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    AGM battery, thinking about adding a Boost/buck converter inline with my J90 charging system

    Im not an EE, hence the questions. I do, however, know one of these when I see them.
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    AGM battery, thinking about adding a Boost/buck converter inline with my J90 charging system

    Hey guys. Using an Optima spiral cell "dual purpose" battery (Optima D31M) with my `82 Johnson 90. While on the water yesterday I noticed that with the engine at 4-5Krpms the charge voltage from the j90 regulator was about 16v or so, which is quite a bit higher than the AGMs are designed to...
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    Torque steer 1992 Johnson 150

    Re: "David.... In addition to Jon& To be clear, my trim setting is untouched since I bought the boat 2 months ago & I guess it is not at its full limit, rather its 2 notches away, nearly full to port. Heres the pic: Joereeves, what you say does seem counter intuitive, though I guess I...
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    Seeing a lot of torque steer on a Jonhson 90.. can anyone recommend a hydaulic steer kit that fits?

    82 Glastron SSV-167 will get photo of trim tab position tonight & update. Both. Boat pulls hard to starboard out of the hole and still pulls quite a bit on plane & at any speed. Turns to port take muscle as its always pulling to starboard. It's not a pleasant piloting experience at all...
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    Seeing a lot of torque steer on a Jonhson 90.. can anyone recommend a hydaulic steer kit that fits?

    Torque steer on my Johnson 90 is excessive & the trim tab is already at its adjustment limit. Is there a preferred or recommended all-in-one hydraulic steering kit that will bolt on to this `82 johnson 90hp? (J90TLCNB) Fwiw, my cockpit area is small & the steering pump would ideally mount...
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    Found a 78 140hp outboard!

    Hey guys. new to the forum! This site and Dangar Marine on youtube have been a huge help in getting my existing johnson `82 90hp up and running. I was randomly looking on craigslist for outboards and came across a Johnson `78 140 (with a "leaking head"). I instantly had visions of...
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