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    Want a new TOHATSU 2 stroke

    Bought an old hull, CARLSON, considering hanging a new motor instead of swapping a long in the tooth MERC. Want a 2 stroke in the 40 to 50 hp. range due to weight considerations. Not to many out there. Looks like TOHATSU, good reputation, is the way to go but they want to hang it. Suits me but...
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    CMC power tilt/ trim

    Bought an old boat yesterday. Old MERC is mounted on a CMC power tilt/ trim unit. Got the unit to work by applying power to the leads going to the unit but hooking it up correctly is a nightmare, wires everywhere. Can someone point me in the direction where I could find a wiring diagram ? thanks...
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    ID my prop please.

    Bought a boat yesterday. Cleaned it out today and found a SS prop, looks like my MERC props and the boat has an old MERC hanging on it. Very nice shape either new or rehubed. Factory nbrs stamped on the outside are 48 76228A-4 13P. The 13P has been stamped out with an X and a home made stamp...
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    what did I buy?

    Lost control and bought a boat this afternoon. Trying to id the motor. 70 hp. 3 cyl MERC. Cowl is like a clam shell opening in the front. Has 1 cyl on each side of the mount that looks like small shock absorbers. Is mounted on a CMC power tilt/ trim bracket that does not look like it would...
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    ID neighbors motor

    Getting involved with neighbors motor. EVINRUDE V-4, 115 hp. NBR. is E115TLERC. What am I looking at ? thanks FRED
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    air boat sites ?

    Getting very serious about buying an air boat. Surfing the net, can find mfgs. and boats for sale but nothing like our iboats site. Would be nice to do some homework before I take the plunge. Understandably they are a small fraction of the boating community. Anybody out there able to point me to...
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    Boat building in WANCHESE N.C.

    TOM, you are there everyday. Question, are all the boats or actually yacht builders around you still working? Last time I was by there was some serious ego building construction going on. Bad economy does not usually affect those people. Ran into a woman, very pretty, says she use to do the...
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    airboat partnership

    Am sure this has been discussed before, not around enough to have seen it. Anyway, someone took all the water. Lots of real estate out there at low tide. Have been kicking around the idea of a smaller/ used airboat. Friend suggested that we could go in on a partnership which would certainly help...
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    Evinrude Marguareta Blender

    Well, it is a non-repair discussion. What do you do with an old outboard? Yea, mail box, all over the place, mostly SCOTTS and ELGINS. Might not be new but it is to me. Band on BIG PINE KEY has an old rude, used it to make marguaretas. Maby 5 hp., single transom clamp. Took off the rope starter...
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    VOLVO DP exhaust question

    Will try to be brief. Helped friend replace the riser gaskets today on a 350 cu. duo-prop. As I am only familar with a 290 DP, this was a learning experience, big difference as DON pointed out. Set up is maby an 06. Only ID I could find are stickers that say DP DUO PROP. Anyway, friend...
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    VOLVO, seized riser bolts

    Got a call today, friend noticed evidence of water leaking from the manifold/ riser point on his 2 yr. old glastron. Is a 350 duo-prop, closed cooling system. This morning he started replacing the gaskets and snapped off one bolt, managed to get 5 out and 2 wont budge. Got my torch, drill...
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    good time in the keys

    This is an invitation, not an advetisement or solitation. If anyone is unfortunate to be stuck in the lower keys on the 11th. something to consider. JAN 11 on LITTLE TORCH there is all day entertainment. At least 6 bands, 2 of which I am familiar with from the CAPE CORAL area. DEB and DINAMICS...
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    tired of running aground.

    Winter low tides are back. Becoming very apparent that the shallows are filling in more each year. Next move for me to consider is an air boat. There are a few around but I really dont know that much about them. Rigs that I have seen are more like hot rods with lots of chrome small blocks. Not...
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    way to make a living???

    Wife called me to the TV the other day. News network was running a video of a fishing boat in distress, could not tell the size as the waves were to big, somewhere in WA. or OR. News said the capt survived by making it to the rocks, others died. Sure has got to be some serious, sudden, weather...
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    need a new TOHATSU

    Old fashion guy wants a new 50 hp. 2-stroke. Where did they all go? Have found a place in COOKVILLE, tennessee that has them, TOHATSU, but I am in FL. and they wont sell it unless they hang it on the boat. 1K miles away and I dont have a trailer. All I want is to leave the motor in the box and...
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    shortening shaft ?

    Got a question, one of many to follow. Rigging/ weight/balance on a friends boat is way off. First thing I noticed once out of the water is that the 25 in. shaft on this 2 stroke nissan is entirely to long. Is it possible to remove the shaft extension spacer? Is there a drive shaft and shift...
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    nissan controls

    Am getting involved with a friends mess until he can get the beast of a house boat towed back up to TAMPA. Right now it is in my yard. Currently has a 99, 90 PLUS NISSAN 2 stroke with a 25 in. shaft extension. Currenty mounted on a jack plate, corroded in the full up position, still just manages...
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    out of business

    This weekend a friend told me that BAJA, MONARCH and some other builder went out of business. Missed the whole thing. True story? Thing are getting tough out there! At least in florida. FRED
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    Kawasaki- Johnnyrudes

    I am sure there are more knowledgable people than me out there. Been hearing dock/beach/bar talk more than once concerning KAWASAKI buying and branding the BOMBARDIER rec. products line. Cant come up with anything from FORBES or the W S JOURNAL but it might not be real exciting news. Looks...
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    E-TECH heads up please

    Hard luck friend is replacing his seized YAHAMA with a brand new 200 E-TECH. Dont see to many of them around yet but they have been out for awhile so I figure someone has experience with them by now. What can he expect? Have heard they drink the fuel. The few I see are very quiet. Can he fresh...
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