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  1. bass4brains

    another trim /tilt ?

    First thanks for past information, but my question now is , that I've been watching a couple of trim units on e-bay, but after reading a couple of post below about how the tilt rams won't hold under load, I'm wondering would smart tabs be a better option for my boat? It has a 90 model 50 hp...
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    Tilt / trim question

    I know this is gonna sound kinda dumb, but I have never had an engine with tilt /trim. Does the trim actually raise the engine vertically ? Or does it really just move the engine horizontally on the pivot as if you moved it up another notch on the transom pin. I get a good hole shot in the third...
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    89 kawaski wont fire

    any way to check if problem is rectifier or coil unit? got voltage going to rectifier yellow and red striped wire but where to go from there? Thanks.
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    Jack Plate for 50hp

    Any advantage to adding a jack plate to a 15" cobra with 50hp? I'll probabily have to build it since I've not found a commerical one for that engine. Or would the extra weight out weigh any advantage? Just stripped 85 pounds of 1" pressure treated plywood that had just been laid on top of rotted...
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    furuno 522 video depth sounder

    Does any one know any thing about the furuno 522 depth sounder ,it's supposed to have color screen but doesn't say wether it's crt or Lcd , don't know any thing about this brand , is it just a depth sounder or does it pick up fish too? Any opinions good ,bad or just too old, ugly? Any help would...
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    50hp weight

    Hello all, I'm try to find out if my foam is waterlogged, I've found thanks to tashasdaddy for the link he provided, that my boat should weigh around 975, But been unable to find out what the engine should weigh. Anyone happen to know? Kinda like to know before I take her to the scale.
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    dry weight ?

    Any one know how I can find out what the dry weight of my 15' cobra should be? Orginal manfacturer's dry weight that is, some one in the restoration section suggested nada boats but I was as lost as last years easter egg over there.
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    any Reasons I shouldn't

    I have a 15 cobra by bayliner, with a 50hp force that I'm not impressed with the performance,(ie speed) I also have a couple of 550 rotex pwc engines lying around. Would there be any major reasons I shouldn't install the 2 pwc engines into the boat? pretty mechanically inclined I've been a steel...
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    Water leaking where it should'nt

    Just pulled lower unit on my 50hp. force blocked off exaust ports at the bottom and on leg, leaving only peee hose open. Under pressure I have water seeping from around spark plug inserts as well as out of the vent hole in the cover behind the main terminal block on the side of the engine...
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    Odd cooling problem, 50hp force

    I've run into a odd problem with my 89 model 50hp force.(just bought in feb.) When I run it in the lower three slots on the transom tilt, I get good water flow, no over heating, but it pushes the nose down too much i.e. won't plane off. Top speed of 15.2 mph, by g.p.s. large, deep wake looks...
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