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    89 Dynasty Rstoration done(pics)

    We for this boat around 2 weeks ago, here are the before pics Boat had been out of the water and sitting outsode for around 10 years
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    Trim help

    On out 78 200 Horse Johnson we are having trim issues. Sometimes it does it, somethines it dont. When trimming the motor down it will come down and hit what I think are the trim Rods. Then the motor(Hydrolic trim) will bog down and it wont move down anymore. Sometimes it works good, Hits the...
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    Dude on a jetski about ate it today

    We made a quick trip today to try out new restoration out(77 Regal). We were running along around 25 or so and apparently there was a jetski riding our wake. About that time out boat shut off, I imediatly jumped to the rear to check out the primer bulb(Had trouble with the bulb collapsing) and...
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    200 pony Johnson, What should be the Max RPM?

    Running in the water, What should be the max R's for it Thanks
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    New Project, 89 Dynasty(Pics)

    My Incle and I are at it again. We just picked up this 89 Dynasty regency That had been sitting(Outside of coarse) For about 11 years. Came with a bunch of extras(skis, jackets and such). We got it home, replaced a soliniod, hooked a battery to it and some gas treatment and she started and ran...
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    Got our 77 Regal in the water yesterday(pics)

    My Uncle and I picked this boat up 2 weeks ago this morning. She had been sitting for around 8 years the best we can figure. You can see most of the work we done. We also redone the cuddy, Rebuilt carbs, New fuel pump, Bilge, and most of the wiring. Still have a small issue with a fuel pump we...
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    Fuel Guage problems

    Just got our old 77 RegaL On the water yesterday. The baot had set for 8 years or so and the wiring was Very shooty and had to redo most of it. We pumped 40 galans of fuel out of it and put 20 back in. The fuel guage isnt reading anything, The sending unit in the tank tooks good when I had it...
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    Question about Banking a boat

    I guess its called banking, Like at a beach when you pull your boat up and tie off of something. Question is, How do you keep you boat strait in the water, Perpendicular to the bank. We went out today and Cant get the boat from drifting sideways into land. Usually isnt a big deal but when there...
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    A dumb question

    We just put a water pump kit in our 77' 200 pony Johnson outboard, Question is, Should we have water coming from the 2 1/2 inch or so holes right below the motor on the back side? If so if the thermostats were stuck could this cause it not to have water there? If not how do you know the pump is...
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    Cooling question(Newbie to Boats)

    We Reciently purchased a 1977 regal Cruiser with a 200 Horse Johnson outboard. We got the motor running(been sitting for about 5 years) But we dont have any Water Coming out if the top ports. Our question is, Im sure it probably needs a water pump kit, However if the thermostat was stuck would...
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