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  1. alanfox55

    My Aluminum sib Trailer

    Once I bought my 14ft sib,30hp remote 2 stroke motor with steering wheel and controls I was in need of a trailer to put it on. It seems like a lot of people use pwc trailers after modifying them. That's what I tried to do and after taking careful measurements I bought a friends trailer, then...
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    Any One Been Down The Michigan Inland Waterway?

    Has anyone been down the waterway that can give some insight,opinions,suggestions about making a trip down it? Thanks
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    Repair of ribs and sibs on YouTube.

    For a funny,entertaining yet informative channel on YouTube check out Alfred Montaner's. He owns a small but growing repair shop in Miami. He does ribs and sibs but mostly ribs and some very big ones. Too it's not only just a repair shop but a high end custom shop. https://youtu.be/FCbUH6WJirw
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    A reply to the question about steering

    A question about adding a steering wheel was asked but that topic was closed so I thought I would answer that in a new topic. The answer to the question is yes you can add steering,it's easy,you can do it yourself and it doesn't take up a lot of space if you use the setup that I have. Everything...
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    Fuel hose connected/not connected while trailering?

    In the short time I've been boating I have always connected the fuel hose to my motor and portable fuel tank before leaving for the lake, which is only five miles away, and disconnecting when I got home. I never gave it a second thought until yesterday when I was leaving the lake. I have a long...
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    How do I make an ingnition switch for cranking at the motor

    1993 Johnson 70 hp. I want to test compression and spark and want to do it at the engine rather than the control box. I've seen them used on YouTube and would like to make one myself. So my questions are how do I go about doing that,what kind of switch do I use and how do I hook it up. Thanks...
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    Overheat false alarm stuck on

    1993 Johnson 70 hp model J70TLET with VRO disconnected. Overheat warning tone is always on while motor is running. I disconnected the tan with blue stripe and white with black stripe wires at the sender, still runs good horn still on. The two wires go into two separate tan wires then into the...
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    Does this sound like a carburetor problem?

    1993 Johnson 70 HP with fast and slow without VRO. Runs good on fast idle then at slow idle rpm goes up and down then drops down enough to stall.two videos how It was running and how it's running now. Cold engine start please excuse the warning horn not working properly.
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    1993 Johnson 70 hp warning horn problems

    Starting a cold engine turn the key to on get no beep. Start motor and get one continuous tone for about five minutes and then it shuts off. Pulled the two wires from the temperature sensor no change. VRO has been disconnected. Thanks for any help.
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    Water under the floor of my Scout boat

    I have a fiberglass 1995 Scout 153 Sport. Today I drilled some small holes in the floor for hold down straps for two six gallon portable gas tanks and water came out the holes.Because the water came out the floor I have to assume there is a good amount of water under there so the question is how...
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    1997 30 hp 2 cyl air leak?

    It won't stay running under 1400 rpm without using the primer bulb. Rebuilt the fuel pump no change. I'm using a new hose and bulb and the primer bulb does get hard before starting. I did find a small leak at the oil pump but not in any of the hoses. The gas filter is half full and when I pump...
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    Stalls at less than 1400 rpm unless I use the primer bulb

    1997 30 hp serial 0G465407. First thing I did was rebuild the fuel pump. Fuel pump looked good and still had the problem after rebuild. Used different known good gas tank and new fuel hose. Tested the fuel connector at the motor. Fuel filter and housing are new,could see there was no dirt in it...
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    Plugs on the top of the cyl head what are they for?

    97 30 hp serial 0G465407 I used the top plug to mount a cyl head temp gauge sending and that worked out perfectly but I'm a little concerned about what I don't know about that plug. How far should the plug be turned in? I eye balled how far out it was and put it back to what looked liked the...
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    1993 70 hp need a part identified

    The sleave that the ball on this part sits in is broken. Can someone tell me the name of it,maybe a part number and where I can buy it? Can I just get the sleave or does it come with the part with the ball on it? I have not been able to find anything at the places I usually buy my parts which...
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    Fuel filter before or after fuel pump

    93 Johnson 70 hp 3 cyl. Previous owners employee couldn't start it,thought it might be the fuel filter so took it out. He also didn't use any water but thankfully it never started for him. I watched a YouTube video on cleaning and rebuilding the carbs on this motor and he said put a filter after...
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    Lets talk adhesives and anything related to adhesives.

    I think if you own an inflatable sooner or later your going to need to do some gluing wether it be patches, d-rings or numerous other things. I did a lot of gluing last year and had to do a lot of research to find the information I needed to do a proper job before I started. I hope this thread...
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    Drain Plug

    Does the drain plug go in from the inside of the boat or the outside?
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    First time on the water...great time but a little disapointed too

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    Need advise on how to hook up and after market kill switch

    This is for a 1997 mercury 30hp. Mercury uses a black/yellow wire and a ground for their switch. I found the black/yellow wire at the engine harness,it does not run to my ignition switch because I'm using a Mercury accessory switch meant for teller models. The switch has four spots to connect to...
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    70hp 3cyl start and run after 20 years...video and have questions

    This is a 1993 Johnson that came with my 1995 Scout Boat 153 Sport 2. The boat,I was told, was bought new and never used. In the two years before it was put on this boat it must of been used some but in two years you wouldn't think much. Recently I rebuilt the water pump and changed the LU oil...
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