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  1. rolmops

    Hailing Ray , the other half's castaway.

    Hello Ray.<br />Just wanted to let you know, that I found my dual remote.A brand spanking still in the box new one for all of 65 bucks including handling and shipping.<br />Thanks for looking for one for me.<br />Rolmops.
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    Ras Mohammed

    Hello.<br />Have any of you divers been to the Sinai Penunsula southern most point called Ras Mohammed?<br />If so,what is it like these days? Is it still unspoiled?<br />I was looking at pictures this evening and I realized that I have not been diving there since 1983.<br />Any updates about...
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    Umbrella rig

    Hello.<br />I have used umbrella rigs for bluefish and stripers,but never in fresh water like in the great lakes.<br />Did any of you good people ever try to troll an umbrella rig for fresh water salmon lake trout or off structure bass, muskies or pike??<br />Is it legal in fresh water?? <br...
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    Upgrading a '69 55 horse to 60 or 70 horse

    How should I go about upgrading my 3 cylinder 1969 '55 Johnson to sixty or seventy horse? I am looking for a winter project to keep me from under my better half's feet and whip.
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    Changing transom from single to twin engines

    Hello.<br />I have a 1964 17' Duratech built in Peekeskill,NY.<br />It is rated for an 80 horse engine, 1964 horses, so probably 70 of today's. Aluminum thickness heavier than most of today's boats.<br />In the inside in the middle of the transom there is a wooden support(16x20x1 1/4) that goes...
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    synchro tachometer for twin seahorses

    JB sorry to put this here,but it seems to be a question that only a few select OMC wizards may be able to answer.<br />Someone offered me a 1959 synchro tachometer that came of a setup with twin 35 larks,but from his description I did not quite understand what it is.<br />Has anybody ever heard...
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    Twin '57s

    Hello<br />Does anybody know if OMC ever produced a connecting rod that would go between the engines for steering twin engines with a cable steering system?<br />Thanks,Rolmops
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    towing with '94 grand caravan

    Hello<br />I tow a 1200 pound rig with a '94 grand caravan.<br />It seemed common sense to me to only tow in third gear and never in overdrive.<br />Just the other day I opened my owners manual and there it said in the trailering section not to tow in third gear but in overdrive on moderate or...
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    using a car axle

    Did any of you guys ever take the rear axle of a '97 taurus with the disc brakes and put this entire unit under a trailer with a surge brake system? If you did, why is this good or bad?<br />I would really like to find out if it makes any sense to do this before I learn the hard way.<br />thank...
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    1957 35 seahorse twin engines.

    Hello.<br />I am still working on my twin engine project and the more I think about it, the more I want to have a left hand rotation and a right hand rotation propeller.<br />Would this mean that I have to remove the shifter lock? Is there a shifter lock in the market that locks what is now...
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    power problems

    Hello.<br />I picked up this 1973 65 horse 3 cylinder Johnson.<br />It starts fine, goes up to wot just fine and I can run it there for a while. However,when I idle it down and then throttle it up again,it does not reach the same rpm's,and stays at a much lower rpm.What could this be??<br...
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    Fishing the West Coast.

    Hello<br />We are thinking of moving from upstate NY to Irvine,CA. Is there any fishing there?? Fresh and marine? Are 2 cycle engines legal there? What travel time should I count on to get to a decent lake?<br />To be out on the ocean there, is a 17 footer any good or should I think bigger?<br...
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    Difference in driveshaft length?

    Hello Johnson Wizards<br />This is about 1957 and 1959 35 horse power drive shafts for Johnson Seahorses<br />Does anybody know if there is any difference in length between the '57 and the '59 drive shafts?<br />Or is it only the difference of the key and the pin?<br />As far as the waterpump is...
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    twin engines and props.

    Hello.<br />I am in the process of setting up a 17 foot aluminum duratech (1964) with twin 35 horse 1957 seahorses.<br />I figure that most of the time both engines will be running and some trolling might be done on one engine.<br />Should I go with the 10x12 props or since it is twins with 10...
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    G Dane and Perkins Engine.

    Hello G Dane.<br />I was leafing through some threads and something clicked.<br />www.tcoutboard.com carries parts for criscraft and oliver engines.They might be able to cross reference between Oliver and Perkins and get you the parts for your Perkins outboard.<br />Good luck.
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    2 or 3 cylinders?

    Hello.<br />Could someone please help and tell me whether the 1970 60 horse evinrude 60073 is a 2 cylinder or a three?<br />Thank you.
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    long or short again.

    Hello.<br />Does anyone know if the sixties and early seventies Evenrudes that have as the last digit on the model # a 2 are short shaft?And the ones with a 3 as the last digit are long shaft?<br />Or am I completely on the wrong track?<br />Thank you, Cornelis.
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    Long or short?

    Hello out there.<br />Does any of you good people know whether the 1970 60 horse evinrude model # 60073D is a 20 or a 15 inch shaft? Or can it be both?<br />thank you,rolmops
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    Need a year.

    Could somebody please tell me the year of this 70 horse Mercury 700?The number is 4995064.<br />thank you.
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    More power to JB the Ancient Mariner.

    Hello JB<br />I would just like you to know that that without you I would have wasted a lot of time and money.To me every single one of your answers is valuable.<br />I am convinced that for every rude and insulting bugger like ranger69dv there are a thousand people who are as grateful as I am...
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