I just bought a 9.9 from a guy at a good price. I bought it cheap becuase it wouldnt start. It has 110 compression on top cylinder and 95 on the bottom cylinder. I got it home and pulled the carb and cleaned it real good. It now starts on the 2nd pull and runs great. The pee hole was stopped up...
Howdy, I am a freshwater fisherman who often ventures into the rivers and occasionally ventures into the bigger more open waters where its rougher. I have a flat bottom jon boat now (1436 w/57" beam) It is stable as can be, especially with the extra 2" foam underneath the false floor, but it...
I am thinking about switching my 15 Johnson 4 stroke from a 1442 flat bottom jon boat to a 14' or 15' Carolina Skiff or something similar. I like the open floor plan of the skiff and the stability, however I dont want to lose a lot of speed in the process. Right now I can hit 24-25 mph all day...
I have a problem with this motor "sometimes" not taking fuel. It will run fine for 15-20 mins, sometimes it wont even do it but, it will start acting like its starving for gas. Most of the time it will stay running if I dont go over 4-5 mph. But here is the weird part, If I wait 10-15 min, it...
