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    opinions ---hub temps

    2007 karavan twin axle pontoon trailer. Factory setup for the 24' '07 pontoon boat I've owned for about 4 years now. wheels/tires are the 10", hubs are 7" with electric brakes added last year. Straight spindle, front/ rear bearings are same size (44349's)..... Always maintained, grease always...
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    Stratos help with weight sticker

    maybe contact this guy......Looks like 14 people...can't make out the weight...
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    Need advice on fine tuning a new pontoon (minor cavitation)

    yep...Hustler makes a 4 blade, 14x13....BUT..as I learned, after the fact, it doesn't match a CT's gear case diameter.....live and learn...
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    Need advice on fine tuning a new pontoon (minor cavitation)

    the boat is only rated to 115hp, 4stroke..so thats the biggest I went..it is a CT......The boat is an '07, but with big tubes......it's teenagers I'm pulling and it is more than enough for them.....don't need to spend that money, plus the new motor was $8000 last july.....it sure beats the 60...
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    Need advice on fine tuning a new pontoon (minor cavitation)

    yeah...what I've learned...and tried to avoid,but didn't...is that propping involves a ..balance....( so now I have 4 props total).... It doesn't matter what a spec sheet says, that's just a starting point.....some boat/motor/prop combinations can be easier to figure out than others.... I had...
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    Do you use non ethanol gas ?

    if you wanted to clean up this topic and keep politics out of it, you should've deleted the russia comments.....but you didn't....
  7. J

    Do you use non ethanol gas ?

    like hell it is !
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    Do you use non ethanol gas ?

    Gas shortage is not caused by Russia….
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    Need advice on fine tuning a new pontoon (minor cavitation)

    Yeah… two prop bookends!… Ran with 9 on board just now. Full throttle rpm was 5900…so the 3 blade, 16x12 is it for now. Slip is probably close to 20% however. Wonder what the 4, 14x12 would do….next year maybe….
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    Need advice on fine tuning a new pontoon (minor cavitation)

    24' '07 pontoon here. 25", twin tube, now equipped with a 2021 115 hp CT. It was mounted with the possibility of lowering the motor one more hole....which I did because of cavitation at higher rpm's, turning and any attempt at trimming up....... that is now all fixed. I would like to see a...
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    Trim Tabs Killing All Power

    hmm... Well, when I trimmed my earlier 60 hp merc. outboard ( which was the factory equipped motor in '07)....and now my new 115 hp merc. outboard on my '07 pontoon, there is a big noticeable draw on the current. It doesn't kill the motor, but I've always wondered if there is something going on...
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    Do you use non ethanol gas ?

    yes , I used/use ethanol gas in my '05 merc. 60 hp and now my new 115 hp merc. no, I haven't have, nor did have, any issues..........yet.. Yes, I maintain all my equipment.....Yes, I use a stabilizer for winter storage in all my gas engined devices.....except my cars......they always start in...
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    Jon boat trailer wheel wobble.

    minimum issue could just be they are not tightened properly. Worst case would be worn bearings/ races. Neither scenario looks like they are greased properly also. If the hubs and spindle are ok, replace the bearings/ races, pack and tighten them as required . Use new grease seals.
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    Outboard issue

    yeah, what he says......all suspect....vibration? I'd say cylinder deactivation. maybe the bigger problem is the dealer......they should be able to diagnose that easily ( my opinion)...My understanding is that these engines set trouble codes just like cars, the dealer reads this and starts his...
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    Outboard issue

    Unless I'm missing something, your engine is not over-revving. so it isnt beeping and reducing power for that reason. My 60 hp merc didn't and my new 115hp merc doesnt start beeping until over 6100rpm . I'm guessing you are advancing the throttle, or trying to, past the 4000 rpm mark, it isn't...
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    smartcraft tach lcd

    Smartcraft tach on my pontoon boat , mercury smartcraft 2021 115 CT 4 stroke. You can't hardly see the lcd display and I just replaced this display about a month ago. I have another display coming for one more try. Contrast and brightness have been adjusted to no avail. All functions work. This...
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    2002 princecraft 24 ft 115hp

    so, 5 years ago I bought an '07 24' pontoon with a 60hp merc, tandem trailer. Double bimini top, full enclosure, showing their age but not ripped or torn. seats and carpet good shape, no rips, holes,etc. Toons in nice shape 25" diameters....$14,000...... so, not a bad price...is it with a...
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    Outboard issue

    you bought the boat....when?.....it had this motor on it?.....or how long have you had the boat/ motor combination.....Was it always doing this?... or did it just show up this last year....so it wasn't doing this the first 3 years? ....sorry....I like to know history before I make a comment I...
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    Pontoon 20’ long bunks

    not to hijack....just spent the day re-doing my pontoon trailer's bunks......that i just re-did last week.....yeah, 5 of the 8, 2x6x8 bunks were new PT........
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    Foam in toons or safety gauge to detect leak

    Yep...I'd just use my shop vac and a jury rigged clear vinyl hose from the hardware store...
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