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    Single battery setup

    Lake report. All worked well. I put a resettable 60a circuit breaker near the battery box. That pretty much takes care of shutting off the system without installing a “dedicated” shutoff switch. Made for a nice day of jon boating at this remote Arkansas lake! Thanks
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    Single battery setup

    Excellent info. Thanks!
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    Single battery setup

    Good ideas, thanks. For clarification, I’m not attempting to keep the battery charged by the outboard’s alternator. It’s just a fact that the alternator does provide some charging during normal use. I am planning to install a pigtail for external trickle charging after each use. Actually it’s...
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    Single battery setup

    Hello, I’m trying to wrap up some final items on my 14/40 Jon build and looking for recommendations for a single battery setup. Trying to keep it safe, simple, and convenient. I understand the advantages of a two battery system, but have reasons to keep it down to one if possible: This is a...
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    Yamaha or Mercury

    They are both great but will say that Merc’s customer service is terrible in comparison to others.
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    New Mercury 20HP system question

    Does anyone know if the safety feature cuts off the engine before overheating on the new models? Trying to figure out if I’ve done any damage or does the protection feature help prevent. I know the protection feature does this for other warnings like overspeed. Also wondering why (even with the...
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    New Mercury 20HP system question

    The new Mercury’s have a dedicated water hose inlet on the side. Of course I didn’t know that upfront.
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    New Mercury 20HP system question

    Flushing the engine: Why does the manual say to limit this to 3 minutes? I’m assuming it’s because of overheating but why? With water going to the foot it would seem that it’s getting the same amount of cooling as in the lake. The book also says to limit the engine speed to idle. I’m just not...
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    How low should my motor ride?

    The trailer is riding about level with my 2WD truck. I’ll definitely figure out a way to mount a transom saver. I’ve also decided to mount a small Jack plate. The anti-cav plate is (like you said) only about an inch below the hull but I’m having other problems with the setup. The new motor is...
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    How low should my motor ride?

    Great pioneer right there! And I thought about that problem, but with all the new trailers coming with larger tires I figured there’re better. Not necessarily.
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    New Mercury 20hp hitting the rev limit

    I’ll definitely check Amazon for a tiny tach and get a gps app also. Does anyone know what RPM the rev limiter should activate? Just want to make sure my limits are correct. I’d be surprised if there’re off but worth checking. I doubt the dealer will swap a prop out. They certainly didn’t offer...
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    New Mercury 20hp hitting the rev limit

    Great info here! The anti-ventilation plate is slightly low. It’s sitting about 3/4 below the bottom of the boat as measured with a straight edge. This is also one reason I’m considering a Jack plate. It allows me to move the motor up without drilling a bunch of unnecessary holes in the transom...
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    New Mercury 20hp hitting the rev limit

    I don’t know the speed. It felt pretty fast but don’t know how to check that. Also no way of checking RPM’s. There’s no gauge. It’s just a tiller model. The bow was riding plenty low and is the main reason I didn’t try to lower the trim anymore. The mechanic says if a lower tilt doesn’t fix the...
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    New Mercury 20hp hitting the rev limit

    Hello. I put the boat in the water yesterday. First time with the new motor installed! Accomplished two hours of the break in procedure. She ran great except it reaches the rev limiter about 1/8” to 1/4” prior to reaching the mechanical stop. My dealer’s mechanic says to lower the tilt. I...
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    Lithium starting batteries

    I was at Bass Pro today. Check out the price of the lithium battery on the lower shelf! What the heck? A thousand bucks for a battery!
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