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    70's Johnson seahorse 35 issues?

    Ok, well im not a fan of being called an idiot right off the bat. Or the incorrect assumption that seafoam doesn't work when its been proven for decades. Or even correctly assuming that our state legislature is beyond repair. First, i dont know if you know this, but electronics and water dint...
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    70's Johnson seahorse 35 issues?

    Oil in upper components as in lubricant for exterior moving parts, used water repellent grease and oil on the power unit's moving parts to protect them from temporary submersion and wear. A lot of the launches in Minnesota are steep and require you to launch your boat by backing up fast and...
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    70's Johnson seahorse 35 issues?

    Certainly. Im 190, as are likely my friend and father. We have an oar, 3 generic life jackets, 2 gallons of fuel, a fishing net and an electric trolling motor. Probably a total of 590 lbs. Though the weight is one thing, but there is a clear lack in power from the motor. Its not supposed to...
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    70's Johnson seahorse 35 issues?

    So, i bought a boat for 200 bucks and got it on the water after installing seats, a new impeller, and e few other basics to get it floating. And sure enough, it float and drives. But with 35 horses you'd assume it could push 3 people on a 14' aluminum StarCraft Holiday more than 15mph. It...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    Didn't have towing wiring in my rav4, so the trusty mazda 5 launched the boat by half submerging itself in the launch. Mazda makes them pretty dang water tight, gotta say. Anywho, got it on the water. The engine was showing its age, at a top speed of 14mph, it could be bad spark plugs, still...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    The boat has been in the elements for over 20 years, in and out of a garage, without a hint of having a cover on it. And, being in Minnesota in the spring when the many feet of snow starts melting, every year off and on including rain and the intense humidity lent by over 14,000 lakes, and you...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    First off, R.I.P your joke Second, I should elaborate on the floor. The current floor is becoming soft and rotted after 50 years. I'm going to take it out and replace it with new marine ply and seal it with marine paint. The fake plank I'm talking about is the popular EVA foam plank rolls which...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    Yeah, I suppose it was so abrupt that it's kinda a bitter first experience with the higher powers of this site. I'll keep in mind that they're apt to over interpreting things and play it careful. Like you said, the access to this community is worth it. I know I'm going to be hitting some dead...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    Thanks mate, yeah I was wondering about that extra support bracket hole. I expected as much but I'm glad someone has the same experience ahead of me. I might take 2-3 squares off the grid at most and print the u support mount. I'll probably go one level at a time and drive it around a bit in...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    It doesn't say anything about having to be one thread, as long as I don't spread it across multiple categories it's just a suggestion in case I need immediate help. Which my first post was about, but not the most recent. So they're entirely different aside from chronology. Thanks for linking the...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    Thanks? Does it at least update to the top of the list? Or will people have to scroll? now it's just a comment in my dead thread? Why did you do this? Is it a rule somewhere? Could you link me the rule? Now instead of a new thread with higher traffic you put it in an old thread with none. I dont...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    Since the first post, I designed and fabricated a proper solid mount for the steering cable that is a foot short. I know transom mounts and splash mounts exist now since the first post. but they're way more expensive than 3$ of sheet metal and some self-tappers (don't worry they're for aluminum...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    Good to hear from someone whose owned these. Either way, I do want to add them in for additional seating options. Not to fit more people. I only have 3 friends who would even be willing to chill on the lake and it's not likely they're all gonna be on it at the same time. But so you can face...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    I mentioned already that I know. A 35 horse motor doesn't NEED it. "But it's the best feeling steering solution. The and most maintenance free as it's a closed and self lubricating system." For 400 bucks, it's not within the budget I set for myself to get it on the water by ice-out. But it is...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    A good number of the 70s StarCraft runabouts I've been seeing online have rear jump seats, and the original owner corroborated that as well as the interior paneling on the sides. I'm apt to believe him as well at the catalogue images. But it's neither here nor there. Eventually, I am going to...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    By upgrades I really mean putting the stuff it would've come with when it was new, back in it. The person I bought it from threw out the back to back seats and the rear jump seats in favor of 4 mismatched swivel seats whose pedestals were 8" too tall. the cable is a foot short, but I have to...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    Oh I just saw those last night. They we're pretty expensive, just as expensive as getting the right sized cable. So I was messing around on fusion 360 before work making a printable transom mount standoff. Not too sure of the loads involved so I made it super beefy and added room for a bearing...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    It is very solid, it's one of the first things we were looking at on the boat, deciding whether it needed to be replaced or not. But it's 2.5" thick and ROCK hard, no sign of bug corruption or rot either, paint doesn't take well to it so probably treated too. I'm surprised it's not rated for...
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    Do you mean the dometic seastar kits and the OMC 35 horse steering bar connector? Or is there something made specifically for this boat? Either way, both are something I want to look at in the future as upgrades after my "budget to the water" part.
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    Furst boat and first restoration project, have some questions.

    It's a foot short I know but I get 30⁰ of steering out of it and that's all I really need for now. Still looking for a ssc52xx 13' cable from Morse/teleflex/domestic or an offbrand equivalent. I already fabricated the steering connector for when I eventually get the correct length. But the goal...
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