the water to see if weight was the issue. The gas is...
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    Too much boat and too little jeep

    I'm curious to know what can be done to a vehicle to help its towing capability (hopefully cheap). I have a 98 Jeep Cherokee 2wd. Its got a little over a 100K miles on it, but still runs good. The boat I'm pulling is an 18ft Wellcraft Fisherman 180 and weight about 2,500 lbs. The last few...
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    Not termites!

    Good afternoon, The other day I noticed, what appeared to be mud in the inside of my boat. After pulling up the floor board I notice the boat had be infested with termites. Luckily a good friend of mine works at a termite company and may be able to help me out, but the damage has been done. I...
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    mariner problem

    I just bought a boat that was a 1984 Mariner 150. The motor turns over great, but it seems like it is having a problem getting gas. The other day I was able to get it to start for a minute not then it died. The thing is it started really easy at first, but after it died I couldn’t get it...
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    plastic fuel tank

    Hey guys,<br />Does anyone know if a heavy duty plastic gas tank will expand over time. I'm considering buying this tank but it is a very tight fit between the stringers.<br />Scott
  8. scottgrissom

    Repairing gas tank???

    I recently purchased an 18 ft. Wellcraft. The previous owner warned me of the leak in the gas tank. It is a 40 gal. fiberglass gas tank. Is it ok to patch up a fiberglass tank? I’ve heard that these tanks seem to leak after a long period of time. Any suggestions? Thanks<br />Scott
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    Starting solenoid doesn’t work

    Hi,<br />I hoping someone can help me out with this problem. Recently my motor stopped turning over. I heard a clicking noise in the solenoid so I figured that it when bad (it was very old). So I changed it out but I'm still having the same problem with the new one. I just here a clicking...
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    WOT RPM

    Hi, <br />I'm curious to find out what is the recommended wide open throttle RPMs for my 1978 65hp Evinrude. Any information on where I could get this or if you know it would be a lot of help. Thanks<br /><br />Scott
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