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    Trim guage,merc. to omc.

    Got a set of teleflex sterling guages from ebay and the description did not specify what kind the trim guage was,anyway it turns out they are for a merc.,I have a johnson,and yes it reads backwards...Is there a mod. that anyone knows of that can make this guage work on a johnson?teleflex doesnt...
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    Installed guages today,Trim reads Backward

    Put in my 4 new teleflex guages today,all good except when my motor is all the way up the new guage reads down,and when its down it reads 3/4 .I get about 2 ohms when its up and about 90 when pushed in on the sender arm,do they make the right sender for a early 80s v4 115 johnson that will work...
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    Front strobe light

    Is a small slow strobe (about 2 blinks a second)legal on a boat,currently its white,should it be a certain color?
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    Tach not working....

    I have an early 80s v4 115 and I had to re wire the whole boat(thats the way i bought it.anyway the one wire coming out of the engine controller goes to which connection on the tach?there is also a little switch on the back with a 1 -4 setting.currently i ran the 1 wire from the controller to...
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    gel coat tacky??how long to fully harden.

    I have a 82 bass boat and the top of the boat is sun baked.its brown w gold flake.I sanded a large section and wiped it with acetone then brushed on some gelcoat and it came out great but the only thing is it wont harden fully.its been 2 days now and its already all messed up from touching and...
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    1984 johnson 115 v4 water question

    Just put in my water impeller only this weekend but i didnt get the whole housing,water shoots out the top hole fine.is that the only place it should shoot out with earmuffs on ?
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    Hello, need help on my second boat

    Just bought a 82 cajun 17.5 bass boat from a guy at work for almost nothing,Its been sitting since 1998.heres the good,trailer is in great shape.painted it and repaired the wiring,greased hubs and is great,johnson 115 v4 runs great after cleaning the tank and carbs.drained gear oil and it was a...
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