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Put your motors down before next Tuesday #12958804 11/08/18 03:33 AM
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Little heads up for those of us that keep our boats outdoors. Supposed to be 29


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Re: Put your motors down before next Tuesday [Re: littlewheel] #12958832 11/08/18 04:29 AM
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Geeze, you're right, even over here.


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Re: Put your motors down before next Tuesday [Re: littlewheel] #12959858 11/09/18 01:34 AM
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Have a buddy whose Mercruiser lower unit froze and split in front of the prop years ago. It wasn't pretty.


Enough of this idle chit-chat. This ain't no retirement home.
EVERYONE! Get back to your oars.
The Captain wants to waterski.
Re: Put your motors down before next Tuesday [Re: littlewheel] #12960504 11/09/18 07:01 PM
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Nonsense! [img]http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics...ailoutboardoilc[/img]

Time to get a real motor, fellas! Get something that will plow through mud, sludge, sand grit, won't need water cooling, nor will care about the temperature.

29 deg F. to put you motor down? That's a totally worthless motor! The cool air will keep it cooled off! Come on, fellas. Yawl, got more grit than that!

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Re: Put your motors down before next Tuesday [Re: littlewheel] #12962213 11/11/18 10:33 PM
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My 4 stroke yamaha doesnt care if its cold or not

Re: Put your motors down before next Tuesday [Re: littlewheel] #12962253 11/11/18 11:05 PM
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I recall back in the 1960s my Uncle was working at Varo. He decided to make a trolling motor from a starter. He sealed it up. Probably the most powerful & fastest trolling motor (at least back then). But it did suck down the juice on a battery (or 2 or 3 ...). My Dad had a 3.5 HP Sears & my Uncle would pass us up on the creeks and sleughs.


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Re: Put your motors down before next Tuesday [Re: WillieRip] #12962366 11/12/18 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted By: WillieRip
Nonsense! [img]http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics...ailoutboardoilc[/img]

Time to get a real motor, fellas! Get something that will plow through mud, sludge, sand grit, won't need water cooling, nor will care about the temperature.

29 deg F. to put you motor down? That's a totally worthless motor! The cool air will keep it cooled off! Come on, fellas. Yawl, got more grit than that!


I wanna go more than 4mph in my pontoon.



Re: Put your motors down before next Tuesday [Re: littlewheel] #12962791 11/12/18 05:36 AM
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My 4 stroke Yamaha doesnt get put up for the winter either. However, I like the lower unit crack free!


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Re: Put your motors down before next Tuesday [Re: snowyriver6] #12962812 11/12/18 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted By: snowyriver6
My 4 stroke yamaha doesnt care if its cold or not


The lower unit will if the motor is tilted up and its full of water.

Re: Put your motors down before next Tuesday [Re: Caribou] #12962883 11/12/18 12:46 PM
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Quote:
I wanna go more than 4mph in my pontoon.


No problem they run dump truck engines with these things in Thailand. Even a Jet Ski engines works well. Speed is not a problem with these things.

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