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Running 9.9 hp outboard 2025-06-25

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Thanks, Phil Hubbard, for fixing the Mercury 9.9 hp outboard that we usually use with the WWALS jon boat on chainsaw cleanups.
https://wwals.net/outings/chainsaw-cleanups/

We’re working up a chainsaw cleanup probably on Saturday, July 12, in case you want to come along. Stay tuned at:
https://wwals.net/outings

[Phil Hubard fixed the 9.9 hp Mercury outboard 2025-06-25, Also running: the 25 hp Yamaha outboard]
Phil Hubard fixed the 9.9 hp Mercury outboard 2025-06-25, Also running: the 25 hp Yamaha outboard

Thanks to Wild Green Future for the generous grant that bought both outboards, as well as an 86lb thrust trolling motor, two LiFeO2 batteries, and some related materials.

After testing for fuel flow in several locations, Phil disassembled the fuel pump and reassembled it and it works fine now. Continue reading →

Statenville Boat Ramp, Alapaha River 2025-02-25

The Alapaha River is moving fast at Statenville Boat Ramp, just upstream of the GA 94 bridge and west across the river from Statenville, Georgia, on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT).
https://wwals.net/maps/arwt

[Statenville Boat Ramp, Alapaha River 2025-02-25, GA 94 Bridge, Sky Dog]
Statenville Boat Ramp, Alapaha River 2025-02-25, GA 94 Bridge, Sky Dog

The Statenville Gauge read 9.61 feet (85.71 feet NAVD88), with 1580 cubic feet per second of discharge (2.04 kcfs).

Sky the Suwannee Riverkeeper Dog came along to sniff out the situation.

More pictures and videos below. Continue reading →