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    '94 60 HP running MUCH better - videos

    I posted a while back that my motor wasn't revving and I couldn't get on plane. After some digging around, some by me, some by the mechanic, we found that 2 of the 3 plug wires were cracked and spark wasn't getting to the cylinders and the throttle plates were only opening less than 50%. Not...
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    Is my Smokercraft really a Starcraft SS?

    I have a 1979 16' Smokercraft that looks EXACTLY like a Starcraft SS. I mean EXACTLY, down to the rivet pattern on the hull. The HIN is SMKXXXXXXX which certainly indicates a Smokercraft but could it be a Starcraft in disguise? Were these boats made in the same factory around this time?
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    Weak and Intermittent Spark

    MODEL# J60TLERS - '94 60HP I'm getting a weak and intermittent spark on my bottom cylinder. The plug tested good and I swapped wires from one of the good ones and it was still weak so I know the wire is good. Do I have a bad coil? What else should I be looking at?
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    '94 60 HP Johnson wont rev up in gear - video

    I took my boat out for the first time this year and things did not run smoothly. It starts up and idles great. When I shift it into gear at low speed it moves along just fine. But when I pin the throttle it barely wants to move along. When I put it back into neutral and kick up the throttle...
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    Help with Nissan NS8B carb float

    I couldn't get my motor to run and after some trouble shooting I discovered that the carb float was stuck shut and wasn't letting any fuel in. When I tried to take it out I discovered that the screw that holds the pin in place that the float pivots on was bent (no idea how that can even happen...
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    Getting a carburetor for practice.

    I'd like to try my hand at disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling a carb from a mid 90s J/E. Anyone have an idea of where I could get one for cheap or free to practice on? I'd like to have a bit of experience before tearing into my own.
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    Lower Unit Bit the Big One

    Well $h!t. Took my boat/outboard in to get the oil seals replaced in the gearcase because my gearcase oil was off colored so I figured it was water intrusion. No such luck. The seals are still good but they discovered that the pinion and forward gear were all chewed up (likely from an impact...
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    Fuel Pump for VRO Disabled Outboard '94 60HP

    I have a '94 60HP Johnson that has had the VRO disabled and capped. I want to replace the fuel pump but all I can find is the VRO model that pumps oil as well and they want $428 for it. Is there a less expensive option that pumps premixed fuel only? If so, how do I know which is the correct part?
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    First Winterization

    I'm getting ready to winterize my '78 16' Starcraft SS and outboard ('95 60 HP Johnson) for the first time and I think I have everything I need to do it properly but I have a question about residual water left in the motor. I live in a cold climate and my boat will be stored in an unheated...
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    First time winterizing '95 60HP Johnson

    I'm getting ready to winterize my boat/outboard for the first time and I think I have everything I need to do it properly but I have a question about residual water left in the motor. I live in a cold climate and my boat will be stored in an unheated garage for the winter. Do I have to worry...
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    Dinged prop causing gray gear oil?

    I recently picked up a boat with a '94 60HP Johnson and before taking it out for the first time I changed the gear oil and the oil that came out of it was a dark gray color, but not milky. I wasn't sure what color the original oil was so i didn't think much of it. Well, after taking the boat...
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    Oil leak on 8HP Nissan

    I just got a 1994 8HP Nissan and it had water in the gearcase so I got a whole lower unit seal/gasket kit and new water pump and had it all replaced by a dealer. After running it for the first time I noticed some oil coming from the seam where the lower unit bolts on at the aft of the motor and...
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    94' 60 HP runs poorly unless at full temp

    I just got a new (to me) boat with a '94 60HP motor and it takes a few cranks to get it started and then it runs pretty rough for 5-10 minutes until it gets up to temp and then it starts and runs like a champ even after being off for an hour. It's just those first 5-10 minutes in the first...
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    1979 55HP Evinrude hesitates

    I just picked up a 16' starcraft with a '79 55HP Evnirude and got it out on the water for the first time last night. The engine starts and idles really well and it got me up on plane doing about 25 mph but from a stand still or barely idling forward the motor will hesitate and sometimes die...
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    Deck Repair

    I feel kind of foolish asking this after looking at everyone's impressive restorations and beautiful finished boats but here it goes anyway... I just picked up a 1976 Starcraft SS and when I picked it up I knew I would be replacing the carpet but now that I've pulled up the carpet it appears...
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    Bimini + Downriggers on '76 16' SS

    Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum and I'll be picking up a '76 SS on Sunday that I'll be doing some modifications to. Definitely not a complete restore like some of the beauties I've seen on here but more like some spit shining :) One of the first things I want to do is to put a Bimini Top and...
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