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    do i need a jack plate?!

    hi, today i finally test drove my 16' mckee craft that has been a 2 year project, now that she is all done i hit the lake and everything was going great, engine fired up right away everytime, drove great and all that good stuff, so the time came to open her up on the lake and i could feel she...
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    88' johnson 120 lost spark

    ive rebuilt this engine last summer and have only ran it 3 times since then and all was good,, i was still working on the boat itself and the motor just sat for about a year, i just hooked up all controls and wanted to test run the engine and shes got no spark. i have tested the kill switch and...
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    1988 johnson 120 powerhead removal

    so got a 5/16 spline socket and got the piston out as you can see, pistn was really tight in the cylinder and when she popped out the rings were free, the only marks on the piston are that shown in the picture. cylinder walls are smooth didn't notice any gouges but it looks like ive got some...
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    1988 johnson 120 powerhead removal

    with some time, some drilling , some heat and a little bit of leverage it never felt so good to see a gasket seal break.. as suspected the saltiness was real, around the base of the studs it was built up pretty good,, I appreciate the knowledge greatly.. tomorrow I will start the tear down and...
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    1988 johnson 120 powerhead removal

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    1988 johnson 120 powerhead removal

    trying to pull the power head and of course down to the last two bolts and they dont want to budge. ive torched them however they are the long bolts that go through the exhaust adapter into the powerhead so im not sure the heat is getting to the threads..any tips? advice ? knowledge is much...
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    mckee on wrong trailer?

    I bought the 16ft mckee and it came on a trailer the guy told me he bought was not for this boat, its a caravan roller and its in great condition however alllll the weight is on the tongue! two people can barely lift the tongue off the ground. im wondering if I can slide the single axle forward...
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    87' mckee craft 16 ft hull questions

    ive tried all the research I could on the hull design of these boats, since ive bought it ive got water coming from inside the hull. im curious as to if anyone knows if the entire hull is filled with foam or if the y put in channels of foam spaced out?, also curious as if there are any voids? in...
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    aluminum crack repair in hull

    my fathers got a 1990 bass tracker , this year he almost sank due to finding 2 cracks in the hull, hes the original owner and would like to keep the boat, so ive got questions on welding,, the aluminum looks to be 1/8 inch or 3/16,,,, the guy he had to repair it said it cant be welded!?,, i call...
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    painting the hull 87 mckee craft

    acquired this boat knowing i was in for some work,, had horrible bottom paint peeling and ugly sky blue interior, previous owner definitely painted over the original gelcoat,, so ive been stripping and sanding, and its almost time to seal everything and get the new paint on,, been looking around...
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    paint stripping and water sealing 87 mckee craft

    got a McKee craft 16 , previuous owner painted over original gelcoat,, white paint and 2 layers of blue bottom paint, its ugly,, paint was all messed up,, bought some aqua strip and started going to town,, some areas went right down the the factory cream colored gel coat, but some spots the...
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    88 johnson 120 re-ring?

    after a couple decarb sessions, ive still got only 90 psi in one cylinder, rest are 120, before the decarb it was at 80, but now ive got to move on to fix the issue,, pulled the head today to inspect , pretty smooth and really no wear on the walls, cpuld see some marks but nothing you could feel...
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    1988 johnson 120 vro questions

    just bought this motor that was sitting as a spare parts motor although nothing was taken or missing and it hadn't been used in a few years or more,, came with everything down to even the tachometer, , motor is clean looks real good and well greased, (literally) so i do a compression test, got...
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