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    shipping an outboard

    I want to buy an outboard from another guy (he in Florida, me in Pennsylvania), but because of the weight, it can't be shipped via UPS, Fedex, or DHL. I hade the idea of shipping the upper and lower halves seperate, but I don't know if the upper half would still be too heavy. It's a 1999 50 hp...
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    looking for lower unit

    I have a 1997 Johnson 50/35 jet and was wondering if anyone might know what prop lower unit would fit this motor. Since I already am proficient at taking the jet unit off, I would like to buy a prop lower unit for swapping to when I go to some bigger lakes. It should take me less than an hour...
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    Motor is sputtering, not idling good

    1997 Johnson 50/35 jet. Motor ran great ~2 weeks ago when out on the river, but in the beginning of my fishing trip, I must of hit a suspended log or something, and damaged the jet. I had to limp back to the boat launch (about 1/4 to 1/3 throttle for about 20 minutes). Since then, I fixed the...
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