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    what years have the high ring gland

    What year did evinrude / Johnson stop using the pistons with the ring gland near the top of the piston that was subjected to so much failure
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    where is evinrude /Johnson

    Went to or boat sport and travel show today seen 100s nice boats of all types but only seen mercs and yamaha out board motors . Im a die hard johnny/rude lover and have always had late 70s - 80s motors crossflows . I had heard that the early ficht motors really hurt evinrude but wow i was really...
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    wes wind ww24 pontoon

    I picked up a wes wind pontoon today with a notarized bill of sale. therefore not real sure what year it is. my question is does anyone know if the year is coded into the serial number? Any help would be greatly appreciated
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    tiss the season

    Merry christmas to all iboaters
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    1985 150 xp evinrude steering cable and or cables

    I understand the purpose of the duel steering cables on a high performance boat I have had one and the cable takes a beating in rough waters going over wakes and so on but is duel cables really necessary on a tritoon ? I'm running a. 115 Johnson now and it don't seem to take much beating with...
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    135 evinrude

    I have ended up with a 13564d motor im thinking its a 1976 year please correct me if im wrong ? Im wondering whats the diff between this and a 140 parts wise i know there is 5hp diff lol . Would like to get so.e opinions about this year and hp please?
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    1985 evinrude 150 xp

    Im new to the jonnyrude v6s have owned alot of v4s i bought this motor to up power my tri toon i built. i have done a compression test and they all are at 100 psi this motor has been sitting awhile so first things first carbs are coming off and getting cleaned. and will de carb the motor. this...
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    removing old carpet and glue

    What's the best way to remove old carpet and glue from aluminum deck ?
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    115 Johnson 1978 reed valves

    Reed valves on a 115 Johnson cross flow. is the different stages of reed valves to better enhance performance of low,mid or high rpms
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    minn kota pd55/ co pilot

    I have a minn Kota pd 55 12v and I'd like to know if the minn Kota co pilot will work on this trolling motor.
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    1991 Johnson 150

    I'm looking at a 1991 Johnson 150 this weekend and don't have alot of knowledge about them have had alot of v4 . So my question is what should compression be? are they a good motor? are they known for any notorious problems? what's fuel economy like?
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    lohnson 140 bubble back on a Johnson 115

    Has anyone here taken the bubble back exhaust plate from a late 70s Johnson 140 and installed it on a late 70s 115 Johnson? If so what was involved in re jetting the carbs and was you happy with the end performance?
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    1998 40 hp force

    Looking at a pontoon with a 98 40 hp force my question is this a good motor do they have any notorious problems? This motor will be used in a small lake and performance is not a issue but dependability is.
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    redecking

    I'm rebuilding a 83 ercoa 21' pontoon adding a third log and really thinking about replacing my deck with aluminum the plan at this moment is cross members on 12" centers and using.090 aluminum. And would like to paint a non skid deck type paint to the floor but still kinda in the air as to...
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    evinrude Johnson 60degree or 90 degree

    I have owned several of the older 60 degree motors around the 115 range and they have all been great motors but I have found a really good deal on a 96 115 intruder which is a 90 degree block and I'm wondering the good bad and ugly of the newer 90 degree motors. Which is better? Which is more...
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    sandblasting pontoons

    Has anyone here tried sand blasting the crud off the pontoons? What was end result?
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    ercoa pontoon

    I'm new to this forum thing. I have read alot of good things on here and have got some good ideas with that being said here's my story and looking forward to some good input. I got a 1983 ercoa 21' pontoon last season and really like it going to make some changes to it . I started with a 25 hp...
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