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    Fuel water separtor

    All gas stations around here now say may contain 10% ethanol. Im still using an old 2 stroke but think Ill buy a fuel water separtor(filter). Anyone using the cheaper Amazon ones?
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    Series or parallel

    Thought I knew what I was going to do but now Im wondering. Small little interior lights, hatches and such...series or parallel? Was thinking parallel but series(daisy chain) would be less bulky, easier to hide the wire. Series is fine as long as I dont exceed the voltage draw, correct? Both...
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    Decisions

    Opions wanted in reguards to a 50hp Mercury 3cyl. 2009....boats a 1652 Thought I wanted 30hp, fuel injected new outboard but having a hard time pulling the trigger. 7k(plus)is a bit of money and theres a good chance I'll ding the lower unit before a years out. Negs. for the 50hp ...
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    Testing lifepo4 12v

    I have a 12v100ah cheap chinese lifpo4 battery coming in the mail. Are any of you testing them before use with a load tester, or just charging them up and trying them out? Mixed reveiws on the cheap load testers and the battery I bought... Was thinking I might charge the battery(of coarse) put...
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    Mapping shallow lakes

    To many fish finders for me to study. Im looking for a finder, mostly for its mapping function in shallow waters. Here where Im at, theres no accurate base maps, unless you go to the ocean. Are some of these older garmin automap or helix 7s better then another. Im leaning Garmin but will lesson...
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    45km/h...5hp, tinkering

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    5 lbs difference

    Tohatsu 30 (mfsd) long shaft 158lbs Suzuki 30 long shaft 163 ? Are these correct numbers? If so not much difference, probably stick to the Suzuki as the dealer is close. Looking for a 30hp L shaft, with power tilt trim...electric seems to always be combined.
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    When manufactures say 100 gauge...

    Do they mean .100? Do they mean 100 of 1000ths... or.1...smaller then an 1/8th Chart(s) have me confused. All for aluminum...so is 100 gauge 10 , 11 ,12 or 13 gauge?
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    Miami International 2022

    Anyo e going to this? I see Tohatsu has a new lighter 25 30 hp outboard...128lbs but want more info on the motor, cant seem to find any. There have it at this boat show.
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    Lifepo4

    Anyone but the lifepo4 batteries through amazon? They seem to be half the price of what i can find through other places. Canadian price of $550 ish, with the little searching ive done the mext lowest is $960 for a 100 aH 12V. Do you think i would need a 100aH , for a 55lbs thrust trolling motor?
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    Transporting mid size 4 stroke

    2015 50hp tiller 4 stroke tohatsu long shaft...230ish lbs Option #1....Thinking of building a trailer hitch style mount, to transport it upright approx. 5 hour drive Option#2...Tow the boat 5 hours there, 5 hours back, use buddies cherry picker to install Options #3... Take cap off my truck...
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    4 stroke sat for years

    My son bought a lowe 18' stinger with a 70hp Johnson(Suzuki) around a month ago...still hasmt had time to see if the motors good. The guy he bought it from said its been stored for about 4 years, who knows i wasnt there. Guess my question is ...being a 4 stroke is there anything different to...
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    2006 johnson 70hp

    From what I'm finding, this is a rebranded Suzuki? Son just boat his first aluminum boat,this is the motor. I'm not 100% on the year but probably close. I havnt gone to my father's yet to look at it, hes hiding it there lol. Lowe 180 stinger, googled it, looks like a big boat.
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    Gas smell

    Had a gerry can break on the way to a launch a few days ago. A lot of the gas must have went out the drain plug but it was a long bumpy dirt road and some made it all the way to my front hatch. Made to camp and found some vinegar put some in the boat after taking all the stuff out,helped a...
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    Seat base maybe sliding

    Well some of the longer rides are finally starting to get to my old arse, especially on choppier days. Thinking of adding a seat base to the rear seat, possible with some sort of sliding feature. The sliding feature is due to me not always sitting in the same place depending on what i have in my...
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    Cone to rim?

    Lug nuts....the cone or conical shape goes toward the rim to center the stud, correct? Hope thats how it is, had a person(sales person) telling me otherwise today, now im not 100%. They were saying flat side to tbe rim, cone out.
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    Slow theft

    Things are getting crazy ,even in small rural towns with stealing. First i thought about some type of GPS tracking device, but i dont want to pay a monthly subsciption. Im thinking now I might take a tire off and put the boat on jack stands. I already have the coupler locked and motor chained...
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    Newer 30hps

    How are the newer 30hps compared to a 3 cyl Yamaha.,when it comes to planeing? Wondering if i should buy a 2002 3cyl Yamaha or bite the bullet and buy a newer 4 stroke. I know I would like the gas mileage and sound, just kinda worried about how long it takes to plane. The weights seem to come...
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    9 point

    Any bow hunters? A nice 9 pointer came my way Oct. 12th. Never seen him before but a big bodied deer,glad he walked within range...15 yards alittle to close but he didn't bust me. On a side note my son shot his first deer on the 13th...his first and a bow kill as well.
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    Cupping a prop

    Looking for videos on how put some cupping on my prop(s). Maybe I'm not typing it in right on YouTube but can't seem to find anyone actually doing it themselves. It's only going to be on aluminum prop so heat won't be needed but I'm trying to understand exactly where to bend the tip. Most of my...
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