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    1968 sportwin 9.5 one cylinder

    I have a 68 9.5 sportwin that is running ok but seems to be only one cylinder. I noticed this when I wen to go WOT and it dogged along at about 10mph. I got new plugs, roughed up the wire in the plug boots and used some dialectric grease with no real change. I can pull the plug wire off the top...
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    Hydraulic steering seized - Repair places and cost

    Morning, I went to head out fishing this morning only to discover I had no steering I couldn't move it at all. The boat is kept in a garage and thoroughly hosed down after each trip out in the salt water and I have purged and re-greased it every season but there has been a crack in the hose...
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    Noticed my battery wasn't charging very well...

    I noticed my battery needed to be charged up after every couple runs fishing and since the boat ran fine otherwise I didn't look too hard into it. I found this today imgur: the simple image sharer imgur: the simple image sharer From what I gather that is the rectifier. It had 3 wires...
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    Leaking black oil behind the prop - 1982 johnson 90HP - J90TLCNB

    Evening, after my last trip out fishing I notice there was a puddle of oil below my motor and I'm wondering what it's from. A basic google search indicates maybe the prop seal and it's gear oil leaking out? It's black as you can see in the picture, is gear oil black? 2 stroke, using 40-1 mix...
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