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    Identifying year & model of Johnson outboard

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on identifying the year & model of an older Johnson outboard. I have an older 40 HP electric shift motor that I need parts for and would like to find a manual and parts list for it. Is there anyway I could find this out using the serial number...
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    Sonar Problems

    I have an EAGLE Fish I.D. 128 Fish finder/Sonar. It powered up fine on land when I was putting my boat together for the year, but when I put my boat in the water for the first time and tried it, I heard the startup beep and got a black line across the screen. This line disappeard and the unit...
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    "Sting Ray" stabilizer

    Hi,<br /><br />I have a 22ft boat with at 260 hp mercruiser. The previous owner had bolted a "Sting Ray" to the lower unit. I know these are supposed to help plane the boat out faster, but I have been told that they increase drag and decrease the overall speed of the boat? Is this true, and...
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    Pulling waterskiers?

    Hi<br /><br />Does the length of the rope used for waterskiing effect how much power you motor has for pulling a skier up out of the water? <br /><br />I have an old 33 hp Johnson Super Sea Horse on a 14ft fiberglass boat and can only pull up one small skier although an advertisement I found...
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    Pulling waterskiers?

    Hi<br /><br />Does the length of the rope used for waterskiing effect how much power you motor has for pulling a skier up out of the water? <br /><br />I have an old 33 hp Johnson Super Sea Horse on a 14ft fiberglass boat and can only pull up one small skier although an advertisement I found...
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    1977 Seastar Carribean?

    Hi<br /><br />I just bought a 1977 22ft Seastar Carribean with a 260 hp Mercruiser. I haven't had anyluck finding information or books on this boat or other seastars on the Internet. Does anyone have any suggestions. Any help is appreciated<br /><br />Redbeard
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    Steering question, 22ft Seastar Caribbean

    Hi<br /><br />I have a 1977 22ft Seastar Caribbean with a 260 hp Mercruiser I/O. When I throttle down, I have to hang on to the steering wheel or it will turn hard left on me. It doesn't at slower speeds. It doesn't have power steering. I am just starting out in boating, so any help or advice...
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