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  1. jay_merrill

    Who Dat!!!!

    Drew Brees: 5,087 yards, single season!! Dan Marino: 5,084 yards, single season. 27 years in the making and one of the nicest guys in the league got it done! WHO DAT!
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    1947 Johnson HD25

    I'll leave it to the discretion of the mods as to whether this thread needs to be moved, but I'm posting it here in order to reach the Jonnyrude crowd, who would have the most interest. The following is a CL ad that I saw today, for a running HD25. The price seems good, although the motor would...
  3. jay_merrill

    Old OMC Starter Motors

    Does anyone know if the starter motors used in the middle/late 50s 30-35 hp motors, are usable on a 15hp motor of the same era? Is it the same starter? Will it fit in a bracket for the 15 hp model?
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    I Thought of SBN & TD Today

    Holidays often make me think of those who have passed and the things that they contributed to others. In the past couple of years, we have lost two respected members of the iboats family, who gave a great deal of themselves for the benefit of their fellow boaters. Both passed on the traditions...
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    Running 50s & 60s OMC On The Muffs

    Over the years of posting here, I have often seen comments about running the 50s OMC 25hp, 30hp and 35hp non-superquiet motors on a hose. The same is true of the 60s 28hp and 33hp engines, which share the same basic gear box. Many say that this can't be done, but it can. All that is required is...
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    Need A Reason To Be Shipshape?

    I just finished reading an article about a local boating accident that happened some months ago. I remember reading about it when it occured - a guy took his toddler son and a buddy fishing late at night. The buddy, who was not wearing a PFD, was thrown out of the boat for "unknown reasons." As...
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    Duh! Why Didn't I Think of That?

    I had a conversation with a guy today, who is selling a lot of gear at fire sale prices, in preparation to move his marine repair business. He has been a OMC/BRP dealer, but is now going independant. When I asked him if he had any shift switches for my Johnson 65hp hydroelectric remotes, he...
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    2000 Chevy Astro - Intermittant Power Windows

    The front windows (electric) on my Astro have developed an occasional habit of stopping, while closing. They never stop while opening, only when the glass is moving up. If I wait a few seconds, they will move up a bit more and stop again. I've never had a problem with the windows not closing...
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    Let's Leave The Log There, So EVERYONE Hits It!

    I have a few recreational crab traps and go out every few days to bring some supper home. Last night, as I was on my way to them, a pair of boats were being towed in by another pair of good samaritan boaters. The folks aboard each, warned me of a large log a couple of miles down the bayou, which...
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    Will Your Last Day On This Earth, Look Like This?

    I just got home an hour or so ago, from a SAR mission that began with a 5:30am boat launch. Unfortunately, the mission was a Search & Recovery, not a Search & Rescue. The piling in the photo, is part of the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway, near Metairie, LA. We recovered the body of the boat's...
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    Wafer Batteries & Kids

    I saw a tiny article in my local paper, that I think is worth sharing. It seems that the wafer type batteries that are commonly used in watches, toys, etc., have become a hazard for small children. In most cases, toys that kids play with, have battery compartments that are screwed shut. This is...
  12. jay_merrill

    More Than 10% Differential - How Bad Is It?

    In another thread, I described a 1974 Evinrude 85hp motor that I picked up "on the cheap." I've had it for a few months, but just got around to working on it. The first problem that I ran into, was very low compression - about 30 psi on all four cylinders. A couple of the very knowledgeable...
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    1974 JohnyRude 85

    I have an old JohnyRude that is giving me strange compression test readings. First, the motor appears to be an 85hp Evinrude powerhead, sitting on a Johnson 135 midsection and gearcase. It was a "Katrina motor," which sat in water to a point just below the powerhead, for several weeks, until...
  14. jay_merrill

    1972 Johnson 65hp Stinger?

    Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? I recently saw an ad for a 1972 Johnson Stinger. The motor is painted red, as the Stingers usually are and it looks to be a '72 powerhead - the coils, powerpack, etc look right, plus it appears to be hydro-electric (yellow plug, no shift cable). I didn't...
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    Portable Fuel Tank Cleaning

    I have a couple of 12 gallon, plastic fuel tanks, which I use as aux tanks. I haven't used them for awhile, but need to do so, over the next few weeks. Just to be on the safe side, I removed the cap and and peered inside. While doing this, I discovered lots of "globs" of what appears to be gooey...
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    We're Gonna Get Hammered - Oil Spill!

    Well, it looks like were going to get hammered with oil from the Transoceanic/BP disaster. What was described as a 1,000 BDP problem, is now estimated at 5,000 BPD. I'm trying to volunteer for booming now, but haven't had much luck, so far. The Coast Guard did give me a phone number, but that...
  17. jay_merrill

    Coil Compatibility

    I was working on a friend's 1984 ERude 25hp motor yesterday evening. He has a coil that fails intermittantly, so I told him to order a new one. In the mean time, I can lend him a spare that I have. My question is whether mine will be compatible. His motor takes the black external coils that...
  18. jay_merrill

    Still Having Site Problems?

    I used to use the profile function that allowed seeing a list of your own posts, quite a bit. For the last couple of months, it hasn't worked. I click on it and nothing happens. I though I remembered seeing a thread, that said this was a known problem and was being worked on, but I can't find...
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    JM Reporting From "Da Bayou"

    How life changes with technology! I just took this photo with one of my digital cameras, uploaded it to photobucket and then wrote/linked this, via cellular aircard. Why? Mostly because I wanted to check aircard coverage in an area that I spend a lot of time in, but just for fun too. Its a...
  20. jay_merrill

    Calling F_R & The Rest of The Old Motor Guys!

    Here's one for the "head scratching dept." The photos below are of a motor that a guy is trying to sell on CL, in my area. He thinks its an '82 model, which it isn't, because Johnson didn't make a 6hp in 1982. I think the powerhead and cowl pieces are from a '77 or '78. What is up for question...
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