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    1958 Rexcraft?

    How about this one for a project? It's in my price range. What do you guys think? http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/boa/3879232586.html
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    Looking for a good first project?

    Hey guys, been a while since I been on here...got the bug for a restore again. What is a good relatively easily findable vintage project boat candidate? I don't know why but I seem to like nothing newer than like 1965...I like the old vintage run abouts with the cool chrome lights and 'hood...
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    14' Red Fish

    Watcha think, worth a restore? Don't know much about the little boat...but it looks sweet. Waiting on the owner to get back with me on some questions...he want's $350. Think it's a 1960 and it has a 35 HP Lark.
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    Late 70's Glastron...worth it?

    Came across this boat on my local craigslist today...guy want's $400 for it with a late 70's 135 envinrude (maybe a starflite, not sure) that is not on the boat right now. Transom is completely eatin up by termites. That floor is kinda scary looking, not sure if it has been compromised and...
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    Lost my thrustrod!

    Dangit...I have a piece of all-thread that I am using until I get a new thrustrod. I just need to know which one of these I need to get...there is two different part numbers for #17 and then there is one for $30...
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    Pulling tube/skiing behind old Johnson?

    1972 50HP Johnson...dumb question I guess but the motor is on a Terry bass boat, but would pulling a person on a tube and/or ski's work this motor too hard?
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    Fuel tank bulb caving in?

    1972 Johnson 50 hp...was fishing saturday, headed back to the ramp and motor started bogging down and then quit. looked at the fuel line back there and noticed the fuel bulb coming out of tank was completely sucked in? Never seen that before. I disconnected line from tank an motor and then...
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    In line fuel filter on 50 HP Johnson

    I have a 1972 50hp Johnson...I don't have any carb issues but just thinking of putting a cheap auto parts in line fuel filter before the carb for protection...has anyone done this and can recommend a certain filter?
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    Boat suggestions?

    I have a 1976 70 hp Johnson with no boat. I already have a fishing boat and I am looking for suggestions for a pleasure boat that would be a nice partner for my 70 hp johnson outboard...I am looking for something older and don't mind light restoring work.
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    Cooling system question (50ESL72C)

    Does the water circulate only through the cylinder head water jacket for cooling the motor?
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    1972 Johnson 50 hp trim question

    I can't tell or either don't know what I am looking at...but it appears that my motor doesn't have the feature that if you hit a stump it kicks up harmlessly...so I think it just stays in the fixed position that you put it in, does anyone know for sure?
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    Unburnt oil/gas

    When I was changing out my water impeller this past summer I noticed lots of unburnt oil gas mixture covering the interior of my lower unit area...what causes this and is it normal? 50ESL72C
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    How fast?

    Just wondering...I have a 1972 15' Terry bass stick steer (it's a crappie design) with a 50 hp johnson and clocked it at about 30mph with 240 lbs of warm body weight...is this about what it should do at WOT?
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    How to check thermostat

    got a 1972 50 hp johnson...how do I check the thermostat?
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    How to backflush...

    1972 50 HP Johnson...just wondering if there is a way to backflush the water cooling system? I think I may have a partial blockage in the system...it spits water out of the exhaust ports during any RPM combination above idle but very little at idle in the lake.
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    Report: Ran my new to me boat, first time!

    Some of you may remember the 1972 Terry bass boat with 1972 50 HP Johnson that I purchased back at the beginning of April. I took her out for the first time yesterday after taking 3 months to work on it...not that it took 3 months of actual work, I am just a busy man. After new impeller, fuel...
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    Looking for the directions on adding a tell tail

    Where is the directions for adding a tell tail, pee'er or whatever you want to call it.
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    '72 50HP Johnson, water pump working correctly?

    Not sure how to tell if my water pump is working correctly. I installed a new impeller, cleaned up the pump and installed it back per the service manual. I put the lower unit back on last night and ran it at idle with muffs. Water is coming out of the slits above the cavitation plate as...
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    Are these lower units interchangable?

    1971 50 HP Evinrude (50172S) and a 1972 50 HP Johnson (50ESL72C) I have found a sweet deal on the 50172S as a parts motor and I own the 50ESL72C.
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    Compression question

    Picked up a boat with a 1976 70 HP Johnson, I checked compression and it is 100 psi on all three cylinders...seems a little low to me but they are all the same, is this good? Motor has been sitting for 7 years, may come up with a decarb? Also, I have good spark on two of the three...
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