Search results

  1. O

    How to measure inside hull contour to make templates and support beams

    I'm rebuilding the inside stringers and need to find a way to measure the hulls contour. I know there is a tool out there that uses a foot long measure with pins the is for trim. I need to measure the 7' width hulls contour to make templates and stringer support. Any ideas, I would greatly...
  2. O

    1979 15' Sabre 70HP Johnson restore

    I?d like to share my restoration, or upgrade I should say, of my 1979 16' Sabre that I inherited from my parents. The 70 Johnson is probably the best motor we have ever owned and has never let us down. Issues on the surface are: ? Soft spot in flooring close to transom. ? All fuel...
  3. O

    Replacing old fuel line primer bulb style with fixed fuel tanks

    I have a 1979 Johnson; 70EL79 that uses the primer bulb tanks. We want to use two fixed-mounted tanks that both tanks and would like to have them both running to the single fuel feed so it can pull at the same rate. We want one of the tanks to have a sending unit to the dash. By using both...
  4. O

    1979 Johnson - battery charge and load question on 70EL79

    I?m restoring and upgrading our families 1979 Saber 17? with a remarkable 70 Johnson that has been maintained 110% over its lifetime. I want to first add an instrument cluster for Temp, RPM and speed gauge so I can monitor settings while balancing the boat and set the appropriate trim settings...
  5. O

    SST60 Johnson 56cu.

    I race SST60’s and parts are scares. One item being the motor cawling that we can no longer purchase in the US under the old SST60 logo/layout. My 1996 motor is a 56cu displacement rated at 90 HP. What is Johnson current version compared to this older motor? Reason asking, we are having to...
Top