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Just wanted to say thank you guys for the help previously :) I recently bought a 90 hp Johnson titled in 1989. Compression tested good, motor ran good the first day. On day one it would gurgle at 1/4 throttle then come out of it with more throttle and run great. I assumed either just a 2 stroke...
Bought a flat bottom john with a 22" transom. I recently bought a 89 Johnson with a 20" shaft. I am going to switch it over to a jet drive. Can anyone tell me what height my transom needs to be? Sorry cant measure the motor its too far away at the moment.
Hello all. Been awhile since I have been here. I just sold the river boat for an even trade of a newer nicer one. Only issue is it has a 50hp jet. I had a 70 and was only happy with it when it was freshly sharpened and shimmed. Can anyone tell me where I may find a USED jet drive for my 1989...
I am in the market for a new trolling motor. I have an 18' jon with 70 hp motor usually carrying 3 guys and has live well with 2 batteries. I am looking for a trolling motor mainly for the river. If the river is up I am not usually on it. So something from 55#-75# would be good. I have looked at...
I have a 1980 70hp johnson runs great but was wanting to ru a little bigger. Can I swap the lower jet onto a bigger Johnson or Evinrude of certain years? I would like to go 85-90 hp. Thanks in advance.
Hey guys new to the forum. I re-finished my 18' jonboat with aluminum for storage bigger deck etc. Anyway, the boat motor and trailer are all late 70's. I wanted to get a little bigger motor (70hp jet now)for it since I added weight. It was great before til I had 4 or more people and gear. It...
