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    Boat Maintenance SHT

    Well, a minor SHT. My boat's a piece of junk, basically. The hull's sound, but the furniture...well...it ain't much.<br /><br />So, I take my brother-in-law out for a spot of fishing on the three-day weekend just past. We have a great time...catch a bunch of fish.<br /><br />I'm sitting behind...
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    More Ramp Follies

    So, the end of the fishing day comes, and I motor nicely in to the ramp. It's pretty busy, with boats getting retrieved, and late arrivals launching.<br /><br />So...I dock on the outside of the courtesy dock, which is empty, go for my truch and trailer, while the brother-in-law tends the...
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    Ran Bad ...Now Dead

    Seems to me like this is one of the oldest stories here on iboats forum. Someone logs in and tells us that their outboard was running lousy...alarms going off...slowing down after a high speed run...oil running out of the lower unit...whatever. Never mind...they just kept on boating.<br /><br...
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    iboats addiction

    Well, this message makes my 900th on iboats. I really, really need to get out more, I'm sure. I think I'll go fishing or something.<br /><br />That's my stupid human trick for the day...posting 900 messages on iboats since February. Someone help me...please!
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    Evinrude LightFour Parts

    For the antique johnnyrude enthusiasts:<br /><br />I just spotted a very interesting thing on eBay right now for a LightFour. It's a military spare parts kit, including a brand new magneto and flywheel, a new carburetor, plus lots of small parts. All in a wooden box with the original military...
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    Chinese Outboards Soon?

    The Chinese are making all sorts of gasoline-powered items, from little motorcycles which copy Hondas to larger 4-stroke engines that look a lot like the Honda engines as well.<br /><br />How long before they start exporting low-end outboard motors, I wonder. There's a definite market for them...
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    Boat Horn -- Attwood Bellow

    I really got tired of freon horns and didn't want to wire up an electric or air horn on my little fishing boat.<br /><br />Then, in the local Mills Fleet Farm store, I found just the thing. It's the Attwood Bellow horn. No freon. No electricity. You just blow on it, and you don't even have to...
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    Low Tide Follies

    Back when I lived in California, I used to bow fish for small sharks in Morro Bay, just a couple of blocks from home.<br /><br />How this worked was that you went out about an hour before low tide onto the flats in the estuary at the back of the bay in a jonboat. No motor...heck, hardly any...
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    Of All The Things To Steal...

    So I went to my favorite lake for some fishing. Lauched the boat and was gone for about four hours. When I got back, someone had stolen the two rusty old stop/turn/tail lights from my trailer!<br /><br />What the heck? Two brand new tires on the thing. A brand new winch and tongue jack, and they...
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    Need Help finding year of Evenrude Motor

    That's a 1972 model. If you're going to be working on that motor yourself, get yourself a shop manual for it. The factory manual's the best bet, but you can get by for most stuff with the Seloc manual that covers your model and year.<br /><br />You can get that manual right here by clicking the...
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    59 Johnson RDS-20 35hp Success

    Well, after all the work, and all the help offered here, today's fishing trip with my 80-year-old dad went very well.<br /><br />The geriatric Johnson started up instantly, purred away from the dock, planed the boat out smartly, and even trolled for about an hour at around 2mph with no problems...
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    Fresh Water Flush

    I'd start stamping my feet.
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    Double Trouble at Ramp

    So, I take the old boat and motor out for a Monday of fishing. Launch went OK, and I backed away from the ramp's dock. I got far enough back to turn safely, and shifted to forward. Nothing doing. Outboard stays in Reverse. Whatever it was, I knew I wasn't going to get it fixed on the water, and...
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    Paul Moir...RDS-20 Shifing Problem

    Never mind. Stupid beginner mistake. I posted a long message about not being able to shift properly on my '58 Johnson RDS-20. Sometimes it would shift into Reverse, but not back to neutral. Anyhow...to make a long story short...and to point out a simple mistake:<br /><br />When I replaced the...
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    Old Merc vs. OMC

    Just for fun, I read through a lot of the posts in the Mercury repair threads. They sound a lot the same as the ones in the OMC threads, where I generally hang out, except for one thing:<br /><br />The Johnson/Evinrude threads are full of questions from folks who are working on outboards from...
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    Fuel/Oil mix

    Stick to the 24:1 (or 25:1) mix on that engine. That's what it was designed to use. Cut down and you risk problems.
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    what should i check (rds - 22) before attempting

    That engine is almost identical to my RDS-20, a 1958 35hp Johnson. There are several of us here with that engine type.<br /><br />The big problem is that you can't hook up the earmuff-type cuffs to supply water to this engine, and you shouldn't even try to start it dry.<br /><br />Build a...
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    Please help me with makeshift tool...

    What sized engine? If it has a toothed flywheel, go to the local Kragen or other discount auto parts store and get a flywheel holder. About $15. They work perfectly and you don't run as much risk of busting a knuckle.<br /><br />The right tool for the job is always best.
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    fuel line prob, evinrude 1967'15hp

    You can get the fuel line from any marine supply place, or even WalMart. You want standard OMC fittings. It's easier just to buy the whole set, with the fittings already installed.<br /><br />I'm not quite sure what you mean about the manual starter. Does the rope only pull out a little ways...
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    Evinrudes troubles - the nightmare trip from Nassau

    OK, that's better. I have edited this post.
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