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    Where to buy Steering system for my 1974 50HP Johnson

    Hey everybody, I dont know if I will ever be done with this project but I think I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I am needing to locate the parts to install on my engine for the steering system. My local marine store that works on all boats but specializes in Johnson said it...
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    Please help how to install new TACH

    Ok everybody I was looking for posts about how to install my tach with no luck. I am putting my new to me motor on my boat and installing the steering wheel kit. So I purchased a tach which is made by Mercury, quite expensive might I add. Anyway, even with the instructions I am not following...
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    I am very frustrated with outboard mechanics right now

    Ok, I purchased a 1974 50hp Johnson which I thought was going to be a GREAT addition for me and my family to have hours of fun pushing our family boat on the water! I have no idea why they are soooo expensive in the begining but they sure depreciate just like anything else in the automotive...
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    Input on a 40 HP Mercury Serial # 4362569

    Ok everybody, so the bass boat that I rebuilt from the ground up is 90% complete. We took it out on the lake this past weekend and I was happy with everything except one crucial problem. The motor just could not handle the weight of the boat gear and family. We could only get up to 10 mph tops...
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    My 1986 15 Foot VALCO Mini Bass Boat Build

    Ok everybody sorry it took so long to get these pictures out to everybody, I have just been so busy trying to get this boat done before the 4th of July weekend which is only four days away now. I will throw in some little bullet points to some of the pictures. I hope everybody enjoys the build...
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    Is It Worth paying for? TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE WON YET AGAIN

    Ok so that motor I just picked up for that smoken price has just shot back in my face. I purchased a 1967 Evinrude 18HP OB for a trade and $250 cash My Engine was a 1994 Mariner 3.3 in pristine condition I purchased a new prop for it as you all know for $60 Now when I went to the guys house...
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    I AM SO MAD RIGHT NOW

    How can Arizona be ranked #1 for the largest amount of boaters in America and have so few Marine outfiters here in the valley? I have like two retailers of stuff here and they both have the ABSOLUTE WORST Cusomer service and selection of stuff for our boating needs. Now for what I have a HUGE...
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    Should I snag this boat before it's too late?

    I have a chance to purchase this boat for $400, it does need work ofcourse no more then what I am currently working on now. The huge difference obviously is the size of the boat. I would be going from a true flat bottom that is 1432 to this one which is a 1448 VHull. Ofcourse I know that it will...
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    Complete make over of our new family boat in the works

    Hello everybody, my name is Robert but my nickname has been WISHBONE sense I joined the Fire Department over 15 years ago. This is our first small boat or JON boat as you will. I purchased this boat from a co-worker last week for $500. It came with the boat, 3.3 HP Mariner motor, and a 40...
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