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    Missing Prop and gears

    Would it be possible for my prop, spline, lock nut etc (all the prop components) to come off without human intervention. The prop was on my 40 HP when we launched for the first time this year.As soon as I started the motor the boat wouldn't move because (I soon discovered) my prop and related...
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    92 Mercury 40 HP OB Starting Problems

    Hi Guys, I have a 1992 Mercury, 40 hp, 4 cylinder oil injected outboard on a pontoon boat. I always have a difficult time to start it, and it leaves a lot of oil/gas on the water as I am trying to start it. Typically I start the engine by putting the remote into neutral, pushing the lever full...
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    Air sound from pontoon. Uh-oh

    Today we had a big rise in lake level due to heavy rains. I decided to pull my Starcraft Starfish 20 footer out of the water. Unfortunately I don't have a trailer so I bring it up on a ramp with logs for rollers. Usually works pretty good. However today the rear roller went crooked, and the...
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    Pontoon battery wiring

    Somedays I think I excell at dumb. As some of you know, I have a late 1970's Starcraft Starfish Pontoon. I have been having some electrical issues, the most recent with the gas gauge. I've received some excellent answers here to that question, thank you. Here is the thing, when I hook the...
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    Gas Guage on Starcraft Starfish Pontoon

    Hi Fellow Tooners. I have a late 1970'ish 20' Starcraft pontoon boat. Yesterday the gas guage stopped working, the needle dropped to below empty. I had just filled the tank the night before. I checked the things I could think of, fuses, wires to the guage etc, and took the float apparatus out of...
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    2 Sizes Pontoons

    Is it normal for one pontoon to be slightly larger than the other? I have a 20 foot Starcraft pontoon that we recently purchased. I just noticed that one pontoon seems to be a larger diameter than the other. Is that normal? Thanks
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    Dead Battery on Pontoon Boat

    Hi Guys, I have a 1980's 40 hp Mercury outboard on a Starcraft Pontoon boat that I recently purchased. The battery was new last year. It hasn't seen much use. Yesterday we spent a great afternoon, about 5 hours cruising slowly around the lake. The only electrical accessory that was on was a...
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