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    Starting Motor Bad?

    I have a 1967 Johnson 33hp motor with electric start. It's been sitting for a number of years (I believe about 5 years). When I stored it back then I winterized it. The motor is not stuck. So I was trying to get things started again. When I hooked it up to the battery and pushed the start...
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    OMC 4 blade propeller - AMC-444

    I have an old omc 4 blade propeller. The model is and AMC-444 prop. I can't rememer the specs, but does anyone know what the pitch was for this propeller?
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    changing seals johnson 18hp

    I've been searching the forum, but I don't seem to have a good answer. I am changing the seals on my johnson '59 18hp motor. I bought the seal kit from iboats and it seems to come with two drive shaft seals where my motor only had one. What is the proper way to put the seals on? 1. Do you...
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    trailer wheel question

    I bought an older escort trailer that had 13 inch wheels with 185/80 r-13 tires. The tires are starting to rot, so I need new tires. I was planning on getting new tires, but I found an incredible deal for wheels with 175/80 r-13 tires. Would these wheels work with the trailer?
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    tilt and trim question for 1971 Merc 650

    I'm looking for a tilt and trim unit for a '71 Merc 650. As I am looking around, I have found a couple for sale from the '70's, but they were for the larger engines (115hp to 125hp). Are these compatible with the smaller 650?
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    fill holes from whale tail?

    I recently bought a motor that previously had a whale tail installed on it. Do I need to fill the holes that were ddrilled in the cavitation plate?
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    fuel pump for '59 johnson 18hp

    Does anyone know which fuel pump would work for my '59 Johnson 18hp motor? Want to do a fuel pump conversion.
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    pressure tank-changing o-rings

    I need to change the o-rings on my pressure tank connector. Is there a way to get the brass fittings out without damaging them?
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    questions about guide ons

    Is there a reason why most guide ons are fitted at the rear of the trailer behind the wheels rather than in front of the wheels? I ask because I am planning on getting guide ons for my shorelan'r trailer, but the way it is is designed, there is no room behind the wheels to effectively bolt on...
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    painting trailer-sandblasting qeustion

    I'm hoping this is in the right topic. I'm planning on repainting an old trailer that holds my 14ft runabout. The trailer is not very large, maybe about 15-16 ft in length. Paint is chipping away and it has a lot of surface rust. To remove the paint and rust, I decided I want to take a...
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    another lower unit seal question

    Ok, so I got the seal out of the seal retainer for the propeller shaft of my '67 33hp johnson. The new seal is different from the old seal in that the old one had both sides with a closed face (new seals are from the sierra kit sold on iboats). the new one has only one closed face. So the...
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    removing prop shaft seal

    I have a '67 johnson 33hp motor. I need to replace the seals. The seal for the drive shaft (under the water pump plate) was easy enough to remove, however, how do you remove the seal from the prop shaft seal retainer? Is there a way to clamp the retainer in place without damaging the housing...
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    for all you starcraft restorers out there

    Doing my daily craigslist search, and found this in my locale. Would take it myself, but sad to say don't have the space, money, or tow vehicle for a boat this big. http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/boa/1543540416.html
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    Is a livewell worth the trouble?

    To all of you fisherman out there, do you think having a livewell in a boat is worth the trouble? I'm thinking about building a boat in the near future, and I'm wondering if a livewell is worth having or not. I do mainly catch and release fishing and only keep what I plan to eat. I've never...
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    winter restoration work-heating a garage

    I'm not sure if this is where I need to put this post, but I wanted to do some winter work on my boat (sort of keep my sanity while waiting for boating season). I live in Chicago and rent a two car garage to store and work on my boat. It gets cold here, and the garage is not insulated. But...
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    performance test-does this sound right

    Hey, all. Earlier this fall I converted my '67 Johnson 33hp to a tiller. I put the motor on my fishing rig-a modified '76 lund s-14 (14' deep v tinny) rated for a 35hp motor. Anyway, I finally was able to get it out today to give it a performance test. After adjusting the high and low speed...
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    dual line kit and o-rings

    I have an omc pressure tank that needs new lines and new o-rings on the connector/fitting that connects to the motor. I was wondering if anyone knows of a web page where I can buy a dual line kit and new o-rings for the connector?
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    oil ratios

    I've got a couple of '50's outboards that require 24:1 ratio and some '60's outboards that run 50:1 ratio. I was wondering why there was such a drastic change (over double the ratio) from the '50's to the '60's. Did the build technology and materials change requiring less oil in the fuel? Or...
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    push button electric start

    I have a '67 Johnson 33hp that I converted to a tiller steering for my fishing rig. The motor has an electric starter. The question I have is whether there is an easier way to wire the electric start with a momentary push button starter rather then using the ignition key switch? I just wanted...
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    tilt lock

    I have a couple of old omc outboard motors - '56 10hp evrinude and a '58 18hp johnson. I receently bought a trailer that is lower than my old trailer. Because of this, when trailering, the motor's skeg is now only about 5-6 inches from the ground whereas before there was about 10-12 inches of...
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