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    Don't use car tires on your trailer!! :0

    So, here is a sad story....... Bought a set of tires for my trailer, over the course of 4 years, they started to dry rot. Not bad, but you can start to see some cracks. A guy came to me at the marina, told me he had sold his boat/trailer, had a set of BRAND new 13" tires on rims, if I got them...
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    Was a weird problem, or maybe it wasn't??

    Background on me..... Chrysler 4 wheel land cruisers tech/service manager for 25 years. Did my share of "bringing back to life", Jeeps, trucks, bikes, houses, sail and motor boats, so I'm not a "newbie" when it comes to fixing things. Bought a 1991 "Monark 14' fishing boat for fishing @...
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    So here is my problem.................

    I'm from the Scranton Pa. area. I have a place in Clayton N.Y. (French Creek), where I fish the St. Lawrence. I fish out of a 1991 Grumman 18' fishing boat with 70 HP 'Rude. Total weight of boat (loaded) and trailer is @ #2000 or a bit less. Last spring I rented a U Haul truck and ran the boat...
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    90 HP Honda smokes SOMETIMES when fired up?

    This is on my buddies boat we use on Lake Ontario for salmon. Here is the story..................... It's a 2001 BF 90 HP Honda outboard, carbs not injected. He has 10-30 Quick Silver semi synth. 10-30 oil in crank, done beginning of season, oil looks a bit dirty, but still feels good rubbing...
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    1988 Bayliner Trophywith a 125 Merc. outboard, good bad, or ugly??

    So, I'm STILL continuing my quest for the, "Perfect Fishing Boat"! I have a Grumman 18' with a 70 'Rude, hanging off the back and a guy wants to trade me for a 1988 Bayliner Trophy with a 125 merc hanging off the back, ( he told me he has health issues now, wants a smaller boat, easier to launch...
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    OK to run WOT for a long time?

    This is on a 1991 Evinrude 70 2 smoker, has VRO hooked up and working. This may be a silly question, but it's eating at me........................... So, I was on the St Lawrence this past weekend. Was glass Friday and Saturday, which is a rare up there, no wind, nothing..... I got a REAL...
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    me thinks my tachometer isn't reading right at upper RPM??

    This is on a 1991 Evunrude 70 HP VRO hooked up, 4 blade prop. First time I REALLY had boat out this year was Saturday on the St. Lawrence near Clayton N.Y. Water was glass, early A.M. I SWEAR at 4,000 RPM , (the rpm I like to run my motor at, not WOT, but, it's happy there), last year I was at...
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    '84 OMC 3.8.liter motor, thoughts? comments? ideas?

    Always on the hunt for my next boat, ("This boat is all fixed up, what am I to do? SELL it and start over with a new "project")!! Looking through "Craigslist" over coffee a boat jumped up and yelled at me. 1984 Penn Yan 21' with a 3.8 liter inboard. What are your thoughts about this motor? What...
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    take a early 90's 70 HP power trim and mount it to a 90 HP?

    There is a good sounding, early 90's Johnson 90 HP (88 really) on craigslist here. Doesn't say EXACT year, but "Early 90's). (I haven't contacted the owner yet til I get some background info). I presently have a '91 'Rude 70 with the power trim. Can I take the mounts and swap to get the trim on...
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    Different steering systems or???

    My present boat, steers, but that being said........ I've been looking @ to build the "perfect fishing boat". With the question of steering....... Are ALL or MOST cables the same or is there brand specific? If I go back decades, will they be the same? IF I find a hull and it has a steering wheel...
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    Still looking................

    I'll ask this on the Mercruiser section, only cuz I seem to look at more of this type of engine...... Last spring I got it into my head to "Build" the perfect fishing boat! Get a hull in good shape, and go from there. I looked at a few over the summer, but other projects, (house, truck, college...
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    Never saw this type of, "Bearing Buddies" before?

    I bought a 15' wooden sailboat and trailer not too long ago. Looked at boat and NEW trailer,shook hands, finished the deal. Came back to tow her to her new home....... Checked tire psi, hooked it to my truck, kinda sorta checked the lights, (wired wrong, but hey! they are on)! Grabbed my grease...
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    Transducer oozing black goo from Hell!

    Once upon a time, oh, last spring............. I had bought the boat the previous Aug. ('91 Grumman UH SF 184 with a 70 'Rude hanging off the back), ran it @ to finish the season, with the "comes with a fish finder", ( a Hummingbird Bass Pro Limited Addition finder, circa 1991) Big feature is...
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    winter up grades.. bow volt meter?

    My boat is almost ready for, "The BIG Sleep" until spring. Never one to "leave well enough alone", I'm doing some "stuff" to her. (the list gets longer each day)!! On my bow, put a foot controlled, (cable?) E- Lectric trolling motor, (I had adapted a transom mounted motor. Worked good, but hard...
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    Electric primer lever broke off, 70 'Rude, now what?

    Starting to winterize da boat. Mover her to her "sleeping spot" in the yard. Figured I check my "no oil" alarm. (I knew it worked I get the quick "beep" with the key, but what the heck, lets play)....... Popped the cover off, checked the alarm, (yep it beeps when grounded) and was playing with...
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