I have a 1960 Johnson 18hp Seahorse and have replaced the lower unit with one I took off of a 1959 model. I also rebuilt the carb and while I was trying to get it running, which I did but was running rough and kept on dying on me, I noticed a bunch of oil in the tank of water I had the motor...
We just returned from a vacation in Destin Florida and while there we really wished we had taken our pontoon boat with us. Well we are seriously considering taking it with us next year when we go but have some concerns about it. I'm hoping there are some pontoon owners on this site that might...
We just recently bought a pontoon for fishing and are looking for some rod holders that can be mounted to the rail that goes around the perimeter of the boat. We will be trolling / fishing for hybrids and these fish are pretty strong and when they hit your bait it really yanks the pole so the...
Just purchased our first pontoon, it's a 2005 Bentley 20' w/ a 90hp Mercury 2 stroke. Its the 200 fish model. I have a question, there is a PSI gauge on the dash, what is that for?
I'm looking at buying a pontoon boat with a mercruiser I/O motor. I'm trying to get the guy to take it out so I can test drive it but he is telling me that it is winterized and if we take it out we will have to re-winterize it afterwards since there will still be a chance of freezing. His...
The wife and I will be test driving a pontoon boat this weekend that has a Mercruiser 4.0 liter inboard. What should I be looking for or watching out for during our test drive. Seller says that the motor is new and has approx 12 hours on it. Apparently the boat was refurbished at a...
I was reading somewhere that said the only difference between the 18 hp & the 25 hp 1960 Johnson seahorse was the carb. The article said the bore and stroke were exactly the same. Can anyone enlighten me on this? Is it the case?
Needing some help diagnosing a problem with my motor. As the title says I have a 1960 Johnson 18hp seahorse.. It was running like a champ and was getting about 18 to 19mph out of it then it seemed to lose a little bit of power, I checked the speed and I was down to about 14 to 15 mph. It ran...
