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    Can someone explain what I was seeing on my fish finder the other night???

    I live in Nebraska and was fishing a 25 acre sand pit lake. It's deepest point is around 17 feet. The weather here is starting to warm up. A few 40's and 50's lately. We had a 65 degree day Saturday so I went out fishing. It was extremely windy. The water surface temp was 47. The only fish I saw...
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    1956 Sea King - 5hp - Newbie needs help!!!!!!

    Having trouble with sea king motor. It ran fine back in october. It sounds like it's not firing on both cylinders. Spark plugs look ok, but have a little carbon on them. I took it out the other day and eye-balled the oil mixture. (24 to 1) Maybe I added too much oil. I put some stabil in it...
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    Hummingbird fish finder problems!!! HELP!!!

    I have a Hummingbird TCR-ID-1. When I hit the power button it beeps and the screen says SELF TEST. The thing keeps beeping and I can't turn it off. I have to take the head unit off the base to get it to stop. If I hold the power button down, it'll go into a demo mode. What could possibly be...
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    Livewell Pump Question - Johnson Pump

    Just finished completely redoing a 14' alumacraft into a fishing boat. I installed a livewell and pump. My question is, why won't the pump operate now. I didn't level the pump. I flush mounted it to the hull which has a slight angle on it. Am I getting an airlock due to the downward angle intake...
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    Any way to shine up a 14' Alumacraft?

    The aluminum is pretty dull and grey. Do you guys have a technique of getting the metal to shine a little more? Am I crazy?
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    What is the age of my Alumacraft?

    Haven't done much snooping around inside the boat... Can you point me in the direction of a plate or date stamp of manufacturer's date? It is a 14' jon boat.
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    Different prop for 1956 Sea King 5hp?

    My engineer told me today a different prop may give a bit more power. Is this true? It appears to be an original prop that has two blades. Do you guys recommend a prop if it can be changed? Maybe something cost effective for this old motor.
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    1956 Sea King 5hp - Question about Water Pump

    My sea king is drawing water through the fin above the prop. This is where my lower unit splits. Should there be a gasket there? Can I just use some sealer if so? Am I doing any harm to the outboard running it like this? It should draw water from just above the prop through the inlet, correct?
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    Got a new to me boat and outboard. Hit the water yesterday.

    Really excited about my new fishing vessel. It's a 14' Alumacraft with a 5hp Sea King. Took it out with the grandfather in law yesterday. Not much luck. Saw a 20+" dead walleye on the bank... :mad:
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    Hypoid Oil? What is it? Changing oil in 56 sea king.

    Hello all! This is my first post here at iboats.com. My lower unit has a call out for "hypoid" oil. I drained it last night and need to fill it back up. It was somewhat milky, so I imagine there is a leak somewhere. I need to know exactly which oil to refill with. I have an idea, but I don't...
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