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    Possible pontoon purchase and questions?

    A local person has a 22ft Palm Beach 220 Deluxe for sale. The boat is a 2003 bought new in 05, the motor is an 2006 Etec 90hp. The lady is asking $15000 which I think is way too high and is willing to consider offers. I have a slip on the Ohio river and was wondering is a 90hp is big enough. I...
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    Quick question on winterizing this year..

    On my 91 4.3 Mercruiser: Every year, I usually pull the thermostat after draining the block and fill fill of RV antifreeze and put a new thermostat in (OCD I guess). I just had a new thermostat and impeller put in 2 months ago. Instead of pulling the stat this time, I could remove the water...
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    Replace lower unit, entire unit or forget it?

    Earlier this year I guess I decided to see how bad I could tear up my prop on a sandbar. Well in the process it also took a chunk out of 1 fin and peice of the prop lip on the lower unit. The insurance company ended up sending a check to replace the lower plus a little extra.. My mechanic said...
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    Taking Boat to shop after hitting sandbar

    As I posted in the general forum, last weekend I hit a sandbar (well rocks and gravel bar) pretty hard and completely detroyed my prop. I'm pulling the boat out tomorrow to take it to the shop for a check (Insurance wants it checked). Here's my list of things for the guy to check. Am I missing...
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    Had a bad Sunday

    First was adding little Stabil to my gas, then dropped my gas cap wrench in the river..Ok, so I always carry extras, no bigger. Put the bimini top up and headed up river to the dam as always. Get close to the dam and see a barge headed through the locks, make a turn to head back since my son...
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    Slight mistake on installing new prop...

    After installing my new prop and finally getting the boat into the river for the summer. I went back through some of my boxes and papers from all the add-ons I've done this year. I was looking again at the paperwork for the Michigan Wheel Vortex prop I put on. I noticed on the installation paper...
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    Finally ready to go...

    Pulled the boat out of the neighbors yard today. Got her all loaded and another test run on the muffs. Ready to go for Sunday, hoping for no rain.
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    Looking for a different prop

    Right now my prop is a Stainless Quicksilver 48-16316A4-19P. From research this is a 19 pitch but can't find anything else on it.. With the 4.3 in the boat, once trimmed out I have to watch the tach so I don't go over 4800rpms, it will try to climb above that. I was thinking about going to a...
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    Working on the boat today..

    Mounted my new bimini top. I added slider right by the side windows, but gotta wait on mounts to show up. Then finally added my fuel/water separator. Just needs a good wash and wax then into the slip for summer.... Ron
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    Adding a water separator?

    I'd like to add a water separator this year to the boat. Trying to find a good mounting point with the 4.3 Mercruiser I/O. So far the only place that looks decent is under the front of the motor in the bilge. Is this a bad idea? Can it be higher than the fuel pump?? Ron 1991 Cheetah 2000LS 4.3...
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    Mercathode Controller part number

    I have the Mercathode system on my boat with the transom pucks.. The controller is the black model. Does anyone know the part number? I need to order a new controller and they seem impossible to find without buying the entire kit. Ron
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    Storage for boat cover at slip?

    What do most here use for storing the boat cover while out on the river? Last year I just stuffed it towards the rear seats. I'd like to leave it on the slip without it blowing into the water. I've seen some dock boxes but $300-400 seems like a lot for a storage box. Ron
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    Finished barrier coat and bottom paint.

    Started Friday, sanded entire bottom of boat and up to the water line on the sides. Put 2 coats of Pettit Protect epoxy to seal the bottom, then 2 coats of Pettit Vivid paint. After doing this, I would have gladly paid someone else to do all the work. 90 degrees working on asphalt is no fun. It...
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    Pulled outdrive tonight - Pics

    I pulled my outdrive tonight. Looks to be lot of grease in the Universal bellow. Just wanted to know what everyone thinks... Any comments would be great. Ron
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    Pulling outdrive, couple questions

    I'm going to pull my Alpha 1 Gen 1 (1991)outdrive Friday since I'm off. I want to clean it up and paint while it is off. I know I need a gasket kit for the upper to the bell housing. Is there a gasket for the lower when replacing the impeller, the manual is not showing a gasket? Should I replace...
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    Bottom Paint in white?

    I was thinking about putting bottom paint on my boat this year. It was in a slip on the Ohio River for 3 months last year and ended up looking like this. This year I have already paid for my slip and hopefully I can dunk the boat by early May. So it would be in the water about 6 months. I see...
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    Wanting to add trolling motor to bow rider

    I'm wanting to add a trolling motor to my bow rider to do some fishing in the river. My boat is a 1991 Cheetah 200LS (20ft). Would a 55lb thrust 12v motor be ok? I'm not expecting to move the boat very fast or use it more than an hour or so each time we are out. I'm thinking a bow mount would...
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    Plans for a boat stand??

    Any such thing as plans for a boat stand? I been doing some searching on the forums for a boat stand (Did find one grainy pic). My boat would fit in the garage, but the trailer will not. I'd love to have it in the garage this winter to do some work on it. How tough would it be to build...
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    Prop question?

    Currently I have a 14X17 Stainless prop on my 4.3 20ft. Cheetah 2000LS. It has a great holeshot and runs really well. The only problem I see is I have to be careful when using WOT. It planes very quicky and the rpms rise very quickly. I have to be careful not to go above the max rpms. (Being the...
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    Alternator question

    Just had the carb rebuilt and reinstalled today. The mechanic looked at my volt gauge and said it should read higher than 12 volts while the boat is running. He checked my alternator and it maxed out 12.5 volts while running. The alternator says Mercury 19685. It's on my 1991 Cheetah with a 4.3...
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