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    Renaming a boat

    I am new to boating so this may be a dumb question, but is it considered bad luck, to rename a boat? The name of our boat (Dad N Lad) was given by a previous owner back in 1977. After I brought it to the river for the first time a few weeks ago for some testing and trials, I realized how old...
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    What pitch? (I know... its a loaded question)

    OK, I got the johnson 115ETL77 on my 16ft Invader Intruder tri-hull working like a top. Then for my second time in the water I took someone who was supposed to know the Rock River and we destroyed the prop on some rocks. Before it was ruined, we were getting up to 36mph according to GPS. But...
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    Just bought a 78 Chrysler 105. What are the issues with these motors?

    My brother has stated that the Chryslers are a dirty word in the boating world. How much truth is there to this, I mean really, I have not had much luck at all with the Johnson V4 I have and If the Johnson doesn't run this weekend I am pulling it and running this Chrysler I got. The Chrysler...
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    Runs awesome on trailer, dies in water at 25% throttle. 1977 115hp V4 Johnson.

    OK. Got the boat for cheap cause the previous owner couldn't get the motor to run right under power. Its a Johnson 115ETL77. Here is what is happening with the motor. It didn't run when I got it. The cylinder pressures check good to almost new. I got it to run like a banshee on the...
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    1977 Johnson 115ETL77, what is the timer base trigger to flywheel gap?

    I have a 1977 Johnson 115ETL77 that needed a rectifier replaced. There was no spark on the starboard bank. Replaced rectifier and got spark back. I have searched here for the data and not found it yet. I need to know what the timer base's trigger gap to flywheel is supposed to be. It...
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    Just bought a 1974 Invader Intruder w/115 Johnson

    Hey all, newbie here. Never had a boat, always wanted one, opportunity knocked, I jumped in feet first. Its a 16 foot 1974 Invader Intruder. The guy I got it from had just upgraded the motor from a good running 65hp to a 115 Johnson. He couldn't get the motor running, became frustrated...
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