1976 40hp Johnson low water tilt question

[robbankston]

I have a Johnson 40EL76A that came on 15 foot Monark I picked up a couple of months ago. I've gotten it running like a champ and I'm happy with it. The one thing it doesn't have is hydraulic tilt/trim. I can do without it. It does have a pin to lock it in full tilt for trailering, but it doesn't have a low water tilt lock. I'd like to be able to tilt it at about a 45 degree angle for skinny water. I know some outboards come with the lock, but I gues this one did not. Is there a way to retrofit it, or another tip or trick some of you smart folks have come up with? Hopefully my rambling makes sense.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1976 40hp Johnson low water tilt question

make you a loop, like the one on the left, it will fit into the tilt pin holes, you tilt motor, and then swing the loop up. and lock the tilt.

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[robbankston]

Re: 1976 40hp Johnson low water tilt question

Cool. Thanks for the idea!! I assume it's just a metal bar that you bend? Any suggestions on what size bar to start with and methods of bending it?

Where abouts are you in Jax? My mother lives down there and my sister did until recently. I'll be down in a few weeks to move mom from one apartment to another. Thought I'd try the pier. Anything biting?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1976 40hp Johnson low water tilt question

i am one the Westside, near I 295 and 103rd st. have no idea about the pier, to be honest, i have never been on the new one. we are on a real cold snap, 25 at night for the next week. they say the reds and trout at the jetties and little jetties. want to get out there, but too cold right now.

3/8" stainless stock is what the original ones were made from. they are really hard to find these days. any welder will bend one for you.

 

[robbankston]

Re: 1976 40hp Johnson low water tilt question

Man I hope that cold gets out of there soon. It's dang cold here in north Georgia. I'll look into the 3/8 stainless. Wish I could just find one already done...

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1976 40hp Johnson low water tilt question

most of them were made to use when trailering, you tilted the motor, to keep the foot from dragging.

 

[robbankston]

Re: 1976 40hp Johnson low water tilt question

no issue with that. it has the full tilt lock. i was just wanting somehting to get back in some skinny water when i come down to FLA to fish the flats to stay above the oysters.