Johnson 35HP

I just bought my 1st winter project, a 1960 Glastron Fireflite:


I don't take delivery until Wed 12noon, so I'll check the ID tag & post online, any info would be greatly appreciated. I could only find 1 place to take a look at it, and it RUNS. All I want is for it to get the once over & make sure it's in good operating order & doesn't need anything tuned or adjusted. So it's ready when I finish the transom & deck replacement.

Thanks

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Congradulations.

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Nice project. Good luck.

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Sweet. I always liked those model years of 35's.

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Awesome fine jb. You're in the right place. The folks here and in the resto forum can walk you through anything you may need to do. Give these links a read. They should help you get that great old motor purring in no time. You can get most of the consumable parts like pints & condensers, carb kits, impellers, etc..... right here at iboats. Keep us posted. We love pics

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/columns/max/24/index.cfm
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=158086
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=167352

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Thanks, see my 1960 Glastron FireFlite has a new home thread, posted 9+ pix today.

Looking forward to an interesting winter. And just got a message back from someone w/ a 1960 Merc 650 Keifer (?) running that is really close.....Hmmmmmm........ Any chance the warden won't notice that the motors are different & different HP when I tell her it came with 2????

Now if I will just figure out adding my thread to my signature.....I know I left those directions here somewhere......Maybe my dog ate them:facepalm:

I'd like to summon the powers of the Blue Collar Comedy tour & Larry the Cable guy to GIT 'R DONE! I may hang that over the bow from the garage door header.........

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Ordered the engine book today, & neq'd a price on the keifer 650. Probably pick it up Sun. I've been reading through the Duckworks threads for engine & lower units. Evil-bay has a new (to me)throttle & direction control box headed my way, plus I'm hours from closing on a captains pedestal seat:facepalm:. We had a delay in picking up the new addition to our family, won't get her til Fri.

I am officially in over my head. Especially w/ 2nd boat I've nearly closed on, but just to get a windshield & a better trailer.......

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Hahahahahahha you're in the same boat as me. LOL I just went and got my 5th Big Twin class Johny/Rude today as a parts motor. I got a '59 Evinrude Lark parts motor, but has a rebuilt lower unit, for the tune of 50 bucks. I also gave the guy an additional 60 bucks and got wiring and direction control box for it. Good enough....it'll be what I need to get my Lone Star ready to rip.

The old Kiefer 65hp huh? Decent motors from what I can tell. Any Merc with the Kiekhaefer logo on it was a good one. Carl Kiekhaefer was a genius, when he came to the outboard pioneering. It's when Brunswick bought him out, quality went south.

As far as the signature stuff, just go into your profile and select "Settings"