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    Mercury outboard 150 seems excessively loud...

    Looks like a 20" engine, many pontoons (probably most?) run 25" so the lower unit sits lower in the water column and less likely to blow out.
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    Post up your other toys or hobbies ..... AGAIN

    We rented a 2022 Expedition in Colorado and I have to say after all the crap Ford products my family has owned over the years, I was impressed! Engine pulled hard and the 9 or 10-speed tranny never hunted. If these weren't so danged expensive (looked at the hi-po Timberline/Stealth models...
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    Is there a taller pole for the seat?

    Check the Springfield catalog, plenty of options and they should match OEM bolt pattern.
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    Post up your other toys or hobbies ..... AGAIN

    He'll be back one day!
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    Fuel fill slow and burps out of funnel?

    I'm sure these filling issues are 95% EPA-related. Fuel fill designs to prevent evaporative emissions end up creating more opportunities for venting to be disrupted. Troubleshooting requires a pretty intimate knowledge of the boat's particular type of fill and how it all works. I'm guessing...
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    Modifying our boarding ladder....

    Nice job D!!! At least you know it's possible to get those higher speed returns on your hull. Will keep you busy during your retirement!
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    2025 M series touch screen not working

    Technology.... just more stuff to break. OP unsolicited advice, touchscreens are awesome and many last 1,000,000 miles (navigation screens on cars for example) but if you have any critical data runbing through the MFD (fuel, trim, speed, etc) you may want to have redundancies. Not sure if...
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    EchoMap Ultra 126sv installation

    Mine is offset to the right 1) so I can still see my two Yamaha gauges and 2) I'm right handed, so moving through my screen options is easier. Balzout mount uses a different method than most to fix the position and never moves (uses ball and detent to lock in). Easy to untighten so the mount...
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    Where did my speed go?

    Ken is great. He can be all business but also shoot the breeze with you for hours as well (about boats!). I know it's a niche business but the boating world is a much better place with him around!
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    Yamaha F150 stalls

    I think you'd be better off asking the question on a bigger boating forum like The Hull Truth if not already. Lots of threads and suggestions there, like a bad VST or failing battery. It could honestly probably be 20 things so the more F150 owners willing to chime in the better!
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    GARMIN 9" MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY TOUCH SCREEN WILL NOT TURN ON....2025

    Probably power to the unit, but check the easy stuff first. Fuses, circuit breakers and something really basic but worth mentioning, a switch that powers your MFD (my aftermarket is on an ACC switch). If you're handy with a meter trace out back to the source. Typically it's just a two wire...
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    Why the beeping

    Is the alarm a low oil alarm or engine temp alarm? If low oil, and the reservoir is full perhaps the sensing device (internal float?) has failed or stuck, or needs testing? Problem with the oil injection system?
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    Dog ramp

    Our cat thinks he's a dog most of the time.
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    Dog ramp

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    Modifying our boarding ladder....

    I know this is not likely to ever happen, but if you had an underwater camera pointed at the transducer while running it would probably show some turbulence that is creating an air pocket the transducer cannot beam or receive through. Gotta find some clean water so moving it around might end up...
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