thanks to the guys who told me to clean my carbs. I have a 22ft mako with a johnson 225. I was upset as I was only getting 39mph at WOT, I knew this motor was capable of more. Another main problem that plagued me was that I was getting about 1mpg and blowing through fuel at about 25 gal/day...
ok so I put on a stainless prop today and am so impressed with it:) I gained about 4mph so that made me happy. Now I was talking to a dealer and he said that my motor was mounted on my boat wrong. He said it was mounted at its lowest setting and with my 20in transom I should have it up to the...
I was out last night fishing and about halfway through the night I was going at about 4K rpm's and all of a sudden my motor bogged down to about 3K and I immediately assumed I hit a lobster pot and it was around the prob so i stopped raised my motor and nothing. I lowered the motor and started...
alright so I got my motor to stop smoking so much, came to find out the mechanical choke was on and I didnt know it. Now I am having some lack of power in the lower rpm top mid rpm range. I have a 22ft mako with a 2001 Johnson 225 and I only top out at 37 mph. From everyone I have talked to...
I just bought a 22ft mako and it is outfitted with a 2001 johnson 225 with 143 hours. I am not a big fan of the Johnson and was thinking about doing a mercury verado. My motor currently weighs about 470 pounds so I could do the 175hp verado which would be comperable in weight. How would the...
as the thread title says I have a 2000 johnson 225 on my 22 ft mako cc. This is the first johnson motor I have owned so I don't know if this is normal or not. None of my old motors ever smoked this much. It runs good but just smokes a lot, is this common? is there something that I need to...
Hey guys I have a problem with my motor and I can't figure it out. I start it up and it runs great. I start going and it is fine for about 20 minutes then all of a sudden the motor bogs down and starts to rev up then bog down then rev up and bog down and continue doing this while I can't go...
Hey guys I have a question for you. I have a 2000 yamaha 150 TXRY on a 1978 mako center console. The main problem is the motor has a 25in shaft on a 20in transom. I do have a jack plate but it is in need of adjusting cause when I put my motor down while running water splashes up into the boat...
Hey guys I just want to thank you in advance for your help. OK here is my situation, my motor was running just great the other day and all of a sudden I was cruising about 3/4 speed when it started bogging down. When it finally stalled I tried to start it again and it just clicked like I had...
Hey guys I have a 1986 merc 90 2 stroke that has been running flawlessly untill yesterday. I think the problem is either the fuel pump or maybe water in the gas but I would like to narrow it down more if possible. Thr motor was running fine yesterday then my buddy took the hose and sprayed the...
Hello guys I have a question on my motor. I have a 2000 yamaha 150 txry on a 1978 mako 19b center console. Now my question is when I attempt to trim my motor down all the way at any speed over 10 knots the motor sprays up water so bad that it comes into the boat. I have to run it trimmed up a...
I was wondering if anyone knows of a place that sells reconditioned teak or new teak for older mako boats. I have a 1971 17ft center console and have two pieces in the rear that cover the box's and the two hatches I would love to replace. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.<br...
hello I have a 1986 merc 90 6cyl. OK here it is, when I am at neutral my engine purrs like a kitten with the occasional jump in RPM's but once under a load it sounds awfull. It cuts in and out up untill about medium throttle then from medium throttle to full it boggs down and sounds like it...
