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    tommy HAD a good idea

    tommy figured it would be cheaper to bottom paint his boat himself..the job was coming out nice, then tommy realizes there is 6 places he needs to paint under the rollers. soloution,tie boat to tree and pull trailer ahead 6 inches. tommy goes and gets the wife and tells her, pull ahead 6 inches...
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    sail-vs-power-vs-seadoos

    I know all the hatred or dislike in the water is sometimes amusing but mine is truly hateful now. at the dock tied off, this moron decideds to show off his new seadoo,,,doing 360 doughnuts with 15 feet of my boat..needless to say i took alot of banging and the gunnell got stuck up on the...
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    trim tab question 25 HP

    brand new 25 HP merc. tiller arm pulls to the left something awful, making the boat want to do right hand doughnuts in the water...my arm is killing me trying to keep this thing straight..which way do i move the trim tab??how much??
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    knucklehead at launch

    had a great day buzzing around in naragansett bay today, the bay was like a sheet of glass for the most part, finally made it out to Potters cove on prudence island, not bad for a 16' skiff.after capping of a good day with the wife, I head back to the launch. guy cuts me in line getting...
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    BOATING FOR DUMMIES?

    my friends buys this nice new boat, I am not new to boating so i go check out his new boat and offer him some pointers. we attach the gas line,and start pulling the rope on the brand new engine, after i tell him how inportant it is to have the water on with muffs. we pulled that damm rope 100...
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    30 HP MERC, FINALLY DIAGNOSED

    AFTER MUCH TIME AT THE MARINE SERVICE SHOP,NEW STATOR AND AGGREVATION,MY DIAGNOSES IS IN. PROBLEM,#1. ENGINE STALLS COMING OFF 100% THROTTLE#2.ENGINE STALLS IF I DO A U-TURN,(WEIRD HUH?)I TAKE THE TECH FOR A RIDE, BOAT WON'T STALL..HE MAKE A FEW CARB ADUSTMENTS,,I GO 100 YARDS, THE BOAT STALL...
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    my first boat stuck on sandbar

    under pressure from my kid 18 yrs old, i decided to take my 26' boat out of the slip, on a very windy day,first dumb move.going out I never looked at the markers, 2nd dumb move. i saw the water color change,,,blue to brown...yes i know,brown is ground and green is clean..drove up on a sand...
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    99 30 HP 4 stroke stall issues,solved?

    my boat is at the dealer, engine stall problems.does not stall, out of the water, just in it. he changed the plugs, adjusted the carbs. he just told me, The STATOR,needs replacing,one ordered and is being shipped as we speak,hope this solves the issue, I am on vacation and so far the first few...
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    99 30 hp 4 stroke stalling

    I have 2 problems,engine stalls when throtteling down from high speed.also if i try to throttle up from 2 or 5 mph the engine will also stall. I must have restarted this engine from the start position 20 times yesterday when fishing,I am reading all kinds of things to fix this. today I will...
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