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    Friendly reminder, Help when you can

    I don't know if this is the best place for this, so move if you need to.<br /><br />I fished Caballo lake (NM) this week and the fishing was great. Caught 150 white bass and a few walleye in just 3 days.<br /><br />Saturday the ramp was really busy. I finally got loaded and pulled out, but I...
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    Would you consider this engine lugging

    1989 50 hp Johnson on 20 ft Lowe pontoon boat. Runs between 4200 and 4600 depending on load. I don't have the prop numbers because its at the lake. I don't care about speed at all as I mostly troll, but I don't want to hurt this engine by lugging it. If it is lugging, I'll get the numbers and...
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    New Motor Thanks iboats

    After some months of convincing (by me) my dad just got his Merc 15 hp and we put it on the lake saturday. If this motor isn't brand new, you can't tell it. You don't even get the rope pulled half way before it starts and it is the perfect match for his 14 ft Lowe.<br /><br />It took awhile to...
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    Kicker for pontoon boat

    Mods if this isn't the right place for this please move it.<br /><br />I have a Lowe 20 ft pontoon boat with a 50hp johnson. I bought it about three months ago and had never owned a toon before. I recently came across a 2000 6hp long shaft evinrude for a good price. I always have tried to have a...
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    Spinning on ramp advice

    Besides buying a four wheel drive<br /><br />I have a 2000 F 150 extended cab 4.6 V-8<br /><br />My last boat was a 16 ft trihull. I didnt have any trouble<br /><br />New boat is a 20 ft Lowe pontoon wth a Johnson 50hp <br /><br />Truck pulls the boat well on the highway. It spins nearly every...
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    89 Johnson 50 VRO questions

    I just bought a 1989 20ft Lowe pontoon boat with the above motor. The boat and motor are in nearly new condition. I checked the compression (good) and ran the rig about ten hours before I bought it and probably another ten after I wrote the check. I have some questions I hope you guys can help...
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    merc 500 prop

    I've got a 1970 merc 500 that you guys have helped me with before. I was wondering if there was anyone who knew what the original prop was that came with it. Mine is about worn out and I can't read the numbers on it. I've been happy with the way it performs and would really just like to replace...
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    What do you guys think?

    I've never run an I/O of any kind before. I found this one right here on iboats. I know how to check out the boat part of it and I know to do things like check the compression on the motor. I don't know anything about the actual out drives or how they work and tilt, but have worked on several...
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    Need some info on Johnson 6

    I've got a manual coming<br /><br />It's a 2000 <br /><br />model# J6R5IB<br /><br />Serial# GO4880267<br /><br />The man I bought this motor from said he ran it at 50:1. A mechanic I talked to said it was made for 100:1. That sounds way too lean to me and I'm probably not going to do it, but I...
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    Cant get my merc lower unit to go back on

    I think its funny that the post beside mine is about the same motor.<br /><br />I have a 1970 50hp merc.<br /><br />I'll try to provide as much info as I can, and I'm doing everything as per the manual.<br /><br />I pulled the lower unit and replaced the impeller (had a broken spline) The water...
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    new guts for old merc remote control

    I haven't posted for a while. I have a '70 mercury 500 50 hp. the remote control wasn't working very well especially on the shift side. It's pretty worn out. For those of you who know what they look like inside, there's a wheel with a tooth or tang in it that meshes with an oblong oval shaped...
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