When I'm riding in my fishing boat, how do I keep my "Johnson" (brand outboard motor) from dying?
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Get it serviced. They're good engines. You shouldn't have a problem.
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I read your question and I can't answer it.  But I wanted you to know that my BEST ANSWER percentage is up to 12% now. Thank you for inspiring me when we last "spoke".\nI'll write again in January.... bye bye.\n\nTWO DAYS LATER... I'm going to venture an answer, even though I never go fishing.   First cut the old line off the reel spool with a razor blade.  30 seconds work.  THEN attach a small eletric motor from an old kitchen mixer, or power drill with a slow speed.  Attach the motor shaft to the reel's winding shaft with a flexible rubber hose to prevent vibration and direct contact.\nStart the motor on a slow speed, occupy yourself with another task while keeping an eye on the finished winding.  VOILA!  you can save the old motor for the next line changing....\nGood luck.
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westinghouse, General Electric,are the best motors to have,if you're replacing a motor take your old one to a distributor to match it up shaft and coupling.will it be a ran at intervals or 24 hours? be sure to check the amps to make sure it doesn't overseed what you're repacing.use the yellow pages in your phone book to locate a dealer near you...you can buy a cheaper motor like an appco but it won't give you the reliable service like Westinghouse or Ge brand make sure you buy one that's designed for your application and if it's going to be an inside motor or outside motor get a sealed bearing motor if you have a choice don't use a indoor motor outside wetness could cut the life of it short.Hoped this helped you some....
1066005
you didn't say what engine you have inthe boat but most all I/O and inboard engines are car motors with minor modifactions such as cams, stainless steel head gaskets, marine carbs and sparkproof starters and alternators you should be able to find one fairly easily.
580965
If your water conditions are constant any small change to the jet pump may cause performace probelms.  Bending or loosing the seal around the ride plate may cause probelms. If you have ever shopped for impellers you know that a pitch change isnt always visible but can have effects on better or worse performance depending on the capabilities of the skis engine.  Make sure the conditions are apples to apples and go from there.
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if you want to you can bore that other engine out, it will kill the life span of the engine, but you can get a 350 way over 500 hp. or you can get a blower or a new fuel injector with a stronger spray.
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I would contact your local Daiwa head office or go to the website: http://www.daiwa.com/. They usually have the current reel model schematics and information.\n\nOr, you can go to your local tackle shop and they should be able to give you advice or better, fix it for you professionally.
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give it a good cleaning, especially in the gas piston area and other parts associated with cycling.  use a good oil like Remoil, CLP or Triflow.  stay away from WD-40.  also, try a higher dram shell.  those cheap promo loads don't have alot of powder, and they burn dirty.
14422
Unfortunately this is a sign of disease in fish. It usually comes before their death. You could try an antibacterial remedy.
71350
Probably inboard/outboard, referring to the type of motor.
118606
oil ok is that a question or a statement, first part is obvious check the oil, low? is there water in it ?  i/o inboard , or out board? if i/o or inboard check valve covers, for leaking if you haven't change it recently give that a shot, could also be oil pump is weak has it been run hard? basically it could be a lot of things start with low oil, then look for oil around valve covers, check for loose bolts on covers and beyond that if you aren't mechanically inclined your best bet is to take it to a tech
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I love bass fishing at night, especially in the dog days of summer.  If you have a bit of light, such as a full moon, I will cast a buzzbait.  If light is scarce, I switch to a large plastic worm or lizard.  Swimming plastics lets you feel the bite, rather than see it.  Keep some form of light in the boat, so you can safely remove all the fish you catch!
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My advice would be buy a Sihmanno reel. Just looked at them in Cabella's the other day. Plus I had three all with a high speed retrieve. SS ball bearings. Last years with proper care.
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well u need to set ur braking system on the reel it should be on the side with the crank  its a little knob . and the best way i have found out to set mine is by tying on a lure and click the button and watch to see how fast ur line falls and adjust it so u can hit the relese and the bait falls really slow and work with it that way for a while and then adjust it as u get better
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An old boat like that will be really hard to find replacement parts for. Also depending on what specific parts they are. You may have to just but new equipment for some parts like motor, nav, etc. Other parts you may be able to find on e-bay.
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Actually with a 500 lb. boat and a muddy seabottom a small mushroom anchor will hold you nicely under reasonable conditions.  The problem is when you need your anchor the most it will not be in reasonable condtions.  In my opinion the least discussed function of an anchor is as a safety device.  In the boat you discribe you will not be relying on the anchor to hold you fast while you sleep through the night.  But it may save your life some day by keeping you from going over a low head dam or ending up in the surf on a rocky shore. So you are correct to be concerned about what type on anchor to use on even a small boat.\n\nMy thoughts are these.  When the going gets tough you don't want to be relying a a mushroom or similar inferior type anchor.  But, also, on a boat this size space is at a premium.  A claw anchor or a plow will take up alot of room.  What you really what is a danforth type anchor.  They fold flat and perform very well for there weight.  You certainly dont need a 20-30 LB danforth as the guy above said.  That anchor would be capable of holding a 40' boat.  A 4 or 5 lb. danforth anchor should be adequate for you boat.  The next thing you need is a 4' to 6' lenght of chain to attach to the anchor.  What the chain does is cause the "pull" on the anchor to be more horizontal making the flukes dig in and hold.  You will want to attach a 100-150' length of three strand nylon rode to that chain and you are set.  The more rode you let out the better it will hold.  West Marine (westmarine.com)has some helpful advice and a wide selection of anchors with ratings.  Even if you dont want to buy from them they have good information.\n\nFair winds and following seas buddy.
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seems to me that you are dropping your back cast.One common fault is to much line out.You only need to have at the most 10yds in the air.Try keeping the rod at 10 to 2 on a clock face.Dont forget that the rod is flexing when you cast.Put your thumb on the handle,it will stop the rod from going back to far.Try a simple roll cast first to put the line out ,lift the rod swiftly as the line goes behind you wait until you feel the weight of the line then drive the rod forward and let go of the line when the rod is at 10 o'clock . When you have got the hang of it then you can try 2 false casts.I taught my 10 yr old daughter to cast this way and in 45mins she was putting out a 15 yd cast . Just remember casting is hard work when tired you will cock-up your casting more. bad casts=bad fishing.Hope this helps some,tight lines.