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    1972 Ouachita 14x48 rebuild transom

    Hearing protection is mandatory.
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    1972 Ouachita 14x48 rebuild transom

    Read up on bucking rivets.
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    1989 Renken 2000 I think I'm in trouble

    If you deck is rotted you have rot elsewhere. You will spent 3-5 thousand plus to have a useable safe boat.
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    1989 Renken 2000 I think I'm in trouble

    Sell the motor, sell the trailer and consider it a lesson learned.
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    1983 Johnson 115 hp not coming up to full power

    I was told don't do it for what it costs I will be better off buying another used .
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    1983 Johnson 115 hp not coming up to full power

    Well I am unable to find a willing mechanic, a new powerhead is about $2800. I am stopping to look at a 115hp Mariner tomorrow.
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    Do I have a bad starter?

    I found electric motor repair companies that rebuild starters too.
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    Mercury jet 20

    Cut a plastic barrel off so it will fit between the motor and the boat.
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    1983 Johnson 115 hp not coming up to full power

    The odds of me learning how and doing it right on the first try are pretty small, I prefer to pay the people that know what they are doing to do it right, well worth the $. The boat and motor are 1983 what would have been a corvette to me when the boat was built when I was 17 it would have been...
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    1983 Johnson 115 hp not coming up to full power

    Thing are a little different in rural MN lots of shade tree mechanics. I would prefer to have it rebuilt I love the smell of 2 stroke in the morning.
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    1983 Johnson 115 hp not coming up to full power

    Well did not really need a compression tester, pulled the 4th plug, the electrode was smashed flat. Question is a 1983 Johnson worth rebuilding? Or have rebuilt I should say.
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    1983 Johnson 115 hp not coming up to full power

    Went into town to see if the hardware store had a compression tester, no luck. How ever the owner went in the back and got his personal to let me use. There is a reason you pay extra and shop locally.
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    1983 Johnson 115 hp not coming up to full power

    Yeah I have begun looking for the compression tester, have not seen it since the move.
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    1983 Johnson 115 hp not coming up to full power

    Had an issue last fall with the motor losing power than not running. The boat has a built in tank so I replaced the fuel filter, the fuel pump and fuel filter. The motor would not start. I suspected an issue with the fuel pick up so I went and bought a 6 gallon can and plumbed that in the motor...
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    Random

    First Friday of the year I will get home change into shorts, throw some beers in a cooler, grab the wife and the chihuahua and head for some pontoon therapy.
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    Turning Vintage and going Chrome

    I was RX drug free till a year ago, I have the high blood pressure no blood cause for it, every thing else is good except the long commute and stressful job. I guess I am lucky I have college friends who are in worse shape. I think as we age it is important to not be fat, even if it hurts you...
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    Prop shaft question

    Well at this point I will report if there is an issue in the fall, it's on. I have to get the boat in the water my son is coming up tomorrow and he wants to fire up the boat for a few runs down the lake. Unfortunately I will not be here for that 6:15 sunday morning flight.
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    1983 Johnson 115hp tilt and trim adding oil

    Never mind with a head lamp and my cheaters I see the groove, logic told me there would be no reason to have a snap ring under the screw but now I know.
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    1983 Johnson 115hp tilt and trim adding oil

    So I am doing my once a year add oil to the tilt and trim and in the bleed screw when I loosened a snap ring came out. Question does the snap ring go in before or after the screw? Do I need remove the purge plug to reinstall the snap ring or does the ring prevent the purge plug from falling out?
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    Prop shaft question

    It was greased prior little brake cleaner and cleaned right up.
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