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Recent content by jehovahswettness

  1. J

    Best prop for '87 Johnson 200STLCUA with SEI 90-306B lower?!

    To simplify: OMC changed the prop shaft in '91. Everything I have read states that the props are identical for pre and post-91; the only thing that changed was the thrust washer. I cry "foul" on this. Michigan Wheel, Solas, etc all have different package numbers for pre and post-91 cases...
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    Best prop for '87 Johnson 200STLCUA with SEI 90-306B lower?!

    Had to go with the SEI 306 lower unit, which requires a '91-up thrust washer change. Old OMC 4 blade Shooter prop doesn't fit (431718, 13-1/4 x 25PP). With old lower unit I could run 55 MPH at 5600 RPM. I did take the '91 thrust washer and machined it to fit the old prop, but it still sits...
  3. J

    2010 Saginaw River plans

    heyo i need some help with the lower unit on my 200GT, is that guy that works at Pier 7 still here? vacation first two weeks in aug at higgins. water pigs. meh.
  4. J

    200 gt johnson lower unit?

    OK so I found a few possible units but the morons that are selling them make me question plunking down some serious cash for something I can't FEEL first, plus most can't even tell me what length the driveshaft is. Does anyone rebuild these things anymore? Also, is there any sort of sealing...
  5. J

    200 gt johnson lower unit?

    87 gt200 now has chunks in oil. Cheapest solution advice? Argh.
  6. J

    renaming my boat

    Ugh my aunt named her new 210 Four Winns SS "Second Winn" just ugh. Anyway my Starflite was named "Babymaker II" but my wife made me take it off. i did it in a cool 70's germanic font. I still call it the "Kindermacher" and refer to the cushioned-underbow area as the "Stabbin' Cabin" much to...
  7. J

    Higgins lake 8/6 - 8-9

    already up here, baby site #10, starflite is in the 'goon. have to go back downstate thurs afternoon to work but will be back up Fri afternoon with the kids/wife/dogs :sick:
  8. J

    '87 Starflite on Higgins with "Mad Max"

    That's my wife and Mad Max the WonderCorgi last week. He actually swims better than our lab.
  9. J

    '87 200 HP OMC looper missing

    Right now it's sitting in the Lagoon at South Higgins and I was super miffed yesterday, but today it seems to be smoothing out. I've been chasing this gremlin since I bought it. Will run fine @ 6200 but will periodically start cutting out - I thought it was one cylinder but all of the plugs...
  10. J

    MICHIGAN GET-TOGETHER.....

    higgins next weekend (july 18) gonna be camping up there with wife and kid wooooh, might get some time in the early AM for a couple of speed runs. my johnson has been running rough :sick: also a whole pantload of my friends and i will be up there the whole last week of july and the first week...
  11. J

    higgins lake, weekend of aug 23

    I'll be up there with my Starflite and my uncle's new Four Winns 220 SS The 'flite still kicks it's ass, btw
  12. J

    MISTAR BUSSS, I ASSSSUME

    Hey, do you know if you can actually get a boat out of the Finn Rd. launch on the bay?
  13. J

    MISTAR BUSSS, I ASSSSUME

    Didn't want to brave the weather Saturday on Higgins? It ended up being super freaking nice - great wakeboarding day. I was looking forward to seeing IllMattic's old Predictor. Did see an older 16' 'mate with an odd windshield but he was pulling it out Saturday afternoon for some reason...
  14. J

    so whats this aqua buff stuff everyone talks about?

    Aqua-Buff saved my ass. Went out and got the Harbor Freight machine (on sale that week, SCORE!) and went to town with 1000. What took the longest was the aft cooler lids. I spent the better part of a week, every day after work, grinding one section at a time, ruining practically every t-shirt...
  15. J

    200 HP V6 Johnson VRO

    yeah, it's definitely a powder, no big chunks. I can't remember the specs when I dated the engine when i first got it last summer, but I'm wondering about the viability of rebuilding the powerhead and lower unit vs. repowering the boat with something used... Are Johnson parts readily...
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