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    Saturn rear bench seat

    One flaw I have found in the Saturns is the rear bench in mounted too close to the transom. Uncomfortable close to the motor and probably makes planing more difficult. it thought off buying a couple of boat seat patches and mounting them ahead of the one that are there. Problem is then they...
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    Think I found a cure for planing with a passenger

    Suzuki 20 FI motor will be here in 2-3 days. Told my wife this thing is worthless to me if it won't plane with two aboard. Not much I can do to regain lost horsepower at this altitude. Props, hydra foils, transom height ain't going to get it back. Fuel injection will calibrate at this altitude...
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    Tohatsu 9.8 prop?

    It's on a 12' inflatable. Planes running solo and runs 16 mph. Very happy with that because I'm at 5000' and I know I could use more HP. Add a130# passenger and it won't plan and will only do 8 mph. Called a dealer and he said a prop change would do it. All that is available is a 8.5 x 7p. (He...
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    Tohatsu deflection plates

    Anyone know why the 8 & 9.8(same family) have 2 deflection plates above the A/V plate? The other portable Tohatsu motors only have one. Just a few other makes have some models that have 2. Reason I ask is I had my motor raised 3/4inch and was throwing water over the transom but when I took the...
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    Saturn planing success!

    Started out with motor raised 3/4 inch as I wanted to raise the a/v plate because it was considered low and Tohatsu are know to have a longer shaft. Installed a Stingray hydra foil thinking I could take it off a lot easier than I could install one at the lake. Set my trim on the second hole from...
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    Transporting with motor on transom.

    Going to load my boat on my flat bed ATV trailer for short trips to a lake. Will push it up a ramp on the launching wheels. Last time I had the motor off. A pita to install and remove for no longer then we were there. Will the transom be able to handle the stress of transporting down the...
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    Saturn first outing

    Finally got in the water. Learned a lot. Takes lots of power to drag launching wheels that I forgot to put up. LOL. Run out of room in a hurry. Went back to shore and unloaded a box of gear, took out the clamp on seats and other just in case stuff we took along. Found out the best seat in the...
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    Wall to wall carpet

    Bought a 8x6 roll of indoor,outdoor carpet from Lowes. Cut it big enough so it would wrap around the air floor about an inch. Cut a couple of holes for the floor and Keel air valves after I took the pic. Inflated the boat and that was it. Carpet has no backing and is pretty thin so it fits nice...
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    Pulling with my inflatable.

    Wife likes to kayak down the CO river. When she gets to her destination she calls me and I would hop in the pick up and go get her. Now with my boat I thought I could just tow her back up the river. River is slow. How can I do it safely?
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    How come so cheap

    Been finding dealers in Indonesia that are way cheaper than anyone for outboards even after freight. Scams? Here is an example.
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    Transom Jack

    According to the RULE the cavitation plate should be one inch below or even with the keel. Mine appears to be not quite 3" below. I can move it up one inch and then run out of transom. See they make jacks but need to quit throwing money at this. Is that extra distance really going to be a...
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    Edit

    Don't edit your post without copying it first cause when you go to edit all you wrote disappears. Paste it back then edit it.
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    Saturn arrived!

    Saturn SD 365 came in a few days ago. Installed launching wheels and seats. Believe me it was quite a challenge with a hip brace and on crutches. Fortunately I have motorcycle, ATV air lift table and could lift it up because I can't bend over. Took lots lots of trips around the table so it...
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    Plastic boat seat

    Re: Plastic boat seat I was worried about the seat bench being floppy if you attached a seat to it. So, I have this mount as my next purchase.
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    Plastic boat seat

    Are these things durable? I'm always leery of anything that supports weight made of plastic.
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    Pump worth $100

    Plus $15 shipping? High Pressure Air Pump 12V Electric for Inflatable Boats Rafts Kayaks Kite | eBay
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    Ready to buy an inflatable

    Re: Ready to buy an inflatable You can see it behind the right mount towards the top.
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    Anchor

    Is this 15lb river anchor adequate for shallow river running? There vinyl coated and weigh 12,15 or 18 lbs.
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    Tohatsu will have a home, thanks for all the help!

    After jacking around the last couple of months I pre-ordered a Saturn SD365 from Boats To Go. I kept checking prices. Checking different brands and always came back to the Saturn because of there price range and reviews. Tons of them out there with many happy owners. Surprisingly I found a...
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    2011 Tohatsu 9.8 idle

    Just bought this motor and it starts and run great. It was bought from a private owner with only 20 hours on it and just came from a Tohatsu dealer from having the carb cleaned and the idle was pretty slow and would die once in a while. I tweaked the idle ever so slightly so it wouldn't die and...
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