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  1. peacekeeper6

    painting boat

    I am getting ready to strip and paint my boat, i was wondering if it would be ideal to go ahead and do the transom and floor now, it looks solid but the boat is a 79, so just wondering. i will be ripping up the front nose portion to make it all flat instead of a raised step also. some input...
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    what kinda carb is this

    what is this
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    ok, i just want reassurance

    Ok hit bottom running about 25 MPH today, didnt stall engine or rip the motor off the boat :). and i ran it for about 30 minutes after at WOT and crusing noticed a bit of vibration while cruising but i cant remember if it did that anyway WOT was stable. only some dings in prop, i did this before...
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    putting in a cooler

    ok, heres what i want to do, my redneck friend deceided this is the easiest and cheapest way to kill three birds with one stone. I needed 3 things to complete the redneck yacht i have. 1 was a cooler, 2 was a working livewell with plumbing, and 3 was a seat for my helm. Ok, have this very large...
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    removing cap..

    ok, i took my rub rail off to patch some of the places where it screws in as it was sagging. Now i noticed that my boat is "capped" but when i look all around it it looks like the floor is molded to the cap. Now question in point...are all floors like this? and that is why you have to cut them...
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    TNT problem..

    Ok just want some confirmation. My trim wont bring the motor out past the point that the two metal bars come out to on the motor when running anything over idle. is this normal for these motors? this is my first outboard and on IO i can bring the motor all the way up at WOT....just wondering but...
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    Getting ready to replace floor and stringers...some advice.

    Ok, i am going to redo my old grady white. i was gonna just buy another hull untill i took this one out again the other day adn went 20+ off shore and it took the waves GREAT. So i am very impressed with this 30 yr old hull.....BUT it is 30 yrs old. The floor is solid, but the foam is soaked...
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    counter rotation

    does the velvet drive make it counter rotating? or does the engine itself make it counter rotating? i know on outboards its the gearbox.
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    jack plate material

    Ok, built a static jack plate out of steel, not SS BUT....its aircraft grade and has a **** ton of rust inhibitor and paint on it, basically qualified to go onto an aircraft (yes i know most of the aircraft is Alum.) now i tried to make it out of alum (aircraft grade) but it didnt seem strong...
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    mounting kicker motor

    cant i just mount my kicker motor (30 horse, 22 foot grady white) to my transom on the side of my other 200 horse motor? do i have to get a bracket?
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    is this wake fine?

    It looks a bit different from what i am used to but i have never owned an outboard. the boat moved about 45 on GPS with the 200 johnson on it, the shaft is 25" and hangs approx 2 inches below the lowest part of transom. Is this hurting me any? i ran it for abotu 3 hours up and down the river to...
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    Ok, got her purrin! Now is this a rooster tail?

    Ok, got the 200 bolted up...WORKED AWSOME. I have some fine tuning to do. As i didnt adjust the shift cable just right and it kinda sticks into reverse sometimes. But i have that under control. Also have a fuel leak going to trouble shoot that down, and i think that might be the cause of my...
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    what makes it counter rotating?

    is the the gear box or the actual power head?
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    not turning off from key switch. 1990 200 HP

    ok, she is running perty now. BUT...always a BUT...she doesnt turn off at the key switch. i cut the black yellow wires at the top under the cdi, does the engine use these wires to turn it self off with the key? will await replies while i fiddle with it.
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    what to look for when rebuilding

    i am rebuilding a 235 johnson and was wondering what calssifies new pistons and boring the block, my block walls look great and my pictons look good except for some stuck rings which i can free up and some dark spots. there is only one piston that has some sort of "chaffing" on the top heres a...
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    moving 1990 200hp johnson 25 shaft to a 235hp 1985 20 shaft housing...

    can i do this if i change the exhaust adapter plates on top of the exahust inner tubes? will it then fit? will my 235 electronics work on the 200hp block?
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    235 HP johnson, removing rotating assembly

    Ok i am getting ready to order all my new parts, does anyone have a good place to order from that is cheap and reliable? i was wondering if this block is still salvagable, i know i can fix the other problem with a flanged sleeve but this one seems to be on the intake side and i dont know how...
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    ok, pulled head...trying to remove powerhead, need help

    took her out into the water and she ran like a top for id say 2 minutes. then started bogging down and ran kinda like a skunk for another 2 minutes. then i throttled back and it died. would not startback up. Well before i started it on the muffs and it had a miss in it so i isolated one cylinder...
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    85 235 HP Johnson Outboard SHIFT BOX HELP!

    Hey all i am so close lol, this should be one of the last posts! was wondering if you guys can shed some light in this little problem i am having. I bought a teleflex shifter box and 2 teleflex cables. i am trying to install the cables and haev them installed on the box. But when i try adn...
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    Need advice on 235 Johnson cooling, and shifting.

    here are some pics of my new engine that runs great from what i can tell at the moment. I am kind of worried about the cooling though. If someone could chime in and tell me if this is enough water it would be appreciated here are some pics. Also it leaks from a few places i have uploaded those...
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