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DoghouseII

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  1. My experience has taught me to never go back to Mercury outboards. I had a 50hp merc on my boat for 8years, had issues from day one and chased them till the day she puked. Repowered with a 90-hp 2stroke Yamaha and put 3 times as many hours over 18 years on that motor without a literal hiccup. I have also seen very good reliability out of  bandrus1's ETEC. Yamaha or ETEC get my vote. Good luck with your choice!

  2. Not saying ur lying but I believe you have a malfunctioning electronic. Take a vid for sure but the GPS is off or something, light or not my 20 more horse makes up for that plus i have only a single console (also very light aluminum boat), so something is funny. I have verified my speed with the motor speedometer (tube/water pressure), fish finder paddle wheel at the back of the boat and GPS and im whithin 2-3mph reading difference on all of them. Ive had my boat with a 50 horse merc on it before i repowered it in 01, it could only get 28-30 top end with the 50.

  3. Better get ur speedometer fixed lol. No way that boat goes 48! I have a 16 foot sylvan with a 2001 90 horse yamaha with a 19 pitch prop that can max out at 44 with one person. I could see 35-38 max with a 70 horse of that age.

  4. AMS retriever pro. This reel is a couple of years old and only used a few times (was on a spare bow). It is missing the sliding ring and thumb screw that go into the spacer, but I rigged it with the nut/bolt you can see in the pictures and it worked fine for me. I have no more time for the sport so my gear is for sale. 30$ shipped or local pickup can be arranged in Pulaski or Binghamton areas for 25$.

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