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    boat does not plane anymore

    last week took the boat out with the family and she was fine. she planed within a couple of seconds, good speed. took her out yesterday with family again but this time i stopped to get the bait in the shallows and she didn't ground but i was idling there for a while and tried to back her out...
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    expected life of prop hub

    what is the normal life expectancy of a prop hub? what can you do to prolong or any maintenance that can be done to ensure optimal performance. Is there any visual indications that a hub is beginning to slip?
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    what is the oil/gas mix?

    i have a 73 135ph johnson that i recently purchased and have been using a 50:1 mix ratio. Today i had to take her, long story, but to a boat mechanic. turns out my carbs had some gunk in it. so they did a rebuilt and she's running great now. when we ran her it smoke a bit but it had always done...
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    what pole on tach?

    i have 73 135hp johnson that i am installing a tach on. what pole should i put it on?
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    idle, WOT, and adjustments priority help

    ok, some good things and some bad. i started to do a link and sync and ended up tinkering with things before i started. originally at WOT i was going only about 24mph. i've been reading the service manual but need to get priority list. i found that at WOT the carbs weren't open all the way, so i...
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    link and sync questio

    i plan on doing a link and sync today. it calls for a timing light. could an automotive timing light work? or what would you suggest?
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    73 johnson 135hp carb question

    i recently bought a 73 johnson 135hp from an older gentleman that works on outboards. he told me that he had changed the carbs to be a 90hp and that on this particular model the difference in hp is basically just the carbs. now i just want to clarify this. i asked him if later that i wanted to...
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    do i need to replace seals on lower unit?

    i have a 73 johnson 135hp. i recently changed the oil on it a couple of weeks ago. i have noticed a little bit of oil from behind the prop after a day out but am thinking it may be unburned oil. but today i noticed that there was so oil leaking from one of the vents on the starboard side. it...
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    19 pitch prop 24mph what do i need to increase?

    i have an 18' flats boat with a 90hp johnson. the prop i have on it is a 19 pitch and i clocked it a 24mph at WOT the other day. i don't have a tach installed yet but was wondering if i bought a lower pitch (possibly 15 pitch) would it increase to recommended rpms. i used to have a mercury 150...
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    can i test under load while on trailer?

    i have been working on the motor lately but i want to test her under load. is it safe to back her into the water still locked to the trailer and test her under load that way? would raising the rpms in this situation hurt anything? just wondering cuz i'm afraid of taking her for a test run and...
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    could a loose carbuerator cause this?

    okay i have a 73 johnson and recently had someone clean the carbs. i took it out and it was fine leaving the dock. when i got out to do some fishing and decided to move to another spot i turned her on and idled fine. when i put the idle down she died. took me awhile to get her going but what...
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    how many pitots should i have?

    ok, i'm hooking up a tach and speedo to my 1973 135 johnson. i had one pitot there for my tach on my previous motor. my speedo didn't work before. my question is when i hook up the tach and the speedo do i need to have two separate pitots? or how do i hook it up to get the results i need?
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    how to hook up a tach to johnson motor

    ok, so i just recently switched motors on my boat. i had a merc now i have johnson. the guy gave me a tach to put on but i had one on before. what do i need to do to get it going for the new motor. when i took her in the water the old tach wasn't working. but i don't recall unhooking anything...
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    how do you do a link and sync?

    i have a 73 johnson 135 that just had the carbs cleaned out. compression on all cylinders are 125. how do i do the link and sync? what about the idle fuel adjustment? thanks.
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    i need power trim and tilt motor

    does anyone know where i can find a power and tilt trim motor for a 1973 135 hp johnson? when i got the motor a while back the guy said it didn't work. told him that it was fine i never used it since i have a power lift. i took it off and gave it to him. now i need it and everywhere i look it's...
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    dies when placed in gear

    i have a 73 evinrude that just had the carbs cleaned. starts great, idles fine , but when i shift it into gear...sadly it just dies. i was out on the water today and stopped to fish for awhile. then this happened. i was out there about 15 minutes messing with it, trying to get it to go. finally...
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    what's this sound when i turn the key?

    ok, i just swapped motors on my boat. i put a 90 hp evinrude and when i tried it out on the guy's boat everything went fine. i checked all the controls, forward and reverse, and etc. now i hooked it up to mine, installed the controls (it was set for a southpaw and i switched it) and hooked...
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    repowering option for 18' flats boat

    my motor is just about gone. i have a mercury 150 on my 18' flats boat. i was looking to get another motor for it but would like something lighter. i saw an 88 yamaha with good compression and overall good condition. the owner said it has the usual yamaha cracks on side. Is this something that...
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    1989 Johnson GT 150 lost compression

    There is a guy selling a really nice boat cheap but the motor lost compression in one piston. Is it worth buying?
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    power and tilt repair

    i have a 1976 mercury 150 with thunderbolt ignition and as long as i have had it the power and tilt has never worked. i have two trim controls. the jack plate works but when i try to tilt, all i hear is just a click. don't really know where to start but if given direction i am mechanicallly...
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