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    My Starcraft Falcon 14 Project

    Re: My Starcraft Falcon 14 Project Hello Rainbow Hunter....I just picked up a 1071 Starcraft today and believe it too is a Falcon. Got mine for $500 here in San Diego and plan to restore her. I've enjoyed your thread and perhaps can chime in along the way as I go forward with mine. These...
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    1965 Johnson 40hp Electric Super Sea Horse

    FONT="Century Gothic"]I have this Johnson relic that I got with an old Starcraft boat hull that I plan on restoring, and am wondering if it has any value to any of you all that may restore, or save/collect these old motors?? I have not checked compression, or anything mecanically and have no...
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    West Coast Newbie...Sixties Starcraft "Fury" Purchased Today! A few questions??

    West Coast Newbie...Sixties Starcraft "Fury" Purchased Today! A few questions?? I purchased what appears to be an early-mid sixties Starcraft Fury yesterday here in San Diego. I have restored a few Whalers and Hobie Skiffs along the way, but I must say I never heard of Starcraft before. This...
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    1990 Johnson VRO...What's the straight Scoop?

    I am restoring a little 15' Center Console and just bought a 1990 Johnson 40hp VRO with trim tilt. I went back and breezed through some of the previous posts (Very Rarely Oiled...) and am wondering what the pluses and minuses are with these motors? I am pretty compulsive and want to make...
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    Best Prop. for a 9.9 Johnson for a Sailboat?

    I am about to mount my 1998 Johnson XLS on my sailboat tomorrow. I was wondering if there is a prop pitch that is considered to be the most efficient for the Sailboat application? Any thoughts or ideas would be most appreciated.
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    9.9 HP Johnson Powerhead Questions - Advice Needed!

    Hello All, and Happy Thanksgiving... I am the new to me owner of a 1998 9.9 Johnson Extra Long Shaft motor with electric start. I bought it on Ebay sight unseen for my 25' sailboat. I do not normally do that, but was desperate for an XLS and could not find one in So Cal where I reside. Long...
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