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    Need help on April fishing trip to Keys!

    Can any of you help me out with a April fishing trip to the Keys. (This post was originally for a February trip, but we ran out of time to book flights. ) I'm going to be flying down so I won't have a boat and probably minimal gear. I don't mind renting a boat or hiring a guide but am not sure...
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    Need thoughts on up coming Florida fishing trip!

    I'm planning to take a week off from this dreadeed cold in the next few weeks and am looking for a Florida destination for good fishing. I'm not too particular but my son needs something that keeps him hopping. Got any good ideas?
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    What's the weather like in your neck of the woods?

    Saco, Maine :<br /><br />Tuesday and Wednesday saw the coldest (with wind chill) in five years (-10F to -30F) :( . Busted pipes broken boilers and water mains abound. I run a plumbing and heating company www.maineheat.com and we got a call from Maryland today from a lady wondering what to...
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    Smelting

    Here is some good info from up north - Maine. Average temp last ten days in the single digits. Fishing has been great though. I went smelt fishing in Meerymmeting bay and caught 80 smelts last Thusday night. My partner caught 150 in the same cabin. For you southern boys smelts are herrings...
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    Seaswirl general questions

    Has anybody heard about a claas action suit aginst Seaswirl due to structural integrity problems? I saw a post under I/O forum; this is the first I hear about it. I had originally labled this Seaswirl classaction but this seems more apporpriate now...so some of you may have already responded to...
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    Seaswirl general questions

    Has anybody heard about a claas action suit aginst Seaswirl due to structural integrity problems? I saw a post under I/O forum; this is the first I hear about it. I had originally labled this Seaswirl classaction but this seems more apporpriate now...so some of you may have already responded to...
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    New outboard guestions - Carburation versus fuel injection

    I'm in the market for a new boat and outboard. What's up with the carburation versus fuel injection. I'm leaning toward fuel injection and a four stroke in the 115HP to 200HP range. I get the feeling fuel injection will be more fuel efficient and have better emmisions. I'm leaning toward the...
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    New boat questions?????

    I'm currently trying to decide on a make and modle for a family fishing/pleasure craft. We're not heavey water sports people but enjoy and occasional tow behind a boat. I'm the fisherman in the family, my son enjoys it but is not as addicted as I. We live in Maine and am looking for something...
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    85 Johnson 15hp replacement

    I own a 15hp johnson powering 14.5 deep v alluminum Grumman open bench type boat. I purchased the motor used in 94. Every now and then the motor will stall after extended trolling. After having several shops work on it, I was tolled that the compression on the cylinders didn't match. I had...
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    15hp stalls

    My Johnson 15hp J15RCDE keeps stalling under tourqe (in the water when put in gear and at acceleration). It runs fine on the muffs. On the water it won,t come up to full rpm and seems like it is skipping. Have tried both high and low reccomended plugs and have had internal and external hoses...
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    sluggish 15hp Johnson outboard

    Mod# J15RCDE SER# E6167831<br />My 15hp Johnson stalls upon excelleration under torque. The motor runs fine behind the boat under no torque with the ears on, but once on the water the only way I can get up to speed is by pumping the bulb and enriching the slow idle fuel mixture. Sounds like it...
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    sluggish 1985 Johnson 15hp

    Mod# J15RCDE SER# E6167831<br />My 15hp Johnson stalls upon excelleration under torque. The motor runs fine behind the boat under no torque with the ears on, but once on the water the only way I can get up to speed is by pumping the bulb and enriching the slow idle fuel mixture. Sounds like it...
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