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    Foot Problem

    Ok what i have is a 1981 procraft 17 footer bass boat with a 200 hp mercury power trim v6 model number 5967577. i got a week ago when i went to check this boat out it everything seemed like it was doing good. I got ready to take it out this weekend and we hooked it up to the muffs to make sure...
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    Goofed up....

    I went yesterday on a 2 1/2 hour one way trip to look at a boat after working a 11 hour shift at work. Upon getting there and waiting for the guy to show up (he had a 20 minute drive) the weather turned off bad and the bottom fell out. So i did not to get check out the boat like i wanted to. We...
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    1971 lower end lube

    the motor is a 1971 Johnson 50 hp hydro electric shift. I'm trying to find the type "c" lube but nobody within 100 miles carries it anymore. Is there something else that i may use.
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    what do i do now?

    The motor is a 1971 Johnson 50hp. I had a few problems with it but thanks to reading the posts and the replies to my posts i got things straightened out. So i want to start with saying thanks. Now i have another problem. I took the gear case off and the impeller and mounting plate and found...
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    71 johnson 50hp oil leak?

    i was running my motor in a tub and noticed that there was a black layer of oil on top of the water. This isn't suppose to happen is it. Any clues. It is a 1971 Johnson 50 hp hydro elec drive.
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    hydro electric drive troubles

    i have a 1971 Johnson 50hp. It was stuck in forward gear after researching this site i found how to check it. Upon taking the controls apart i discovered that there is a 3 way switch under the control lever that makes it go from forward/reverse/neutral that is broke and i can't find one. I have...
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    motor won't run in water

    i've got a johnson 50hp (not sure of the year the serial #is E3468528) that runs like a top out of the water but in the water it won't crank. I can lift it out of the water and it will crank right up:confused: .While it is running i can drop i in the water and it will run untill i idle it down...
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