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    Need opinions for my neighbors problem...

    My neighbor has a 1980's center console, his first boat. I'm not really sure of the make. With a 90 Yamaha. He bought it for next to nothing. He was told it had a "new floor", which has turned out to be a piece of 1/2 plywood covered in carpet. We also found that the po had actually run some of...
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    Smart Tabs are as grrat as they say!

    So, during the rebuild of our 1978 Angler CC, much of the wood in her was replaced with new light weight composites. Sounds great for many reasons, but caused one big problem. She was too light up front, which caused a serious proposing issue when ANY trim was applied to the motor. She even...
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    Smart Tabs Are Great

    So, during the rebuild of our 1978 Angler CC, much of the wood in her was replaced with new light weight composites. Sounds great for many reasons, but caused one big problem. She was too light up front, which caused a serious proposing issue when ANY trim was applied to the motor. She even...
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    Always double check for yourself!!!

    We purchased a new trailer for our newly restored boat last friday. Dealer was great, gave us a decent trade in on our old aluminum Rolls that had seen many better days, carefully lifted our boat and adjusted the new trailer to a perfect fit. The whole experience was great! They even hooked her...
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    Our Newly Completed Project!

    My wife and I decided back in July to sell our Aquasport and tackle a new project, a 1978 Angler 16.8' center console. We had seen the hull on Craigslist for months and just couldn't resist the challenge any longer. It has had a complete glass and gelcoat restoration performed by Saxby Marine...
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    Carb troubles 1998 Johnson 50hp SPL

    Our boat had sat for a little over a year before we purchased it. I drained/flushed the fuel system, installed new filters, cleaned/rebuilt the carbs, replaced the water pump, replaced the oil in the foot, and put in new plugs. It runs great above 2000rpm, but, it idles rough. I then realized...
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    Thermostat install on '98 50 Johnson SPL

    I'm installing the thermostat on my 50hp '98 Johnson, and was wondering if anyone has a diagram of its assembly. I have a new diaphram (old one was torn) and the little t-stat, a spring, a "cup/basket, that goes into the housing, and the disk. I have a general idea of how it should go but would...
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    98 Johnson 50hp no tell tale at idle

    We recently bought a new to us boat, '98 AquaSport 165 CC with a 98 Johnson 50hp SPL on it. Boat had not been used for a year so we flushed the fuel system, put kits in the carbs, changed the oil in the gearcase, lubed all the cables and replaced the impeller. Boat runs fine BUT, after a 2hr...
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    Idle speed question on '89 GT150

    We have an '89 GT150 Johnson, newly rebuilt. It idles/runs great on muffs but likes to stall at the ramp until warmed up, unless I'm constantly pushing in on the key to enrich the mixture. I believe the idle may be too low but I'm not sure. It idles about 1500 on the muffs. I've also rechecked...
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    How do I determine pitch?

    Our boat is an '89 Javalin FS, 20' with a GT150 Johnson. It has a 3 blade Raker SS prop on it. The prop has no pitch stamped on it. My question is, how do I determine the pitch of this prop?
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    Maiden Voyage of the SS Titanic Minnow...

    I figured I'd share our first outing with our new to us 20' Javelin 396fs with a newly built GT150 Johnson... It started out with high hopes and excitement, my first boat since retiring and admittedly one of the nicest I'd owned to date. We had checked it out well in the previous few days since...
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