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    Jet Skiing on the Niagara River

    Question for those that have experience running personal watercraft on rivers with wind and fast currents. Was on the Niagara river today and slowed to a stop to adjust my life jacket and leaned over to look at something in the water when the wife not thinking leaned over as well and over we...
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    Control Shift Compatibility Question

    Hello, I am replacing my old side mount control (volvo penta part #174931) and before I purchase a replacement wanted to be confident it the compatibility of my selection. I am eyeing the Uflex B184 Single Lever Side Mount Control with Trim as the replacement. The control would be mated to a...
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    Run Away Idle - Excessive RPM

    1997 Johnson 90 horse SPL outboard Yesterday, I had to replace the impeller in my boat. I was preparing for a trip to Lake Champlain and dropped it in the tub to fire it up and make sure all was well. She started right up and pee'd just fine. I shut it off and then restarted and the impeller...
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    Issues filling your boat with gas?

    I was one of the many that was continually frustrated when it came time to fill up my boat at the marina. Slow Slow Slow with almost a 100% chance of gas being puked back out at me and onto my boat (grrrr). So, I read everything I could get my hands on from iBoats relative to this issue. I...
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    Tachometer - Depth Finder Question/Issue...

    Hi Gang, A bit of history regarding my boat. When I purchased my boat the tach was not functional. The gauges are standard OMC gauges - Fuel, MPH, Tach and Trim. I was lucky enough to find the identical tach from Great Lakes Marine. I purchased it and swapped out the old for the newer tach...
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    90 Johnson SPL - Prop Change Results

    After reading many posts here regarding what the proper prop selection would be for 'X'? I wanted to share my results of a recent prop change. If you have a similar application this may provide you some background. My application is a 16' Glastron powered by a 90 Johnson SPL. Old prop 14X17...
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    90 Johnson SPL - Carb Plates not fully opening

    I have had my new to me boat out twice this year and it has run very well. However, I felt like I was not getting all the 90 horse had to offer in regards to performance. I am getting a WOT of approx 33 MPH with max RPM of around 4600 (moderate load - prop 14x17), This evening, I pulled the...
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    First Time Out - What a great dads day!

    Today was the maiden voyage for us and our new to us boat the ?Shamrock Princess?.. Leading up to our outing, I went over the boat with a fine tooth comb - especially the outboard (90 Johnson). We packed up lunch ,dinner, grill and headed off to lake Chautauqua. The weather was awesome for a...
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    Gear Ratio?

    I have a 1997 Johnson SPL 90 HP outboard and I am trying to determine the gear ratio. I have recently purchased the OMC manual for the outboard and the listed gear ratio for the 90 degree V4 is 13/26. Does that convert to a gear ratio of 2.0? I ask here because I am trying to determine my...
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    16' Glastron - 90 Johnson SPL

    I recently purchased a 1997 Glastron outfitted with a 90 Johnson SPL outboard. The prop on the boat is 14'x17" aluminum by Michigan Wheel. I am not looking to move up or down, but rather gain a sense from this community if that prop is correctly sized for my rig. The orginal owner indicated...
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    My new boat :)

    Last week I posted regarding advice as a first time boat buyer. I received good advice which helped me with my purchase. The boat in question was a 19' Monterey with a 4.3 inboard. After checking this boat out, I decided to pass. During the course of last week, I stumbled upon what is now my...
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    1st time buyer - looking for advice

    Hello, I am considering my first boat purchase for family fun and enjoyment. Even though I am not a rookie with boats this will be my first boat (my dad and grandparents have owned boats for years). I intrested in the opinions of the many well versed and experianced members of this form. I...
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