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    Monster Wahoo

    I went to Hawks Nest in Cat Island two weeks ago and got this moster Wahoo and three Dolphin. 72.8lbs and 62 inches. If your looking for a good trip these guys are great and are serious about catching big fish. Check out their fishing reports at www.hawks-nest.com
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    1000 Feet with a Garmin?

    I bought the Garmin 440s, and I'm having trouble in deep water. It drops off to 4500' a quarter mile off shore, and just after 1000' the sonar goes crazy, it changes the depth to a couple feet and gives shallow water alarms. We also tend to see a lot of fish once this starts. I can't find any...
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    Standard Rotation

    250hp Evinrude E-tec 2006 on a 22' open fisherman The mechanic hooked up the motor and the boat went backwards, then he tried to change the throttle cables and after that didn't work he sold me a $400 counter four blade prop. Guys is it possible to connect the throttle cables to make a standard...
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    New tack and key switch, c/w pic

    I've bought a 2006 250hp Evinrude that came with a key switch and tack. The switch has a plug connection that fits in the wiring harness, easy. The tack has a plug and three wires Red, Pink, and White. Since the key switch doesn't have a wire hot wire to power the gauges, I'm asuming that...
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    Installing a '06 250hp Evinrude

    Hi Guys, I just bought an '06 250 hp E-Tech Evinrude. It's on a 22' Continental open fisherman. I mounted the motor and then pulled all new wiring. My question is whether I need to connnect the old fuel pump or is this fuel injected that doesn't require a fuel pump?
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    Which is the better deal?

    Which is a better deal? 2001 Merc.EFI 225hp, 250 hours for $5500 or 2007 Yamaha 140hp, new 6month warranty $6700
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    An 84 Lemon

    I've found what seams to be a major problem with my '84 evinrude. There has been oil leaking from one of the top spark plugs, so I tightened it slightly and got that awful feeling that it might be stripped. I removed it and found that it is a larger size than the other newly replaced plugs...
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    Need help buying a GPS

    Im going over to Florida tomorrow and I want ot buy a GPS. I'm looking in the cheap range, under $500, can anyone recommed a model, and what else do I need to go with it? antenna, cables, etc? I live in the Bahamas, will it work here or do I need to load maps etc? I just want something that...
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    IBoats, The Greatest Resource

    I've learned more about boating in the last month of reading Iboats, than I think I would in ten years of learning the hard way. I'll keep reading and some day graduate up from asking beginner questions, but for now here's another no brainer for you guys. 235 Evinrude, can't find the serial...
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    Can this engine charge the battery?

    Hi again, I've had my boat about three weeks now and have come a long way. I took it out tonight and it ran great. So far I've done a carb clean, and replaced the hinge on the float, new bilge float switch, and spliced the engine to battery hot wire. In the next couple weeks I'll start...
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    Fuel Leaking From Carb. 235hp Evinrude

    I've got fuel leaking from the bottom carb of my 235 Evinrude. Even when the engine is off and I pump the bulb or when I turn the key and the fuel pump comes on it pours out the bottom carb. Any ideas on how to fix this?
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