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  1. tony69starcraft

    lower unit oil color

    i just bought a 1980 15hp johnson. the previous owner told me the lower unit oil hadn’t been changed in several years because it hasn’t been used much in the last 3 years and to change it asap. i drained the oil out of the lower unit and it was silver in color. it wasn’t milky like there was...
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    hp recommendation

    i just bought a 1972 16’ mirrocraft boat, the beam is 64”. there isn’t a capacity plate on it. according to their website the boat without motor weighs 343#. what kind of motor should i put on it? if it helps, the maximum weight of gear and passengers would be about 500#. the previous owner...
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    floor advice

    im considering buying this boat. it’s a 14’ aluminum deep v. there is currently no floor in it. i have a few questions. does it need a floor? can i just find a suitable chair and sit on the bare hull? if not, can i just lay marine grade plywood across the bottom and bolt the swive seats to...
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    motor won’t stay running

    i have a 1967 60hp johnson. last year the motor did a lot of chugging under acceleration and would die at idle but would run just fine at wot. i bought a rebuild kit and cleaned the carb. i set the low speed needles at 1 1/2 turns out, the high speed jets are fixed. i can get the boat to start...
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    67 johnson 60hp carbs

    i bought a 16ft ‘69 starcraft off a guy last summer with a ‘67 60hp johnson super seahorse on it. the guy was a hillbilly and couldn’t get it to run right. it would idle ok but when you try to accelerate it would bog down until you got to WOT. i’m assuming the carbs hadn’t been cleaned in...
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