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Originally Posted by CajunChristian (Post 696309)

I hope you enjoy it. Lake Area is going today to pick up my boat in Arkansas. I'll be in Lacassine next week.
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Keep us posted Danny.

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Originally Posted by keakar (Post 696234)

yep, seams like they all act like you slept with their sister after the motor is paid for.

one bad thing (sorta) is this motors mount is different and doesnt have the threaded holes for the transom screws and I was using them on the old motor for my pick stick mount :cry: its a much cleaner look to it but I found a use for those things and they are gone now so a complete redesign is needed on my jerry rigging setup lol.

Why do you think we buy from Lake Area, you don't need a kiss after dealing with them. They treat you the same if not better after the sale:D
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Originally Posted by keakar (Post 696322)

ohhh lol

, gonna refill it today and the weight of the gas should push it down I hope.

Close the tank vent, and put the tank in the sun. It won't take too long for the gas vapors to expand and the tank will back to normal shape.

Don't forget to reopen the vent!!!!!!!!!!!

UPDATE:

love the motor, its super fast and runs great.

I want to add a warning to others who get this motor, it is designed to be mounted a lot lower then the bottom of hull.

proper mounting position for the motor based on the owners manual is:

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ENOM0026-0
Transom Matching
Be sure that the anti ventilation plate of the
outboard motor is 10-30mm (0.4-1.2in)
below the bottom of the hull.

that's 3/8" - 1 1/8" below the hull

when I got my motor the dealer mounted it just above the bottom of the hull so I had to drop it down all the way 2 holes so it sits flat on top of my 20" transom to be in the correctly mounted position.

some dealers are better then others but AFAIK most motors still recommend the cav plate be even with the bottom of the hull so a dealer may install this motor "as usual" without realizing in that position it will be mounted too high based on the mounting instructions.

naturally this doesn't apply to using jack plates and the hull design and other factors may change the hull and cav plate height relationship but for the average "basic" hull design I think the manual recommendations should be followed so I wanted to pass alone this "change" made to the normal mounting position rule of thumb people have gotten used to.

And another. Retirement is rough:rotfl:
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps1b201324.jpg

That's some nice fish D

That motor may not be the all time king of 40 hp motors, but I guarantee you it's the king of new 40 hp marsh motors. I put that thing through the coonass torture test yesterday. I finally plugged the water pump idling in 5" of muddy water. I had to push pole out, my 82# motor guide wouldn't move the boat.
For comfort and shallow draft, that boat is tough to beat. It may not be the fastest hull on the market but I'll settle for a little loss in speed. With a full fishing load, 2 people over 200 pounds, all gear, it runs a solid 36-37 mph through the marsh, I'll take that all day long.
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looks like ur on them big Lacassine bass too!