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    What Winter Looks Like Outside

    Here are some pictures of what my thoughts of snow are
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    Older Evinrude and Johnson 2-Line Pressurized Tank Compatability

    Welcome to iboats A pressure tank from a Johnson will work on an Evinrude that also uses a pressure tank. The couplers are identical
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    What happened to Johnson and Evinrude?

    I had a 98 150 Ficht, it never gave me trouble, but I always had the updates done. Several Prom updates, new cylinder heads, and eventually a newer style powerhead. The new powerhead had about 50hrs on it when I traded it in. There was already a cylinder with as the mechanic said "a neat little...
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    New and in need of some advice: 40HP Johnson Electramatic

    My dad had a 1963 40hp Electramatic from 1972 - 75. Learned to waterski behind that motor, even learned deep water Slalom starts behind it. Had the flywheel come loose in 74. HOT lamp started coming on in 74, even though the water pump and thermostat were working fine. Never did figure it out...
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    Stiff Throttle plates

    Some have a little circular grove machined into the shaft bore and a grove at the bottom of the bore machined from the circular groove to the venture bore. The circular groove interrupts any gasoline seeping along the shaft and the bottom groove returns it to the venturi. Sometimes the shafts...
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    New to me ..1956 Evinrude 15 hp Fast Twin... A Little help and information..

    Well the engine has the pressurized fuel connector. The tank is not a pressure tank. You have two options, one is to find a pressure tank, the other, is to add a fuel pump to the engine.
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    Best place to adjust carbs - on the trailer at the ramp?

    It just looked a lot like my 78 Crestliner Had it for 14 yrs, still my favorite boat
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    Ram Pickup Owners

    I used to have Dodge Van at work, nearly died in it, It was certainly plain, but the powertrain was bulletproof
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    Ever see one of these

    Here is a chopper
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    Cold starting at 2C - brrr

    Some steep grades between Hope and where the toll booths used to be. I remember there used to be a Brake and Radiator shop just outside of Hope, I think he had a booming Business going. In 1986, the first time I drove the Coke, there were cars, trucks, and semis all along the shoulders, smoke...
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    Newb drags 74 CrestLiner Nordic 17' 135hp from MI to FL. Could use a new prop.

    Rakers are excellent props, Ran one for over 7 yrs, until Merc introduced the Enertia. I'm not sure if there are Rakers for the V4s. Stiletto makes a good 3 blade SS that's quite close to the Raker Running a 20 3blade Stilleto
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    Prop pitch suggestions

    If you want great acceleration and higher top speed, consider a Mercury Enertia prop. I have been running one for ten years. It will make the boat feel like a whole different boat. It will raise the entire boat, not just the bow, out of the water. The pics below show it's not over trimmed
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    Cracked head?

    Welcome to iboats Well first of all your engine doesn't have a cylinder head to leak, or even remove for that matter. What you are seeing, is a water jacket cover leak. It might be a bad gasket, but it often is a warped cover, and a new gasket will not seal well and the leak will come back. The...
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    Merc 115 v. Evinrude 110? Mako 17?

    I had a 1984 115hp for 14 yrs. I thought it was a good engine. It burnt less gas than my 82 Evinrude 140 hp on the same boat and was faster too boot. It wasn't trouble free, 84 was the first year for the integral power trim and mine decided to have a water cooled armature, and major...
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    Funny/Unsafe boat towing picture thread

    But It's not a Manure Wagon. I was wrong on the weight, I thought the reading on the scale was 1900 kg, I found the pic of the scale and it was 1580kg which is about 3475, which is below the Buicks tow rating of 5000lb My favorite Caddie, I wish they still made them
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    Funny/Unsafe boat towing picture thread

    Not quite as big as yours but 4100lb New tow vehicle just needs hitch. This one has the factory tow option for 7000 lbs
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    Enertia, Vensura, or MW? Where to go from here?

    it's a 3
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    OMC V8 225HP - Changing Manifold from Roundlog to Center Riser

    It looks like you are trying to use a thermostat housing that does not match the original equipment. Do the original manifold have two hoses coming off of the front of each of them?
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    25 hp johnstone air lok in water pump

    Looking at your pictures a few concerns; the anti ventilation plate looks like it has some modification done to it, the water intake above the anti ventilation plate looks like it has had a couple of extra holes drilled as well as being incorrectly installed, the cylinder head is not the...
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    Funny/Unsafe boat towing picture thread

    Kind of speaks for itself
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