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    which model fishfinder?! help!

    I need a new fishfinder. I thought this would be easy, NOT! I have a 15ft aluminum Meyers with 18hp tiller evinrude. Nothing fancy by any means. MY current finder is a humminbird wideeye and last year it started making a clicking noise and randomely shutting off on me. Since this finder...
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    18hp to 25hp

    Re: 18hp to 25hp well heres a picture of the prop hub, i just took it off, i'm assuming that number is the pitch right? not sure what P.J is though
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    small outboard winterizing

    sorry if this is a stupid question but this is my first small outboard i've owned. I've read the fogging and winterizing stuff but i havn't found anything on the lower units besides changing the gear lube. on our I/O we run anti freeze through the motor and stuff to winterize, but i never...
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    18hp to 25hp

    Re: 18hp to 25hp one day my buddy had to use the bathroom so i dropped him off at the dock and made a spin by myself, it ran quite nicely but still lacked power on turns and in chop but it came up on plane much much quicker. Thats why i thought maybe a little extra power would keep us there...
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    18hp to 25hp

    Right now I have a 1969 18hp evinrude fastwin. It works pretty good getting my 15ft meyers aluminum with a wide beam up on plane and turning or waves really bog it down but i am not a small guy either. What im wondering is, i found a evinrude 25hp from the 70's for sale. I am just wondering...
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    1969 Evinrude Fastwin 18HP troubles

    Re: 1969 Evinrude Fastwin 18HP troubles well the boat is to old i dont think it ever had a data plate, but using the forumla i found online, it came up as a 30hp so i was looking for a 30 or 35hp for it. Heres a picture of the setup, doesn't look like the plate is to far below the keel but it...
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    1969 Evinrude Fastwin 18HP troubles

    Re: 1969 Evinrude Fastwin 18HP troubles the two marks your reffering to are those two verticle marks that look like number ones correct? heres a photo of what it looks like when the tiller twist grip is down on Idle near Stop. here is a picture of what it looks like when twist grip is at...
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    1969 Evinrude Fastwin 18HP troubles

    Re: 1969 Evinrude Fastwin 18HP troubles these pictures show the grease slung inside the cowl, the grease on the two plates, and the grease and oil around crankshaft, the seal looks oily in picture but it didnt appear to be upon inspection.
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    how big of an outboard can I use safely?

    I just bought a late 40's early 50's meyers aluminum boat. It's a 15footer with a 67" beam. Currently it has an Evinrude 18hp Fastwin on it. I am 6'1" 300lbs and my buddy about the same, it moves us ok but this boat is wide, and any chop or turning really bogs it down. Theres no data plate...
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    1969 Evinrude Fastwin 18HP troubles

    First off let me get a few things out of the way. My dad and I are small engine mechanics and we run a dealership. We dont have much experience with outboards but plenty with two strokes. I just bought this motor with a boat about a month and a half ago. The motor would run only on choke...
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    setting up trailer bunks and rollers

    Re: setting up trailer bunks and rollers heres the pictures of the way it is currently setup...
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    setting up trailer bunks and rollers

    I am not new to boating, but new to owning a boat. I just bought my first boat (i'm 30) and it's a 15ft aluminum Meyers, with 18hp Evinrude tiller steer. My question is how to set up the bunks and rollers on the trailer. I bought the trailer and boat together and they appear to have been...
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    need help identifying boat

    I just bought this boat last week. Title says 15ft Meyers, year and model unknown. I was wondering if anyone might know what model it is. It's like 67" wide at the beam. And the previous owner said it used to have steering wheel and control but he didntr like it so he removed it all. Looks...
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    First time boat owner with questions. (Long)

    If this is in the wrong area of the forum I apologize. First off let me say I am 30yrs old and had boats in the family my whole life, however this is the first time for me to own one. I grew up with my grandpas 16ft Lowe aluminum and his 20ft Sea-Ray. Well since his passing dad got the...
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    fishing boat stability?

    Right now I have a small Larson aluminum boat, 12ft. It's kinda wiggly, and makes me a little nervous. I found a really good deal on a Sea Nymph 14ft aluminum and was thinking of buying it. My question is, will I gain much stability? the beam on the 12ft is 48", the guy measured the 14ft and...
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