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    1979 115 HP carb questions

    I took the pontoon boat out for the first time this season. It started up as good as it usually does (takes a few tries). It idled fine and appeared all was well. I putted out past the no wake line and began to accelerate. It accelerated fine at first but then decelerated to near idle speed...
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    New Tach no reading

    I recently purchased a new Tach for my 1979 Johnson 115 hp (115ML79R). We also purchased a new harness that plugs in in the from of the throttle control box and runs to the tach containing a purple (hot when ignition key is on), a black (gound) and a Gray (pulse) wire. I confirmed the purple...
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    Testing gauges

    I am about to begin the rebuild of an older pontoon boat. I was planning on purchasing all new gauges for the rebuild. Now that I have purchased many of the supplies for the rebuild funds are a little tight so I am looking for advice. The origional gauges are still there with no apparent...
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    Flip flop seat livewell

    I will be rebuilding my pontoon in a couple of weeks and have a few questions. First, I would like to purchase a flip/flop seat as my only fixed furniture on the deck. I see the flip/flop seat from pontoon stuff dot com has a drain the bottom. I would like to make this into a livewell for my...
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    New Steering cable

    It is time to replace my steering cable on my 1987 Suntracker pontoon. The old cable numbers indicate that it is 192 in (16ft). When looking to order a relacement I see I have a few choices. 1. Teleflex no feedback 4.2 Rotary 2. Teleflex NFB Safe-T II 3. Teleflex Safe-T Quick Connect...
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    Tin roofing as underskin?

    I recently picked up an old pontoon for fishing. I was wondering about the underskin. I have read multiple posts on here regarding aluminum sheet as underskin material. Well, this old boat has tin roofing material used as the underskin. It may not be the prettiest but it seams to work fine...
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    Lost Anchor

    I lost a very nice and expensive box anchor yesterday. I don't know how, but the anchor rope clip unhooked from the anchor. when we pulled anchor, the clip was still on the rope in perfect condition, but the anchor was not. The good thing is the water is only maybe 8 feet deap but the bottom...
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    Fising rod box/organizer

    A while back I saw a posting of a homemade storage box someone built that had a lid and dividers built inside for rod storage and other compartments. I have been searching for days and can not locate the thread. Does anyone recall this or did I see it on another site? I am looking to build a...
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    Max RPM range?

    I will be taking out my new to me pontoon boat out for her maden voyage today. I have read that I want to be proped so my max RPM is around 5500. I have two different pitch props I am going to try and see if I can get close. My question is what constitutes "around" 5500 rpms? If I am hitting...
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    1979 Johnson 115hp - tell tale?

    Does this outboard have a tell tale? I just replaced the water pump on this new to me motor but when I started it on the muffs I didn't see the typical stream of water shooting out that I do on my Murcury. Does this motor not have a tell tale or do I need to double check my impeller install?
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    1979 Johnson 115hp - No spark?

    I do not have spark on any of thy cylinders. Here?s the story. When looking to purchase the new to me boat, the motor would not fire. I pulled the wire off of the spark plug top right, stuck a screw driver in the wire and help it ? inch from the block and nothing. Did the same to the top...
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    Advice for buying a used pontoon boat

    I am looking at purchasing a used pontoon boat. I have a friend of a friend of a friend who I haven't spoken to who is looking to get rid of his pontoon quickly as he is loosing his storage space and does not use (or maintian) his boat. All I know about it is that it is a 1998 20 footer. I...
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    Alluminum Boat Modification

    I have a quick question for all you experts out there. I picked up a 14 foot fishing boat. The first several feet of the boat has a top on it. See the pictures below. I would like to remove this. Would this cause any structural issues with the boat if I removed this?
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    New Honda 2hp Break in procedure

    I just picked up a new 2hp Honda motor and have a couple of questions about the breaking procedure. My dealer told me to not run the engine at any constant spead for more than 5 minutes or so but to use the full range of throttle. My concern is that when reading through the owners manual, I...
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    Repowering question

    I have a 16' Lund basic aluminum boat. Part of the year we fish for trout in lakes with 10 hp motor limits. The problem is I can't troll with my 2 stroke 10 hp without fowling the plugs. I have an electric trolling motor that works well as long as the battery is strong. The wind can kick up...
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    What did I mess up?

    I hit an underwater island at wide open throttle on Friday in my little fishing boat. It took an inch or two off of one ear of the prop and a big chunk out of another ear. It felt like it lifted the whole rear end of the boat out of the water when we hit the rocks. My question is what all...
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    Engine or Outdrive??

    First the details on the boat. 1987 21' Searay. 5.7L Mercuiser with an Alpha 1 outdrive. Outdrive was replaced last summer with a warranty. We were on the lake Saturday. Boat ran great for a couple of hours while we wake boarded and skied. We then hooked up a tube and pulled the little...
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    Pulsating engine or outdrive??

    1987 Mercuiser 5.7 with Alpha 1 Gen 1 outdrive. When at low speeds or idle, it seems that the engine is constantly pulsating although I don't see a change in rpm's on the tach. Any ideas on what the cause of this could be? This was our first trip out after our newly rebuilt outdrive, upper...
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    SEI vs. Mercruiser Alpha 1 rebuild

    Thanks to everyones help in a previous thread and the assistance of a local repair shop, it has been determined that I need a new outdrive or a complete rebuild. The shop's quote is $1,400 which will include installing the outdrive on my boat (I removed the drive and took it to the dealer) as...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 1

    I am not getting power from the drive shaft to the prop. Cruising at 3800 rpm when it felt like the outdrive shifted into neutral and the engine reved. I initially thought it was a linkage issue as I replaced the lower shift cable just a few weeks ago. Nope. Looked under the outdrive and...
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