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    American?

    Just wanted to blow off a little steam, So deal with it. I grew up in a middle class home where my mom worked for less because she was a women and my dad risked his life everyday as a linemen, just to put food on our table. I remeber growing up beeing fiecly patriotic, Every morning at school...
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    porpusing cavitation bad set need advise

    Ok I have a 1972 larson tri hull about 950lbs dry<br /><br />A 1978 85hp johnson 302lbs<br /><br />13 gallons gas 104lbs<br /><br />2 adults 320lbs<br /><br />2 batteries 110lbs<br /><br />misc...
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    1978 85 hp johnson help??

    I have a 78 85hp johnson took it out today after changing ing coil and spark plugs..Engine started first time everytime no choke needed.However when I give it full throtle the engine would rev high then act like it wouldnt go into gear..If I stopped put it in nuetral then put it in rev, then...
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    1978 85hp johnson need advise

    I have the afore mention 1978 85hp went out today...Engine starts right no problems idles great rms look good idle and at high rev 5000-5500rpms not in gear..Put it in gear motor idles fine ad gas and nothin 7mph max and less than 2000 rpms..Last time I took boat out was the first time with this...
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    wish me luck

    Goin out fishin in couple of hours..Goin to try for some crappie and bass on lake oklawaha..Cant wait like a kid b4 christmas..
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    Kicker suggestions??

    I want to get a kicker motor for my 73 larson tri hull. Dry wiegh is around 1300lbs or so so I figured with gear and passengers probaly more like 1900lbs or so..I mainly want this for a way out of trouble, in case main fails..Dont want family standed..So what size should I get Im thinking 15hp..
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    Adiding interior panels help

    Ive been working on my 73 larson for about a year now, litle at a time..Ive got everything pretty much done now,and Im just kinda tinkering now..I want to put some side panels in..Im using presure treated plywood coverd with viynl..I put 2 in yesterday and they came out great but I dont know how...
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    1978 85HP COIL QUESTION

    I have a 1978 85hp johnson getting it ready for some fishin and I noticed all 4 coils are for lack of a better word guey looking I dont know much about motors should I change them? I havent ran the engine i about 3months couldnt get it to fire today when I tried..Thanks for help
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    4 long weeks

    Well its been 4 long weeks since Ive had a smoke and its finnally gettin a little easier.The patches help but its mostly the mental addiction..I never relized how much of a slave I had become to ciggaretes..12 years of 1-2 packs a day and then you quit only to find out how much of youre time is...
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    YIPPIE FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Sorry but Im happy and just wanted to share, since my wife isnt to happy that I spend the whole weekend working on the boat..Ive been worring and overthinking the task for quite some time now but finnally got it done..I had a good bit of trailor work to do..I have a 17 foot larson trihull and...
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    good ideas?

    I need to do some trailor work I mean alot of it so I need some good safe ideas on how to get my trihull off the trailor up on blocks or something so I can pull trailor out work on it for a couple of days then slide it back under..Im thinking of jacking up the back with a car jack then puting...
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    trailor question

    I have a 16foot 73 trihull with a 85hp johnson on it.. I need to do some trailor work on it..So Im going to jack up boat and get trailor out from under it to do it..The way it is currently setup the boat sits about 2 foot off the back edge of the trailor. With bunk boards sitting on there edge...
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    johnson javilin 85hp?

    I got a chance to buy an 85 hp 1978 looks great freshwater ran guy says just had carbs rebuilt and new water pump put in trim tilt works also.. If anyone has any experience with these engines let me know is it a good type? and do you think it is worth $760.00..Thanks
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    50 hp 1973 evinrude advise please?

    I bought a boat a couple of weeks ago and finaly got to take it out last weekend..On the way out I noticed that when throtle at max the boat would pick up speed gradually , till it reached max speed dont know rpms rpm gauge not working..Fixing now..Then after running awhile on my way back in I...
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    1973 50hp engine help please

    yesterday I took out my boat for the first time mainly to run it and test everything..Ran great on way out and most of the way back but one the way back in I noticed every time I went past 3/4 throtle it felt like the engine was kicking out of gear and it would rev real hi cut back the throtle...
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    1973 evinrude 50 hp ?

    I have a 50hp evinrude on a boat I just bought,I cracked it up yesterday and I noticed water coming from a square hole just above the lower case unit.I had motor sumerged to just above the intake in a tank the square hole looks like it should be there and water is coming from the top of the...
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    1973 evinrude 50hp

    Hi I am new to owning a boat and other then operating them I have no real knowledge of outboards..So this may sound stupid to some of you so bare with me,,I started up my motor today and filled a big tub with water and filled it to the lower case line just above the water intake,,When running I...
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