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Thanks for the reply, I think we have some confusion on the choke issue. Choke pulled out is what what would be "choke on" and pushed in is "choke off" or un-choked. I thought my choke was stuck to my motors plastic cover, because I could push my choke in while running, and it would get...

Could this be an issue? I found this adjustment today. It is set at the initial setting like the engine sticker says, 1 1/4 turn, which means its running as lean as suggested. Also, I use non-ethylated 50:1 pre mixed in 1 gallon gas cans for this. I run the same gas in my trimmers and mowers for...

Hello everyone, I had my boat out last Thursday doing a little musky fishing. I was just wrapping up the day and driving back to the launch, but I was about halfway back and it just slowed down and shut off. No loud noises, nothing, just slowly lost power and died. I tried pulling it to restart...

The boat is done! Wow, just a ton of work. Totally underestimated how much work needs to be done in order to finish one of these guys the right way. Here are a few pictures of her maiden voyage the other day. Since it was finished, the only other thing I have done is add a Garmin Stryker...

Thanks for the help guys, I located the serial and model number while I was enjoying my morning coffee and found out I'm running and '81 :D The first time I went to pick up the boat he said the impeller was not pumping and he was going to bring it into the shop to get it fixed. $350 in service...

Hey there everyone, I'd like to post a few pictures of my build so far. This is my first tin boat build and I think there are some things I've done that I can share so other first timers (or veterans I suppose) can avoid. Shes a 1977 Starcraft Seafarer with a 35hp Johnson. I do not know the...