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    1992 4.3 Mercruiser Oil Pressure

    While running last night my oil pressure switch started jumping, but only at low speed when I slowed down. It would go from just above 40 PSI (normal) to flat and jump right back up only when I slowed down. If I stayed at a higher RPM the pressure stayed up to normal. Luckily I wasn't to far...
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    Bunk Bracket Angle

    I have replaced the bunk brackets on my trailer. There were 10 of them and all but two were rusted to nothing. The boat is at the marina but I am wondering how to adjust the angle to the boat? The brackets are the 90 degree ones. I am figuring I can leave the bolts just barely loose so the the...
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    Washdown Pump water intake idea

    I have an 16ft 1971 Lonestar Holiday. I am wanting to add a small washdown pump. I don't really want to add another hole in the hull if I can avoid it. I was considering using the drain plug hole as a water intake. The drain hole is on the bottom of the boat and the plug is threaded. I was...
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    Bimini Top Question

    I have what may be a dumb question. This spring I put a Bimini top on my boat and now it wont plane out correctly. It plowing and burying the bow in bigger waves. The only other thing I changed was removing one battery from the back. I feel stupid asking this but can the bimini top somehow push...
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    1973 50 hp Johnson - Possible water in cylinder

    73' 50 hp Johnson - Runs great, spark is good, haven't done compression test yet this year. I have had an issue with with a white/grey film forming on the plugs. They do not look steam cleaned. It has fouled the plugs twice on me now. Once on Lake Erie which was pretty dangerous as I almost got...
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    1978 Johnson 35 Hp Choke

    So I have a probably stupid question. This motor is new to me. This past weekend I had it out and at some point the choke solenoid quit engaging when I pushed the key in. I discovered this becasue the motor stalled due to a air leak somewhere coming from the fuel tank but I think I fixed that. I...
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    1978 Johnson 35 HP Safety Switch

    So I recently got a 35 hp Johnson 35EL78R. The electric choke didn't work becasue of corroded contacts on the choke switch so I just got a new push to choke switch. That works great. I also got a safety switch becasue it didn't have one. I am getting confused on exactly how to wire up the safety...
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    1953 25hp Evinrude Big Twin

    I finally got my 56 15 hp running good, so i upgraded. I found a 53 25hp that came off someone old wood boat. Its in reasonable shape. Not to many scratches, all there and the gearcase had good oil in it. I also got the controll box/cables/connectors that are in perfect shape. Not one scratch...
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    56 evinrude 15 HP carb question again

    I have been having carb trouble again. This time it flooded out on Lake Erie. I took the plugs out to try and let it dry out but when I was putting them back in I stripped the plug port. I know how fix that. I had ran it once another day for 2 hours or so and about 45 minutes yesterday. It was...
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    1956 15 HP Evinrude prop replacment

    I am going to replace the propeller on my 15 evinrude now that I got it running good but I can't figure out exactly which pitch I should select. I don't have the budget to get multiple different ones so I'm hoping I can get some guidance? The boat is a 1956 Crestliner 16 footer. Its about 350...
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    56 evinrude 15 HP carb question

    So probably a silly question.... I have rebuilt the carb on my 56 evinride 15 HP. It ran fine all last year and on my second trip out this year I noticed gas squirting out of a hole in the top left side of the carb when I primed the fuel tank and it wouldn't start. I figured it was flooding the...
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    sears 3.5 hp question

    I had someone give me a sears 3.5 hp serial # 21759900. I rigged up a fuel line because it was missing a fuel connector. It runs great. Then i noticed this thing does not have a fuel pump. Should it? All i did to test it was connect a hose the carb bowl and hold it up high.
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    1956 Evinrude 15 hp lower unit question

    So I have a 56 evinrude 15 hp. It runs great after I replaced the usual stuff (Points and fuel lines and such). I have ran it quite a bit for the past month of so I am getting what looks like lower unit oil coming out of the cooling water port on the back sometimes when I start it after running...
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    1956 Evinrude 15 hp lower unit question

    So I have a 56 evinrude 15 hp. It runs great after I replaced the usual stuff (Points and fuel lines and such). I have ran it quite a bit for the past month of so I am getting what looks like lower unit oil coming out of the cooling water port on the back sometimes when I start it after running...
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    1956 15 hp Evinrude recoil starter

    I have a 56 15 HP evinrude I have been working on. All is going well thanks to this forum! Starts on the first pull now. Well it did until the starter rope broke while pulling on it. I found instructions and Im pretty sure I did it right but the wheel won't wind the new rope back in all the way...
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    Control connector question

    I was installing new control cables last night and I dropped the little brass barrel on the control box side of the cable connector. Its one of the old style ones for type 400 cables. Any one have a part number for that because I'm pretty sure I'll never find it. I couldn't find it. Thanks Joe
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    What model Crestliner is this?

    I recently bought this boat and I think its great. It's in pretty good shape except for some of the seats and I've been working on getting the motor up to par (i.e. water pump and points, ect.). My issue is that I can't figure out what actual model it is. I looked all over for some kind of badge...
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    1956 Evinrude 15 HP

    H I read this forum all the time but never post because everyone here is way more knowledgeable than me. Any way, I recently bought a 16' 58 crestliner with a 56 15 HP evinrude. The boat is great and I had no expectation of the motor running and the guy I got it from couldn't start it because...
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    1978 Chrysler Valiant Bicentennial Edition

    So, I'm pretty new here, but I learned a lot by reading the forums, so I thought i would share what I am up to. I've only posted here a once before but I read this forum almost every day now. I bought this boat about two months ago. It's my first boat, but I'm not new to boating. I thought it...
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    Chrysler 357HK Alternator/Generator wiring

    Hi I'm new to this forum. Every time I look up something boating related I find this site, so I figure this is the place to be. I was hoping to get some help with a wiring question. I recently bought my first boat, but I have been around them for ever. It a 14' Chrysler Valiant with a 1976...
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