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    Issues since VRO died....are they related?

    I have several questions that I’m hoping you all would be generous enough to help me with. We picked up another boat last year and I’m still trying to work out quite a few things yet. Here we go and thanks in advance! 1) Earlier this summer our VRO pump went out and a shop converted it...
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    Trolling motor Test and radio hookup?

    Hello everyone, I’m looking at adding a stereo to the boat and am wondering if its super critical to get a marine radio or if I could just pick up a car stereo as they seem to be much easier/cheaper to find. I do have a flip cover for the radio as a radio was previously installed but they broke...
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    trailer roller adjustment?

    Alrighty, I finally got our boat back and we were able to take it out briefly. I did try not backing it in as far and that did seem to help somewhat even though the ramp itself wasn't very level. I've attached a diagram showing the slight difference in the distance of the front rollers from the...
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    trailer roller adjustment?

    Hello everyone! I’m hoping some of you smart folks can once again steer me in the right direction �� So I picked up a different boat late last summer and have gotten mostly everything figured out but am having trouble when landing the boat as it always wants to hug one side of the trailer a bit...
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    New Boat

    Hello All, ​Well we gave in and bought a different boat it's a 1993 Alumacraft Competitor 170, it needs a little work but over all think we did okay and I hope that you all can confirm so :) It came with a 1994 70hp Johnson with EFI and a 2001 55 lbs thrust Minn kota. ​Looks like someone...
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    Good price, good boat/motor, good purchase?

    Hello Everyone- I'm looking at upgrading from a 1981 Alumacraft Classic with a 35 hp Evinrude to a 1992 Pro V with a 2001 4 stroke Johnson outboard. Couple questions, I believe the Pro V's are solid, but my Dad is a little leery of the engine as he said that usually you don't see a 4 stroke that...
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    Hard Shifting with sometime not at all, and engine just cuts out.

    Well, today with the nice temperatures up here we took the boat out but it ended up being a shorter trip and 3 bullheads :( Motor ran great at first, but then after moving to a second spot we again had a hard time getting the motor into neutral and if we finally did and got moving again the...
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    Shifter cable and Carpet a Recommendations

    Alrighty finally had a little time to take some time away from the new backyard fence install to pull apart my lever box. Once disconnected the cable from the handle the handle seem to function smoothly. When trying to pull the cable end by hand I couldn't move it much at all but maybe that's...
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    Shifter cable and Carpet a Recommendations

    Need to order a shifter cable and was wondering what the best way of going about knowing what cable I need?! I guess what info is necessary as I'm not even sure what year my engine/boat are? Also this weekend we ripped out our rotten floor, and are ready for carpet can anyone give me any...
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    Charge Trolling Motor via power inverter, bad idea?

    So a couple times this summer we have gone tent camping and havent had a campsite without electricity without any place to charge our trolling motor. Our battery usually will last us a couple days of fishing, however if we stay longer and do more fishing we usually end up with a low battery. So...
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    Minnkota Trolling motor often non-responsive

    Re: Minnkota Trolling motor often non-responsive Thanks everyone for all the responses and info, here are some pics of the model I have. Do these help identify if this model is the one they had issues with the pedals with?
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    Minnkota Trolling motor often non-responsive

    I purchased a 1980's fishing boat last year and I've had issues with it responding to my movements of the pedal. At first I thought maybe it was a low battery but even when the battery is fully charged it still doesn't respond sometimes. The motor acts like the pedal is stuck or something but...
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    Bow repair question

    so I recently bought a boat and the bow cover piece has a few rivots that have broke through. One in each corner. Question is how do i repair this? Can I use the prexisting holes? What do I all need for tools? How do I know what size rivots I need? Thank ya!
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    Just purchased boat, bilge not working, please help!

    So I just purchased my first boat, a 16 foot Alumacraft Lunker Classic. Took her out on the first day and she ran great! Only thing I noticed is that the bilge doesn't work. So I checked it out and well sure enough the wires are cut so it's not even connected to the battery. However I have no...
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