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    21' GlasPly camper cutty prop help...

    Well here's hoping Hwsii can work the magic again... This winter I acquired a 1973 GlasPly 21' camper cutty... Powered by a 188HP 302 Ford so here's what I have now... Boat is a fishing / cruising setup, not looking for top end numbers. Boat is mainly ran in the 2500 to 4000 rpm range. In...
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    1972 Glasply 16' Runabout..

    Here are two links of photos of my completed 1972 Glasply 16' Runabout, powered by a 1978 Johnson 70HP and a Nissan 5BS kicker... Sadly this boat may be leaving as I have found a new project, a 1973 Glasply 21' cutty with a Mercruiser 165 main and a Johnson 9.9 kicker... Prospective new owner...
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    1972 Glasply Downrigger deck...

    Just wanted to share how I solved mounting a downrigger, ball buddies, a couple of rod holder flush mounts all above the useless space called an outboard well on my 1972 Glasply runabout... I used aluminum angle for mounts and 1 x 5 composite deck material with all stainless steel fasteners. I...
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    1978 Johnson 70 on Glasply Deep V, What to do? Tested...

    Just fishing for some suggestions on what I should or should not do... I have a 1978 Johnson 70hp 25" shaft mounted on a 1972 Glasply 16' deep V runabout. For those of you not familar it is a very deep V boat with full length spray rails for ocean running, it is designed to have alot of hull in...
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    Not trying to open a proverbial can of worms...

    Hello all, I am considering adding a two stroke Mercury / Tohatsu 5hp to my lineup of outboards... This will be my first "overseas" outboard as my others have all been Evinrude / Johnsons and Mercury models... I know all outboards are only as good as the maintenance program they operate under...
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    1978 Johnson 70 HP tell tale operation

    Hello all, pretty much an outboad newbie so take it easy on me... My new to me boat has a 1978 Johnson 70hp on it (sorry don't have the tag in front of me for the serial #) anyways I was running it on the hose tonight and noticed that the tell tale would spurt then stop, spurt then stop... It...
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    Red Star Inflatable...

    So I see on Iboats.com a pretty good price (I think) for a Red Star inflatable boat... $599 for the basic model... Anyone have experience with this brand? Thanks for the replies... Billy
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    Which is more reliable?

    So I have a bit of a dilema... I am outfitting a new to me boat, a 1972 Glasply runabout... I will be using it as a lake boat and a bit of crabbing / shrimping in the Puget Sound where I live. Up here everyone has a kicker 1. as a trolling motor 2. as an emergency backup. My main motor is a...
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    Cowl gaskets

    I have two older Johnson outboards, a 1978 70 and a 1972 9 1/2. I have had pretty good luck rounding up parts for them but can't find a source for the cowl sealing gasket. Any suggestions? I was thinking I could use some rubber edge molding as a worst case scenario. On both engines that...
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    1972 Johnson 9 1/2

    Hello all, great site, what a wealth of knowledge around here... So I am looking to tap into a little bit... I recently acquired a 1972 Johnson 9 1/2 that I plan on using as a kicker / emergency spare on my also recently acquired 16ft Glasply (Pacific NW boat for those not familiar)... Anyways...
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