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    No Fire after winter storage?!?!

    I have a 1994 Johnson 70hp VRO boat motor that currently will not fire, and I am in need of some troubleshooting tips. The boat ran fine when it was placed in my garage for our long Minnesota winter. I stored it with fogging oil in the cylinders, a can of seafoam, full tank of gas, and changed...
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    Help! Electrical Fire

    So after using my boat multiple times a week since the start of boating season, I was out fishing and noticed an electrical fire under the hood of the engine. Two wires rubbed and burned. One Green, one Black. The green wire is melted right to the black one. They go into a plug that I have...
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    Scrap Value?

    What do you think the scrap value on an old 14 foot crestliner aluminum fishing boat would be worth? Boat is no good anymore due to a tree falling on it.
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    Water Pressue

    Is 10PSI at idle and 20PSI at 1/4 throttle-25ish from there to wide open normal for a 1994 Johnson 70HP?
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    Boat test #2

    Well guys my boat test #2 was much more successful than boat test #1. Well I suppose I probably should call it more like engine test #1 and #2. The boat does not seem to have an issue other than a faulty gas gauge. On this test the engine started running great after a few good wide open passes...
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    Gas Gauge?

    My boat has all working gauges except a gas gauge. The gas gauge is there, it just does not give an accurate reading. It reads just above E with a full tank of gas, and when you turn the boat and key off it reads around 1/2 tank. Since it is an on-board tank it would be nice to know when I am...
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    Did I do Everything?

    So after my first test on the water with my first boat I found its issues. I purchased it with around a month left of snow so I couldnt test it right away. However I was out on the same boat last fall (knew the guy I got it from) and it was running like a top. He said he only burned premium in...
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    VHF marine radios

    The boat I purchased had a Uniden console mounted VHF marine radio installed in it with a huge 8' antenna mounted on it. Is there anything I should know about owning this? Do I need a permit or license to legally use it? Being in central MN I am never in coastal waters, the biggest water the...
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    Livewells filling on their own!!!

    I purchased my first boat a couple months ago. It is a 1994 LOWE 1730 fish and ski. I really like the boat, and it is powered by a Johnson 70hp. The boat is going in sometime soon for a spring tune-up. I took the boat out for the first time today on the river (because all the lakes are frozen)...
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    Engine Tune-up Cost?

    I bought my first boat about a month and a half ago. I live in Northern Minnesota so I have awhile until I can get on the water. The boat I bought is a 1994 LOWE 1730 fish and ski with a matching trailer and 70hp Johnson of the same year. Everything is in great shape. I bought it in the winter...
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