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    Ants in my pants...nope...ants in my pump!

    Well I got my boat out of mothballs over the weekend...cranked it up and overheat alarm is going off. I notice water that is usually squirting from the back of the outboard is not there. It picks up a little when throttle is applied...but only a slight trickle. So I looked closely at the water...
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    Rod & Reel Combos

    I just bought a fish & ski and plan on doing a little crappie and bass fishing down here in the south. I have 3 other family members I need to buy combos for, so I am trying to keep the cost to a minimum. Been checking out the combos at the usual places and wanted to get your opinion on what...
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    Mercury Prop Advice

    ESSENTIAL DATA REQUIRED: 1) Performance issue you are trying to correct: Planing (Holeshot)? I have an 18' fish and ski, and it takes it too long to plane when skiing. Boat will be used 80% watersports/20% fishing. 2) Current prop manufacturer, model, aluminum or stainless as a minimum...
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    What's up w/Garmin?

    Been looking at entry-level mono-chrome combo units (Lowrance Mark-4 & H-bird 365i), and Garmin doesn't offer anything in this category. They jump from their single-purpose fish-finder Echo series direcly to their $400-$500 color combo units...nothing in between. They also do not offer any...
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    Which finder/depth gauge to get?

    I have been looking at entry level units like Humminbird p-max, Garmin Echo and Lowrance 4 series units...but I have a few questions that don't seem to be addressed on the mfrs websites. How long are the ducer cables? I have a garmin p-max on the front of the boat, will that signal interfere...
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    Lowrance M68

    Hello. New to boating and want to get a GPS combo unit. Seems like this is a decent deal on what looks like a discontinued unit from Lowrance. Does anyone have experience w/the M68? Small screen seems to be a negative, but a color combo unit for under 200 bills seems like a pretty good deal...
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