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    1981 115 johnson...idling and no power under load

    To start off this is a great site, yall have helped me solve some problems in the past, the latest problem started about a year ago when my dad traded his one owner pontoon for a 19ft center console. When we first talked to the guy about trading the boat had a newer 150 evinrude. After a couple...
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    Prop question on 19ft cc

    I have a late 80's model thundercraft 19ft center console with a 81 115hp johnson. We had the boat out yesterday and it was really sluggish to get on plane pulling a tube and just in general. Once it got up on plane it did fine. It has a 19p on it now. I also have a 21p and a 15p. Which one...
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    Only getting fire on one bank

    I have a 77 johnson 115 that has been sitting for a few years. The motor ran excellent the last time we ran it. This year when I tried to crank it I was only getting fire on the left bank (standing behind the boat) I swapped the wires in the power pack and it started firing on the right side...
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    advise on trailers

    i have just bought an 18 foot mitchell boat. The trailer that its on is an older type galvanized trailer with 4-80x12 tires on it. The boat sits over the fenders, so its sitting up there pretty good. I have a bass boat style trailer also that has 14 inch wheels on it, and the boat would sit...
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    Prop for 1979 Evinrude 115

    Im putting my evinrude 115 on the back of an 18 foot mitchell boat. The prop thats on it right now came off a lighter boat. i want to say its an 11 x 17 prop. its either 17 or 19. Is that a good all around prop. The boat will have a good bit of weight in it. at least two people, a 30 gallon bait...
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    Fishing the Patomac

    Hey i was wondering if there is anybody here that fishes the patomac area? Im going to be getting stationed there at the end of january for three years, and i was wondering how the fishing is. I normally only fish for, stripers, cats, and plan on taking the boat out into the chesapeak bay and...
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    18 foot mitchell

    I dont know if i am posting this in the right place or not, but i am purchasing an 18 foot mitchell vhull, and it doesnt have an engine on it. I have a 115 hp evinrude already. But i also can get my hands on a 150 evinrude. Would the 115 be enough to get me out of bad weather if it comes. Or...
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    Mitchell V-hull

    Hey everybody, i am about to purchase an 18 foot mitchell boat. Its a 1982 model. I have a 115 hp on a trihull that im pulling the engine off of and selling the boat. I was wondering if the 115 has enough umph to push the 18 foot boat. If not what is the max hp that it will hold? I will be in...
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    Mitchell Boat

    Hey everybody, i am about to purchase an 18 foot mitchell boat. Its a 1982 model. I have a 115 hp on a trihull that im pulling the engine off of and selling the boat. I was wondering if the 115 has enough umph to push the 18 foot boat. If not what is the max hp that it will hold? I will be in...
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    Starcraft Cuddy Cabin???

    Around 2002 or 2003 me and my stepdad had a older 60's or 70's model starcraft cuddy cabin? I am looking to find one like the one we had. We traded it to a guy in Charlotte NC. It was around 22 feet long. It had blue bottom paint, white sides and a blue sky blue top. It sat on a black tandem...
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    Starcraft Cuddy Cabin????

    Around 2002 or 2003 me and my stepdad had a older 60's or 70's model starcraft cuddy cabin? I am looking to find one like the one we had. We traded it to a guy in Charlotte NC. It had blue bottom paint, white sides and a blue sky blue top. It sat on a black tandem axle trailer. It had a four...
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    Few questions about 15' chaparral tri-hull

    I am buying a 15 foot chaparral tri-hull from my step dad. Before i joined the Army, i helped him get the boat and trailer and we rigged it with a 115 hp evinrude. (80s model) We have had the boat running in the back yard, and it ran excellent. He had it winterized last year. And im in korea...
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