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    Bearing whine?/old outboard

    I've got this old '79 Johnson 150 that just won't seem to quit. Runs great. We took the boat to the lake on Saturday to finishing flushing out the keys salt from the spring break trip. She ran well, started easily. After cruising for about 30 minutes, I throttled down to putt for a while and...
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    Power Trim problems

    Went to the keys last week and the boat ran great all week. Got home and the power trim didn't work. Nothing. Must be the switch or the solenoid.<br />Any tips that can save me some time before I start trouble shooting? '79 Johnson 150 Seahorse.<br /><br />Just a note. The help I got from you...
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    When to call it quits?

    First of all, I want to thank everyone who helped me this summer with my 79 Johnson 150. Every winter for the past five since I inherited this boat, I have entertained a repower for the next season. From the help I got here this year, it is running the best it ever has in my recollection. When...
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    Threading new steering cable

    This is the last step in my saga. I have to thread the new steering cable through the hull to the helm unit. I am planning on duck taping the helm end of the new cable to the terminal end of the old cable and feed it through while my bro pulls on the other end.<br /><br />Sound logical?? I know...
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    First trip to Bahamas

    In the first few years I had my 24'Topaz in Florida, we had read about how easy it is to cross the Gulfstream to the Bahamas. So my brother and I and a couple of friends decide to try it. We did all the research, figured that we wanted to go to Treasure Cay. 168 nautical miles from Stuart, FL...
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    Help. Jammed Steering.

    Hey Guys.<br />'79 Johnson 150, cable steering.<br /><br />My brother took the boat to Morehead this weekend and had to be towed in. While trying to beach the boat in a NE wind (onshore at Shackleford), apparently the anchor didn't set and he tilted the engine while it was turned hard over to...
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    Hey JB....

    I have been hanging out at "the hull truth" forum and saw a thread you might want to get in on...lots of whaler bashing. You better go speak the (hull) truth about you beloved whalers!!! :D http://www.thehulltruth.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001341.html
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    Trouble logging in

    I like the new board format, but I like to keep the cookies off my laptop, and I can't log in until I enable cookies. What is up with that? Anybody else notice this?
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    JB....Impeller?

    Hey JB, or any other wise fellows..<br /><br />I have been reading a lot of advice saying to change the impeller as a part of regular maintenance. I used to do that every year on my inboard diesel (raw water only). But it was a 10 minute operation. <br /><br />I assumed that my 1979 Johnson V6...
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    Cronic water in gas tank

    Just replied to a post and it got me thinking. For the 2nd time this year, my cannister fuel filter/h20 separator has filled up with water. 60 gallon in-hull tank (22 years old) that I rarely fill up. I just don't like carrying around 30 gallons of fuel I will never burn in a day. Is it...
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    Broken Outriggers

    I have a set of fiberglass telescoping outriggers. I towed the boat all the way home from the coast yesterday, only to catch one of the riggers in a tree branch in the driveway. It tore the eyelets off of the riggers. These are kind of cheap, they look like eyelets on a fishing rod, lightly...
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    To all my friends

    Just wanted to say "see ya" to all my friends. I am headed to the coast for a week to to nothing but boat, sun and fish. No work or computers, I am not turning my cell phone on except to call SeaTow if necessary. Thanks to all the help I have gotten here, the little boat is running and looking...
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    After Market Outboard Brackets

    I am considering (this coming winter) glassing in the transom of my Robalo 20' skiff and using a bracket with a swim platform to mount the Outboard. I just feel like it would be safer and quieter, as well as give me some more fishing space in the co*kpit. Any opinions on the feasibility of that...
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    Small Outboard safety

    This article is a wake up call for all of us who venture offshore in small open outboard boats.<br /> www.docksidereports.com/small_boat_safety_at_sea.htm <br /><br />Having downsized from a 24' full transom inboard diesel to a 20' outboard skiff, I am re-thinking my pre trip safety plan.<br...
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    JB..this ? is for you!

    JB, I know you really understand 12V.<br /><br />After testing my helicoil fix at the lake, when I got home and was tilting the engine down in the driveway at dusk, I noticed electrical sparks at he point where the throttle and gear cable went into the engine cowling. After closer inspection...
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