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    Prop slip issue? inboard

    Hey everyone, I will try to make this short and sweet for 30 years my father has had, and has run his 1965 21 foot trojan cabin cruiser. It has ~300hp 350 chevy in it. the engine was rebuild and upgraded for this season. The old engine was tired and believed to be underpowered. With the old...
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    1973 Johnson 70(on lobster skiff)

    Hello, im having trouble with my outboard, it is a 1973 johnson 70, and here is my story. Last year about mid year the outboards spark quit in the bottom cylinder, we tested everything and decided it was the powerpack, order a new one and installed it. The boat ran great after that and we...
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    Make a little fast boat

    Alright, i have an 8 foot hydroplane boat right now im running a 9.8hp mercury on it and it runs around 20mph if i had to guess. Its an alright speed for crusing around but when the water gets nice and calm i wana just be able to rip.. Strength isnt a problem the stern and entire boat is...
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    will run but not well

    Alright so i took the boat out today, It idle great and would put around all day when you wanted to go you would have to hold the choke on (electronic choke) and if you let off it it would die it would only go about 3/4 throttle but when we got it home i relized that the last big of the...
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    Tachometer

    65esl73r 70hp johnson outboard 3 cylinders can somone give me a link to a tach that will fit and is cheap and simple and also, how do i hook it up?
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    70hp Johnson Oil mixture

    I belive its 50:1 70hp johson 1973 65esl73r
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    How fast will my new boat go

    I just got a new boat for 100$, went through the motor, everything seems great its a 14 foot seabreeze runabout weight 490 lbs the motor weights about 300 its 70hp johnson so with fuel and everything i figure 1100 pounds Ill put picture on but im just curious how fast you guys think it...
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    Outboard Sound

    Alright This is my second post and i got yelled at the first one for wrong section, i think im right this time I got my outboard to cool, that was the orginol question now on running it i notice that it makes a weird ticking noise Conviniountly i found a youtube video of the same exact...
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    73' johnson 70hp Cooling

    Alright this engine has a stream thats kinda like a telltail but its low down on the bottom end, im not sure if the engine is cooling i ran it for probably a min and it didnt get hot, maybe just a little warm. 60degree maybe (it was like 30degree outsize) i took the thermistat out how can i...
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