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    suntracker pontoons

    help me out here guys. i am researching hard here and suntracker for the buck looks good. someone please push me over the edge. it has everything i want. the only doubt i have is the merc 4 stroke big foot. you guys are going to help me decide!!!! thanks mules
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    2 or 4 stroke

    seriously condsidering spending the EXTRA dough and going with a 4 stroke 50hp mercury. are the 4stroke mercs that much better than the 2's? with the pontoon package i am buying they only do mercury's. any input?? thanks
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    new pontoon boats

    hello, looking at 2 pontoon boats-crestliner and suntracker-crestliner has johnson ob, suntracker has mercury. not hearing very good things about the mercury. going with 50hp 4stroke. can i get some input?? thanks
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    new outboard

    hey guys- lets hear it. mercury or johnson??? pros, cons. have a choice of 20ft pontoon with 50hp 2 str merc or 60hp 2 str johnson. let me know what you think. thanks
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    pontoon boat speeds

    hey crew. looking into a suntracker pontoon 20ft. don't want to ski but maybe pull a tube occassionally and just cruise and fish- having trouble getting speed/motor size information. would a 40hp be big enough for what i want??? any help would be great. thanks
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    kicker motor mount on i/o

    hey guys. i have a 2003 bayliner capri 18ft with 135 merc cruiser i/0. i know i know it is not a fishing boat but the wife said no!! anyways is there any way to mount a kicker outboard to this setup?? i fished last year with lead core off this boat and slayed em. now i am hooked. but i am...
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    trolling plates

    just purchased a 2003 bayliner 1750- 135hp i/o mercruiser with alpha one stern drive- going to be a combo boat-ski,tube fish- any opinions on trolling plates for fishing- looking into cabelas hydro troll-combo plane and troll plate. are these any good?? thanks
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    2003 bayliner 1750

    hey guys, i know, i know, have heard all the knocks on the old bayliners. but i have been researching this boat heavily and am getting big thumbs up. this one has the 3.0 mercruiser with alpha 1 drive. everyone is telling me this motor is bulletproof. any opinions?? i listen to you guys alot. thanks
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    83 force 85hp lower unit

    hey guys- need to replace lower unit in this ob. if i get a manual how hard would it be for me to do it myself?? i have tools and am pretty mechanically inclined-if not how much labor is involved for the job if a mechanic does it?? thanks-also am looking for complete trim/tilt unit for this...
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    2002 ob on 1983 bayliner??

    hey guys, beating the bushes here hard-have an 83 capri 16ft-boat condition is mint-total interior redone-motor is toast-85hp force- question? 6 grand gets me a brand new ob 75hp. i am going to keep this boat for the long haul-my options seem limited-i only paid 1500 for the whole package-...
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    new outboard for old boat

    hey guys- i have a 16ft capri bowrider-1983 mint condition-interior completely redone-has an 85 force motor that is toast- i paid $1500 for boat motor and nice trailer-i know alot of people will not agree but i am putting a brand new ob 75hp on this boat- i am in this for the long term to...
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    83 force 85hp -no forward or reverse

    hey guys-just got this back from the shop- had impeller changed and prop hub replaced-compression 125 on all three cylinders-took it out 1st time since work done- engine did not sound very good- clanking noise and stalled-restarted ok but now will not go into forward or reverse- when in forward...
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    decarboning force outboards

    hey guys- have a 1983 force ob- just replaced impeller and had compression check done- 125psi on all cylinders- i am running 50:1 ratio- i was told running marvel mystery oil will do a good job at decarbing- thoughts on this??? thanks-everyone on this sight has given me great feedback!!!
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    inboard or outboard?

    looking for a combo boat-mostly pleasure cruising, skiing,tubing and occassionally fishing-my question- inboard or outboard- general consensus-don't need anything real technical-i am brand new to boating and would like some opinions-power, maintenance, preference? thanks
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    1983 85hp force outboard

    hey guys<br />my general consensus is this motor is junk-BUT!! i had an overheat alarm at troll speeds after 15-20minutes or so. took it to a marine mechanic- he says compression is 125 on all cylinders but needs impeller change-i am new to boating-got the alarm second trip out after buying this...
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    tohatsu ob motors

    looking into a 2002 90hp tdli tohatsu ob-getting a great deal- how are these motors-they get good consumer reviews but wanted to check with the pros here!!! :D any input would be appreciated-thanks guys
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    things to check on ob motors

    hello-if looking for used boats-what would you check on the ob motor for any warning signs-should the prop spin freely??? looking at a motor but prop is very hard to turn by hand-normal?? thanks
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    1983 85hp force outboard

    you guys told me to be careful with this one!!-on the lake-running good- we stopped for a little while-restarted-try to go into reverse-engine dies-restart-forward fine-reverse-stalls-restart-trolling in no wake-hot engine alarm-stalls-now when turning key-starter will turn maybe three turns and...
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    1983 force 85 pee hole??

    i have this motor on a bayliner capri-16ft- someone told me the pee hole is under the water near the exhaust port?? what should i be looking for? also i would like to troll and fish with this boat but worried about overheating at low speeds?? any ideas? it doesn't look like there is enough room...
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    83 chrysler force ob 85hp impeller change

    i need to change the impeller on this motor-where can i get a shop manual and parts?? is this a real difficult task?? i have tools and am fairly mechanically inclined. changing it due to overheat alarm at trolling speeds, other than that she runs great. any help on the repair would be...
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