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OK, good to know. I'd have never thought of the toothpaste hack, but it makes sense because toothpaste is so ever so slightly abrasive...

Yep.....saw that. What I don't see is a connection to the boat's hull, like in automotive practices. If he's trying to use the hull as...

I finally got my motor back. This is the last "lake test" video below : https://tinyurl.com/btuntjhs

"Hey, you scratched my anchor"! hahaha

Gotta admire Cap'n Ron's skills. Unfortunately I'm more like Cap'n Rodney.

I sold my 12ft sea nymph today, It was a good boat, just couldn't justify keeping it with my 14ft richline

Was there in 2014. We limited out on halibut (2 per person) and was eating it for almost another year. :). Salmon, not so much.

These are superb reels. One of my favorites. Sounds like packed old grease is your issue. The only tricky thing about them is the...

Oohhh. Connectors broken off......there's a monkey wrench in the works. OK.....you should be able to run the engine without the...

You cannot start the motor when it is in gear. Needs to be shift back to neutral.

Looks like black wire from batt to a ground bus in the console fuse panel. Red from batt with 30A fuse to same fuse panel.

Check the main fuse on the outboard. If by chance the key was on while you were snipping wires, may have accidentally shorted it out. It...

Thanks!

Assuming the console wiring diagram in pic #3 is correct, I don't understand how cutting those wires behind the gauges would impact...