57texasmaid
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Hello all,
First time posting! I've spent many hrs so far on this site, loads of ideas and helpfull info!! Been a boater for years with family and friends. Although this is my first real "boat" to own. Its a 1957 Texasmaid Osprey. Not the best looker now, but it was really cheap! (co-worker gave it to me!) said he wanted it to get fixed up and used by some one who would! No dents and no leaks. Just needs some TLC. I've taken pics along the way and I'm almost there. I'm plaing a total post from start to finish pics and descriptions! Its a total redue from cutting out front and addding decks front and rear to floors built in livewell and spray lined interior!
Well on to my question, it has a 1971 Johnson 6hp motor, I just repalced water pump in lower unit, rebuilt carb and repalced the little plastic pinion gear on the rewind starter. After so many pulls on the starter, the flywheel chews the teeth off of the pinion (witch is the reason I replaced it) At $30.00 a pop with shiping, I'd like not to have to repalce them this often (I only pulled it like 20 times!!!!) When you pull, it slides up and engauges with flywheel to turn engine over. The only thing I can figure is that the whole starter is moving away from flywheel just enough to slip and damage gear. There is some movement in it but no adjustment??
Has any one :?: :?: had or seen this issue before? Fixes?? ideas?? Any help would be awsome! Thanks !!
First time posting! I've spent many hrs so far on this site, loads of ideas and helpfull info!! Been a boater for years with family and friends. Although this is my first real "boat" to own. Its a 1957 Texasmaid Osprey. Not the best looker now, but it was really cheap! (co-worker gave it to me!) said he wanted it to get fixed up and used by some one who would! No dents and no leaks. Just needs some TLC. I've taken pics along the way and I'm almost there. I'm plaing a total post from start to finish pics and descriptions! Its a total redue from cutting out front and addding decks front and rear to floors built in livewell and spray lined interior!
Well on to my question, it has a 1971 Johnson 6hp motor, I just repalced water pump in lower unit, rebuilt carb and repalced the little plastic pinion gear on the rewind starter. After so many pulls on the starter, the flywheel chews the teeth off of the pinion (witch is the reason I replaced it) At $30.00 a pop with shiping, I'd like not to have to repalce them this often (I only pulled it like 20 times!!!!) When you pull, it slides up and engauges with flywheel to turn engine over. The only thing I can figure is that the whole starter is moving away from flywheel just enough to slip and damage gear. There is some movement in it but no adjustment??
Has any one :?: :?: had or seen this issue before? Fixes?? ideas?? Any help would be awsome! Thanks !!