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    rounded pontoons

    Does anyone here have an inflatable with the rounded ends? I've read that they plane out faster than the cone ends(which I have). I'm thinking about buying a new inflatable and would love some input from people that have had both.
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    weight

    Does anyone know how much a 2 stroke 25 HP weighs? (roughly) My Zodiac is rated for a 25 HP, I'm assuming since the boat is 20+ yrs old that rating was for a 2-stroke. I'm thinking about getting an 18 HP Nissan 4 stroke that weighs 114 lbs, but not knowing how much a 2 stroke weighs I'm...
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    sail outboards

    hello all, Do any of you have any experience with SAIL outboards? I have come across one that has never been used for a very good price. It's a 15 HP 4 Stroke. It's part of an estate. Apparently, an elderly man purchased it but passed away before getting to use it. Are 4 stroke's...
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    how many hrs

    Hello. total newbie here. I have a 12 ft Zodiac with a 9.5 hp motor. I was thinking about getting a trolling motor more as a backup than anything else (don't want to get stranded) roughly how many hrs do you get out of a fully charged battery? I rarely go more than a 1/2 mile out and...
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    WOT question

    Hi all, I have a 1972 Evinrude 9.5 That I use on a 12 Zodiac inflatable. I rarely if ever run it WOT. I get on the plane then back off the throttle a hair and I'm fine with that but my neighbor keeps saying I should run it at WOT at least once in awhile. He tends to be full of sh@# alot of...
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    bogs down

    Hi all. My 1972 9.5 Evinrude has run perfect until this last weekend. After going WOT for awhile, I throttled down to fast idle speed. When I went to open it back up the engine bogged down then died. I had to chole it to get it to restart. It ran good for a short while then bogged down and...
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    knobs

    Hello all. I have a 1972 9.5 hp evinrude. I managed to break off the ckoke handle, and it came without a knob for the lean/rich setting. Anyone know where I can get these parts?
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    Sealants

    Hello, Has anyone tried the sealant that you put in the tubes? My Zodiac loses a little air over a 24 hr period and I can't find a leak anywhere. I saw a sealant at West Marine but haven't bought it yet because I wanted to find out if anyone here has tried them out.
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    2 boats! long post~

    :) Hi All, I recently went to an estate auction to bid on a 15 ft runabout with 85 horsepower motor, Well, I ended up with that AND a 12 ft aluminum rowboat with a 9.5 hp Evinrude. My better half is royally pi$$ed but my total was only $550.00! (cold rainy day and no one was there). I am...
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    "wot"?

    HI, I keep see'ing "WOT" . What does that stand for?
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    lean/rich

    Hello, I recently bought a 9.5 Evinrude for my Zodiac boat and need to know what the lean/rich knob is for. Looking at past posts I kind of assume it has to do with your speed but I'm not sure. The motor is a 1972 and starts onthe first pull and seems to run great except it will stall...
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