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    Cooling Water Gone

    i have a 125hp 2002 mercury . it ran well last year I wintersize the boat and this year when i went to put it back i checked it out wiyh a set of muffs and no cooling water. I removed the discharge hose and ran ahose back through water came out of the intake.When the motor was running i could...
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    allseasons pontoon boat cover?

    I found on the net a pontoon boat cover useing a pvc. system for a winter cover rather than a shrinkwrap. has any one tried it. cost over 300.00. before i buy i would like to know if it works i am from northeast penna. am we can have a lot of snow. is there any other system out there.
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    trolling motor cable extension

    I have a 14' fishing boat and a 22' hurricane deck boat I want to buy a bow mount electric trolling motor that can be used for both with enough tthrust for the 22'. my problem is the foot controll cable are to short. do they sell extensions or can make up something yourself. I heard to many sad...
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    drums or disc ?suggestion wanted

    I am buying a 24/26 ace trailer 7000# wgt. I can get either drums or disc. brakes on all axles . I have no expierence with either .need help making decision.
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    oil leak lower cannot stop

    i have a 1959 johnson 35 hp. i am getting a smalloil leak out of the prop shaft i have replaced the seal and o-ring still leaks even before i run the motor. shaft looks ok i sat the seal :confused: all the way down is this right. if itr is what else can i do.
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    TACKOMETER ?????????

    I have a 1959 35 hp. johnson. I want to install a tack to optimize the engine .It has electric start but no gen. I t has standard ignetion, points, con. camshaft timing. It appears the only tack avaiable are the ones you wrap a wire around one spark plug for the read out.any one had expierience...
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    TACK TO BE OR NOT TO BE

    I have a 1959 35 hp. johnson. I want to install a tack to optimize the engine.It has a electric start but no generator.It has a standard ignetion,points ,cond. ,camshaft.after checking it appears the only tack avaiable are the ones you wrap a wire around one spark wire for the read out.does it...
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    prop dia.

    I like to know what effect prop. dia. has on performance. I have 1959 john 35 hp.I hav a 10 x13 and a 10 1/2 x 13. both fit will either one effect speed.
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    tack&carb

    I have two questions I have a 1959 35 hp johnson with electric start no generator. points and cam.does anyone sell a tack that can be hooked up in some way to this motor. also will a 1958 35 hp carb fit my 1959 motor.
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    prop id.

    1 have a 1959 35hp. johnson. i have two props wich appear to be the same. ithink one might be the orginal . ther are no markings on either prop . did johnson not mark props then.ther is not even a indication ther ever was any markings.is there any method to measure the props. there are no prop...
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    everything right but some thing radically wrong

    i have a 1959 35hp. johnson. it has not run for 20 years. i rebuilt the carb,installed new points cond& coils. put all new seals and gaskets in lower unit. motor starts up fine idles ok but does not get up tp full powercheched compresson 115 on 1& 120 on other.have manual set timing as...
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    To paint or not to paint that is the question.

    I have a 50 year old 14' aluminum starfcraft. Ihave stripped all of the paint off of the bottom up to the splash rails. It is now nice and shinny.I have spent over $100.00 on coatings and paint and now I am wondering if I have to paint it.I keep it docked in a fresh water lake.I am trying to...
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    48 hp johnson evinrude

    I am trying to buy a 48hp johnson or evinrude .I need a short shaft. are all 48 hp long shaft?
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    windshield problem

    I have a 15' runabout and the rubber between the wind shield and boat is deteriorating. where can you buy this seal? where can you buy the whole windshield?
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    prop pitch?

    I have a 1959 johnson 35hp I would like to know how do you mesaure the pitch of a prop . there are no numbers anywhere on the prop. the dia. is 10" from tip to tip on a three blade prop.I belive its the orginal prop.
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    power trim & tilt

    I have a 1959 35 hp.quite heavy. does any know where to find one or did they not make one for this motor.(power trim & tilt)
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    transom saver

    do they make a transom saver for motors that do not have power trim and tilt. can"t seem to find one.
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    question for (old boat 1)

    thanks for the come back. I could not do as you suggested, just varnish over the sides. they were too weathered. I might do that on the front and rear decks they are in fairly good shape.the wood on the boat is as good as it left the factory. now my problem is to match the color on the sides...
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    transom motor mount

    do they make a transom motor mount for motors without a power tilt. can't seem to find one that does not reqire one
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    restoring a Whirlwind

    Hi First time, so bear with me. I have a 1959/58 14.6'whirlwind molded mahogony runabout.I purchased it in 1960.used it to take my kids water sking and then they grew up and Iused my 14' starcraft to go fishing. now I have grandchrilden so out of the garage it comes.I cannot find any info on the...
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