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    Remote Troll System

    I have a Remote troll RT30 and the drive motor has gone out. It appears to be similar to a windshield wiper motor. Does anyone know of a good replacement or where to get a new motor at a good price?
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    Johnson 18hp wont stay in forward gear.

    I have a Johnson seahorse 18hp. I just recently went through the lower unit and and replaced the impeller and prop seal. when i took the lower unit off i had difficulty getting the shifting rod to disconnect. Once i had it out though the impeller and prop seal were easy to replace. when I did...
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    Replacing Flywheel key

    the woodruff key on my 1960 Johnson 18 has completely sheared off, I have a new key to put in but I cant get the old one out. it has almost rounded with the crankshaft and I have been trying to tap it out with a hammer and small screw drivers and picks but I cant get it to come out. any suggestions?
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    connecting 2 fish finders

    Hi , I have a lowrance hds5 and elite 7 and i was wondering if I can connect them together to share waypoints,the elite doesnt have an ethernet port like the hds. Can i connect them directly together with a nmea2000 cable? or do I have to have a whole nmea 2000 system on my boat for them to...
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    leaking carb barrel

    Ive got a 1984 evinrude 140 , it doesnt idle very well , it loads up and dies, but runs like a top at high speeds. Anyway, I took off the both carbs and cleaned them, needle seats and floats seem too work, and all jets were clear. I ran the engine on earmuffs in the driveway with the airbox off...
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    Marine spark plugs

    I have a 1984 Evinrude 140hp and it has a hard time idleing but it runs great when the rpms are up. So it seams that the plugs are loading up until it runs higher and cleans out. I heard that the surface gap doesn't idle very well and load up easy while the regular plugs do much better.What I...
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    intermediate orfices missing?

    I have a 1984 evinrude 140, I noticed that in one carburator I have a set of intermediate jets (#25) and I the other carb It doesnt have any intermediate orifices. Both carbs have the same part # and look the same, but one of them( the top one) just has holes where the orifices would go but , no...
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    1984 Evinrude 140hp carb jets?

    i am going to put in new high speed jets on my evinrude 140hp but i dont know what size of jets i need. the jets currently that are in it a 67C, i am at an elevation of about 5,200ft so if anyone would know a list of sizes for elevations. and what size i would need for my engine and the...
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    High Speed Jet Sizes?

    i am going to put in new high speed jets on my evinrude 140hp but i dont know what size of jets i need. the jets currently that are in it a 67C, i am at an elevation of about 5,200ft and some of the lakes we go to are anywhere around 8,000ft so if anyone would know a list of sizes for...
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    The Right Carb Kit?

    Hi i am thinking about putting in a new carb kit in my 1960 johnson seahorse 18hp but i cant find a kit anywhere for my year that comes with the float also. i found a kit here on iboats but with no float for about 13 bucks. and on marine engine i found just a float for about 10 bucks. so if i...
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    Help, Johnson 18hp is to slow!!

    my 1960 Johnson 18hp is in my opinion to slow when at wot. i have used a gps yet but i would take a guess of about 10mph. i replace the coils/condesor's/points/plug wires/plugs then i have been running it with a new tank with new gas and oil. it runs good but every now and then it skipps a beat...
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    1961 Feathercraft Restoration w/pics.

    So for those that were following me before on my last thread called Automotive paint here is my official restoration. and this boat is a 1961 feathercraft cisco ll with a 1960 johnson seahorse 18hp on it, it also had a dealer installed full steering and dash with windsheild back in the day...
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    mystery motor?

    hello i have a mystery motor i am hoping that you guys can help me solve so first here the story behind it. so 10 years ago my dad bought this this motor at a yard sale for $50 the guy said it ran great so my dad gave it to my grandpa had they found out it didnt have any spark so my grandpa gave...
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    Automotive Paint??

    Re: Automotive Paint?? heres some pics of engine logo boat, logo and overall boat itself to give and idea of what i am looking at and also included is what the feathercraft boat logo should look like.
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    why is there water in the foot??

    on my 1985 Evinrude 140hp the lower unit or foot is full of water. i found this out when i hooked up the motor flusher to it and started the engine at first water was coming out with the exaust but there was no pee stream but after about a little under a minute it started coming out. so thats...
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