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    NC Coastal Fishing?

    I have a place in Morehead City and I haven't been out this year yet. What is happening out there? I have a 20 footer, so I must stay inside the 80' depths. Does anyone know if the kings are inshore yet?<br />I am going the weekend, winds permitting.
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    Stripped Spark plug

    I think I may have made a bad mistake. In my ongoing effort to get fire to one plug, when I was reinstalling the plug, I stripped the threads in the engine and the plug won't tighten. Is there a fix that does not involve replacing the head?<br /><br />Depressed in NC.
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    Missing Choke flap

    1979 Johnson 150 V6 has three carbs stacked.<br />The 2 on the bottom have the choke flaps that can be engaged(closed)at the key switch via solenoid or manually. The top one doesn't have one?? There is a roller pin across the front of the intakes where the two flaps are attached with tiny...
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    Black Oil dripping ...

    from under the cowling and at the front of the prop of my '79 Johnson 150. I used a can of OMC "tune-up in a Can" while suffering through a bad gas situation in the keys sprayed into the carbs at fast idle. That is when it started. I just figured it was the "degunkification" of the product at...
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    Prop pitch?

    Can I have the pitch on a new prop changed? I had a prop shop change the pitch on my brass wheel on my former diesel inboard, but can they change aluminum outboard props? <br />One more question. When I get the boat propped correctly and at 5500 w.o.t., what is an acceptable cruising rpm? I am...
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    Maximum RPMs?

    1979 Johnson 150. What should the engine be able to turn full throttle? I replaced my prop with the OMC standard (I am not sure what the pitch is) from a dealer at the beach. It was turning 5300-5500 with the old after market prop I inherited, now it will not turn but 4500. But it planes and...
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    Lower unit going?

    On my 1978 Johnson 150, when I shift into forward, a get a tapping sound (like sticking a spoon into a slow moving fan) before it engages. It doesn't do it when shifting into reverse. Is my lower unit going, or do I just need to adjust the linkage? It is an old Morse throttle. one click into...
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    78 Johnson 150, Fuel problems?

    I was in the keys last week with my 1978 Robalo center console with a Johnson 150, and after taking on 30 gallons of gas, the engine started running very rough. The engine has provided years of good service (Dad bought the boat new in 78, and it sat for about 8 years, but has been recommissioned...
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