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    1980 Johnson 70 HP - Not Shifting into Gear

    Ran good last year, this year as I'm tuning it up, replacing fluids and the like - the lower unit isn't shifting into gear. SOMETIMES it will shift into reverse, if I jimmy the prop a bit, and shift with the engine off - then it's stuck in reverse - the lever won't shift it back to neutral...
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    1980 75HP Johnson Seahorse - Water on Spark Plugs?

    My Johnson (electric start) - last year started running rough, not wanting to start well. All summer long, she ran great - at the end of the year is when it started flaking out - run rough, take forever to "warm up" and at start - white puffy smoke initially. I pulled the plugs, and noticed...
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    1980 70 HP Johnson Seahorse

    MODEL #: J70ELCSA I bought a Bayliner with this motor on it, and it looks very clean - I had it on the earmuffs and it ran fine. Maybe a little cold blooded. I attribute that to the few moments I ran it on last-year's gas. I opened it up, checked the plugs; they needed replacing - did...
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    Bilge Pump Wiring

    So I'm thinking of wiring up a bilge pump I have (and separate float switch, unfortunately) this way (see attached image). The intent is that the automatic float has access to power to run whenever it triggers; but also wire it so that I can manually turn it on if necessary, too. Anyone see...
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    Running Wire Through Trailer

    So, as I was fixing a hole I drilled through my boat this weekend, I took a closer look at the wiring inside my trailer. All the lights work fine, but the wiring seemed a little stiff (as if water got into the sheathing and started corrosion) and old. I figured, what the heck, I'll run new...
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    Stupid Move - Drilled Hole in Boat

    So I was messing with my 1981 Bayliner Runaway this weekend, thought I'd be all awesome and put in swivel chairs. Picked up the hardware, and measured to where I want the base post-plate. Drilled some leading holes for the big fat screws, and went through the floor, hit empty air, went...
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    1981 Bayliner Runaway Drain Plug question

    I just picked up this little guy (below) and noticed it had a regular drain plug in the transom pan area, and another - what looks like a drain plug at the bottom rear of the boat, right at the bottom center. Thing is, a normal drain plug doesn't fit in there (the hole is smaller), it has...
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