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    I think I bought a dud, please tell me I'm wrong

    21' 1984 Mark Twain Escape 210. Full forward cabin. Small aft bunk. Engine is accessed through a hatch in the floor of the deck. Please keep in mind I know nothing about the structure of boats or how their built. So please forgive me if I misspeak. We bought this boat at the end of last...
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    Deck Paint Removal Questions

    Boat:1984 Mark Twain 210 Escape So at some point in this boats life a PO painted everything above the belt line a cream color. Its rolled on and looks passable from 30ft away but since I bought this boat as a restoration project, I'd like to remove the paint and go back to whatever was...
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    Looking at a boat, deck has been replaced correctly or incorrectly?

    I'm looking at a 1986 Doral Grande 4.3 omc Current owner has gutted the interior down to the stringers(stringers were supposedly good). He said the floor was soft and spongy from years of sitting outside. He replaced the deck with marine plywood coated in epoxy resin. Then screwed it down with...
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    85 johnson 140 v4 wont start after running for a while

    Twice in the past two weeks this engine has left me stranded. The boat and motor are new to me and ive had it out 4 times total. It has no problem starting cold and getting us up on plane and out on the lake. Then usually i shut it down, fish for a while and move to a new spot. The last two...
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    Leaking sparkplug threads in 140 v4 and options for fixing it.

    Model j140tlcos First a little background. I bought this boat a month ago as a project under the assumption the motor was shot. The seller told me it had blown a piston ring and had low compression. I checked the compressiom before buying and was surprised to find 3 cyl at 125 and one at 115...
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    85 johnson 140, controls and driveway testing

    Hi, Model# j140tlcos. Im wondering if someone can explain the controls i have attached in the picture. Obviously the big arm lever is for forward and reverse. But what is the starting procedure? It looks like the lever on the top side of the box may be the choke? As for testing it with the...
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    '85 Johnson 140 v4 possible piston ring issue?

    Hi guys, I picked up a project over the weekend with the idea the engine was toast and needed piston rings due to low compression on the bottom starboard cyl. After talking to the seller when I was picking it up he informed me that the engine was "acting funny" and felt "low on power" when he...
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