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    Best Way to Modify Tongue?

    So I bought a small used galvanized trailer for the flat-bottom skiff I've been building. I've put new lights on it, build and installed new bunks, and am getting ready to install new keel rollers. The trailer frame is in good shape, and I like the fact that it's a tilting trailer. However, the...
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    Anybody know a source for bunk roller assembly like this?

    I need some serious adjustability on my little used galvanized trailer to make it work with my flat-bottomed Westport Skiff. Anybody know where I can get something like these in the U.S.? I'd hate to think what shipping from UK would be. Thanks in advance.
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    How far into a tub do I need to put the motor in order to test run it?

    Hiya, Finally getting around to test-starting my 1957 Johnson 35HP that I picked up a couple of weeks ago. I have it on a stand with the lower unit in a trash can full of water. Got the motor started (took a while, but it eventually fired and ran), but after a minute or so there was no water...
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    1957 Johnson RDE-19 35HP - Help a New Guy

    Re: 1957 Johnson RDE-19 35HP - Help a New Guy We have a winner! All it took was the helpful arrow from lindy46 (much obliged), a trip to Lowe's for some paint stripper, and a few minutes of waiting & scrubbing. Here's what was revealed: So here's what I think I know now, thanks to you folks...
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    1957 Johnson RDE-19 35HP - Help a New Guy

    Re: 1957 Johnson RDE-19 35HP - Help a New Guy Argh. So far the hardest part about this whole project has been figuring out the exact model. I cannot find anything on the motor that identifies it. There doesn't appear to be anything on the transom clamp, unless I'm just looking in the wrong...
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    Can I swap the axle from over- to under-the-springs?

    Re: Can I swap the axle from over- to under-the-springs? You're right on all counts...I was in a hurry and posting from memory. By "frame" I mean axle tube. The axle tube is currently under the springs; I want to move it over the springs, which, as you say, would lower the trailer. Here's a...
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    Can I swap the axle from over- to under-the-springs?

    This seems like a pretty straightforward modification, but I don't want to do it and then have the trailer explode the first time I pull out of the driveway. I just bought an old, tilt trailer, and the frame is mounted on top of the springs. I'd like to remove the two U-bolts on each side and...
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    1957 Johnson RDE-19 35HP - Help a New Guy

    Re: 1957 Johnson RDE-19 35HP - Help a New Guy Well, color me confused on a number of things. First - the mystery switch on the side of the motor. Take a look at the attached image; it's from a 1957 Johnson brochure. It's a little grainy, but it sure looks to me like the switch is there in the...
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    1957 Johnson RDE-19 35HP - Help a New Guy

    Re: 1957 Johnson RDE-19 35HP - Help a New Guy Thanks for the tips, folks. Now I need a little help identifying some components. There's a button on the side of the motor that I can't identify, and also a mysterious box inside the cowling toward the front of the motor that I can't identify. The...
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    1957 Johnson RDE-19 35HP - Help a New Guy

    Howdy, folks. My name is Andy, and I have recently rejoined the ranks of outboard motor owners after a long, long hiatus (20+ years). Allow me to apologize in advance for the rambling nature of this post. My kids (ages 7 and 9) and I are building a traditional wooden skiff (the Macomber 15...
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