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My neighbor has taken the boat to the local welder for repair. We will see what happens. I think the welder is an expert and the repair will be trivial for him. Previously, He welded a new skeg onto my outboard and repaired a crack in the triple clamp. He was the only welder that did not...

The size of the screens drive the price. However, the OEMs are discontinuing models all the time and marking them down. I would recommend you get the largest screen you can afford. Preloaded maps are real nice.

Can you still get thermostats for that motor? How about a coil? That looks to have battery ignition. Crowley only has Johnnyrude listings back to 1968. Gee, in the 80's, I did not want to pay the (high) price for a magneto coil, so I converted my Fat-Fifty to battery ign, using a Ford coil...

That motor has an automatic choke. You might check it or proper operation. The one on my '61 40HP motor rusted solid. It was a good thing the manual choke lever worked just fine.

On my Fat-Fifty, I modified the purging system so that the liquid fuel would be captured by a fuel tank in the boat, and the crankcase vapors would be burned. I estimated that about 1/6 of the fuel would be purged from the intake manifold and crankcase.

Gee, boats get wet during use all the time. The hull is designed to keep the foam dry. To find out if the foam is wet, you can weigh the boat or inspect it. Inspection usually takes drilling a hole and checking the foam and then sealing the hole. I would not let a perspective buyer drill...

Windshield support bars are pretty commonly available. The rubber gasket under the windshield should be as well. If the windshield is racked, you should see what caused it. Sometimes it is the hull deforming. On my SeaRay, the hull spread a bit at the windshield and the hinged part would...

Gee, the telltale is usually supplied by a 90* elbow on the cylinder head water jacket. Pull the hose off and see the water stream. If none, you have a problem with the impeller/water pump of some kind of serious clog in the cooling passages.

The early V4 engines had those downdraft carbs. I had two 50HP V4s (Fat-Fiftys) from '58 and '59 and I never thought the carbs were real good. They allowed un-atomized, liquid fuel to enter the intake manifold and crankcase. In order for the motors to idle smoothly, any liquid fuel that built...

Unfortunately, I needed a new keyswitch last year, and replaced it with the original style. I am therefore married to that harness. It is no big deal, moneywise.

Yes, Dashboard mounted ign switch, used with a side mount control.

I could solder new bullet connectors to the original wire. However, I thought that since the harness is simple and small, replacing it would be cheap, and I would get new connectors on both ends. As of now, I cleaned the bullet connectors with electrical spray, sanded the insides of the female...

On my '98 Johnny 150HPV6 there is a short (6 inch) wiring harness with 6 bullet connectors that go to the ign switch. The other end plugs into the main boat harness. The P/N is likely 0176673. I had thought it would be avail, but no dice. Anyone have a source?

Everyone I know that got a new hip really liked it. No so on knees for the above issues.

Gee, I could not tell from your photo what the gauge originally looked like. Amazon has some generic black and chrome ones.

Garden trimmer plastic line to snake-out the drains?

My neighbor, B-I-L and others have had that done. The way I understand it is if you faithfully perform the rehab exercises you will have a good pain-free result. If not, the result will be bad and painful. Best of luck.

Are you recommending a new impeller every year?

You replaced the oil filter, but not the engine oil? That is unusual. Remove the prop clean and grease the steering rod Spray the powerhead with some corrosion resistant stuff Don't forget the grease fittings, especially the swivel bracket one, or you will hate yourself.

You can open the crankcase and remove the crankshaft and driveshaft as a unit. Now you can heat and pull them apart. You can probably put an oring on the driveshaft to act as a seal or just use heavy grease on the driveshaft. Also, heating the driveshaft and then spraying with a penetrating...