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    Painting inside a fiberglass hull wood boat after rain

    I've been working on a 50 year old cedar and mahogany runabout and have it close to done. I skinned over the hull at and below the waterline with fiberglass blanket, have the outside all urethaned and looking pretty good, and am now in the process of sanding and painting the inside of the...
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    50's and 60's flywheels.

    I've searched the forums and found that starters and recoils from the '58-6something 35-40 johnsons fit my 30 hp '56. Now I need to know about flywheels. Will the 35-40 hp johnson toothed flywheels fit a '56 30 hp johnson? Could there be balance issues etc? I need ot get this thing electric...
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    '56 30hp johnson recoil starter

    My '56 johnson currently has a toothless flywheel with no recoil starter. what year recoils will fit? I have the opportunity to get a '58 35 hp recoil rope starter. Also, what flywheels are compatible? I'm itching to get an electric starter on this thing.
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    Mystery Engine

    Hi Folks. I'm totally new to the boating world and am starting off with a bang. I bought a '54 cedar and mahogany runabout that was falling apart, and have been restoring it. The thing is I can't figure out what year and model the engine is. It looks like a '55 johnson 25, but none of the...
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