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    Old 55 Sea Horse ignition sensor

    Well tried to start the old Sea Horse a few days ago and she didn't fire at all. I did some testing and found that the timer base sensor was open, no reading at all and should have read 10 to 20 ohms. So I replaced the timer base an she fire right up and idles like a champ. The only question is...
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    76 Johnson tachometer wiring and setup

    I have installed a Faria 0-7000 tach in the dashboard of my boat, and want to use the control unit plug to connect the tachometer. Only problem is that I cannot find a plug with the wiring anywhere. Also I think the stator is a 10 pole which would mean that I need to set the switch on the tach...
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    Old poly fuel tanks

    I am restoring an old 68 Glasspar Avalon boat that has a built in bow tank. One day I was curious and took off the filler cap and smelled the tank, and it smelled like soured kerosene only worse. the boat had sat for around 7 to 10 years with about 4 gallons of fuel nix in it. I siphoned the old...
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    Lower motor cover

    Well soon I am going to pull the cylinder head cover from my 55 hp 1976 Sea Horse, and replace the thermostat, bypass valve and everything that goes with it. I was looking at the motor yesterday and the thermostat is located at the bottom of the engine behind the lower motor cover. Can this...
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    The 76 Sea Horse Lives!

    Well I finally finished all of the repairs, performed all of the wiring checks and fired up the old Sea Horse. It started on the 3rd rev of the starter, and actually idled pretty good for an engine that has sat for 5+ years. For a $350 dollar engine it runs really nice. But............., I put a...
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    1976 Sea Horse 55 hp

    I found a 1976 55 hp Sea Horse motor for $350,and it looks like a good motor. I know, I broke the golden rule buying a motor and not hearing it run but for $350 I took the gamble, plus it had all the controls to go with it. I hand spun the flywheel and the motor felt good and tight and there was...
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    Synthetic 2 cycle marine oil

    Hello guys, I am a new member and fairly new to boating. Fortunately I am a good mechanic and see no problem working on boat motors. My question is this, I use synthetic motor oil in all of my cars, trucks, and motorcycles and I firmly beleive that it really helps the longevity of 4 cycle...
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