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    bonding wood and plastic

    I need to bond a piece of treated wood to the top of my plastic gas tank in my bass boat. What is a product that will work for this that will hold good and take just a little flexible movement. Any help or suggestions appreciated.
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    Wiring Perko Switch Between Trolling And Starting Battery

    I have a 12 volt trolling battery and a dual purpose starting battery. Sometimes I run down the trolling battery before I stop fishing for the day. I would like to connect a Perko switch between it and the dual purpose starting battery. Could someone help me with the right wiring connection for...
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    Help On Slow Draining Livewell

    I have a bass boat with a livewell drain hole at the bottom of the boat. It is also equipped with a aerator and overflow hole in the livewell. My problem is that when I quit fishing and load up the livewell drain hole somewhere between the back of the boat and the livewell is partially or fully...
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    Evinrude foot control trolling motor

    I posted earlier about this problem. I have checked a few things. My problem is that the foot pedal is so stiff under high speed that I cannot depress it to make it go where I want. I disconnected it at the top where it connects to the gear on top. the foot control is very easy to move up and...
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    Cannot control trolling motor

    I have a Evinrude foot controlled trolling motor. It has three speeds. In the middle and high speed I have almost no control of making it go in the direction I want it to go. The foot control is very difficult to press up and down when it is running. When it is not running the foot control works...
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    Compression on stored engine

    I went to check out a 1997 90hp Johnson that was for sale. It has been in storage for two years on a wooden pallet laying on its side. A mechanic told me to check the compression before considering buying the motor. I took out the spark plugs and then turned the engine with some jumper cables...
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    Running light switch

    I have a two circuit switch for running lights. It is Off- On 1, On 1&2. It has 3 screw terminals. The terminals are marked individually as "H","R" & "AB". Could someone tell me which wire goes to what terminal?
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    Fiberglass floor repair

    The fiberglass floor in my boat is cracking in some spots. What is the best way to repair this?
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    Vacuum Line on 1985 90hp vro disconnected

    I just discovered one end of what I think is a vacuum line of some sort disconnected. The other end is attached to the center of the engine block on the throttle control side. I cranked the engine and while running could feel a vacuum being pulled on the loose end. Does anyone have any idea...
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    1985 90hp vro

    What is the best method to see if fuel pump is working properly?
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    compression

    What are some of the reasons a outboard will lose compression in one of the cylinders? My outboard is a 1985 90hp. I have 120,120 on one side. I have 115,95 on the other side. Also what potential effect will this have on performance. Thanks for any help or suggestions.
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    90hp rpm loss

    I have a 1985 90hp vro. It has lost rpms to the point that I can barely get on plane. I have checked fuel line, fuel filter, fuel tank vent and also installed new plugs. I decarbed the motor and checked the output voltage on both power packs. The dc voltage readings were 240 on #1 primary 250 on...
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    Help with voltmeter on power pack output

    I am trying to check power pack output on my evinrude 1985 90hp. The manual says to use a peak reading voltmeter inconjunction with a stevens adapter. I have the adapter and know that it works. My voltmeter is a Fluke 179 true rms multimeter. It has a choice of maximum, minimum and average...
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    1985 evinrude 90hp vro

    Does a 1985 90hp evinrude have two power packs? Someone let me borrow a clyers manual, but it covers motors from 1991 to 1995. These motors seem to have one power pack. I want to do a power pack output test on my 1985. Since I think it has two power packs would the test still be performed in the...
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    peak reading voltmeter

    My manual says to use a peak reading voltmeter to check power pack output. Is there any way around this? I already have a good analog and digital voltmeter. What is the difference?
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