I was in the same boat as you in 2018. I loved my’88 Johnson 30 hp until it it started giving me problems. I struggled and tinkered with it for a few seasons and eventually took it to a mechanic. He took my money and I got back the same old problem. At that point I had just about enough...
In my opinion, Johny25 has the best documented and helpful thread on the subject matter. See link below. Too bad he moved on years ago. Good luck.
https://forums.iboats.com/threads/80s-johnson-evinrude-25hp-to-30-35hp-conversion-with-pics.516146/
I have a 2005 MinnKota Vector 55 3x trolling motor.
The problem I have is the pivot pin (#33) tends to slide out. I just tap it back in place but it’s getting to be annoying.
Any ideas to solve this?
I bought a snowblower on “Black Friday” a few years ago. I was first in line at Home Depot at 5am. It was nice chatting with other shoppers while we waited.
The doors opened at 6am. I saved $200 on the snowblower. I think those days are long gone.
Yes, will keep this in mind. I had the open type submersible bulb tail lights on my old trailer. I liked being able to change out a bad bulb as opposed to the entire light.
The new style Optronics LED lights came with my current setup. Again, the manufacturer replaced them under warranty when...
Agreed.
I had a set of new LED sealed submersible trailer lights that started leaking and take on water. Unfortunately the water didn’t drain. One trailer light failed after one season usage. The manufacturer replaced both lights under warranty but I’m thinking it will be an ongoing replacement...
Congrats. My feelings exactly. You won’t regret it. I had a couple non runners that I sold for a decent price after getting my new motor. Enjoy!
jasper
