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    Tachometer

    I've been looking for an OEM tach for a couple of months. It needs to fit and boat with a '79 100hp Erude. I finaly found one that came off a newer rig, say '98. The guy tells me it needs an adaptor, now I can't figger out what he means. Will it work with this motor? I'm thinking it will...
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    Get out the vote...

    Vote<br /><br />Just a note to say I hope you have registered to vote. <br />I, in no way, want to influence anyone's vote <br />or try to impose my intellectual views concerning the election, however, I do want to remind you of the change made in the voting schedule <br />due to the expected...
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    Walleye song

    To the tune of "Rawhide"<br /><br /><br />Trollin', trollin' trollin'<br />Trollin', trollin' trollin'<br />Trollin', trollin' trollin'<br />Trollin', trollin' trollin', Walleye<br />Trollin', trollin' trollin'<br />Lakes and streams are swollen<br />Fingers nearly frozen, Walleye <br />Through...
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    Stihl chainsaw parts

    Any body out there in iboats land knows where I can find parts for a semi-old chainsaw. I don't seem to be having any luck locally, and on the web I am lost most of the time. What I need is a coil for a Stihl 031av chainsaw. Any help will be apreciated.
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    1969 33hp l/u

    A elderly friend asked if I could help find a l/u for this motor...#33953. The boat is at a lake faraway and there's a mech that says the l/u is frozen so I said I would help find the parts. I can look on ebay but I don't know what years and hp l/u will work. It's a manual shift she says, so...
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    Power trim

    I fogged and put away this '79 100hp Johnson sometime in january after doing some minor work motor work. She ran and idled good in a tank. Now I just put it on a boat and lo and behold she leaks hydraulic oil right around the rams of the trim cylinders. Can I just raise the motor and lock it...
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    Wolfpack

    I'm not gonna comment at this time, but to let you all know what sort of problems we are having out west with reintroduced predators...<br /><br /> http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
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    computer, no sound

    the old computer locked up and wouldn't reboot a whilst back so I put in the boot disk. Got asked to put in the win98 cd and ended up adding another os on second hd. Well I have enough hd memory so I just left it because it's working...well, er, except for their aren't no sound. It's a Micron...
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    Tach question

    I'm almost finished with this boat, and I was gonna buy a OMC tach but I have an AIRGUIDE tachometer that came on the boat where I got the motor from, so I'll goahead and use it. When I tested the motor the tach worked so I am sure it is fine...the question is there is 2 wires on the...
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    Fuel mixture ?

    I fixed up an old Evenrude 2hp motor for a fiend the other day and he asked about oil and mix ratio's...by the way it was made in 1947...so I showed him how to run it using some 16:1 chainsaw mix. I had and rocommended he buy some smallyworld tcw3 and mix at 8oz to the gallon...I know that will...
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    ok, so what are the deflectors?

    The reason I ask is that I picked up a motor for a wood hull I am refurbing, a '79 E'rude 100hp. The p/h had a crack in the water jacket below hole #4. Upon pulling heads I found 2 pieces of rubber hose, maybe 1/4"-5/16" od and 1.5"-2"long stuffed in the water jackets of the block under the...
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    Shift Rod Length 100999S

    Anyone know the shift rod length for a 100hp 1979 'rude?...and do I measure in neutral or reverse? My manual is unclear in this direction for some unknown reason...thanks in advance
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    Removing l/u 79 100hp Johnson

    Need to remove lower unit on a 79 100hp Johnson...where do I undo the shift rod?
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    Metal channel for transom?

    I hope someone knows where I can find a metal channel that can be bent to fit the top of transom at splashwell and there are a couple of fairly tight radiuses. Mostly what I've seen is in aluminum, but brass or bronze would be good. Thanx
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    resurecting plywood boat have questions

    Am riviving a '50s f/g over plywood runabout and have some questions on coatings. The craft has been painted inside and out many times with a variety of paints and methods and what I am concerned with is the compatability of what I am gonna finish with. First of all I need to repair some f/g...
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    1960 75hp questions.

    Trying to revive an old '50s boat that was given to me lately. On the motor side, a 1960 75hp Evinrude<br />#50522...03791. Am having trouble finding a service manual, so until that happens I will have some simple questions to keep me from blowing this thing up. <br />1. This motor has a...
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    Motor cover seal...old Evinrude

    One thing I need to revive this old motor is the cover seal...the one between the upper and lower motor covers. It's a 1960 75hp Evinrude and the seal mounts on the lower cover...any ideas will be greatly appreciated...thanks
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    1962 75hp Evinrude questions

    Is there a reasonable way to convert the cable and pully steering on a '62 75hp rude v4 to a more modern style single cable type arrangement?<br />I might pick up this f/g over plywood boat and alter it to a walkaround center console. The other question...The mechanix of the motor appear sound...
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    A word of caution...

    To all that run old premixed fuel in their vehicles...I've been running leftove old outboard fuel in my pickup for years...generally about 5 gallons to 15 gallons of fresh gas, and never more than a couple of months old on the premix, and never more than a couple of times a year. Well it jumped...
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    A word of caution...

    To all that run old premixed fuel in their vehicles...I've been running leftove old outboard fuel in my pickup for years...generally about 5 gallons to 15 gallons of fresh gas, and never more than a couple of months old on the premix, and never more than a couple of times a year. Well it jumped...
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