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  1. ljc1957

    Mirrorcraft boats

    I've got a chance to pick up a 14' Mirrocraft riveted, aluminum boat. It's powered with a 35hp Johnson engine and it looks like a nice boat. I've never owned a riveted boat and I'm a little concerned about strength, leaking etc. Have you guys had any experience with these boats? Am I being...
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    Water Flow Question

    Hello All, I'm replacing the thermostat and impeller on my 1966 Chrysler/Seaking outboard and I'm a little confused about the water flow in my engine. I know the water is picked up at the impeller then, as best as I can tell, it's forced into the exhaust housing? From there, it travels...
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    Reverse Issue

    I've got a 1966 West Bend/Chrysler 50 hp outboard. Every time I put it into reverse, the engine kicks up out of the water. Is there some mechanism on this OB that holds it down in reverse? Thanks in advance.
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    Horsepower Question

    I just picked up a 1967 45 hp Chrysler outboard for parts. I have a 1966 West Bend 50hp outboard and these two engines are identical in every way except for the carbs and the cowling. Both are single barrel carbs but they are different. Would that explain the 5hp difference? I'm assuming...
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    Johnson 2hp

    I just picked up a 1978 2hp Johnson outboard. It runs great, however, I can't find where the water stream pisses out on this motor. Is this an air cooled engine? If not where does the water come out? thanks
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    67 Chrysler/66 Seaking

    Do you guys know if the parts on a 1967 50hp Chrysler will interchange with a 1966 Seaking 50 hp? I running the Seaking and I think I can get the Chrysler for parts. thanks
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    Lower unit Question

    I have a 1966 Seaking/Chrysler 50hp outboard. There are two holes on the left side of the foot on the lowwer unit. Whenever I take my boat out of the water, the holes drain water. Sometimes, there is oil mixed with the disharge water and it leaves a horrible oil sheen on the boat ramp. I...
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    Spark plug Question

    I've got a 1966 Seaking/Chrysler, 50hp outboard on a 14' runabout. I was on the lake today and the engine fired right up and ran really well. It was shut down for about 30 minutes and, when I went to restart it, it fired, then stalled, then wouldn't restart. It turned over fine, so I...
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    Parts crossover

    I've got a 1966 Seaking/Westbend, 50 hp outboard. I'm looking for a source for parts, such as ignition coils, fuel pump etc. I know these were built by Chrysler and I'm trying to find out if Chrysler shared parts with OMC. I got a price quote on an a battery powered coil of $118.00. The...
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    Ignition Coil

    I've got a 1966 Chrysler/Westbend, 50hp outboard. I'm looking for an ignition coil for it and I got a price of $118.00. Is that what I should expect to pay? Also, do you guys know what other coils might work in that engine? Is there a way to find out? I might try to find a used one. Thanks
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    Transom Brace?

    I replacing the transom in a 63. 14" Dorsett MFG runabout. It has a 66 Chrysler/Seaking 50 hp outboard. The boat didn't have any braces on the transom and actually, it was barely glassed to the back of the boat. Should I put knee braces in their or would that be overkill. Also, I don't want...
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    Not For The Faint Hearted!

    Beware, this is ugly! I'm doing a transom on my 14' Dorsett. I read posts on this forum and everything is going OK. I used 2 pieces of 3/4 " CDX and glued the transom in with 6 tubes of PL Premium. This is my first time working with resin/glass, so, I figured I'd make some mistakes...
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    Steering Conversion

    I'm in the process of rebuilding the transom in my 14' boat with 50hp OB. It currently has an old cable steering system and I'm thinking of changing it to a Telefex system.. Is this possible? How hard would it be to do?http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq204/ljc1957/transomrebuild001.jpg
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    Telefex Steering System

    Hey Guys, I converting my cable system on my 14' boat to a newer Telefex cable system. I have an opportunity to buy a used set-up that is longer that I need. Is the length on the cables adjustable? Thanks
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    Transom Rebuild

    I finally figured out how to post pics thanks to Xcusme. Anyway, I've got a 14' 1963 Dorset Ski bird. I've had it for just over a year and did a lot of work to her, except for the transom. Anyway, after reading all the great info on this forum, I decided to go for it. I removed the engine...
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    Resin Quantity

    I'm getting ready to attach my wood transom(2 pieces 3/4" CDX) to my fiberglass boat (14' fiberglass Dorsett ski boat). I'm trying to figure out how much ploy resin peanut butter I should mix. The dimensions are 60"x20". I just don't want to have too little and I don't want to have a lot of...
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    Transom Question

    I'm rebuilding the transom on a 14' Dorsett runabout, 50 hp, ss, Seaking outboard. I'm using two pieces of 3/4 cdx sandwiched together. Anyway, today, I cut my transom pieces and put them in place. No glue, just checking to see they fit. I noticed that they wouldn't fit snug against the...
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    Resin Question

    I was at Lowe's tonight and I was looking at their fiberglass stuff. Elmer's glue company has fiberglass resin. It's $ 36.00 a gallon. Would this be ok to use on my transom rebuild?
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    Prop Depth

    Is there any rule about how far below the bottom of the transom the prop should run in the water? I'm replacing the transom in my 14' runabout and I have the opportunity to increase the top side of my transom by 3". Of course, this raises the engine/prop 3". Would that have an impact on...
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    Transom Time

    I've put it off long enough. I've been reading threads on this site and I still have questions about this job. So far, i got the engine off and the splashwell out with little difficulty. I just started removing the old transom and, as you can see, it's soaked. Also, it was only 1" thick...
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