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    12v/24v conversion

    I was wondering what I have to do to make my boat electrical 24v for the trolling motor. I have two batts and one deep cycle trolling batt available. I dont have an onboard charger,but I do have a switch where I can cut power off to the boat, Use 1 batt or 2 batt. The boat is an 89' astro...
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    70hp johnson WOT

    I have bought a 18 ft astro with a 70hp johnson (i know small motor for the boat). It runs good and gets on plane quickly but it only runs about 32mph max. My father in-law has a 17ft tracker with a 40hp johnson and it will go that fast. Is there any way I can get more speed out of it?
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    70hp johnson carb problems

    I just put new kits in because fuel was overflowing into the airbox. I installed the carbs and squeezed the bulb to fill the carbs and gas was still overflowing out of the center carb.I took it back off and adjusted the float some more. Still the same problem. I have the float 3/4 inch and...
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    1990 70hp johnson problems!!

    I ran the motor for 10 mins on the hose the day before I took the boat out and it ran fine. The next day I took it to the lake and it would start, but would only run for a sec(acted like it was flooding out). I tried it the next day at the house and it ran fine but then started to die out...
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