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    Johnson stops dead!

    No alarm on it that I know of. I t was a tiller converted by someone in the past to remote. Really great condition up until this happened today. Took cover off and motor was not real hot to the touch, so I do not think it overheated, but it may be possible I suppose as I do not know too much...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    I am having another problem with my 35 H.P. 1983 Johnson. I do not know the model or serial number. It has been running great all this year until today. While going at wide open throttle today, the motor just flat out quit as though the kill switch was shut off (which it does not have). The...
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    Leak in aluminum boat

    Final update 07-03-2024. I took the boat out and there are still a few very small leaks but not the rivets that I sprayed with the Flex Seal. There are some small leaks at some rivets that are nowhere near the stern, but they look like the rivets that are holding the main aluminum strip...
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    Leak in aluminum boat

    Well guys, I have got some results here for my repair of my leak. I promised I would report my results. I used Flex Seal in a spray can. I got two cans of it from an online store for the price of one can, so I figured I would try it out. I cleaned the seam along the inside and the outside...
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    Leak in aluminum boat

    I am going to do this hopefully tomorrow or Wednesday when I have a buddy available to give me a hand with it. The only problem I have with this is that the leak actually appears to be coming from the rivets that are inside a brace that is going up the stern at an angle from the floor. Looks...
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    Leak in aluminum boat

    Thanks. I will look into the leak stopper art Home Depot. I can try re-bucking the rivets that I can get to. There is one support bracket supporting the transom right in the center that I cannot get to the rivets unless I remove that support bracket by removing all of the rivets on it going...
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    Leak in aluminum boat

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    Leak in aluminum boat

    I am interested in more info about the torch wax. Can you give me anything more about this product? Just a brand name maybe? Thank you.
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    Leak in aluminum boat

    Just looking at it without doing any wire brushing or scaping at all, I do not see any damage (dent, knicks or bumps) nor do I even see a rivet or two that looks loose at all. Everything looks real good except the water seeping in when I board the boat. There is a small opening somewhere...
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    Leak in aluminum boat

    Hi again, I wrote in the past about a water leak problem I was having in my aluminum boat, and because I have some new information on the situation, I figured I would start a new thread here. I finally found the leak. It is in the very center of the boat along the back wall, right where the...
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    Finding a leak???

    Thanks for all of the input. I may end up taking the floor up, but first, I will try to find the leak by #1- Fill the boat with water then raise and lower the front end to see if I can locate it this way. #2- Try to let my grandson drive the boat in a calm bay and I can look under the floor...
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    Finding a leak???

    The leak is pretty bad when I am underway with the boat, but sitting still, there is hardly any water. I am trying to figure out why I am getting a lot of water when the boat is underway. The faster I go, the deeper the water gets behind the rear bench set. i have a 14 ft. Aluminum Lowe deep...
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    Finding a leak???

    Quick question guys. I have a 1991 Lowe riveted aluminum boat. It is new to me. Took it out and it has a small leak somewhere. It has a floor in the boat. I installed two round inspection plates in the floor so I could try top see where the leak is. The boat is dry in between the front and...
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    Problems AGAIN!!!

    No, it sure doesn't. On mine, there are some parts on one side that have to go inside the correct (exact) way into grooves on the other side. Very difficult for me to see if the parts are belnding together just right so the nooks on one side are fitting into the crannies on the other side so to...
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    Problems AGAIN!!!

    Thank you. If I cannot get my fast idle lever acting right, or if I cannot get the reverse gear to get more than idle speed, I will check this out. I am thinking I do not have something right inside the box when I put it together. Everything looks great in the box. Nothing broken, everything...
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    Problems AGAIN!!!

    Yep, I think they were just adjusted incorrectly, 'cuz I turned the thumbwheel so the shift mech. pushes back a bit farther under the cowling and it is actually pushing the switch in more than what is was, and the shifter is still in neutral, but it is now contacting the switch enough to...
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    Problems AGAIN!!!

    Thank you for your help. First off, I thought I was asking questions in all of my post above, especially post #13. In school, I was happy to get a D rather than an E (or F in Catholic school) I never claimed to be too bright. I am almost 75 years of age, and I di o.k. thru life but never very...
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    Problems AGAIN!!!

    O.K. I took my OMC box apart. I removed what I think is the neutral safety switch. It is a white little nylon block with a small black plunger (button) that goes in & out. I removed it and made sure it was working in & out, which it is, however, there are NO WIRES at all connected to it...
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    Problems AGAIN!!!

    I went to the site you recommended. I think I will look into my old box first (nothing to lose I suppose) before I take it to my mechanic to order what he thinks I need. I went on line & watched a few videos on how to make repairs to the OMC remote. it is beyond what I want to attempt myself...
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    Problems AGAIN!!!

    TY Will do
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