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    Questions about aluminum boat restoration

    This is the FIRST step I'm taking towards my FIRST boat resto. I'm no stranger to restoration of classics, I restore old muscle cars. I have an 18ft 1967 Starcraft Holiday deep v. This boat spends long days on the water fishing, takes on zero water, it's really a great reliable old boat. The...
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    Rocks won the prop fight need help

    Yep, found the only shallow spot in 40ft of water and tore my prop up. I've never replaced a prop, and I'm looking for a cheap replacement. It's a 1986 Johnson vro 90hp. I have no idea where to buy from or what size to look for. I don't have a tach and I'm not real concerned about doing...
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    Johnson cold starting issue

    Hey guys, I have a 1986 Johnson 90hp J90tlcdc. Basically whenever I'm done using the motor, I run it out of gas to clear the bowls and such because it may sit for a while before used again. When I try to cold start the motor, it seems to require some cranking, not a whole lot but a little more...
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    Few questions about a johnson lower end

    1986 90hp Johnson VRO. I bought this motor on a whim, bad choice but I made it. We ran it on a stand with muffs, ran great, power heads never got above 150 deg, didn't smoke...etc Got it home and noticed some blue oil leaking from the prop, figured it was 2 stroke oil. Today I removed the...
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    temo gauge on a Johnson

    Johnson j90tlcdc. Is there a way to install a temp gauge to this particular motor, and if so where would you install the sensor? Also does anybody know if there is a warning horn and where that would be located?
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    1990 90hp johnson question

    I just picked up a 1990 Johnson vro, 90hp. The owner was running 50:1 in the gas. Is this a good mix? I plan to be doing more low rpm type trolling than high speed stuff. Also I know the vro is supposed to be oil injected, but I can't find where the oil fill is, did they make vro motors...
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    Need some advice quick!

    I have a line up to buy a nice johnson 110 hp outboard (#115ESL69). My boat's transom measures about 22". I test drove the motor in a pontoon boat, tried my best to measure the shaft length but the cavitation plate was in the water and it was a bad angle. It looked like the shaft measured...
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    Evinrude question

    Starflite, model 50523 75 hp from 1960. I removed the lower to inspect my impeller, when I pulled the drive shaft out, I noticed a metal ring sitting at the top of the driveshaft hole (If you were looking up into the hole). I pulled it out, looks like maybe a retaining ring? It's solid, very...
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    Which motor? What would you do?

    I have an 18ft aluminum starcraft with a 1960 75hp eveinrude 2 stroke. The engine runs, but it's super thirsty and has a knack of getting stranded in the middle of the lake. So, rather than dump a bunch of money into an antique motor with really hard to find parts, I'm going to put a newer one...
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    Old Evinrude update...Normal or not?

    Hey guys, first, thanks for all the good info. In my prev thread I was having troubles keeping this beast running (1960 75 hp evinrude 50523). I found the plug wire ends to be all rusted and breaking, so I took some plug wires from an old race engine I built and fashioned new ends on the...
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    Need some direction on an old outboard

    Hey guys, I have a '59 evinrude starflite 75hp on my '67 starcraft. It's all older than dirt but the boat is just a dream on the water. Problem is the motor is just not trustworthy, It wouldn't start for me on the lake sunday, just turned and turned till the battery died. I think the plugs...
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    Help with oil in boat motor water

    Its a 75hp evinrude from 1960 (model 50523). Runs great. Since I bought it (about 3 weeks and 5 launches) I have noticed a light grey sludge mixed with the water oozing from the two small pinholes on the mid to lower section of the engine (right near the water pump). Anyway I thought it was...
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