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    Will an '81 35 hp air silence fit an '82

    Reference '82 35hp. BRP shows the '82 carb as being used for only 2 years. '82 and '83. Will an '81 silencer fit my '82? Here's a dumb one; Why do people take them off? Is it an airflow thing? If so, why not put some old fashioned velocity stacks on the carbs? I've found an '81, would like to...
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    '82 thru '84 bad year for EJ harnesses??

    '82 HP j35elcnd. The insulation on a majority of the motor harness wiring was cracked, the wire itself badly corroded. Tattered and shredded would be a good way to describe most of the wiring, from the red plug to the purple-white trace choke solenoid wire. Coil wires, pulse feed, choke wire...
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    Cheap release agent?? Common household item.

    The transom sounds and feels strong. Thumping it with a hammer reveals no "dead" spots. But it's an older boat that has been out of the water for years. All of the holes, except for the last used mounting holes have been plugged with what I'm guessing is 3M 5200. It's still very pliable, and...
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    '82 35hp wiring harness discontinued?? Can't find it anywhere.

    :( '82 35hp electric start- 4 wire rectifier-electric choke, tach lead. Lookin for a motor wiring harness, from the red plug to the choke solenoid. I've looked here, at BRP, Sierra, ihop (is that a politically correct enough way to refer to the other parts site?) Not listed at any of the above...
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    Tilt tube compatibility?? '82 35hp-'89 60hp

    Gonna strip the beat up Mongoose. It has an '82 35 on it. J35elcnd. I went to BRP, and that other site that shows blowups like it. Could not find a tilt tube part # for the 35. Found a part # for the 60. I want the full steering off of it to put on my 60hp project. J60tlcea. Is it a clean swap...
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    USCG Boatbuilder's Handbook--Their word on foam. Possibly the last word needed?

    http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/boatbuilder/flotation/183-516-1.htm
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    Floatation foam down the center??

    Hi all. I've got a small 15' tri-hull double hull (upper-lower) Mongoose bass boat that has foam down the center of the keel, on either side of the stringers. It's the only floatation on this boat. The one I'm working on restoring is another 15' tri-hull single hull open bow. The flotation foam...
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    :) Some good news :)

    :)Look familiar? I'm not sure if I'll get old bilge pumps tossed at me, or maybe last years fouled plugs. But this site has been good to me and I wanted to post some good news. I just got back from the Eastern Shore of Va with my new (to me) '89 60hp Johnnie. Got 'er on the stand, and hooked...
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    VRO pump rebuildable-serviceable ??

    I read with interest the fact heavy faq on VRO's. Some of you may remember me as the guy who was going to put twin 35's on my 15' tri-hull. After weighing the cost and power to weight loss of toting 2 lowers around on my transom, I took a momentary leave of sanity and bought me a clean, low...
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    Another one on floors. Pressure treated ply overlay?

    15' tri-hull bass boat. Carpet. Foam. Poor care. Left in the weather. = Floor problems. My situation is all of the above. Used boat, bought cheap as is. The problem is not too serious, as compared to competely rotten floor in my other project. But one project at a time. There is one spot that's...
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    Where can I find plans for a homemade wood Jon?

    I searched iboats for plans, either I'm not using the right keywords, or there just aren't any. I want to build my own little river-sound boat. I've got a good running older 18hp tiller to put on it. I live on the Neuse, and am 2 hrs from the Coast. I'm a skilled carpenter with tons of tools...
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    Any merit to this gadget?? Outboard trolling plate

    It looks like something I could use. I plan to do quite a bit of open water trolling with a 60 hp on a 15 footer. It reportedly flattens out at wot. Comments? Opinions? Thanks, KR
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    Is there a quality JE school program available?

    Between this forum, the senior members of this forum, and self education, I've learned enough to know that I don't know enough. Is there a good outboard motor school I can look into? I've built 2 v 8's, and a Jeep I-6 from scratch, and fix whatever gets broke around here. Throwing parts at a...
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    Docktalk typo?? 60173C I'm 'fused.

    I guess I bumped my head or s/g. A buddy of mine called me and offered me a 60 hp 'rude for a good price . Sure beats the twin 35 thing I was going to do. Anyway, I am looking up parts for this one, and have run into a snag. Docktalk shows it to be a 1971. I have a Seloc manual for '71-'89 1...
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    Is this fixable? Overbite?

    I'm hoping the pics speak for themselves. Is this fixable without separating the hull halves? Previous owner gobbed it full of silicone and canned foam. Not too much problem cleaning that up. I would like to get it pretty close. It's a 77 Mongoose 15' bass boat. The separation goes pretty much...
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    Decent control for 2 throttle and 2 shift cables

    I don't know the right buzz words yet. I know what I want do, have found the cables, C33, but am having a hard time finding a controller that will allow 2 cables for throttle, 2 for shift. I've looked at Teleflex Morse, pricey, but can't tell if there is a way to mount two cables per shift...
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    Burned, tattered, corroded wiring.

    I have no idea how this little 35 ran at all. '82 35ELCND Grounds were fried into tatters, the 20 amp fused circuit to starter solenoid was fried-fuse intact, choke solenoid circuit smoked, a red lead on the starboard terminal block tattered. a grey wire to the same terminal block was the same...
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    What does the wire to the top-left of the top cylinder do?

    '82 35hp 35ELCND. Bought used. Heard it run. It sounded good. I'm cleaning up some burnt and corroded wiring on the motor. Mostly grounds.. There is a small brown wire that is attached to some sort of sensor that is located to the top left of the top cylinder. It goes into a rubber boot. What...
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    '73 electric shift lower 35, 40, 50,---compatible with '81 J35RCIG rod shift?

    Can I make it work? Can I just use a shift rod instead of the electrics? KR
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    counter rotating lower for a JE 35??

    Is there such a critter? I've got two 35's, one runs well, one doesn't yet. Rather than spend a big pile of $$ on a 70, why not run both 35's? Ideas, I'm full of em. Not all of em are worth a pinch of salt. How bout this one? Thanks, KR
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