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  1. SkiDad

    high thrust prop

    If we switch to a high thrust prop on a pontoon will it got faster or slower than a standard prop ? try to help our neighbor with a new prop and he doesn't get all the rpm with a 14x11 but it's running well other wise. 12-15 mph depending on the load. 60 HP bigfoot on a 22" pontoon
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    Pontoon speed right ?

    Hi All, familar with outboards but haven't been on a pontoon. Our neighbors took us out today. 22' pontoon with a 60 hp Mercury Bigfoot. With 7 people weighing 1200 lbs it topped out at 12 mph. I watched the RPM and it was at 4400-4800. I checked the prop and it was a 14x11 - which seems right...
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    Deciphering capacity sticker

    This is my 1st Tandem boat trailer. I've weighed the trailer and it weighs 1100 lbs. GVWR is showing 6840 lbs. Shouldn't that mean it has a capacity of 5740 ? Does anyone know why it says 3760 lbs and why are the numbers on there twice. thank you
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    Anyone ship a 1 piece lower unit ?

    Hi Guys, i'm thinking of sticking my spare lower unit up on eBay but I don't know if shipping it is feasible b/c of the long shaft. Seems like it would be a weird package to create.:eek: Has anyone done it ? if so how did you pack it up ?
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    Optima Batteries not charging fully

    Hi There, my boat has 2 D34M BlueTop deep cycle batteries . No matter how hard I try i can't get them to charge past 12.5 volts resting voltage. I read on the website these batteries are supposed to be at 13.0 to 13.2 the batteries are only 1 year old. I've been using my 6/2 amp smart...
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    15w50

    Hi There, certainly don't want to start a which oil is best thread - i know they are all good these days :) My question is simple - is 15w50 Mobil 1 a lot thicker than most 15w40 ? It's what the PO put in and seems to run fine. I'm not worried about the cost of oil. I'm questioning if it's...
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    Tow Vehicle bouncing a little

    Hi There, i recently picked up a larger boat and my 2006 Honda Pilot is bouncing say 30-50 mph - seems to get a little better at highway speeds. I didn't have this with last boat but it was well under 3000 lbs. Boat, Trailer, and full tank of gas weighs 4200 lbs (i weighed it). About...
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    Nauticus PR500 and Wakeboarding

    I'm putting Smart Tabs SX on my boat this spring. we ski 80% of the time - do you think the PR500 are necessary to have a better wakeboard wake ? Kinda want to set it and forget it as I don't have any other reason to retract them unless it really make a difference for wakeboard. Looking for...
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    Force 150 questions

    Hi Guys, i have the opportunity to pickup a Force 150 for 300 bucks. I looked at it today and it's in very good condition. The 5th cylinder has low or no compression. The guy who owns it had it scoped and the piston is fine and is guessing the rings are stuck or broken. My guess is b/c it...
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    Thoughts on prop scan

    Hi Guys, i have 2 of these Michigan props - this is the prop i throw on when I'm on an unknown or shallow lake - anyhow the hub started spinning last year and I'm gonna get that changed but I also had someone scan the prop. The prop looks very true when I spin it ...does it look close enough...
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    water pump housing still good ?

    I'm getting my spare lower unit ready to sell and I gave the best housing i had away to someone. This is the next best one I have - do you think it's usuable ? There was some light pitting. Mostly concerned about the areas at the bottom of the pump between the 2 sections. I sanded it up the best...
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    Stubborn Force 85 / 125 Lower unit drain plug - FIX

    i picked up a lower unit 3 years ago that works great but could never get the drain plug loose - i cranked on that puppy with the correct 5/32 allen wrench - bent the wrench pretty good - then tried another. Eventually stripped it out - then tried a few torx sizes - i think i had used a few...
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    DIY Lower Unit pressure test

    have to give props to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0KFoeIEcRs followed his idea and anyhow here is how it looked when i did it on a Force 85 / 125 lower unit. Whole setup cost me under 10 bucks and worked perfect.
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    Hose Diameters ?

    Hi Guys, been replacing fuel hoses recently. I know it doesn't matter a lot, but I believe the guy who had this boat put wrong sizes on. I had originally thought all the fuel lines were 1/4" because that was what he used - when I started doing it I realized that the connectors are 5/16...
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    Plugs look normal to you ?

    Every year I pull my plugs to look at them - this is from this year. Which is about how they normally look every time I check - the junk just wipes off. Plugs are in order 4,3,2,1 1985 Force 125 - NGK BUHX plugs, Mixture screws at 1 turn out.
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    Feature request

    i would love it if I can subscribe to 2 of the sub-forums i frequently read. When I try to subscribe to them i get access denied. My thought is to subscribe to 2 of them and then have it just send me an email once a day of the posts that happened in that forum thanks SkiDad
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    Spark Plug Failure

    Good 'Ol Frank always talked about keeping a spare set of plugs. So when I changed my plugs a few months ago i put the old ones in the glove box. Boat took off like crap today - i thought maybe a coil or pack but all the plugs felt warm - I was gonna go in, but I decided to swap them with my...
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    A1 or B1 hose for older outboards

    i want to replace the fuel lines at some point here - which is best for outboards. I was told B1 is fine and more flexible. it's a special order item for my area. my setup 6 feet of 1/4" hose from tank to splash well 3 feet of 1/4" hose from splash well to fuel pump 3 feet of 1/4" hose...
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    Testing Recirculation system

    Hi Guys, 1985 Force 125 - have been wondering if the my dog bones are clogged up so I put some clear fuel line on it to test. what do you think, looks like it is working good to me and the fuel is very clean. Everything time I take something apart on this engine it looks like brand new -...
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    So I'm gonna clean the carbs

    I have a 1985 Force 125 and the carbs to my knowledge have never been cleaned. The starting issue when warm is getting worse so I thought I have to bite the bullet. I'm going to get new bowl gaskets . Seems that the needles and seats are not available except in a kit - do you think I should get...
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