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    Jet drive motor

    Hello everyone I am not sure if this is the correct area or not for this so if not please move it to the correct one. I am a member of my departments dive team and as such I have to keep the equipment up and running, my question is that the main boat and motor is a Jet drive Mercury Outboard. It...
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    Towing my capri

    So i am hoping since the boat is a 86 bayliner capri. With what appears to be the original trailer and what normally comes with the boats like mine, that this is in the correct area. I am wondering if anyone else has this problem that i am having while i tow it. When i look out my side mirrors...
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    Sealant for engine bolts

    Ok so after reading a post on mounting engines. I have this question now. I put my motor on the back of my boat and used clear marine silicone i put as much as i could in there while i put the bolts in. Should i have used 4200 or 5200 instead?? I am worried that the marine silicone wont be...
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    Tilt switch

    I was wondering if i can wire a second switch for the tilt and trim into the starter solenoid battery cable, on my 85 force motor. I am putting a switch in the cowling and that is the only place i saw to supply the power to the switch from. Thanks.
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    To trim tab or not

    Ok so after reading a few posts and seeing that this is most likely a very hot subject, i will still venture out and ask this question. I have a 1986 16 ft bayliner capri with a 1985 85hp force outboard on it. It does rather well in relation to speed and handling in light weather. I understand...
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    Depth finder

    So i have a lawernce portable depth finder that i was wanting to mount permently to the boat. I have 2 questions about this idea though. 1. I have a hummingbird on one side of the transom that goes to the other side of the boat that i can barely see while driving. Will this transducer interfer...
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    Winter storage

    So i have been reading on here the last few days about how to store the motor and boat and what everyone thinks. However i have not been succesful on finding anything pertaining to my area, okc ok. I know it gets cold enough to freeze here but it doesnt normally stay that way for extended...
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    Trollling motor question

    Hey guys i have a 1986 bayliner capri. I usually put my trolling motor on the back of the boat by the engine. However that was on my old boat on the new one which is the capri i cannot do this. Not enough room in the splashwell. So i was wondering if there is some sort of mount that will bolt to...
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    Trolling motor question

    Ok i have a 1986 16ft bayliner capri. I was out this weekend and everything was going great until it was time to head back, turned key and not even the starter click. Managed to get it back to shore it started out of nowhere. My question is this i guess. I have a trolling motor i normally put...
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    Arghh!! Lol

    Well today I have done my two good deads for the weekend, lets hope. On the way back from a morning of fishing without a nibble one. After what I am still hoping is a lose wire almost causing me to be stranded with my son in the boat. We get back to the ramp to find the same people still fishing...
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    ????

    The title says it all the best way i can lol. Anyways here i go. I just came from a 1974 starcraft americana fiberglass 16ft deep v boat, upgraded the hull to a 1986 16ft bayliner capri. Now all i was looking for in the new hull was being a solid transom and floor. Since the starcraft almost...
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    tilt switch question

    OK SO I HAVE THE 1985 85 FORCE OUTBOARD WITH A 3 WIRE TILT MOTOR ON IT. MY QUESTION IS THIS. I FOUND A SWITCH AT BASS PRO LAST NIGHT THAT IS RATED FOR 50AMPS AND ACCORDING TO THE GUY IN THE REPAIR AREA IT SHOULD WORK JUST FIND ON MY SETUP. MY ONLY CONCERN IS THE WIRING GOING INTO THIS NEW SWITCH...
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    Safety chain

    I have a problem i just noticed last night as i was getting ready to take my new trailer down the street to wash the boat. I have no saftey chain on either the trailer to the boat near the winch and the safety chains on the trailer going to the truck hitch are very very small and just lay over...
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    Tilt switch

    OK SO I HAVE THE 1985 85 FORCE OUTBOARD WITH A 3 WIRE TILT MOTOR ON IT. MY QUESTION IS THIS. I FOUND A SWITCH AT BASS PRO LAST NIGHT THAT IS RATED FOR 50AMPS AND ACCORDING TO THE GUY IN THE REPAIR AREA IT SHOULD WORK JUST FIND ON MY SETUP. MY ONLY CONCERN IS THE WIRING GOING INTO THIS NEW SWITCH...
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    Control cables.

    ok so on my 1985 85 hp force outboard, the throttle cable works great and the shift control cable puts it in reverse but not forward. It gets close to the point where you can hear the gears trying to engage, but they arent. So I was messing with them this afternoon and it seems that it isnt...
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