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    Too old to remember complete details

    Hey guys, been a long long while since visiting this site after competing my "project" boat. Got that done with some very good help from a lot of members and do appreciate it . Now for the problem at hand this time. I was doing some tuning up and cleaning on the engine and had the carbs off and...
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    Another prop question

    I have a '77 70 hp Johnson O/B I don't know what prop is on it (in fact have two props and no numbers I can find). But , I want to troll with it and not worried about top end speed as I only fish. What prop would I want to get to get the slowest possible speed? I have turned down the idle but...
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    trolling for bass

    This may sound like a noobie question , but honestly I have fished for over 50 years. For a long time I was out of the fishing thing and the last 6 years got back into it . I fish solely and religiously for cats,but lately haveing a hard time finding big ones in the lake I fish. I was wondering...
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    Got a question on "foam"

    Re: Got a question on "foam" ok, I wasn't sure , but thanks for the info. I noticed that there is two different foams in the cans. One for close small fills and another for big fills. I read the descriptions and looked the manuf. on the net all claim to be "closed cell" I don't really know how...
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    Got a question on "foam"

    I am in the middle rebuilding a 15 foot trihull "magnum" brand open bow. I have the top off and the hull cleaned with new stringers in now ready to pattern and cut the floor. I was going to order the foam that mix in two parts and pour in the floor for sound and added insulation. I noticed at...
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    Just wondering and curious

    I am in the process of renovating a trihull Magnum 15 footer open bow (not the expensive high speed Magnum ). I am making it a fishing boat for my purpose only. I am down to the point of cutting new stringers and patterning the wood replacement pieces. I have a Garmin Echo 200 fish finder that I...
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    Got a question on taking off the top on a tri hull magnum

    I am back again with a question on a 1977 Magnum tri hull 15 foot open bow. I am trying to replace the stringers which the floor and stringers are rotten. I was going to replace up to the open bow part but the further I go the worse the wood is. So thinking now I need to do it right . There is a...
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    1977 Johnson 70 hp cutting out got a question

    This just started yesterday running across the lake. I left the dock and everything was fine. I stopped at a spot and fished for about an hour. Wind came up and I started for the other side of the lake , after a few minutes the motor started to misfire (for lack of a better description) running...
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    Just wondering if I am the only nut case left LOL

    Hey guys , here in Arkansas the temps are going down to 30 at night but warming up to sometimes near 65 and 70 in the afternoon. I was reading and began wondering if I am the only nut case left that is taking the boat out and fishing all day? Water temp on the lake is about 51 degree surface, I...
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    Got a question about tires

    My boat is a 15 foot trihull with a 70 hp Johnson. Its an old boat , boat/motor/trailer are about a '77 model. Right now it has 5.30x12 tires on a 4x4 bolt/hole pattern. The boat sits high on the trailer and off the ground. With the low water we have now and the short distance (15 miles) I...
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    Question for those that catfish

    I am a avid catfisherman so to speak and usually do fairly well using livers, dough bait and chicken guts. I live in Arkansas and been looking at something in the local Walmart but just skeptical of it. Its from Magic Bait and called chum. Its in a 2 lb. bag and looks like ground bone meal that...
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    Putting an electric winch on boat trailer. Would like some help

    Re: Putting an electric winch on boat trailer. Would like some help The winch I am using is a 2,000 lb Champion winch off a ATV I had. Remote control , and a button. The tag on the winch just says 2,000 stall load, 120 amps at 2,000 lbs. I am illiterate when it comes to electric stuff . All I...
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    Putting an electric winch on boat trailer. Would like some help

    I have an '03 Ford extended cab with a V6 and the factory towing package. 2 inch receiver, 7 pin flat , round plug, and the standard 4 pin flat plug , all standard factory options. My question is this, I put a 3,000 lb. ATV winch on the trailer making the brackets and all that , then set a car...
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    Got another problem with an older Johnson I can't find in the manual

    This motor is fairly new to me for about 2 months now and a work in progress trying to get it going. Its a 1977 70 hp Johnson . I thought after a new switch and a broken kill wire in the harness to the engine it was doing ok. It has been running fine except its hard to to get going at first...
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    Don't know where to post this , maybe someone will put it in its place

    While the forums was down , I was searching around the net with the usual question. "Whats the ratio fuel oil mixture for a Johnson and how much oil to gas." I have seen this many times posted and asked (including me). I found this neat little web site that has a calculator for oil mixture...
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    I posted this before but didn't find the answers I was looking for

    I have a 1977 70 HP Johnson (new to me). When I got it the guy said it started "not shutting off with the key" I posted here for some help and ordered a manual. But, the manual don't help and no answers got the solutions. I put in a new key switch , traced the wireing down and cant find an open...
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    where to buy a rim for tires

    Can someone give me a web site that has decent prices for rims , I need a rim to fit 5.30 x 12 tires 4 hole , 4 inch spacing
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    cooling question

    I have been getting a 1977 70 HP, Johnson ready to put in the water, had trouble with it idleing and fixed that I think. Put in it a tub of water well over the top plate. Now it idles great and excerlates beyond expectations. Now my problem when idleing in the tub I see a stream of water out...
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    what is this fish?

    Re: what is this fish? I am going to go with a Grass Carp, some were stocked to take down the over growth of weeds and aquatic grasses.
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    I need to pick someones brain for some answers.

    I bought this old boat or traded for it a couple of weeks ago and waiting on the guy to get me papers on it. The motor is a 1977 70 Johnson, seems to run great in the tub. I took it to the lake today to give it a test and see what else it needed while waiting. It started and idled on the first...
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