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I added the seal that Lil blue rude mentioned (around the low speed mixture) and finally go to take the boat out. I was a bit disappointed (expecting a huge difference) but the boat started and idled well and top speed went from 24 max to 27 max with myself and the wife on the boat + fishing...

Finally got the chance to work on the end cap decals. Here's how they turned out. Didn't get my topspeed up any.... but it did get thumbs up from the wife :)

You're welcome :) I'm not sure about the throttle, my motor is a cable steer... The fuel hoses were in the way of the starter coming out, but they weren't too hard to work around.

Yeah, I'm going to do the end covers next. Might do a 25 "HO" since I added the bigger carb. Don't want to intimidate too many of the big ranger boats at the lake hehe.

Thanks TLS. This is the first time I've tried outboard decals, but I've made lots of other stuff.

Edited part numbers I'm sure there is a better way to do it, but right from the get go you have to remove two small bolts (sorry thats 34, not 48 as above) that capture the shift rod, they have two keepers (55) on either side of the rod and they are easy to drop. Then there is a single nut...

I broke out the vinyl cutter today. The decals that came on my motor (looks like the PO bought them online) were fading quickly (they were the vinyl printed style). I looked at several Johnson styles and added some red letters to one I liked, and cut these out. They are actually a layer of 3...

Thanks Jim, I'm thinking that the screw may still be a little dirty, and not seating all the way. I didn't want to put too much force on it, but I'm going to spray it with carb cleaner and screw/unscrew it a bunch of times to see if it goes in any more. I also have new seals and the seat I'm...

Going from this diagram: https://www.marineengine.com/parts/johnson-evinrude-parts.php?year=1992&hp=25&model=J25ELENS&manufacturer=Johnson&section=Cylinder+%26amp%3B+Crankcase I'm sure there is a better way to do it, but right from the get go you have to remove two small bolts (48) that capture...

I just received a carb rebuild kit but haven't had a chance to dig into it yet. I believe it has that slow speed idle seal in it. I'll stick that seal in and see if it changes the idle. Too bad I jumped the gun and installed the carb, I should have just waited to rebuild it first..... I...

Yeah, now that you mention it, the screw turns in and out very easily. I thought about wrapping it in some teflon tape. Is the seal there for for an actual air seal or is it for friction? Looking at part 17 in the diagram here, I'm assuming its just for friction...

Well, my old carb was leaking from the primer hose that runs under the carb, and attaches on top of the carb where it meets the intake. Whoever had installed it last had pinched the tube with the starter and if finally gave out. I thought this was a good excuse to fit the 35hp carb I recently...

Lol, I pretty much did the opposite. The newer, less hours motor on the brown boat, and that's the one I'm selling. The wife likes the casting decks on the flat bottom so if it means keeping the better half happy, I'll have to keep the newer boat. I did manage to get my 35hp carb in, and...

Yep, they are both long shaft motors. The brown boat has a 15" transom so it really needs a jack plate (I have the parts to make one) but the grey boat is made for the LS.

Well, after taking the new(er) boat out for the first time today, I'm keeping the Johnson. I'll be selling the older boat with the Mercury on it. The mercury looks so much newer, but I really liked the ease of cold starting the Johnson, and it seemed smoother at idle. I don't have the same...