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    Boston whaler look alike

    Has anyone heard of a BW look alike called a Maine Mariner which is supposed to be an exact copy of the 1980 Whaler. I'm thinking of buying one, I believe its 17 or 18ft, model year 1980. It really looks like a Whaler, it is in extremely good shape and the price is right. Any info would be...
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    VRO upgrade?

    I know there is allot of posts on vro's, I've read most of them. Let me start by saying "no" I don't want to pre-mix fuel. Now my question. I have an original 84 vro on my Evinrude 115. never had a probem with it to be honest. I have recently come into possession of a vro2 three wire from a...
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    Need advise on adding temp gage to 84 115

    I am thinking about adding a temp gage to my 84 omc 115hp motor. Can anyone give me advise on what I need to do other than aquiring the gauge. Does the head temp sensors in each side of block need to be replaced as well. Thanks for any insight anyone can offer. I always test my warning system...
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    Johnson 90/115 comparisons

    I have a 84 1.6L OMC which is basically the same as a 115 Johnson. I also have an 87 90hp Johnson that I bought for parts. It seems that allot of the parts are the same for both engines. The stator, ignition coils, rectifier, although I noticed that the power packs are a different number...
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    Looking for good marine machine shop.

    Can anyone out there recommend a good local machine shop to re-bore one cylinder and re-hone the others on my 87 90hp Johnson. I live in the New Bedford, MA. area fairly close to Cape Cod. Thanks all Walt.
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    Need advise in rebuilding 87 90hp johnson

    Bought a 1987 90 Johnson crossflow engine that was running, but had low compression on one cylinder. Bought it for parts, but I'm now thinking about rebuilding for the expirience and education. Have removed power head and the two pistons on the bad side which only one was bad. The bad piston...
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    87 Johnson 90hp piston removal.

    Can any one tell me where I can get the special socket or tool to remove what appears to be a 12pt torx bolt holding down the piston arm. I have the six pt. torx sockets, but never seen a 12pt one. Went to several tool retailers, but no luck. Thanks walt.
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    What year is my Johnson motor.

    Hi, can anyone help on finding year of my 90hp Johnson. Can't read the tags on the trim bracket. Got the following numbers from the engine plug. J90TLCUR, and at the bottom is R7568090. Thanks..Walt.
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    Help with Merc 20hp ML model year

    Just bought an older 20hp manual tiller Merc outboard. This engine is made in Ontorio Canada, so it has a Canadian sr# as follows 7159962 it also says thunderbolt ignition on the cover. Best I can tell from the sites I looked at to try to match the serial number is that its a 1981-83. If anyone...
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