Hello there,
We own a 16 ft Fiberform closed bow runabout. It is powered by a 1969 Hydroelectric Johnson 85H V-4. Mostly white with baby blue top. Has a canvas rain flap. Sort of necessary here in Western Washington.
Been reading all sorts of posts on these message boards. Found iboats searching for what to call the handle that broke off last Saturday out on American Lake. Trottle handle on the controller. Duh. Interesting though to read recurring questions on this odd type of motor. Maybe not so much the motor or power head but the electric shifting mechanizm.
Fairly innocent as far as marine mechanical things go. Been getting out spin fishing on local lakes with a Pleasurecraft fiberglass jon boat and a electric kicker. Electric kicker replacement part is a new one. Now that I've clicked around here I gather this 252 pound Johnson is nearly fourty years old and had a short production cycle.
The motor had been gone through and overhauled by the previous owner. He had another boat just like ours. Understand his wife didn't like to fish so their other one was set up for speed cruising around on Puget Sound.
Went to Specialized Marine as recommended by the former owner. Nice knowledgable gent there looked up the part in his array of catalogs. Two slight problems one the phone company had cut off his long distance so he couldn't call the wholesale place to ascertain stocked availability. Second the plastic handle price was $14. when minimum order had to be $20.
Took his advice to try to Angler's Marine. Sort a combination repair and secondhand boat place. They said bring in the boat and we will match what you got. Sure enough after digging through a pile of Johnson/Evenrude controllers unsuccessfully. The service tech said he had one more place to look. Out back they had another 16 foot Fiberform same boat with the only apparently salvagable part left on it my "new" controller box.
Called back to Specialized and he said that these handles are still available new. Explained gardening concept of green thumb being successful while black thumb would the opposite. How my mechanical ability would fall into the latter catagory. He was real encouraging that this handle swap will be easy enough so long as I don't hit anything with a big hammer.
Sure enjoyed searching the archives of this multitude of messages. Pretty much found answers to all the questions that come to mind. Appears that our boat was cataloged as a "Delta" model.
Warm Regards,
Jim Ramey
We own a 16 ft Fiberform closed bow runabout. It is powered by a 1969 Hydroelectric Johnson 85H V-4. Mostly white with baby blue top. Has a canvas rain flap. Sort of necessary here in Western Washington.
Been reading all sorts of posts on these message boards. Found iboats searching for what to call the handle that broke off last Saturday out on American Lake. Trottle handle on the controller. Duh. Interesting though to read recurring questions on this odd type of motor. Maybe not so much the motor or power head but the electric shifting mechanizm.
Fairly innocent as far as marine mechanical things go. Been getting out spin fishing on local lakes with a Pleasurecraft fiberglass jon boat and a electric kicker. Electric kicker replacement part is a new one. Now that I've clicked around here I gather this 252 pound Johnson is nearly fourty years old and had a short production cycle.
The motor had been gone through and overhauled by the previous owner. He had another boat just like ours. Understand his wife didn't like to fish so their other one was set up for speed cruising around on Puget Sound.
Went to Specialized Marine as recommended by the former owner. Nice knowledgable gent there looked up the part in his array of catalogs. Two slight problems one the phone company had cut off his long distance so he couldn't call the wholesale place to ascertain stocked availability. Second the plastic handle price was $14. when minimum order had to be $20.
Took his advice to try to Angler's Marine. Sort a combination repair and secondhand boat place. They said bring in the boat and we will match what you got. Sure enough after digging through a pile of Johnson/Evenrude controllers unsuccessfully. The service tech said he had one more place to look. Out back they had another 16 foot Fiberform same boat with the only apparently salvagable part left on it my "new" controller box.
Called back to Specialized and he said that these handles are still available new. Explained gardening concept of green thumb being successful while black thumb would the opposite. How my mechanical ability would fall into the latter catagory. He was real encouraging that this handle swap will be easy enough so long as I don't hit anything with a big hammer.
Sure enjoyed searching the archives of this multitude of messages. Pretty much found answers to all the questions that come to mind. Appears that our boat was cataloged as a "Delta" model.
Warm Regards,
Jim Ramey
