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    Help: How to access the in-tank end of the fuel pickup line?

    Greetings! This is (hopefully) getting to the final chapter of my stalling/backfiring engine saga... (See original thread BELOW) http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engine-repair-and-maintenance/volvo-penta-i-o-inboard-gas-engines-outdrives/9993083-please-help-5-0gl-hesitates-backfires-lose-power...
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    Please help: 5.0GL hesitates / backfires / lose power ...

    Hello -- humbly seeking your advise / insight here.... Symptom: (2004 FourWinns, Penta 5.0GL) opening throttle (not slamming it) and accelerating the boat to above +3000 rpm (approximately), the engine hesitates, it fails to gain power, and I hear what appears to be backfiring under the hood...
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    HDS7+StructureScan installation in a Four Winns 190 - Advice Needed

    Re: HDS7+StructureScan installation in a Four Winns 190 - Advice Needed So, finally go to spend some quality time with the StructureScan transducer (cleaning & repacking wheel bearings was messy, but higher priority for obvious reasons...) The images below show the transducer (very...
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    HDS7+StructureScan installation in a Four Winns 190 - Advice Needed

    Re: HDS7+StructureScan installation in a Four Winns 190 - Advice Needed Wow. UncleWillie - thank you SO much for such a detailed and informative reply! Well, guess what - I'm already luckier than you :yo: Your reply is far from generic, and there's definitely more than just a hint of...
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    HDS7+StructureScan installation in a Four Winns 190 - Advice Needed

    Greetings! During the winter I acquired a Lowrance HDS7 package with the StructureScan module. The warming temperatures elevated my boating itch, and after de-winterizing the boat this weekend -- I'm getting ready to install the system. My first struggle is mounting the transducers: the...
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    Help: Brand new HDS-7 will not power up...

    Re: Help: Brand new HDS-7 will not power up... Thanks for the reply, Don. I don't know why they need password and username (I did not provide any). In any case, the article is attached. Not sure I completely see the You now have a problem that is a warranty issue, not a forum issue. Yes, if...
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    Help: Brand new HDS-7 will not power up...

    Hello! Got a new HDS-7, and I was all excited to try and practice operating it in a simulation mode. But it will not power up! Am I missing something, or do I have a dud unit??? 1. Power source: regulated power supply. 2. Connections: red to (+) with a fuze in bet, black to (-). 3. With a...
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    Winter gloom.... Fishfinder/chart help request

    Greetings to all! I don't know what the Farmers' Almanac is saying -- but I know it's going to be a long, hard winter here: it's only November and I'm really missing being on the boat... :( As a partial and temporary cure, I'm researching Fishfinder/GPS combo options. Maybe getting a good deal...
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    Great Lakes fishing on Four Winns 190?

    Hello, Anyone is using a Four Winns Horizon 190 for fishing the great lakes? How far do you feel comfortable going? What's your setup? Any other tips you're willing to share will be highly appreciated! Thanks, Zevi
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    Very excited -- finally got a boat!

    After a long and frustrating search, I finally bought a boat, and I'm looking forward for its maiden voyage (for me, not for the boat...) this weekend. It's a 2004 Four Winns Horizon 190, 87hrs, Volvo 5L 220hp, and she's a beauty: This is the second boat I invested significant time to go see...
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    Survey in Michigan? Trust dealer? (Was: newbie into boating... )

    (Sorry or double posting - I can't delete my other post...) OK, I think I made the mistake (?) of cruising the restoration forum in an attempt to educate myself about what to look for in a used boat. I got scared. This guy for example, has done an incredible job and deserves a lot of credit...
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    (Another) newbie into boating... what's the story with pricing, and also...

    Greetings! I've been reading this forum for quite some time, and I'm getting infected by this get-a-boat bug... I live in Michigan, and I am looking for a fun boat to take the kids and/or friends on it, pull skies/tubes. What I'm converging on is something like the bowrider Four Winns 190/200...
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