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    Is my motor/prop too low?

    Re: Is my motor/prop too low? FYI, for Tim Frank, here is a photo of the prop. It seems to me to be in pretty decent shape, but I'm open to any suggestions if you can tell anything from this photo. It is a 17 pitch and as I mentioned it gets the boat on plane very quickly and runs smoothly. I...
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    Is my motor/prop too low?

    Re: Is my motor/prop too low? OK, here are some more photos of the motor. I figured out that you can stop the motor from going all the down by locking the tilt-assist lever up before it hits bottom. But, I don't think I would want to run the boat with the motor locked like that. When I try to...
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    Is my motor/prop too low?

    I recently bought a 1962 Boston Whaler 13-footer with a 1992 Johnson 40 hp. The boat is in decent shape, and I plan to work gradually on restoring it. In the meantime, I just want to enjoy it. The motor runs pretty well, although it idles rough and will sometimes cut off when going from idle...
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