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    1987 90HP Yamaha Outboard Carburetor missing a screw

    Hey guys spring is here and as I was getting my boat ready for the season I noticed a screw or bolt missing from my 2nd carburetor. I'm not sure if it's a carburetor drain screw or not. Will it affect performance? The screw or bolt looks different from the other two also. Here is a link to...
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    1708 Baxial application

    So I'm done cutting my 1708 Baxial fiberglass which side should I leave facing up? There's dull side and glossy side.
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    1986 Procraft 1650 bass boat Rebuild

    I tore up the main floor where the dash because it's rotted and notice how bad Procraft boats were built. The floor is made of 1/4 inch plywood and a layer of fiber glass on top. Underneath that is a few pieces of foam that are 1 inch thick layered on top of another in between the 2 stringers...
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    Whats my HP on my Johnson

    I'm confuse...I bought a boat with a Johnson outboard from a friend of mine and he said it's an 85 HP motor, but the cover say's 115 on it. How do I know if its 85HP or 115HP?
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    yamaha steering cable broken...repairable??

    So I just swapped my 1977 v4 85hp Johnson motor for a 1991 Yamaha 70hp, everything went well until my steering cable broke. The cable is still fine but the plastic broke off by the steel and nut that hooks on to the motor. So I can turn left but not right anymore. Is there a way I can maybe...
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    4 stroke yamaha 115hp RPM wiring

    I have a 115hp 4 stroke Yamaha and trying to hook up a 703 control box but the RPM gauge is not working. How do I hook up the rpm. I got the light to work but rpm stays at 1000. The harness on the motor is a 9 pin, but the harness from my control box are 10 pin. I talk to the shop and they...
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    Correct size motor for 1986 Procraft 1650

    Hey what do you guys think about putting a 1995 70hp Yamaha on a 16 footer 1986 Procraft bass boat? Right now it has 1977 Johnson 85hp 115 v4 on it.
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    Yamaha and Johnson motor swap

    This is my first time swapping motor from a 1977 Johnson 85hp 115 to a 1990 Yamaha 70hp on a 1986 Procraft 1650 bassboat. There are 4 bolts holding the johnson...are these bolt patterns universal for all motor? Do I have to drill new ones? The Yamaha is oil injected while the Johnson is oil...
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    Hot trolling motor wire

    I have 3 batteries in my boat...one for main motor, one for fish finder and lights and one is for the trolling motor. I hardly use the one for my fishing finder so it also serves as my backup trolling motor. I bass fish a lot and on a windy day after fishing for 4-5 hours I notice my trolling...
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    Bow not on bow stop

    Hey guys I'm new to boating and I'm having trouble putting the boat back on the trailer. I replaced the trailer crank with a new one and now everytime I put the boat back on the trailer the bow sits underneath the bow stopper. I compare the old and the new and they are about the same size. I...
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    1977 Johnson 115 Tune up

    Just curious...you guys think its worth it to spend 200$ on paying the shop for cleaning the carburetor. I called and they estimate at 100$ an hour. Also I took a peek through the spark plug hole and notice the pistons are corroded with carbon, but the motor idle and ran pretty good. I was...
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    Primer bulb installation

    Is there a special way to install the primer bulb? I installed it but it doesnt seem to pump any gas.
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    1977 Johnson 115 V4 85 hp Spark Plug Wires

    Hi, I finally bought my first boat and as I was changing the spark plugs on the motor I found out that one of the spark plug wire was corroded and the coil inside the wire broke. Can I just pick a universal spark plug wire from any auto part store or is there a particular spark plug wire for...
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    Long distance towing

    Hi guys, this will be my first post and my first boat. I'm buying a 1986 16' Procraft bass boat from a friend of mine in NC and I live in MN. He also threw in his 1998 Ford Explore sport so i can tow it back. But i notice he been towing his boat around for a few years on the bumper hitch and...
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