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  1. Ksmith0110

    Storing a Pontoon Boat

    I'm in process of building a garage. I would like to know what size garage door would be needed to fit a 24' Pontoon boat in? It has a collapsible Aluminum hard top. I think an 8' high x 10' wide would do the trick, but I'm open to suggestions. I'm trying to steer clear of double width doors. I...
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    Length of cooling tube on a 9.9

    I have a 9.9 long shaft. The cooling tube is bent. I cut it off and I'm gonna try a compression brass fitting to extend the length of the tube to fit in the water pump. I just don't know how long it should be past the extension housing. Anyone able to help? Thanks
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    control question

    Just picked up a 77 85 hp Johnson...no controls. Putting it on a pontoon that has a 9.9 evinrude with controls. The controls only operate the shift and throttle. The 85 has electric choke and tach output. Do I just need to run a couple of wires for this? The motor has a red plug for the wiring...
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    No spark issue 125 hp force (1988)

    Re: No spark issue 125 hp force (1988) I need to wire it at the motor. The deck is so shot I'm not safe to step on it to get under the dash for a wire.
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    No spark issue 125 hp force (1988)

    I bought this bayliner with a force 125hp motor, said it ran...years ago, I can't get it to turn over with the key. I'm using a remote start switch wired to the solenoid. I only have the main battery wires hooked up. Is there somewhere I need to run a hot wire to give the ignition power?
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    9.9 Johnson mystery

    I got this 9.9 (1977) and it had low compression on 1 cylinder. Put a new head on it and it seems fine. 110 top 105 lower. I started it up and let it run for about an hour in a barrel, in gear. I checked the tep at the head and it showed 141F. Everything seemed fine. I shut it off and left for a...
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    Spark plugs for a 77 9.9?

    What are the best plugs for a 9.9 (1977)?
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    1988 125 Force ? Driveshaft ?

    Just got a 1988 Force 125 that runs, but the prop doesn't turn. Previous owner said it was running and made a snapping/whirring noise and the prop stopped. The motor still ran but the prop no longer worked. I haven't got into it yet, but I was wondering if someone could point me in the right...
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    Little to no oil in the lower unit after water trip

    My motor (1973 115 Evinrude) sounded great, and performed well and all of the sudden I heard this groan. I shut it down and used the trolling motor to get in. I pulled the drain plug and got a little water and a little oil and 1 small metal fragment on the magnet. I filled it with oil and ran it...
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    1960 Evinrude Lark II surging

    I picked up this 40 hp motor for a song and got it running with very little effort. I had it out Friday and it ran great. It pushed my old Alumacraft 15' to 22 mph according to the fish finder. So today I talked the wife and kids in to going to the lake for the 4th of July. Of course the motor...
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    1973 115 Evinrude - overheated

    Got the motor wired up and control cables hooked up. Sunday morning I fired it up on the muffs. :D The motor was still missing some, :confused: but I think it was flooding at the bottom carb. I shut everything off and checked it out, fired it back up, and proceeded to find out that the overheat...
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    1973 Winner Bimini 17' Trihull Rebuild

    I bought this boat last year and recently found out that all the wood in the boat is junk. Time for a rebuild. I called around and to replace the transom alone was $900-$1500. I can't afford that so, it's into the boat rebuild arena I go. I'm going to try to keepa a log of what is going on.
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    Could I have fried my tach?

    I had a battery go bad on my boat (1973 Winner w/ 115 Evinrude) I killed it trying to start the motor. I accidentally hooked the pos (+) cable on the neg(-) battery post and as I touched the neg (-) cable to the pos (+) post I saw a spark. I pulled the cables off and switched them around and...
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    Navonics East Maps

    I'm looking for a used Navonics East map chip that is compatible with a Humminbird 787c2. (SD card format) I know they offer a trade in value when upgrading, so I was hoping to pick one up for somewhere close to that. EDIT Thanks
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