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Good morning y’all, A couple weeks ago I decided to jump into the “final” (probably not) project for my boat. I recently purchased a tohatsu 30 hp 4 stroke, the weight of the 4 stroke was beginning to bent the transom outward as well as twist it rearward. After drilling a core sample I found...

Good evening all, I have an older riveted Generation lll 1648 with a 2005 Nissan 30 four stroke with power tilt and trim. Currently it is setup as a prop and runs my boat fairly well. Even being it has the older 1.9 gear ratio lower unit instead of the updated 2. Something. I hit 29 mph when...

That's right, for anyone that says you cannot. I have just found you can. I bought an Edge 70 from a buddy last year after he upgraded to a Maxxum variable speed for his glass boat. Myself having a 1648 aluminum the 5 speed edge always seemed to be too powerful on 3 and not enough on 2. Not to...

I could really use some help on this one! My motor started to run rough today and wouldn't start at times. Got it home, pulled the plugs and the bottom plug had milky oil on the plug. Both cylinders have 125 psi compression. Pulled the jug cover, no possible way water could have come from...

Good evening all, First of all I welcome any and all help. Just wanted to snag Pappys attention! As for my issue, I brought my 1988 Mercury 20 to the river yesterday. It ended up dieing on me so I had to troll back to the ramp. Got home, pulled the carb. Found the needle and seat was stuck...

My build is going along smoothly, until.... I reached under the factory front deck to run wiring for the front nav lights. I planned on installing a recessed trolling motor pedal tray in the factory deck but I just found a pretty serious brace that would fall directly under where the hole...

I am having a slight bit of difficulty here.. I have a 24V Minn Kota edge for my new boat. Also have a Cabelas 2 bank 12 amp charger. I will be installing a fish finder (.8 amps), LED nav lights (.5 amps) and aerator pump (2.5 amps). I don't think it is a good idea to draw from one battery and...

Hello all, thanks for taking the time to read my thread. I just purchased a 1650 Jon boat with a 20 hp merc. My current rig is a 1440 with 12V motor guide 43 lb foot controlled trolling motor. I am considering a 24v 70 lb thrust for the new boat as the 12v system left something to be desired...

Just bought this boat off of my grandpa. It is an little older, 1986 Dakota manufacturing 1650. Plan on a rear lid made out of aluminum. As well as aluminum casting deck extension up front. The name of the game is simplicity for this boat. The interior will be sprayed in tan Rustoleum bedliner...

Interesting bit of events. I purchased what I believe to be a 1984-87 35 carb off of a boat salvage yard. The carb didn't come with a float bowl so I went ahead and swapped my 25 hp carb bowl to the 35. Also rebuilt the carb completely (used every part in the kit). Motor also has new water pump...

Some may read this and call me a moron or and idiot or whatever they please. By all rights, I deserve it. I made a stupid mistake that everyone here can learn from. I went out yesterday to test my motor on the local river system. 1988 Johnson 25 on a Lowe 1440. Had made a few adjustments to...

These are a few things I have done to improve the overall usability and reliability of my 88 Johnson 25hp. First is an angled tach mounting bracket a guy at work made for me on a 3D printer. He custom designed the bracket for me. Before, I had the gauge mounted to the front of the cowl but I...

I am trying to set the throttle linkages on my 25 johnson. I know very well how to adjust the throttle cam position and wot butterfly position however I have no idea where the throttle cam roller should be when at idle. Is the roller on the throttle advance plate supposed to be ahead of the two...

I just bought a new to me 88 johnson 25. I took it to Lake Michigan today for her maiden voyage. The motor runs fantastic. 125 psi compression in both cylinders. Takes of like a monster on my 1440 Lowe, and tops out (in VERY high waves at 28 mph). The thing is, after running a few miles and...

Anyone on here run a console in a 1440 or 1448 Jon boat? How is it? I am looking at a nice 35 up johnson at an awesome price with all controls and steering console. Does it get a little cramped for floor space? Also, with two people sitting rearward are there issues with water coming over he rear?

Just curious if anyone knows the spec for these motors. This motor has the chrome cylinder bores as well, not standard steel. I am looking to buy the motor from a guy in Missouri but when he tested it on came back at 91 on bottom and 97 on top (This was cold and not oiled). I have tested a few...

This afternoon I went out to the kankakee river for a little fishing. While out I hit a rock while idling, luckily I had the release up. When I got back to the launch I found no damage from the rock. The damage I found was from one of the two output shaft bearing cap screws missing. It had...

As many of you can tell I have not posted much on here. I have sort of been "creeping" on various topics lol. Recently after an annual fishing trip I decided to install a recessed pan on my "new to me" Jon boat. The previous owner installed the aluminum decks and did a poor job of making...

Hello and good afternoon all. I understand that the topic of installing a 15 hp carb on a 9.9 has been brought up numerous times. However after searching I was unable to locate a year specific post. I have a 1980 sea king 9.9 and I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to share with me if...