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    adjusting a1975 johnson command center

    can anyone tell me how to adjust a johnson command center or where I can find pics or a diagram of how it should be put together. I have just about lost my mind trying to figure out how this thing should work, when I get it to shift through forward, neutral and reverse then it will not move the...
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    1975 johnson 50hp/ no water to the powerhead

    I replaced the water pump and the impeller and had no water coming out of the slots on the back of the leg so I picked up a gasket and a thermostat and put those in and bought a plastic 55 gal. drum for a test tank and now I have water coming from all the right places but she was getting awful...
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    teleflex steering

    I am nearing the end of my starcraft project and hooked up the steering only to find out that the cable will not move. disconnected the cable from the helm and it moves, reconnected and tried again and it appears to be binding on the engine end, so... do I just replace the cable or do a complete...
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    taylor made windshield weatherstripping

    Murphy sent a friend over this afternoon as I was thinking about putting on the windshield. The weaterstrip is old but I thought well, just to install it I won't worry about that too much but got to looking at how the screws go through the weatherstripping and there's only 2 sticking out so... I...
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    transom/scuppers

    when y'all replaced the transom, how did you deal with the scuppers?:confused:
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    painting aluminum

    Hey guy's, I am currently stripping some topside paint on my Nassau and was looking for tips on paint in the forum and saw that Kev had used rustoleum marine paint on his boat. I went to the rustoleum site and was not able to find what I was looking for...namely a marine primer. I kept seeing in...
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    blown out of the water

    Looks like the editor blew me out of the water last night and janked my pics. Need to know how y'all got your restore thread going so I can show progress, That is if it stops raining when I'm off or the barn gets cleared out...Hey what are y'all doing this weekend? Oh, it's going to rain. :(...
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    starcraft pics/ads

    If any of y'all have not googled "images" for starcraft I found a ton of great pics and even some vintage ads. Take a look!
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    1965 Starcraft Nassau restore

    OK, Y'all ask for it and here she is. This is my 1965 Starcraft Nassau, Picked her up with the trailer for $850.00. brought her home and tried to crank her up... Started sorting out the electrical, needed a sensor coil and got a deal on an engine while looking for used parts. The boat has a 1975...
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    extra holes in a Starcraft

    Hello fellow Starcrafters, I'm working on my 1965 Starcraft Nassau and wouldn't you know it has had a multitude of depth finders on it and I have about 9 extra holes from previous mountings. I have looked at rivits and such but haven't come up with a solution yet. I am sure that y'all have dealt...
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    johnson impeller question

    Replaced my impeller this morning on my 1975 50 hp johnson and when I turned the impeller it spun on the shaft and when I pulled it off there was no woodruff key. (motor is new to me) when I got everything clean and went to replace the impeller with a new one the woodruff key did not fit. :eek:I...
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    1975 johnson 50hp kill switch

    I have searched for information online about a kill switch and how it works to no avail. Can you guy's tell me what the function is and how it works on this motor/what triggers the kill switch?
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    johnson shifter

    I have a johnson "control center" shifter that I am guessing is the same age as the motor, 1975 50 hp and it will not go into reverse. I took the unit apart checked and cleaned and greased everything and it still will not shift into reverse. While in there I also found a broken ground wire that...
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    50 hp johnson no spark

    I have a newly acquired 1975 johnson 50 hp boat motor, I am getting no spark on either cylinder. I have a manual and have performed some of the tests in the ignition section but they call for a neon light and then give a alternative with an ohm meter using high/low settings. Well my ohm meter...
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