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    Prop or trim?

    I ran the boat for the first time this season with the 65 hp Johnson we put on it. The old 75hp we took off off had a 10 in. prop and this 65 has a 12 in. Accelerating away from the no wake zone it "digs in" and the bow is up really high. We moved the trim pin in 1 hole toward the boat and it...
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    Prop or trim?

    I ran the boat for the first time this season with the 65 hp Johnson we put on it. The old 75hp we took off off had a 10 in. prop and this 65 has a 12 in. Accelerating away from the no wake zone it "digs in" and the bow is up really high. We moved the trim pin in 1 hole toward the boat and it...
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    How much water?

    This has probably been covered a zillon times but I will ask anyway. I have a 1968 Johnson 65 hp. We ran it the first time this season and for the life of me I can't remember how much water is supposed to come out of the exhaust pipe. When it's running it sort of puts enough out to get your had...
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    Looking for new boat motor

    I'm looking into buying a brand new Tohatsu or Evinrude 40 hp motor. In your opinion, which do you believe is an overall better motor regardless of price? If you own one of these, please list any major issues you have had Thanks!
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    1991 40ho Evinrude

    A coworkers 1991 40hp Evinrude quit on him out on the bay in Lake Erie. He told me it sounded like popcorn in a jar then wound down and quit. He tried to restart it and all it would do is click and the manual recoil would not pull out. The boat shop said it had seized up and was blaming the...
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