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    1970's-ish 20HP Johnson Seahorse. Questions + "what do i need to know?"

    Just picked up a 20hp seahorse from the 70's or somewhere in there. Got it to fire up but had a few questions. The first question is really general: Anything in particular I need to know about these motors? I ran it on 50:1 and it seemed ok, PO said he ran it on 50:1 and my other seahorse...
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    14' Aluminum boat with dash and covered bow.... can i make it open bow?

    Just inherited a 14' aluminum boat. Looks like a semi-v bottom. It has a cover over the last 3 feet or so of the bow and a dashboard with holes for a wheel and gauges and whatever. I would love to use it as a bass boat for calmer lakes and whatever, but I hate the closed bow. I've seen...
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    removed lower unit on evinrude, now not pumping? and question about lower hole

    Just bought an old evinrude 2hp. Started it up and it was misting out the four telltale hole things. but it wasn't running well. noticed a small hole on the side just above and to the side of the propeller. felt some gunk in there so I took the lower unit off and cleaned it out. Two questions...
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