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    Buying boat thats been sitting

    my friend has the chance to buy a 2002 19ft searay with a 4.3L for the loan payoff only (not sure of amount at thins time) problem is the boat was bought new in 02 used one season, winterized and hasent been touched since. does anyone know what would need to be replaced from sitting that long?
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    Spark plug ?'s on 89 40hp evinrude

    so my repair book says to use QL78C plugs but my local place doesnt have them the plugs that were in the motor are QL78YC whats the difference between them. and the NGK part for them is a 4322 but i bought those and they seem to be a little shorter than the QL78YC that ar in there now, are the...
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    Quick deep cycle question

    i dont think the charging system works on my outboard (or if it does it doesnt have enough power to keep the deep cycle charged) so i am just gonna charge it out of the boat. my question is should i wait for it to get pretty low and charge it or charge it after every trip even though its not...
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    1989 40hp evinrude charging system ????

    im having doubts that my charging system is working correctly. ive looked in the servive book and all i can find out is that it might have a 4amp charging system, does this sound right? seems like a small charging system. reason i dint think its working right is with motor off and all lights on...
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    Battery voltage at idle and higher rpms

    after fixing some electrical problems caused by the previous owner and installing a second battery i wanted to check to make sure the charging system is working and i dont think it is. with a volt meter on the - of the starting battery and the postive on the main lead going to motor(also tried...
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    No air filter on 89 evinrude???

    i was suprised when i pulled the airbox off on my 89 40hp evinrude and saw there was no airfilter. is this correct? if so i guess im just used to motors having airfilters (bikes,sleds,cars)
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    no pee on muffs???

    so i wanted to make sure my charging system is working after getting my new dual batt setup installed and i hooked the muffs up like normal and fired it up and i go back to check waters flowing like its supposed to nothing its coming out by the prop a bit and a hole on the front of the lower...
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    Brands of batterys?

    i need to buy a new starting batt but there arent to many local places to get one (llots of places have deep clycles but i need a starting) i ended up getting one from gander mtn but i never heard of the brand and they offer no warranty it was only $69. its a trogan brand. im wondering if i...
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    how does a speedo work????

    i have a 89 sun tracker pontoon and the speedo doesnt work but i have no idea how its supposed to work to even see whats wrong. there are 2 transponders on the end of one of the toons but i think they are for the fishfinder but im not sure
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    Optima red or yellow top for boats?????

    i can get blemished optima's for pretty cheap but only in thr red or yellow, would one of these work ok as a second batt or a starter battery. o rshould i stick to a marine batt
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    Fuse or breaker for switch panel

    re-doing the electrical system on my pontoon and i will be repacing the switch panel and i see there are kinds with fuses and some that have breakers, which is better for a boat? or doeant it really matter
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    Battery questions

    right now my pontoon has 1 marine batt (cant remember brand) but id like to add another batt for extended siting/swimming/etc stuff. should i buy a starter and a deep clycle or 2 of the same kind of batt's. id mainly be running stereo and lights when sitting. now i also need some kind of switch...
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    well i screwed up things real good now

    so im taking the lower unit off my 89 40hp i never did this before bu thave the service manual, after finally figuring out that the shift fork bolt is BEHIND the starter and get that out. i get to the last bolt the one above the prop and of course it snaps. well i get the lower unit off only to...
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    how to find correct prop/pitch?????

    i cant seem to find a giude to find what prop i need to a 89 20" sun tracker pontoon boat with a 89 40 hp evinrude. i think i have a spun hub and one of the blades is a bit bent. any help on finding hte right replacement would be great.
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    Spun hub or bad clutch dogs????

    after looking around here to find whats wrong with my 89 40hp evinrude it seemed that the clutch dogs were bad (seemed to be poping out of gear at higher speeds) so i took the lower unit to a shop to have looked at and he did a quick test of turning the drive shaft and putting a block of wood...
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    parts compatablity(sp?)

    is there a guide or cross reference or something i can look at to see what other size and years are the same lower unit as my 89 40 horse?
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    Clutch dog questions/repair

    i have a 89 40 horse evinrude on a 89 suntracker 20" pontoon. when i first got it at full throttle it was lik eir was poping out if gear after finding this site i found out its prob the clutch dogs worn, now yesterday foward totally gave out it started clunking alot even at low throttle and then...
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