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    Max HP for my 15' Caravelle

    I have a 1971 15' Caravelle Bow Rider Tri-Hull.<br />It currently has a 1971 60HP Johnson outboard. With a 15 pitch prop it will run about 35 MPH at WOT with me and my wife on board. The hull is rated for a max 100 HP motor. I have completely restored the hull and it is in good shape. <br...
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    Sail Boat Rigging

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    Tach Reads High at Idle

    I've got a 1971 60HP Johnson outboard. I added a <br />tach which seems to work fine at everything but idle speeds. I had thought my idle speed was way high, but after much tinkering I have noticed that the tach always reads about 1200rpm even when I bring the idle down so low that the engine...
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    Got a Picture of Your Rebuilt Boat

    I recently came across this forum will looking for<br />solutions to getting my old Johnson outboard running.This is a great forum for sharing info, wish I had found it a year and a half ago when I started this project. <br /><br />Seems to me that anyone who has invested the time, money...
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    1971 60 HP Hydro-Electric not shifting at all

    I've got a 1971 60HP Johnson Hydro-electric that<br />no longer shifts at all. I just had a problem<br />with a spun prop. I replaced the prop, headed out<br />to the water, lower unit had not been giving me trouble except for the prop. motor made it just<br />out of the landing area, then...
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    Hydro Electric Slipping

    I have a 1971 Johnson 60 hp Hydro Electric motor.<br />I've finally got the motor running well, but under<br />load the motor seams to slip out of gear. The motor shifts fine to forward, neutral reverse, but when powered up, it seems that the unit slips in<br />and out of gear. <br />The lower...
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    1971 60hp HyrdroElectric Drive - No Power, wet plugs

    I have a 1971 Johnson 60hp HydroElectric drive.<br />The motor has good compression on all cyl. Just cleaned carbs, they didnt look too bad, cleaned up well. Floots look good and are not sticking. Replace spark plugs, amplifier. Motor starts easily, but runs rough, seems to be flooding...
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