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  1. KathyD19

    Restoring a 1956 Johnson Javelin motor-paint job complete!

    Well, almost complete. I only have the hood done; I still have to remove the rest of the motor from the boat and sand/paint it. But I am so happy with how this turned out, I had to share it with you all! When I got the boat and motor, the previous owner had painted the motor a camo-motiff. Ugh...
  2. KathyD19

    Vintage acrylic windshield restoration

    I acquired a 1964 Mariner fiberglass boat with an intact windshield but it's very dull and hazy so I just wondered, has anyone ever tried those products that they sell at auto parts stores for restoring headlights that have gotten cloudy over time? I have no idea if that would be worth the...
  3. KathyD19

    Success!!!

    Got my boat launched by myself for it's first official and successful lake run this evening!!:D Started right up and I drove up and down the lake, taking in the full moon rising to the East, the sun setting to the West and seagulls following my wake looking for fish I may have disturbed. My...
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    Original paint color on '56 Johnson Javelin

    I'm looking ahead to refinishing the "lipstick and mascara" part of this motor soon, since I've got it working again. I know that the red color is "Holiday Bronze" but I can't tell from pictures if the white part is a true white or more of an off-white. If anyone has one of these please let me...
  5. KathyD19

    Still need help getting motor to tilt up!

    When I bought this the seller said it doesn't tilt. I thought all boat motors tilt up so I was surprised at that, but of course, I'm a newbie so I'm probably wrong! ;) It's a 1956 Johnson Javelin and on the starboard side picture you can see what appears to be notches with a pin but it doesn't...
  6. KathyD19

    Question regarding pressurized tank?

    Still trying to figure out why I can't get this engine started. It's a 1956 Johnson Javelin 30 hp. When I bought it, the seller showed it working but I haven't been able to get it to fire up since I brought it home. I replaced spark plugs but that didn't help. Seller had a tank with it that she...
  7. KathyD19

    Replacing spark plug wires

    Trying to get a 1956 Johnson Javelin 2 stroke 30 hp going. I just purchased this and the seller showed it running. But so far I've not been able to get it going. I bought 2 new spark plugs today and noticed when attaching the wires to them that one wire didn't "click" when inserted over the...
  8. KathyD19

    Need to know gas oil ratio for vintage motor

    What is the gas/oil ratio for a 1959 Johnson Javelin 2 stroke? The woman I bought it from said it was 24:1 which seems like an awful lot of oil but I know the older models weren't exactly environmentally friendly. Thanks
  9. KathyD19

    New boat owner doing restoration on a 1965 family boat

    Hi everyone..so glad I found this site! Here's a little bit about my boat situation: I'm the "last of the litter" of 6 kids and when I was small my dad would take the whole family out on a 14 foot boat for Sundays at the lake (actually he bought the boat the day my mom went into labor with me...
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