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    Need assistance with Prop and RPM....

    I have a 15.5 fiberglass bow rider. Total loaded weight with me in water is around 1400-1600 pounds. It’s got a 50 HP Mercury Bigfoot with 2.31-1 ratio? Prop is a 3 blade 13.25x15p. Also tried a 13.25x19p which is too strong a pitch. The 13.25x15 idles/trolls at about 2.5-3 mph, and top speed...
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    Got a gel coat question....

    I have a 71 Bonita fiberglass boat, with some chips and gouges in the gelcoat, a few getting as deep as the fiberglass..what’s the best way to repair? A tinted gelcoat kit? Some sort of paint? Fiberglass resin? Most are diameter of a dime or smaller....a few above, a few below waterline.
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    Need some advice on prop and engine RPM

    I have a 15.5 fiberglass bow rider. Total loaded weight with me in water is around 1400-1600 pounds. It’s got a 50 HP Mercury Bigfoot with 2.31-1 ratio? Prop is a 3 blade 13.25x15p. Also tried a 13.25x19p which is too strong a pitch. The 13.25x15 idles/trolls at about 2.5-3 mph, and top speed...
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    Question about outboard water pump rebuild

    Hi all, new guy here... I am rebuilding the water pump in my Mercury 2006 50 HP 4 Stroke Bigfoot outboard... when I disassembled it appears I have red thread locker? On most of the bolts. I thought anti-seize was the correct coating for threads. (Water pump and lower unit attachment bolts)...
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