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    05 Honda 90 HP carbs flooding

    Starts right up cold using fast idle lever. Takes a while to warm up. When fast idle lever is lowered to shift into gear, engine dies. Trying to restart results in flooding of 3 of the four cylinders. It floods so much that you can smell gas and it streams out of a small spout on the bottom of...
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    1976 Johnson 85HP for junk

    We have a working 85HP motor. Plan to scrap it. Local marina [on a small lake in Illinois] says he doesn't know of anyone who would want it for parts. So we'll scrap it for aluminum. Assuming the scrap dealer won't buy aluminum with steel mixed in. My question is: if we cut off the lower end...
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    1976 85HP won't start when hot

    The 85HP Johnson outboard starts when cold. Runs good at 3000 to 6000 rpms pulling a skier. But when the skier goes down, either it won't start again, or if it does, it will only run if the 'Lift Up to Start' lever is up, and then it barely puts. Giving it any gas will kill it. After putting...
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    Why does a small trailer have a jointed tongue?

    40-year-old single-axle for a 16-foot boat. Why is the tongue jointed? It has a slide lever which allows the back end to drop down to ground level while hitched to the car. What is the advantage of doing that? --Thanks
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    Weight distribution / replacing bunkboards

    The boat is a 16-foot Larson: deep-V from the late sixties, 85HP motor. The trailer has two rollers in the center on which the boat sits. Also has three feet of bunk rollers under each side of the hull. When we pull out of the water, due to wind or current, the hull sometimes hits the rollers...
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    1976 Johnson 85 HP Power Pac

    Model: 85ETLR76G Somewhere on this forum a guy said this engine is as reliable as they come, but that the Power Pac goes out like clockwork every two years. Maybe he was exagerating, but based on that, I bought a new Power Pac and put it on the shelf. My question is, Is there any sign of...
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    Am I pushing air? What's going on? Can't get on plane?

    I am new to boating so have no experience to draw on. The boat is a 1968 15-foot Larson paired with 85-HP Johnson. Perhaps a bit heavy, but that's the way we bought it. The prop has three blades, 6.5 inches tip to center, so I guess that makes it a 13-inch prop. First trip: We had it out...
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    1968 Larson 15-ft: new floor

    Re: 1968 Larson 15-ft: new floor Maybe not everyone appreciates this kind of humor, and maybe everyone else saw this years ago, but it's new to me, and I sure laughed. Here's the 1968 Larson. 85HP Johnson may be a bit heavy, but it pulls the tube at 33 MPH. Have a great Fourth! --Peter
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    Mercruiser 300 dies on the water

    Older boat and motor, but new to us, so we don't know the history. Bought it from a dealer, and here in Illinois it would be a fresh water boat. Engine starts immediately and runs fine. We've had it on the water three times and each time it quit after an hour. We don't see any common cause...
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    1968 Larson 15-ft: new floor

    Fiberglass question on splashwell Fiberglass question on splashwell As mentioned previously, I cut the splashwell out to do the transom replacement. Since the new transom is thicker than the old, the splashwell won't fit back in place, so I cut it in half to work on it. Now as it gets...
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    1968 Larson 15-ft: new floor

    Re: 1968 Larson 15-ft: new floor Prepping the floorboards with CSM.
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    1968 Larson 15-ft: new floor

    Re: 1968 Larson 15-ft: new floor The transom has been replaced and the stringers rebuilt. The tops were cut off the stringers with their horizontal boards (rotten); Dug out the soaked foam; Placed new 1x10 boards (with CSM on both sides) on little blocks to hold them at the right height...
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    1968 Larson 15-ft: new floor

    Need help with grinding Need help with grinding As seen in the photo in the previous post, I have cut off the top of the 'stringers' pulling off the 1x10 and removing the foam. I am now sanding the remaining sides (or walls) of the stringers with 36 grit flap wheel in preperation for...
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    1968 Larson 15-ft: new floor

    Re: 1968 Larson 15-ft: new floor Thanks for the thoughts. Sounds as if I got enough material. Here are a few Pics: two are self-explanitory, the floor showing the 'stringers' with tops cut off; and the transom area. The other photo will make you laugh (or cry). As I mentioned at the...
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    1968 Larson 15-ft: new floor

    Being completely new to boating, my first purchase turned out to be a suprise. You know the story--looks good on the outside but the transom and floor are rotten and it leaked liked a sieve. Thanks to all the kind folks here on iBoats, I think I know enough now to do the rebuild job. I've...
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