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    1997 Sea Rayder no spark

    Can anyone give me an idea of what else to check ? Checked fuses and looked for loose conections. Have fuel and oil but no spark. Remove start switch/safety laynard panel fron the inside of the boat and check two posts on ignition switch both feed while key on. There are four slide on conectors...
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    1997 Sea Rayder w/Merc 175 jet, no spark

    Hello all, Can anyone give me any ideas on this thing. It is a 97 Sea Rayder with 98 hours on it. This ran fine last weekend and went to start it today and no spark ! Turns over and i unscrewed the ignition switch/ safety lanyard panel from side of the boat and tested both wires from key...
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    35 hp and 40 hp starters the same ?

    Hi Guys, Was wondering if anyone can tell me if the starters are the same for a 35 hp Johnson and a 40 hp Johnson ? I have a 58 35 hp and need a starter and a ignition switch if anyone has one to sell. Thank you ! Mike Edit: email addys, not allowed. for your protection, use the PM...
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    1959 35hp and 60's 40hp engine cover the same?

    Hi all, First thank you all for the help and the great advice so far with my 1959 35hp Johnson motor so far! Was going to fire it up yesterday but got sidetracked down to pops house to help him out with a few projects (mainly doing some work on some of his Model T's) so first fire up will...
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    gas/oil ratio ?? 59 35hp

    sorry to bother y'all but tried a search and said no results. 1959 johnson 35 hp gas oil mix? 50:1 seems a bit lean for back then. thanks for the help!!
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    Sea Rayder questions here ????

    was wondering if anyone can help me and if i am even on the right forum ? first let me say that in my state this does not fall under the PWC laws and is reg as a Boat. i have the 175 hp 6 cyl merc cruiser i believe and last fall i put it in and used it with not problem one day, the next day went...
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    starting 59 johnson 35 without key

    hi everyone, last fall i was the winning bidder on a 73 apex boat with a 59 johnson 35 hp motor. this boat was donated to a childrens cause by a marina in NH after previous owner probably couldn't pay a bill or just never picked it up the owner of the marina could not remember and he had...
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    Alpex boat info wanted

    Hello everyone , was wondering if anyone out there has any info Alpex boats? I recently bought a 1973 Alpex 14 or 15 foot open bow tri-hull which is fiberglass but the side plaque says Alpex with Alumacraft written below it. I tried a search and it found nothing :^. Kinda lowwer end model boat...
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    1958 Johnson 35hp questions..........

    First I would like to say hello to all and introduce myself. My name is Mike and I live in central NY. I recently bought a boat of ebay for my nephews because I think the Sea Rayder is a bit much for kids. The boat I bought is a 1973 Alpex (Made by Alumacraft I think) fiberglass trihull with a...
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