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    Ras Mohammed

    Hello.<br />Have any of you divers been to the Sinai Penunsula southern most point called Ras Mohammed?<br />If so,what is it like these days? Is it still unspoiled?<br />I was looking at pictures this evening and I realized that I have not been diving there since 1983.<br />Any updates about...
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    Umbrella rig

    Hello.<br />I have used umbrella rigs for bluefish and stripers,but never in fresh water like in the great lakes.<br />Did any of you good people ever try to troll an umbrella rig for fresh water salmon lake trout or off structure bass, muskies or pike??<br />Is it legal in fresh water?? <br...
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    Upgrading a '69 55 horse to 60 or 70 horse

    How should I go about upgrading my 3 cylinder 1969 '55 Johnson to sixty or seventy horse? I am looking for a winter project to keep me from under my better half's feet and whip.
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    Changing transom from single to twin engines

    Hello.<br />I have a 1964 17' Duratech built in Peekeskill,NY.<br />It is rated for an 80 horse engine, 1964 horses, so probably 70 of today's. Aluminum thickness heavier than most of today's boats.<br />In the inside in the middle of the transom there is a wooden support(16x20x1 1/4) that goes...
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    synchro tachometer for twin seahorses

    JB sorry to put this here,but it seems to be a question that only a few select OMC wizards may be able to answer.<br />Someone offered me a 1959 synchro tachometer that came of a setup with twin 35 larks,but from his description I did not quite understand what it is.<br />Has anybody ever heard...
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    Twin '57s

    Hello<br />Does anybody know if OMC ever produced a connecting rod that would go between the engines for steering twin engines with a cable steering system?<br />Thanks,Rolmops
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    towing with '94 grand caravan

    Hello<br />I tow a 1200 pound rig with a '94 grand caravan.<br />It seemed common sense to me to only tow in third gear and never in overdrive.<br />Just the other day I opened my owners manual and there it said in the trailering section not to tow in third gear but in overdrive on moderate or...
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    using a car axle

    Did any of you guys ever take the rear axle of a '97 taurus with the disc brakes and put this entire unit under a trailer with a surge brake system? If you did, why is this good or bad?<br />I would really like to find out if it makes any sense to do this before I learn the hard way.<br />thank...
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    1957 35 seahorse twin engines.

    Hello.<br />I am still working on my twin engine project and the more I think about it, the more I want to have a left hand rotation and a right hand rotation propeller.<br />Would this mean that I have to remove the shifter lock? Is there a shifter lock in the market that locks what is now...
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    power problems

    Hello.<br />I picked up this 1973 65 horse 3 cylinder Johnson.<br />It starts fine, goes up to wot just fine and I can run it there for a while. However,when I idle it down and then throttle it up again,it does not reach the same rpm's,and stays at a much lower rpm.What could this be??<br...
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    Fishing the West Coast.

    Hello<br />We are thinking of moving from upstate NY to Irvine,CA. Is there any fishing there?? Fresh and marine? Are 2 cycle engines legal there? What travel time should I count on to get to a decent lake?<br />To be out on the ocean there, is a 17 footer any good or should I think bigger?<br...
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    Difference in driveshaft length?

    Hello Johnson Wizards<br />This is about 1957 and 1959 35 horse power drive shafts for Johnson Seahorses<br />Does anybody know if there is any difference in length between the '57 and the '59 drive shafts?<br />Or is it only the difference of the key and the pin?<br />As far as the waterpump is...
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    twin engines and props.

    Hello.<br />I am in the process of setting up a 17 foot aluminum duratech (1964) with twin 35 horse 1957 seahorses.<br />I figure that most of the time both engines will be running and some trolling might be done on one engine.<br />Should I go with the 10x12 props or since it is twins with 10...
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    G Dane and Perkins Engine.

    Hello G Dane.<br />I was leafing through some threads and something clicked.<br />www.tcoutboard.com carries parts for criscraft and oliver engines.They might be able to cross reference between Oliver and Perkins and get you the parts for your Perkins outboard.<br />Good luck.
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    2 or 3 cylinders?

    Hello.<br />Could someone please help and tell me whether the 1970 60 horse evinrude 60073 is a 2 cylinder or a three?<br />Thank you.
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    long or short again.

    Hello.<br />Does anyone know if the sixties and early seventies Evenrudes that have as the last digit on the model # a 2 are short shaft?And the ones with a 3 as the last digit are long shaft?<br />Or am I completely on the wrong track?<br />Thank you, Cornelis.
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    Long or short?

    Hello out there.<br />Does any of you good people know whether the 1970 60 horse evinrude model # 60073D is a 20 or a 15 inch shaft? Or can it be both?<br />thank you,rolmops
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    Need a year.

    Could somebody please tell me the year of this 70 horse Mercury 700?The number is 4995064.<br />thank you.
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    More power to JB the Ancient Mariner.

    Hello JB<br />I would just like you to know that that without you I would have wasted a lot of time and money.To me every single one of your answers is valuable.<br />I am convinced that for every rude and insulting bugger like ranger69dv there are a thousand people who are as grateful as I am...
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    82 60 horse mercury.

    Hello.<br />Are there any known defects or bad problems that keep on popping up with the '80 to '83 60 hp. mercuries? How do they measure up against the omc engines of the same hp. and years?Are there any specially good characteristics?<br />This would be a fresh water engine in upstate N.Y.<br...
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