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    Bad water pump?

    Suzuki DF140, 2006 (4 stroke). Today on the water the engine made a rythmic clucking (cluck cluck cluck...), probably about 2-3/sec at idle, it sped up with the engine. Made the noise in whether or in gerar or not. I pulled the boat out of the water ASAP. I immediately thought impeller, as...
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    Parting out a boat, how difficult?

    I've been looking for a relatively new motor for a project I'm working on. Of course, the best motors all come attached to a boat you don't really want :D. Hence the question. I found what appears to be a almost new Mercury 60 that would be perfect. Its attached to a late 70's tri-hull of...
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    Johnson 40 won't idle.

    OK, I may be in over my head... I have a 1991 Johnson J40TLE that came with a pontoon that I'm trying to determine if its any good. It has compression but the cylinders are about 10 PSI apart. The PO took off the VRO and hooked everything back up without a fuel pump. The controls were also...
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    help with Johnson fuel pump

    Hi, I have a new-to-me 1991 40 HP Johnson, the PO took off to the VRO and never bothered to put back on a fuel pump (read http://forums.iboats.com/johnson-evinrude-outboards/how-much-would-you-invest-johnson-edit-pictures-added-640165.html to get the whole story. I got a new fuel pump today...
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    How much would you invest in this Johnson - EDIT: Pictures added?

    Re: How much would you invest in this Johnson? Re: How much would you invest in this Johnson? Got back from the lake today, here are the pictures of what the guy took off Here are some pics of the motor where I think the pump should go:
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    How much would you invest in this Johnson - EDIT: Pictures added?

    I'm going to guess this is the first of many posts here. Sorry for its length. I just purchased a 1991 Johnson J40TLE. It came on a pontoon boat I am restoring, with no guarantees about its condition. The guy only had the boat for 6 months and gave up trying to get it restored. The one...
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    Thinking about pontoon. Am I crazy?

    Hey guys, I am toying with the idea of getting a pontoon to restore. I have several boats (19' bowrider, 16' runabout, jetski), but this would be my first toon. I'm hosting a bunch of people this summer and would love to get everyone (12 of us) in one boat, mine don't cut it. I looked into...
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    Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

    Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist. Bass Fishing Boat This one counts as TLC, as its in the ad, but for $175 it might be worth it if there's paperwork. Any of you tinny guys know what it is?
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    Boat Paddles as a Signaling Device

    Re: Boat Paddles as a Signaling Device They look nice. I use a couple of these, used as the sole paddle in the ski and auxillary one in the big boat: 18$ on iboats.
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    Favorite Pics - Post 'Em

    Re: Favorite Pics - Post 'Em In the hook at Cape Lookout, NC.
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    Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

    Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist. This one has it all: 2 boats, trees growing out of them, broken glass, missing engines but with an estimated 100 MPH, and not one but two extra zero's in the price. 2 Boats for sale both rare 1 classic Glasstream & 1 Awesome Bomber
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    someone needs to restore this one back to its glory

    Re: someone needs to restore this one back to its glory Pulled this beauty home over a year ago, still a ways from its "former glory" If anything it looks worse now with all the rotten wood removed.
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    Social Media Etiquette on the lake?

    Re: Social Media Etiquette on the lake? While I agree with most of what has been posted here, we are dinosaurs. I am reminded of Grandpa Simpson: I deal with it on the boat, but it sounds as if my passengers are better behaved than some. Where I can't deal with it is at dinner. No phones...
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    Which flag do you prefer?..

    Re: Which flag do you prefer?.. Although I am not a yachtsmen (I drive a boat), this one should be up top:
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    Buying a used family boat with good wakeboard wake

    Re: Buying a used family boat with good wakeboard wake If you poke around the wakeboard forums you will see the hull makes all the difference in the world for wakeboarding, and dd's are fine in properly weighted. I have attached a graph I shamelessly stole form wakeboarder.com regarding...
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