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    1957 Johnson 35hp wiring help

    Hey Iboaters. I need help with the wiring form my '57 35hp Johnson. I've got the motor cleaned up and and ready to go except for wiring. I have a manual that shows a variety of wiring diagrams, that's not the problem. The problem is I have no idea what they're saying. I don't know the parts well...
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    converting RDE-19 longshaft to short

    Good evening iboaters. Here is my situation. I've got a Johnson '57 35hp (RDE-19) that's currently a long shaft that I'd like to convert to a short shaft. I have a friend who's very capable of helping me with this. I also have a friend that has the parts that I need to do this job... but he's...
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    Question about ordering parts for a 1957 Johnson 35hp restoration

    Hello out there. I've just started restoring a 1957 Johnson 35hp motor, RDE-19. So far so good although I haven't gotten into the guts of it yet. But, I have painted the cowling. Someone had previously painted the whole motor black and now it's up to me to change that. At any rate, I've painted...
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    Quaker State Boat Company Questions

    Hello all, A friend and fellow boat lover asked me to post a question about The Quaker State Boat Company. Does anyone have any information or know where I can point him for information. It appears that he's come up empty when looking. He has the original bill of sale for a '58 Holiday wooden...
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    Johnson 40hp wire help

    Alright iboat buddies, I need some wiring help for my 40hp Johnson. I bought the motor and the wiring harness separately and when the harness arrived the ignition panel wasn't connected to the wiring. So, I've numbered the wires and letter labeled the posts on the panels. I did a search on the...
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    40HP Johnson Electromatic Questions

    I bought this motor yesterday to put on to my restoration project. It's a 40hp Johnson Electromatic. I'm not sure on the year, I can't seem to locate a serial/model, but from reading posts here last night, I'm guessing that it's a '68. Anyway, the PO said that he saw this motor running in July...
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    sell my motor as is or fix it first

    Good morning all! Not sure if this is the proper place for this question or not, but, here goes anyway. I bought a '57 Red Fish to restore. It came with a 1968 20hp Johnson motor. The PO said that it works but it needs points. How true this is I don't know because I had to rebuilt the transom...
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    What shaft lenght do I need?

    Okay, so I'm not sure if this is an obvious question or not, but how do determine the proper length of the shaft. Long shaft. Short shaft? I believe that I need a short shaft for my Red Fish restore. The boat came with a 1968 Johnson 20hp that I believe is a short shaft. I want to fix that motor...
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    First order placed and received from iboats

    I have to say that this was one of the smoothest if not the smoothest purchases I've made online. The information for the items told me everything that I needed to know and the selection was great. I will more than likely order from iboats again. Although I wish that they had a shipping option...
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    Rub Rail Question

    Hey everyone. As some of you may already know, I'm in the process of restoring a '57 Red Fish. I have a question about how the rub rail would go on. I've looked at the rub rails here at iboats but am not seeing what I need. Actually I do see it, but I don't know how it would attach to my...
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    Luan Subfloor for Deck?

    There is wood subflooring called Luan. Floor layers use it when they put in a new subfloor for carpet, tile, etc. It's 1/4" thick and fairly flexible. My question is, if I support it well enough and I glassed both sides, could I use Luan as decking in my restoration? Or is it just too thin...
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    Johnson 20hp motor

    I'm starting a restoration on a '57 Red Fish and I have a question about the motor that I got with it. It's a 20hp Johnson, it has tiller controls so that tells me that it's not the original... duh but at some point fitted to work with controls. Now here is my question (don't shoot me but this...
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    Nautolex Marine Flooring Question

    Hello. I'm in the process of doing an inventory of all the things that I will need for my '59 Red Fish restoration... well at lest the things that I know of off hand. Ha! Has anyone every used a product called Nautolex Marine Floor? Here is a link to someone on line...
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    Joza's 1957(?) Red Fish Restoration

    Good morning all! I'm new to the forum and I'm coming to you with my project. I found this baby on Craig's List a couple of weeks ago and was finally able to bring it home Saturday. The ad said that it was a 15' 1957 Red Fish Shark. The reason for the (?) in the title is that I'm not so sure...
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