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  1. FishNotWork

    I let my boat sit too long and now it won't start...

    I have a 2006 Mercury 40ELPTEFI motor that ran flawlessly until I parked the boat last October and haven't tried starting it until this past weekend - and, of course, now it won't start or run. The boat has only seen light use. The engine has a Marine spin-on pre-filter with water separator...
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    Need to change oil in my Mercury 40hp 4stroke motor

    I got a 2006 40hp Mercury 4stroke engine - need to do an oil change. The previous owner had written down Mobil 1 10W30 for me - is this a good choice?! I've heard that you can run Rotella T diesel motor oil in outboard engines - I've used that oil with my diesels and I know they are very...
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    Want BIG fat tires for my trailer...

    Can you recommend oversized fat tires that could temporarily support transporting the boat over sand?! I'm thinking about installing a set of tires on the trailer that I can lower/raise to tranport my boat over sandy back roads when getting to the camping site or beach. I would not be using...
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    Balancing trailer wheels?

    One of my trailer wheels seems to have a wobble or vibration of some sort - I can see it in my rear view mirror at highway speeds. It even shutters the uprights that help guide the boat onto the trailer (don't know the name). So the question is: should have that wheel balanced by an auto shop!?
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    Engine performance problems at altitude...

    I live in Denver, CO (approx 5300 feet a.s.l) - I have a 16ft Smokercraft with a 40hp 4stroke EFI engine (2006 I believe) - and it runs great at local mile high lakes. Recently we travelled to Dillon, CO to boat on a local lake up there - Dillon is much higher at about 9000 ft above sea level...
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    Made a big mistake - how to correct it?!

    Getting ready for the long weekend - exited to go fishing, I've made a big mistake. I've topped off my 6.5 gallon tank for my boat (4-stroke EFI) engine with Methanol!!!! I've had some methanol left over from my Biodiesel making and I accidentally added about 1/3 of the tank to top it off...
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    FishElite 500C - trouble configuring a WP using Lat/Long coordinates...

    Hi - I have an Eagle FishElite 500C Sonar/GPS/Nav unit. Bottom of page 110 in the manual spells out how to Create a Waypoint by entering desired position. Just when I get to the page with Latitude and click ENT, the page flashes very quickly and the unit immediately switches to a Compass...
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    Making my windshield removable...

    Hi - I have a 2006 16' Smokercraft with a windshield - good little boat. I've owned it for just about 1 month, so I'm very new. I pulled it from CO to Flaming Gorge Res. in Utah (7hrs) last week and because of its high profile I felt like I was hauling a barn behind me all the way...
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    Ethanol in fuel...

    Just bought a nice used boat in great condition. It's a 2006 16' Smokercraft with a 40hp Mercury outboard - nice little boat. The previous owner (nice guy) had just sent me this in an email as an FYI: ============================================================= E-15 Fuel Approved, Boaters...
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    What's a minimum thrust to get for a 16' Smokercraft?!

    Hi - This is my first boat: it's a 16' aluminum Smokercraft deep V with 40HP 4stroke Mercury outboard. I'll typically fish with 2 guys (max 4 guys). Would like to be able to use the trolling motor (bow mount) for working the weed lines as well as for an occasional trip on the lake that...
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    What group battery for my trolling needs...

    Hi everybody - We're buying a 16' Smokercraft aluminum fishing boat later today (if everything checks out right). I'd like to buy a bow-mounted trolling motor for it like this MinnKota Powerdrive V2 65(65 Lbs. Thrust). It's a 24V motor so I will need two 12V batteries in series to run it...
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    Options for painting the hull on this Lund Tyee...

    I'm considering a purchase of an older Lund Tyee boat from 1983. The boat is showing its age, but the owners have done a good job keeping it clean and unlike most of the newer boats I've looked at - this one seems sturdy and clean and if I can get it for about $3K I'll probably buy it. The...
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    Question on maintenance of an outboard...

    Was looking at purchasing a boat with 50HP Mercury (outboard) motor. I called the local marina and they told me that it would cost about $200.00 to replace the impeller and the gear lube in the lower unit on that motor (roughly). I wonder how difficult of a job is it to do those two tasks -...
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    What is the fairvalue for this Superhawk...

    Sorry folks, another newbie question about this boat on local CL: http://denver.craigslist.org/boa/2894012362.html It's a 2002 Cresliner Superhawk 1600 - using Nadaguides I was able to determine that it's the entry level 16' model for that year with Suggested Retail of $7950 - if that's true...
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    Fair value for this Smokercraft...

    Found this fishing boat for sale on local craigslist. What is a fair price range for a boat of this type: http://rockies.craigslist.org/boa/2907556965.html It seems to be fitting all our needs and seems well taken care of - haven't seen it in person because it's 4hrs away but I plan on making...
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    Newbie quesiton: can this boat be customized?!

    Hi there - first post on this forum. This year, we decided as a family it's time to get a decent fishing boat. After a lot of searching we have narrowed it down to this one: http://denver.craigslist.org/boa/2903325886.html It's nearly perfect in every regard, except one: it doesn't have...
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