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    Lake champlain the sixth Great Lake??

    should Lake champlain be named the sixth Great lake? what your opinion?
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    System test???

    I have a 1989 100hp johnson outboard on a 18.5 lund tyee and have noticed after running it all day I will start getting a single beep from the warning horn when i turn the key on, is it supposed to beep once everytime you turn the key on for a system test or is my warning system malfunctioning?
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    used outboards?

    I live in upstate new york and have been looking for a newer used(year 2000 and up) 100 to 150hp johnson or evinrude outboard but it has prooved to be near impossible. does anyone know of a dealer in upstate New york or even upstate vermont that may have some used outboards in stock or even a...
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    outboard value?

    I have a 2002 40hp Johnson outboard for sale model number j40plsnf. and am asking around $2600.00. the motor has power trim and tilt and will be sold with 2 Props, shop manual, O/B stand, controls, oil tank and a new plastic gas tank. I bought this motor and only used it about 7 times in 1...
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    Gas in oil injection tank?

    I have a 75hp mercury that is oil injected and some how there is gas going into the oil injection tank. the lever on the oil pump itself in now seized up and won't move. the last time i had the boat out the motor was running at a high idle and seemed to run fine but on the way back to the launch...
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    coils causing my problems?

    I have a 15hp johnson model j15ecsd that won't idle down with out stalling, I checked the compression and both cylinders read 115psi, the carb. has been cleaned with carb cleaner and blown out with compressed air so i don't think its a fuel problem but during a spark test i noticed that both...
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    sediment bowl

    i have a old johnson outboard that the sediment bowl seal has failed on, can i get rid of the outdated sediment bowl and replace it with an plastic inline filter?
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    18hp johnson trouble

    Hi, i have a 1977 15hp johnson outboard that i have recently replaced the head gasket in and just last week the motor stalled on me so i did a compression test and found the top cylinder to be 60 psi and the bottom about 80psi. after the head gasket was replaced i had intial compression...
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    painting

    i have to replace a stern bracket on a outboard motor but the piece has to be painted. the problem is i have already painted it once and the paint ended up drying to a crackled finish. i used zinc phosphate primer , oem paint, and clear coat. my question is long should the primer dry before...
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    '89 gt100 johnson outboard prop?

    I have a 1989 gt100 johnson outboard on a Tyee 5.5 Lund boat and it is equipped with a 13 3/8 x 17 pitch prop.(cupped) my average speed is roughly 38MPH. I just bought the boat this year and would like to replace the prop. because it has alot of chips and dings out of it! I was wondering what I...
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    Help

    As you may know I have 2 other postings in regards to the same old problem and seem to be getting lost among all the new threads!!!! Here is my problem and what i have already ruled out. its a 2002 40hp johnson that is only obtaining 3000rpm at WOT with a top speed of 25mph (by GPS and...
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    WOT question

    I have a 2002 40hp johnson outboard with a 11 3/4 x 17 prop on a 14' boat and i can only get about 25mph!!! i do not think the motor is running at top performance and have noticed that it seems to skip so today i installed a tachometer and found my maxium rpms to be only about 3000rpm WOT but i...
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    Help What Prop????????????

    I have a 2002 40hp johnson outboard with a 11 3/4 x 17 prop mounted on a 14' fiberglass boat, here is my problem I only get about 25mph out of it. Should I change props, would this make a difference? I posted a simular question, and was told that I had a 31% prop slip and that there was...
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    what prop?????

    I have a 14' fiberglass boat that i just installed a 2002 40hp johnson outboard on and my top speed is only about 25mph! do you think i could get a little more speed if i switched to a different prop? right now I am running a 3 blade 11 3/4 x 17 prop. any suggestions???????????
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    transom jack or too much motor???

    I have a 1964 lyncraft 14' boat that i just installed a 2002 johnson 40hp outboard with power trim and tilt but here is my problem i cannot open the motor wide open because it pulls water from underneath my steering tube and shoots it directly in to my boat. do you think a jack plate would...
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    5hp johnson seahorse

    I have a 1967 5hp seahorse outboard I recently purchased and just ran for the first time the other day. it started on the first pull of the recoil but after just two days of running on the pond it would only run on half choke! since then i have cleaned & rebuilt the carb and it was back to...
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