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    OUTBOARD CAVITATION

    Hey all, When I take my kids tubing I make a lot of sharp turns to set up the wake to give them some things to jump over. While doing this the water is obviously choppy and I'm turning hard. The engine revs and the boat doesnt move. I throttle down and straighten up and its fine. From what I...
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    using trim?

    I have an 18 foot with a fl115la with electric trim. In my area i have lots of shallow water to contend with and am wondering how high I can trim the motor. My rule of thumb i've been using is to trim the motor up and try to watch the water stream from the engine. When doing this the engine...
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    Should I add a foil or is it me?

    Hey all, Im a relative noob when it comes to driving a boat. Ive gotten used to the boat handling poorly when a slow speeds and feels real good when on a plane. Problem is I plane out at about 21 mph. I have younger kids that I would like to take tubing but would like to keep the speed down...
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    aluminum touch up paint

    So I got my newer starcraft boat and the 3rd time out I put a bunch of scratches in the side by rubbing the dock. Its not bad but in the middle of the biggest scratch I can see shiny aluminum a littler smaller than the size of a pencil eraser. I'm not really overly concerned about the...
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