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    Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

    Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist. http://sarasota.craigslist.org/boa/2961685150.html SEA-RAY runabout/project I/O parts - $200 (cortezrdwest) Date: 2012-04-20, 7:27AM EDT Reply to: ***@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] You MUST TAKE old trailer with you/ you...
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    I think I found my next motor....

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    I think its a Tohatsu... ???

    I just picked up a 1997 Johnson 3.3hp 'Portable' (HJ3ROEU), and I need a prop for it. I think these were made by Tohatsu back then. Does anyone know for sure, and what prop would this take? I'm having a heck of a time with this. Thanks!
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    Spark Plug Gaps

    So I was reading another thread, and it made me wonder. Why do plugs need to be gapped to specific measurements? They'll still create a spark, won't they? Does the distance affect the heat the spark creates? Just one of those things that I don't know about.... :)
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    1997 Johnson 3.3... need a prop

    I just picked up a cl find ($30), it's a 1997 Johnson 3.3hp, but it had no prop. What prop did these things use? The iboats store doesn't list that engine, and I can't find much else out there. Thanks.
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    Now what did I do....

    1959 Johnson QD-20 10 hp Long story short- there is leakage from my lower unit. I was trying to get the flywheel off, and later I noticed the fluid leak. Had it in gear trying to get flywheel screws out. Did I break something? I will eventually get around to opening her up, but don't want to...
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    Only WOT after carb rebuild - FIXED!!!

    1959 Johnson 10hp QD-20 I clean/rebuilt the carb last night, and now it won't run at any throttle setting except WOT. I started with the hi speed needle set about 2 turns out from lightly seated, but it ran tons better at <1/4 turn out from seated. I don't think that's good. Low speed I can't...
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    In the middle of carb rebuild - Need Help please

    I'm cleaning/rebuilding the carb of my Johnson '59 QD-20, and I'm stuck. During dis-assembly of the float valve and seat, I didn't see how the little wire thingy goes in (it kind of popped out). Does the hinge pin go through the wire, or does the wire go around the float bracket, or does it...
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    Rebuild or Clean?

    Johnny QD-20 '59 10hp I need to clean the carb. It looks pretty straight forward to me. I was thinking that maybe I should just rebuild it since I'll have it off. I've never rebuilt a carb, and want to know if doing it is difficult, or if there are glitches I may run into. I'm worried that if I...
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    Seafoam

    So my old '59 Johnny needs a carb cleaning (doesn't idle), so the low speed needles are probably dirty/gunked up. In an effort to possibly help, I added a full can of Seafoam to about 3 gals+/-, and went fishing after work. I can actually get really close to idle and hold it there without...
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    Clamp bracket screws

    One of the clamp brakcet screws on my QD-20 is missing the swivel plate and retainer (page 10, items 46 & 47). Right now I'm wedging a bracket from some gauge I had sitting around. It works, but I have to be careful not to lose it when I remove the engine. I'd like to repair it with something...
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    I think I have a pinhole leak in my tinny

    I think I have a very small leak in my aluminum jon boat. I'm noticing a little bit of water, and I mean a little bit. There is a possibility the plug is leaking (seems a bit dried out), but I think it's coming from the hull. I can't see any holes, but there are a couple of tiny rust colored...
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    Rod holders in an aluminum jon boat

    What kind of rod holders do you guys have in jon boats, and where do you mount them. I'm not talking about rod holders for trolling, just for transport and waiting. I was thinking about those 'el cheapo' plastic holders, which should be fine for what I want. Do you just screw/bolt them into the...
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    Dirty carb... or something else?

    1959 Johnson QD-20 10hp. Starts great, runs great, but there are 2 things amiss. 1. Won't idle at the lowest throttle setting 2. Low Speed Idle Adjustment knob unscrews when running from the vibration. Where do I start, what do I do? The cheap and lazy part of me just wants to run seafoam...
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    Talk to me tinny runners!

    Ok, so fun, I bought myself a '79 Sears Gamefisher 13'6" tinny. I have a Johnson QD-20 ('59 10hp) tiller. Took it out this afternoon, and well, it was fun, it was fast enough (21mph GPS), but man, was it tippy! I felt like I had to be dead center in it, or it felt like it would list so badly it...
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