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  1. JasonJ

    Project Pain In The Bass

    Well, I have started another rebuild of the venerable Skanky Beast, which will now be known as Pain In The Bass. I have initiated an idea I tossed around last year. I have been doing more and more bass fishing, and the Beast has worked good for it, but it has become heavier and heavier, and...
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    Unpleasant running, 64 'Rude 9.5

    So last Saturday I used that 9.5 Rude to do some trolling, and it did okay, but seemed like it was not right. The last few days I have been dinking with it, cleaning points, adjusting this and that, and it always ran great in the can. Its when I finally put the shroud on while it was running in...
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    What I do to take the sting out of gas prices (just rambling...)

    I have decided that no matter how much I complain, gas will cost more. I have decided that the only thing that works to stabilize gas prices is to use less of it. We saw it work after Katrina. People cut back on usage and the prices dropped. I continues to further modify how I use gas and spend...
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    Finished new project kicker motor

    I got that 64 'rude 9.5 horse running good and re-painted it. It was in sad cosmetic shape. For some unknown reason, someone had covered the entire shroud in a 1/8th inch skim of bondo and painted it with house paint. It was cracked, and looked really bad. I took a hammer to it and knocked all...
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    Just got a 64 Evinrude 9.5

    So I have a add in the paper trying to sell off all of my excess outboards, and I had a guy come and trade me a 64 'rude 9.5 for a 56 15 horse parts motor I had. He said it ran last year, I figured as long as it turned and had compression I would be okay.<br /><br />I hooked up a gas tank and...
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    57 5.5 Johnson lower unit skeg

    If anyone happens to have the lower unit skeg/gearcase cap for a late 50's 5.5 horse laying around collecting dust, I need one. Otherwise, I am trying to figure out the best way to repair the crack that it has in it. Any help would be appreciated, either by means of repair or replacement. I...
  7. JasonJ

    Anyone here ever use Speedi-sleeves?

    1969 Merc 1250<br /><br />I have some minor pitting on the seal area just under the water pump on my driveshaft. This is allowing water to intrude into the lower unit. Over on the Old Merc website people have talked about Speedi-Sleeves, and have had good answers, but half the time I can't get...
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    I'll post a message...

    Don't have anything to say, just surprised to see a forum for my manufacturer...
  9. JasonJ

    In the off chance anyone was curious...

    I havn't been around because I am getting ready to start my 3rd week of police academy. I haven't had any time, it is busy busy busy, and they don't allow chat rooms or message forums to be participated in on their computers. I went and bought a wireless card for my laptop and set that up, they...
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    69 Merc 1250 lower unit water intrusion issue

    Well, when I changed my lower unit lube, I had water in the lower unit again. I had changed the shiftshaft bushing and seal, and all the seals for the waterpump and driveshaft in the spring. I do remember that the driveshaft had a bit of grooving, so I am thinking it may need to be sleeved. Does...
  11. JasonJ

    More Good News (update)

    As if getting married wasn't enough, I went ahead and got hired at the Police Department as a full time officer, starting Jan 2nd. Guess my bug killin' days are drawing to a close...
  12. JasonJ

    Got married yesterday

    My wife and I finally got married yesterday. We have been trying to get everything aligned and taken care of for the last few months, and it is now done. We have been "playing married" for quite awhile, but I asked for real back in spring of this year. Feels good to have things proper instead of...
  13. JasonJ

    New fishing project

    I posted in Projects forum, here's the link <br /><br />planermast project
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    Fabbed another gadget

    I decided I wanted to rig for planer board fishing, and after taking inspiration from someone who built a front mounted mast in their boat a few years ago, I decided to build mine to mount in my casting chair socket. Basically I took an old downrigger, used some thick walled aluminum tubing, and...
  15. JasonJ

    Downrigger question

    I have noticed that the stainless downrigger cable hums when I am trolling. It hums at a different frequency depending on the kicker rpms. I can't help but wonder if this could be affecting fish. If I am hearing it in the boat, I can't imagine the fish are not sensing this. I can hold the...
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    Trying to figure out if I suck or just have no luck...

    So the boat is out of the water now, I am done with the bass fishing, which was very productive this season. Now I am back trolling for the big boys (Lake Trout, etc). I am using broke-back Rapalas or Apex's of every color with a flasher, trolling at about 2.5 to 3 mph. Water temp is about 55...
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    Asking price question (Potential Project)...

    So there is this 18 foot Starcraft aluminum boat for sale about a half mile from my house. The paint is ruined, the windshield is gone, the interior and floor needs to be replaced. It has a 55 horse Johnson on it, but it is rated for 150 horse (I can't imagine that 55 horse does much for that...
  18. JasonJ

    My wife made an observation...

    My wife informed me of something I never realized, and it was kind of alarming. I talk to her about everything, and the goings-on on this forum is one of the things I tell her about. It used to be I would tell her about someones boat, things like that. Now, I end up telling her about the subject...
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    Lauson Sportking

    So I went to the flea market this morning, and picked up a pair of Lauson Sportking 4 stroke aircooled outboards for $20. From what I could find out, they were made in the 40's, probably 3 hp. They are both fairly complete, they both need sparkplugs. One has a sparkplug but it looks pretty much...
  20. JasonJ

    It just figures...

    So I go fishin' this morning. I am fishing the large cemet pilons of a rail bridge that crosses the river portion of the lake. The rail bridge is about a mile long. I am working each pilon of course. I get a hard strike, get it near the boat, and it spits the hook. I then spend the next 40-45...
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