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    Cannot go faster than 10 MPH, but runs fine in neutral.

    Bought my first boat last year; 01 Tahoe Q7 With 5.0 Motor. Winterized properly and it ran fairly well, but never got about 35mph area. (I will save max speed for another day.) Just took it out and it will not go past 10 MPH. (Winterize procedure I did.....changed oil, drained block, filled with...
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    Bought a new prop and have questions.

    I bought a prop that was proper fit per Iboats rep, but once I received it, upon visual inspection, it appears longer. My question, the spline washer before the nut only goes down about 80% coverage on the spline. The bolt has enough length and extra inch, but the propeller appears to be a...
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    Boat will not pull out of the hole as it should.

    Let me start with, I am new and have been using google as much as possible, but I have a 01 Tahoe Q7 with 5.0 220HP motor and it will just not pull out like it should. It takes a good 2 minutes just to achieve WOT. Majority of the time, I have to put wife up front just to get it rolling. Trim...
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    Tahoe Q7 Guage Issues

    My first boat JOY!!! I always find the best forum for whatever I am working on, and this seems to be the spot. Questions: Gauges are sporadic along with the radio. Assuming wiring issues somewhere. I'd like to take off dash and start tracing wires. So, how to I get off dash? Basically...
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