I would normally start there, but it was running great before I started swapping the throttle and shift cables to troubleshoot the gearing issue. Did a compression test last week and all 4 cylinders were in the mid 140's. Either way, I did an adjustment on the mixture screws on the carbs and it...
Welp, it was the lower unit. The last guy did all the needed maintenance on it (new impeller and lower gear oil), but when he put it back in it was in a different gear than the controls at the helm. Pulled it off and got them in sync and now it is working the way it should! Now I just need to...
Swapping the cable doesn't work. One cable is shift and the other is throttle. They both pull when going into forward gear, when going into reverse the shift pulls and the throttle still pushes. If you are meaning to swap the shift cable to enter the front of the controls instead of the rear...
I bought a 1971 StarCraft Jupiter with a Classic 50 45hp on the back. Love the old boat and have some big plans.
I do have a couple questions and figured you guys could help point me in the right direction.
The forward reverse are backwards (have to pull throttle backward to go forward and...
Hey there guys. I have a Johnson 235. At least that is what it looks like. It has a serial plate on it, but it was painted over with some enamel and am having a hard time getting it off and readable. I know that the cowling was replaced at some point with a generic one, and even though it is a...
Today was a good day on the boat (other than killing an angle grinder while using a cutting wheel). Got the rest of the main fiberglass skin and the balsa core up from the main deck.
Started cutting out sections of the plywood subfloor. Not a bit of glass on any of it. Actually accidentally...
Well I was finally able to get out to the boat. Didn't get as much accomplished as I wanted to. My 5 year old had been sick and we had to end up cutting the day short to take him to the hospital for a couple days. He is home now and on the mend, but man that pneumonia is a mean dude. Anyways...
So this morning I decided to go up and diagram and take tons of measurements. After I was done, I couldn't help but start tearing into the floor. Man that is nasty stuff. I'll post some pics at the bottom.
But first I have a question. The boat has a hatch for the bilge (which I am keeping), but...
So I had been looking for a boat for a while. Had a fairly limited budget, but knew what I wanted to do with the boat. Fish. Living in Florida I wanted to be able to fish in the bay, flats, and on calm days a little off-shore. Also wanted the ability to use it in the lakes we have too. So a bay...
Hey everyone. This forum is incredible and giving me so much information. I got my first boat last week. Beautiful Sportcraft. Beautiful everywhere except the floor. I am starting the process of replacing the stringers and the deck. Have been doing my research for a few months on what to do and...
