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    Oil leaking from prop assembly

    Hi all. I'm working on my dad's 15hp 2-stroke Johnson, and I noticed upon starting it up this spring that milky oil is coming from the prop assembly. We took it apart and replaced the two seals, but it's still happening. There's some milkiness to the oil in the lower gear assembly when I...
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    Electrolysis plate on i/o drive replacement question

    Hi all. We have a 1978 Starcraft i/o with a 1977 OMC drive. Currently, the boat is going through brutal electrolysis, and I've been working on trying to narrow down the culprits, and am now turning my attention back to the plate on the drive. Plate that's on there is original, and honestly...
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    Finding a short

    Hey guys, I'm not sure if this should be posted here or in hull repair, so I'm sorry if it's the wrong section. We have a 1978 Starcraft i/o, and the rivets below the waterline are dissolving like crazy. Every year we have to try to patch them up, and it's at the point that I don't feel safe...
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    Disintegrating rivets

    Hey folks. We have a 1978 Starcraft Holiday 18 Elite that my dad bought new when it came out, and for the last few years we've been battling rivet issues; heads chipping off, disintegration...it's been a mess. So we've been doing the basic DIY approach that no one should do (ie - drill them...
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    1978 Starcraft Holiday 18 I/O steering issue

    Hey guys, I have a 1978 Starcraft inboard, and I'm just wondering if anyone here has experience adjusting the steering/steering cable, as it's hard to turn to one side now for some reason. You can steer to the other side effortlessly, and also when you're trimmed all the way down, it pulls hard...
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