I have a bass boat that needs a light sanding and new clear coat applied. My boat is a 88 Stratos, Blue matallac, with a silver metalflake. I have been reading about PO5 clear, KBS clear, and Marine coat one, and Imron clear by Dupont. Now I am more confused than ever. Does anyone now what I...
Hi gentlemen I have a 1988 Stratos Bass Boat Metalflake and metalic paint. It is faded and needs a new coat of clear applied to it. Can anyone help guide me? It is Grey Metalflake with blue matalliac paint. I have been reading about PO5, KBS Diamond Clear, and also marine coat one, and a Imron...
I am 70 Years young and very confused. I have 1988 Bass Boat and Stratos Trail boat trailer. I am wanting to repaint the Dark blue trailer. On the internet I cannot find what kind of paint they used in 88. NOT color, just KIND of paint. The paint has held up pretty well over the years so I am...
My 1988 Stratus bass boat has outdated arbiter toggle switches. The aerator pumps are Johnson 12V and I have #2 of them. I would like to upgrade the switch (see pictures) because one of them pumps do not work. My switch is auto, and manual settings. Only one pump works on manual and the other...
I did check the oil and drain a little out. It is blue,the same color of the new oil I put in it. I seen no water. So because I have about 2 gallon of 3 months old gas (started with full tank 3 months ago) Could the oil have concentrated in the gas at the bottom of the tank and be burning...
Boat Lower Unit
1988 Johnson GT 150 VRO6
Model: J150STLCEM
Did I do this? This is what I did in a nut shell, I watched a U-Tube video on putting oil in my lower unit. Remove top plunge, fill from bottom until, oil comes out of top opening. DONE.
Started my 1988 Johnson GT 150 VRO v6 and all was...
I have took the route of being safe so as not to add to my troubles. I plan to install a marine fuse box at a later date. So I ordered a new set of breakers from and installed them. So for every thing is working corectly. Thank you all for your help.
OK, I ordered new 12 v /8A breakers from Great Lakes Shippers to replace mine. Did not get them last week FedEx lost my package. These breakers are funny for me to understand. So here is my questions:
1. There is no reset button any where for these breakers, all I have by the switch is a small...
I have a Johnson 1988 GT 150 hpVRO V6. I am attaching a picture below, The brown wire in the picture only has a couple strands of copper holding it attached to the plug. Can I cut the plug out and rewire with heat shrink connections on all three wires, or try to pull the pins out and re-solder...
I appreciate all of the advice I am learning as I go. I decided to be safe and order 8 new breakers from my Marina in my town. Just wanted everything to be safe. The breakers will be in Monday. Mine was 1988 and very rusty.
I am going to post a new question on a problem I found out about on the...
I agree, I will check into this but I would like to keep things the way they are until I can get my electrical problem fixed. I do not want to add to it a new problem. I am thinking these breakers show no conductivity until the reset button is kicked out, and that has not happed. That is why I...
I have a 1988 Stratos Bass Boat, I lost all instruments on dashboard (no readings it as if they are all dead. I cannot find a fuse box but I am able to find #8 circuit breakers under the dash. The bolts attached to them a really rusty, but I could get them loosened with penetration oil. My...
I cannot find any internet help on this. I know there is some savvy men on this site!
I am trying to replace a stainless steel wire that opens and closes the water valve to my live well. Really difficult to remove and replace entire cable. It broke 2 inch two short. I would like to just feed a...
