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    1978 Johnson 140hp running rough. Need advice

    Picked up a boat recently with this 78 Johnson 140. It had a poor idle. Pops out the exhaust and stumbles. Eventually dies. Also most of the time it hates transitioning from idle to WOT. Most of time just stalling when coming off idle under load. When it does make it through it does fine at...
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    Old Crosby 14ft sea sled.

    So recently I got ahold of an old 72 14ft Crosby sea sled. Well used with it's own host of issues. But sturdy enough to finish out the season. I noticed the layout of mine is a bit different from what I've seen. Most tend to have a bench in the middle with a seat and a seat up front on...
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    New to me 18 hp Evinrude.

    Recently picked up a 1969-1972 18-25hp engine (still nailing down the specifics). But for sake or discussion we'll assume 18hp. I got a bit to mess with it after work. Seller said good compression and spark. Compression is good and even. And it did indeed have spark on both cylinders. It did...
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    18 or 25? Anyway to tell?

    So I recently acquired an old evirude. Supposedly a 25hp. The transom tag would indicate a 73 25hp. However the cowling is definitely the 60s-71 cowl. Not the square style of a 73. The welch plug is jacked up and illegible. So either it's a 73 with earlier cowling. Or an earlier motor with...
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    Axle rating help.

    So my Axle is done. it broke at the spindle hub once. i fixed it. Now its broke again and i dont think its worth the effort to try again. Now finding the axle is a pain. Its a 16ft Javelin Boat and matched trailer. 60" frame width. Looks to be 58.5 spring centers and 72.5" between hubfaces...
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    12v Motorguide keeps frying switches.

    So I've come across a problem I can't quite figure out. Here recently this FW-FB 46lb trolling motor has killed 3 foot switches. By that I'm referring to the one under the grey button pressed by your foot. The first switch died and the trolling motor was just stuck on. So I pulled a switch I...
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    1991 Javelin 353 update and more issues.

    Alright well some of you may no if the posts i posted prior about my boat. Had issues like a small hole in the hull. Two pockets of foam in the back that were a bit wet. And now i have two more issues to ask about. First the update on the original issues. The hole i patched with some JB...
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    1990 Javelin 353. First boat!

    I picked the boat up a week ago. So far im happy with it considering its basically free. Well not free, but i got little to no monetary value in the boat as i traded a Zero turn for the boat. And the zero turn was free to me. It needs a couple things. some small hull refurbishing.(scratches...
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    Aftermarket gauges for 70hp Johnson?

    I am wondering what gauges to install for my motor/boat. Currently my boat has no gauges. apparently never did. what is a good tach to install on my boat for my 1991 70hp Johnson, Now its a 3cly motor and most car tachs are 4,6,or 8 settings. how can i get a tach for my engine?
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    1991 johnson tilt and trim making alarming noise

    So I got the boat not long ago and the trim has worked fine. Still does, but now since its gotten cold out (20s and 30s) it makes a puttering noise when you first trim the motor up and down. It goes away after two complete up and down trip, but I didn't do this before? I'll upload a video in a...
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    Should i be worried over these scratches and if so what would be a good repair?

    I just got my first boat the other day and its a decent boat considering it was basically free. but along the bottom most section of the hull i got scratches and what looks like repairs. should i be concerned about these? or are they superficial? and what could i use to fill them in and...
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