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Boston Whaler season kit buying guide
Before launch day—Group 24 AGM battery, bilge float switch, trailer grease, and a maintainer for DIY classic Boston Whaler owners.
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Small Boat & Boston Whaler Season Gear Guides
Most launch-day drama is boring: weak battery, bilge that does not dump overboard, bearings you skipped last fall. Match group size and CCA to the boat.
Before launch
Battery, bilge, trailer grease, and a maintainer.
The motor
An 88 hp carbureted outboard that still will not idle after the carbs were cleaned.
Boat·
Carbureted 88 hp outboard that will not idle
An 88 hp carbureted Johnson or Evinrude that starts, gets used, and dies when the throttle comes back. The carbs on this motor were cleaned. The idle was still bad. Read the model tag before you buy a jet or a plug.
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