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    Where are the fuses or circuit breakers? Help !

    I am a newbie learning and first boat. 1992 180 nitro F/S 150 evinrude. had a friend come over today just a good ole boy who knows more about boats than i do. Now he showed me alot about my boat and answered alot of questions i had on certain things. one of them being that certain things are not...
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    How do you metal plate a weak transom correctly and what about structural integrity??

    ok so this is my 2nd post on this subject , heres my question how do you metal plate a weak transom correctly and what does that do to the structural integrity? can you pull some one on a tube for example ? I was recently told by an old salt that people metal plate transoms all the time and get...
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    Rotten transom! Repair? Replace?Metal Plate Or give myself a viking funeral?

    ok so i know im not the first or last guy to buy his first boat ( that he always dreamed of having) only to find a rot spot on the transom. this is my first boat 1992 180 nitro f/s 150 evinrude fiberglass. So i sit here as im sure many have going through the rollercoaster of problems and...
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    what the smoke? and should gas be coming out of there?

    ok so todayi fired up my 1992 150 hp evinrude in my driveway . i am anticipating a boat out ting this weekend. Now i am new to boating !st boat, so i am learnig the ropes. i do not know what the part is called but it is a black box looking thing wich the fuel line and oil line run through, the...
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    transom rotten spot-what say you experts

    ok so i bought my first boat 2 years ago 1992 180 nitro fish and ski 150 hp evinrude outboard. ive been trying to get the boat on the water since april of this year , however as many of you know with a wife and kids there is always something more important going on. so im starting now to get her...
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    Newbie getting ready for the water again

    Still new to boating , first boat , 1992 180 nitro F/S 150 evinrude. Ive been out about 8 times and most of those with an experienced friend , who has now moved away. My questions are 1. Iwas told that the impeller should be replaced about every 2 years< how do you check to see if it needs...
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    1st time out on my own / what did i do wrong?

    ok so im a 1st time boat owner 17 1/2ft 1992 180 nitro fs /150hp johnson evinrude ob- went out twice before with my boat mechanic bud ( 30 years exp) and he was showing and directing me on how to drive and get on plane - and various other boat operating procedures- well went out sun on my own...
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    tashsadaddy? anyone please help engine wont start!

    let me start by saying that im new to boating and have been out twice in 1992 180 nitro fs with a 150 hp johnston evinrude out board -i have owned it for 2 months- each tirp ive been on i was with a friend who is a boat mechanic - he is pretty much retired as he is now working at the hospital...
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    fish finders grayscale? do i need 300 or more pixels?

    hi im a newbie - had boat out twice now1992 180 nitro fs 18 ft fiberglass with 150 hp johnston evinrude- it runs well and both trips were with a boat mechanic friend just to check what works and what needs fixing on my 18 year old boat also my first boat- i want to buy an affordable fish finder...
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    trailer brake light blinkers not working?

    ok today about 8 pm as it was getting dusk i backed up my truck (2009 ford f 150 with 7269 mi) and hooked up my trailer lights in the drive way to check them - ive had the boat out once for a maintenance run (1992 180 nitro fs /150 hp johnston evinrude 17.5 ft) i purchased the bost a month ago...
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    advice on gps/ fishfinder- which to get?

    i want a gps fish finder for my first boat 1992 180 nitro 150 hp fs/ just need a fish finder that will work in local fresh water lakes for leisure fishing and a built in gps so as a newbie i dont get lost and can find my way to points on the lake like restaurants and gas and restrooms and of...
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    siphon old gas out of tank?

    i bought a 1992 180 nitro fs with 150 hp johnston evinrude- we took it out once ( my boat mechanic buddie and i) just to check for needed maintenence - it had trouble starting and he had to use starting fluid and run it on high neutral for awhile - it took about 4 trys to get it started and once...
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    live well? how exactly does it work? do i fix it?

    1992 180 nitro fs- this is my first boat and ive only had it out once to see what works and what needs fixin-we were concentrating on the most important things on that 1st trip so accessories were not included- i have one live well in the back of my boat - i didnt check to see if it worked while...
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    need some help - rusted nut and bolts

    i have a 1992 180 nitro fs - one of the ski hooks which is connected to the transom has been pulled loose by previous owner- it is u shaped - with the open part of the u going through the transom -the open part of the u becomes threaded bolts which are connected inside the transom with 2 nuts -...
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    removing fishing line from propeller shaft???

    i bought a 1992 180 nitro fish and ski with 1992 150hp johnson evinrude/ i have amechanic friend who comes over and is evaluating it for things to fix- it hasnt been in the water yet only had it 3 1/2 weeks / he took the after market prop lock off and said to throw it in the lake as it is a...
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    prop lock questions please help!

    some of you may have followed my orginal thread in trailers and towing (terrifying experience first time boat owner) anyway the dealer has had my boat for 2 weeks now and says it will be ready by sat morning - the boat had a prop lock on it and no key - removal of prop lock was one of the...
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    newbie/ need info on 92 180 nitro w/ 92 evinrude

    just bought a 1992 fish and ski 180 nitro tracker w/ 1992 150 hp johnson evinrude- havent got in the water yet- but cant wait - motor is good and runs great but i wonder if anyone out there has the same boat or simular? need to know the weight of the motor - im trying to figure out the max...
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    need info on 1992 150 johnson evinrude / im a newbie

    not having any problems yet - just bought my first boat a 1992 180 nitro tracker fish and ski with a 1992 johnson/evinrude 150 hp - boat mechanic friend did all checks before purchase and said its a solid motor but would like to know some details like how much does motor weigh? what is the...
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    terrifying first experience! first time boat owner!

    just bought my first boat 1992 tracker nitro 180/150 envinrude out board. not a good start to my boating experience - bought it from a local boat dealership - sales man was very young and cocky- i have never owned or towed a boat before- he hooked it up to the my truck on a ball - i asked if it...
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