Recent content by sweettfisher

1448 alumacraft with a johnson 40hp. and i love it. i can load it down with camping gear and it doesnt skip a beat!

i removed what i thought was the shift linkage.... :twisted: when i realized what i really needed to remove i had to remove the starter to gain access to the nut and the unit dropped! now to start the unit rebuild

Has anyone removed a lower unit from a 95? i can't for the life of me get the **** thing off? removed the bolt in the shift linkage, all the bolts.... any ideas?

does anyone have any experience mounting an after market break away plate to an after market jack plate? this will be setting the motor back another 5inches on top of the 5 inches from the jack plate...

What size motor are you running? My main concern would be your fuel consumption...

Yea i read in my manual about the alarm. I havent heard one but i also can't locate an alarm on my motor in accordance with where the maual states it would be. I tryed the priming the bulb and played with the choke some too. What wuld cause the motor to overheat, being that the water pump is...

So..... after replacing the power pack, plugs, fresh gas with sta-bil, my motor is still acting up. I can run it for a good solid 10 mins and the itll bog down. It wont cut off, it just seems like its only running on one cylinder. It might be running hot but i have no clue how becasue the WP is...

heres the yacht... finally. 1974 Monark 1442 mod v. With a 95' johnson 40hp. After looking at this site got lots of mods in mind. #1 getting rid of my heavy wood deck and floor and replcaing it with aluminum.

looks awesome!! i gotta get rid of that dang wood floor in my beast!

i use photobucket on other forums but i cant get my pic to show up on this one....

what image hosting service are you guys using?

Name is Thomas AKA Sweettfisher, from Columiba SC. Found the site recently and been lookin at it about everyday since. I have a 1974 1442 Monark Mod V with 95' 40hp Johnson. I like goin fast in skinny water and catchin big fish. Already got tons of ideas from this site. Look for projects...

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