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    Removable ladder for 18' starcraft?

    Hi everyone! ​​ Anyone know of a good removable ladder and/or swim platform to fit on these 18' aluminum starcraft w OB motor? I like to fish off the back without obstruction so remove/store/install for swimming while on the water is needed. I restored a starcraft 1969 18' offshore V with...
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    1982 70hp Evinrude loss of power under load, max 2500rpm

    Hello, my motor is a 70hp Evinrude outboard Year: 1982 model: e70elcnb This year it has a new issue with loss of power under load, full throttle only hits 2500rpm and 10mph. It also sounds like it's idoling a little lower than usual. It can stall on me, but mostly it will run fairly stable...
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    adapter leaking on 6 gal gas tank, Evinrude motor

    Hi, I have an Evinrude outboard motor and a 6gal portable gas tank. Since recently, if the hose is not hooked up to the tank, gas spills out of the adapter on the tank (it spills out of the hole it is supposed to come out of) I guess there is a stop mechanism on the tank that no longer works...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Whats up Andy! I popped in to your thread recently the cheiftan looks great all metal, i may have to go that route some day as my paint chipping continues, we'll see. Nice tundra too, funny i had been thinking about getting a tundra lately, opened up your page and saw u just got one...maybe we...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Hi guys! Im still floating around! Good to see everyones still active. Proof the offshore v still operates like its 1969! Its year 4 for me, rustolium boat primer and paint is starting to chip a little, doesnt bother me yet. -Nick
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    1982 70hp evinrude thermostat question

    1982 70hp evinrude I have had this motor 10 years and I have never done anything with the thermostat. I trailer it to salt water. I thought I remember reading in the past people removing or bypassing the thermostat for some reason? Anyway, is it pretty much assumed that I do have a...
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    1994 225hp johnson water output pulsating / intermittent stream

    HI, The water pump was just changed on a 1994 225hp johnson and while running with muffs and garden hose, the output appears to be a bit jumpy or pulsating. Its my friends boat, we took it off again to check the waterpump and everything looks correct. However, the water tubes end got beat up a...
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    What product to use to tack glue o ring on to waterpump housing?

    Hi, I have done this once before a few years back but need a little memory refreshing. Motor is 1982 70hp evinrude. I have purchased a waterpump kit w housing, what can I use to glue the large o ring "gasket" to the housing so it doesnt fall off as I slide the housing down the shaft...
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    Cant remove lower unit, something caught at very end, shift rod? 1994 225hp johnson

    My friend started removing his lower unit and can't get it off. Johnson outboard 225hp 1994 I stopped by to help, it pulls all the way out, then gets stuck at the very last point. It seems like the shift rod is what is hitting I was not there when he started, I believe he tried spinning the...
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    early 90s johnson 225hp, fuel filters, how many?

    Hi My friend has a johnson 225hp outboard, maybe 1994. on a used boat, he has a fuel/water separator filter in the boat (shaped like a 1lb coffee can). He also had an inline filter under the cowl. He has replaced this inline filter with one from napa, I do not know the part #. We were...
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    1996 225hp johnson vro fuel pump. going to 4wire from 3wire

    hi. motor is a 1996 johnson 225hp and needs a fuel pump. in an older post it states: " 5007423 is a "kit" and 5004554 is the pump itself. This kit is used when replacing a 3 wire pump to adapt it to a 4 wire system. (the pump itself, 5004554, is a 4 wire pump)." so, my friend has ordered a...
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    1994 225hp johnson tach reading high rpms

    Hi, the motor in question is a 1994 johnson 225 vro and the tach on the boat is a honda brand at idol the tach is reading 3000rpms and at about half throttle its off the gauge over 7k the motor sounds normal to me, although my experiance is limited im pretty sure its not nearly that high I...
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    telltale (peehole) fitting 1996 225hp

    hi, can someone help me identify the name of this part, or what category to look in. My freind purchased a 1996 johnson 225hp vro. the actual plastic "peehole" fitting itself, the last point water exits. this plastic part that the hoses hook up to is whats needed. Sorry I do not have a photo...
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    rectifier to terminal block corroded 1982 70hp evinrude

    hi, my motor is 1982 evinrude 70hp on the terminal block part#326255, marked red, there are two red wires, one to the rectifier and one to...a bundle of wires. that one screw corroded to a stud, I need a new terminal block. In the mean time can I just tie the two red wires together to see if...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    I'm still alive! I cant belive im going on the 3rd season with this boat already! boats still good. I will update with some pics soon. I have two lowrance gen 2 touch units with side imaging and some other upgrades to show. hoping to build a livewell this year long live metal! ...boats
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