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Northshore MA - Engine Tune Up / Repower
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<blockquote data-quote="Churak" data-source="post: 481826" data-attributes="member: 25211"><p>Happy Friday everyone! With boat season coming up here in the Northeast, I've been trying to run outstanding items on my aluminum 16 ft project boat to ground so it's ready to go for the season. With my first kid being born in February, my priorities have changed a little bit, specifically my attitude towards my 1994 John 48 HP outboard. It's a great engine for the boat and moves it right along, but it can be finicky to start when it's cold and tuning the idle has been difficult - I've got it to the point where it shifts into gear nicely, but I've had to turn the throttle down a lot so every once in a while I'll have it stall on me when trying to make some low speed maneuvers. Otherwise it's been a good engine in the season I've been able to enjoy it.</p><p></p><p>With all that said, having a kid is driving me towards two conclusions: I can handle the engine stalling or having hiccups due to less than perfect tuning if it's just me. With the wife and kid on board, it's not something I want to worry about while on the water. Said kid also doesn't allow me the luxury of time to learn and mess around with the engine for long hours myself so I've been trying to find a professional to do a proper tune up.</p><p></p><p>Here is where I have hit my problem - I have called around to a few places in Northshore MA and either I've been told "Sorry we don't do Johnson" or "We won't work on something that old".</p><p></p><p>Long story short - </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1. I'm looking for any information on shops/individuals in the Northshore MA area that would be capable of getting this engine running tight with proper timing, throttle, shift, etc.<br /> 2. Any advice or thoughts about a re-power for the boat and if the outboard I have would be worth anything in a trade or swap. I'm leaning towards a modern 4 stroke that is quieter and better on gas. Replacing the 48 hp Johnson with a similar hp 4 stroke isn't in the cards from a financial or weight perspective, but I think a 30 hp would fit the bill nicely - appreciate any redirection if I'm heading down the wrong path!</li> </ul><p></p><p>Photo of the current outboard on the stand during transom replacement last year</p><p>[ATTACH=full]108849[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Churak, post: 481826, member: 25211"] Happy Friday everyone! With boat season coming up here in the Northeast, I've been trying to run outstanding items on my aluminum 16 ft project boat to ground so it's ready to go for the season. With my first kid being born in February, my priorities have changed a little bit, specifically my attitude towards my 1994 John 48 HP outboard. It's a great engine for the boat and moves it right along, but it can be finicky to start when it's cold and tuning the idle has been difficult - I've got it to the point where it shifts into gear nicely, but I've had to turn the throttle down a lot so every once in a while I'll have it stall on me when trying to make some low speed maneuvers. Otherwise it's been a good engine in the season I've been able to enjoy it. With all that said, having a kid is driving me towards two conclusions: I can handle the engine stalling or having hiccups due to less than perfect tuning if it's just me. With the wife and kid on board, it's not something I want to worry about while on the water. Said kid also doesn't allow me the luxury of time to learn and mess around with the engine for long hours myself so I've been trying to find a professional to do a proper tune up. Here is where I have hit my problem - I have called around to a few places in Northshore MA and either I've been told "Sorry we don't do Johnson" or "We won't work on something that old". Long story short - [list=]1. I'm looking for any information on shops/individuals in the Northshore MA area that would be capable of getting this engine running tight with proper timing, throttle, shift, etc. 2. Any advice or thoughts about a re-power for the boat and if the outboard I have would be worth anything in a trade or swap. I'm leaning towards a modern 4 stroke that is quieter and better on gas. Replacing the 48 hp Johnson with a similar hp 4 stroke isn't in the cards from a financial or weight perspective, but I think a 30 hp would fit the bill nicely - appreciate any redirection if I'm heading down the wrong path! [/list] Photo of the current outboard on the stand during transom replacement last year [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_20200508_223729.jpg"]108849._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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