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    Pro Troller Smart Tabs

    I've heard a lot of good about Smart Tabs but I've never seen anybody discussing the trolling tabs. I have an 18 foot aluminum boat with a 90hp that trolls a little fast. I refuse to bolt anything on to my outboard, I'd rather put holes in my boat. Anybody have any experience with these...
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    Battery Placement

    Funny how one things turns into another, I want to add a windshield to my dual console 18' aluminum boat. As long as I'm doing that I figured I'd fix the consoles....which leads to redoing the front casting deck, and part of the floor. So as long as I'm at it...... My question is, now I have...
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    Indoor vs outdoor storage

    For the past couple years I've had access to an unheated pole shed to store my 18 ft aluminum boat. I evidently upset the wrong in-law and lost my indoor space, but I can still store it outside the shed for free. I looked around and unheated indoor storage is about $200 from now until May...
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    Kids and Boat Ramp

    Probably a dumb question and I'm sure I know what most people will say, but I'm curious as to what people do with their young kids while launching the boat. Last year a guy had his truck role down the ramp into the water with his daughter in a car seat. He got her out through the back window...
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    80 degrees in October in Minnesota

    All I can say is I'm going to get yelled at all next week but the honey do list is on hold, I'm taking the kids fishing. 80 degrees in October is a rare treat and trimming out new windows doesn't compare, I can do that when it's below zero. Hope everyone in a northern state is getting this...
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    Did I raise my motor too high? vs Pitch on prop

    I have early 80's Sylvan 18 ft tinney with 90 etec, hull weight about 1200 lbs. On flat water WOT I got 5100 RPMs and 42mph on GPS with a 13.75 x 17 evinrude AL prop. I was "positive" raising the motor 1 hole would get me to recommended 5500 RPM. This summer I rebuilt the transom and raised...
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    Found replacement/original logos and decals

    It seemed appropriate to pass this along, iboats doesn't sell most of these...so I hope I don't step on any toes. I spent a long time looking for replacement logo decals for my Sylvan and just about gave up when I finally came across this site. Looks like they've done a lot of different stuff...
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    3m 5200 on motor mount bolts?

    Just dropped the boat in the water after rebuilding the transom and had water leaking through the bottom 2 motor mount bolts on an aluminum boat. Can I use 5200 to seal them or will they be to hard to remove this fall. Also, as a side, I had 2 small bolt holes I forgot to fill on the transom...
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    Evinrude Control problems

    Nearing the end of a transom restoration and just re-attached the conrols. It's a 2006 evinrude singel binacle control. I can move the throttle all the way back in reverse, but not in forward. I don't have a battery hooked up yet and wondering if that has something to do with it. There is a...
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    80's sylvan splashwell removal &transom rebuild

    Hoping to run this by you guys to see if there is anything I've missed. The old splashwell took up 32 inches of the boat and it didn't seem to have much structural value so I made a smaller splashwell and will add a casting deck. Replaced the transom, with 2 pieces of 3/4 BCX ply and added an...
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    90 etec prop questions!

    First, sorry for the long question, and I appreciate any advice. Buying new props is expensive, and the wife wont give me to many chances at it. I have a 2006 90 etec on an 18 foot mid 1980's Sylvan deep v. My dealer recommended a 13.25X17 OMC aluminum prop. At WOT GPS speed is 31.5 mph, and...
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