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My bow mount Minn Kota fried a wire from the pedal to the motor last week. Only would work on high speed so I figured the resistor was shot as well. Found the culprit to be a loose terminal connection. A shame.. However, I picked up a preowned Minn Kota All Terrain 55 to replace it for $125...

Did some work today since temps were in the 70s in Wisconsin. Finally got all the edge trim on the carpet. Looks a ton better than the bare carpet edge. I also put on the ladder stabilizer guide posts.. which work quite well for windy days at the launch Sent from my SM-G920R4 using Tapatalk

I haven't had it out enough to fully tell. Speed seems to be very comparable but it does have less holeshot than the 2 stroke did. I do love the whisper-quiet idle and 1mph trolling speed of this 4 stroke, though. Sent from my SM-G920R4 using Tapatalk

Dismounted the old 'bird Friday night and put the new 698CI on with a RAM mount. Pretty simple set-up and nice little unit. Old: New: Took the boat out to test the 25HP 4 stroke Merc and the Humminbird--both ran very well. Hit a MAX of 25MPH with me, an 8 year old boy, and a 40lb dog. I...

x2 on the contact cement. Buy it by the gallon from Lowes or Home Depot for $25-- brush it on the aluminum and brush it on the back of the carpet.. wait 5 minutes and put it together. One note about it-- once you mate the two surfaces, you have about 3 seconds to 'adjust' it. It sticks fast! I...

Update: ordered new throttle/shift cables for the new motor. The ones on the control box that came with it were 14 foot... I need 10 or 11 foot. I found a deal on ebay for a used set of 10 footers for $27.. According to teleflex, I should be using 11 or 12ft but I used their standard equation...

Well, pretty major update to the Dirty Oar today-- a repower. I removed the 1991 25 HP Johnson and CMC Power Trim unit.. and traded it plus $250 for a 2003 Mercury 25 4 Stroke. I think I did okay on the deal! Need to get the right length shift and throttle cables and she's ready to rip for the...

Thanks for the comments-- I 2nd about the kill switch and disliking tiller steer. I grew up with my Dad owning bass boats or console steered boats so I like them better. I try and make it a habit to wear the killswitch. Update: The boat has been running really well since the fuel line ordeal...

Haven't done a heck of a lot to the rig-- just been enjoying it. However, I did have a lousy of time getting it to start when cold. My JohnnyRude has primer solenoid that I could audibly hear clicking when I engaged it with the key so I figured all was well. Did some investigating last night as...

First game fish in the tinny! Sent from my SM-G920R4 using Tapatalk

Have't done a hell of a lot to the boat. Been enjoying it mostly with my boy and G/F. I did get the rear fish finder rigged up. Made a transducer bracket so I didn't have to put holes in the transom below the water line-- haven't used it yet but should work in theory. Added another...

Let the carb soak in Pine-sol all night and cleaned it out this morning. I installed it and did some minor throttle linkage adjusting per the OMC manual. Reinstalled everything and put the muffs on it and the boat ran considerably better on the muffs. One bump of the primer switch when cold and...

Been travelling around the US the past week for work so the boat was being neglected. As stated earlier, there were some things that needed to be done to the motor since its maiden voyage was a bust. 1.) Had a good leak at the back of the block by the top spark plug hole. 2.) Had a fuel leak...

Launched the boat on Thursday after work. It ran like crap. Died under load and wouldn't get on plane. I picked up a new connector for the fuel line since it leaked when you squeezed the bulb. Also noticed a water leak in the back of the motor by the spark plug--water jacket gasket is torn. It...

I believe each boat is its own beast so the "rules" for the height really don't apply. The physics and process make sense, but there's a lot to take into consideration--hull shape, boat weight, weight distribution, trim, prop, etc.. Hard to come up with a solid equation for the correct setting...