I have a 1962 Elgin boat that I picked up for $50 yesterday. I noticed that there are two patches on the hull under the water line . How do I test to see if they leak?
I need to tune up and get running my Johnson 40 RDS 23 (1961 model). I have called a couple of places in Albuquerque NM where I live and they are arfraid to work on something that old. Does anyone know of someone in this area that is competent to work on my motor.
I've replaced the sparkplugs and ensured the correct gap. I had a mechanic friend rebuild the carborator with the kit I got from our Johnson parts dealer. Everything is hooked up. When we tried to start it the motor tried to start and almost did a couple of times. But it will not completely...
I just bought a used boat with a RDS-23. I'm getting ready to take it out for the first time and read that I should change the gear oil in the lower unit. I read the SELOC manual which confused me. Where is the drain plug on the lower unit and where is the vent plug? I keep reading if I take...
