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    Swap out newer Johnson for older Mercury?

    Hello, I have an '89 Mercury 70 and a 2000 Johnson 50. The 50 is on my 16' Crestliner Superhawk. The boat is rated to 90hp. I am wondering if it is worth the effort to remove the 50 and install the 70. Both have power TNT and I bypassed the VRO on both. The Merc ran fine when I ran it...
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    '93 17' Sea Nymph Sidewinder, 70 HP Johnson, Price right?

    Hello, I have been searching for an open bow fishing rig and ran across this one.. Looks roomy enough to fish from. I just read the sticky on all the numerous things to look over when purchasing which is helpful thank you. I am meeting with him tonight. He said we can take it out on the water...
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    '61 Johnson 40 hp some help during my nickel dime ride.

    Hello, Looking for some advise on this motor. Thank you for any help in advance. Motor is labeled a Gale which is in the Johnny/Rudy family. (Model 40DE14B) (earlier thread was focused on fuel pump, sorry for redundancy) I had it on the water this past weekend. A little rough at low idle in...
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    Gale 40hp (J/E) 1961 swap out with newer fuel pump?

    Hello, The glass bubble would not stay full of fuel and it would stall out, so I replaced the diaphragm and spring.. tricky, but got it back together. bubble still goes empty and stalls out, unless you pump the ball. Read on another thread of not messing with this and just install a newer gen...
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    '69 18' Starcraft Holiday Rebuild in MI

    Finally have some time to start breaking down this old boat. My goal is to have it in the water this spring so hopefully we will have another mild winter. Previous owner gutted the floor and gunwales. He gave me a box of nuts n screws and pieces of aluminum... Should be interesting. I...
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    '69 Starcraft Holiday Alum. transom support, cut into or not?

    Hello, I have near the drain hole in the back, a lot of corrosion on the aluminum. Looks like metal was sitting on it and rust took over. I'm pretty sure the corrosion would be bad underneath the aluminum angle transom support.. so should I : - drill out the numerous rivets, clean it up and put...
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    IPE Wood plank, 1969 Starcraft Holiday decking restoration. Anyone Deck the Hull

    craigslist led me to this boat, then you Starcrafters led me to dream bigger dreams.. not sure if this will pan out to a nightmare, divorce, AA classes or a very happy fisherman with all the above, but worth a go none the less. Previous owner cut out a nice new plywood floor to start the...
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    Ok, before I start this Merc 70 for the first time.. '89 I believe

    Well I picked up a '69 Starcraft 18' Holiday V. The seller was in the early stage of restoring it. It came with a Mercury 70 (3 cylinder) on the rear end. The VIN reads 0C205789, I'm not sure but I think this would make it an '89 ? I am a newbie with boating and this is finally my first...
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    Im thinking about buying this 1967 Starcraft, priced right?

    Hello, long time listener, first time post. Was wondering if you think this is in the ball park pricing wise for an old fixer up-er.. From the Ad: Starcraft with aluminum hull. 70 HP outboard Mercury engine with low hours, runs great! Hull is water tight with no known leaks. The boat was fully...
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