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The old Sea Nymph 14R is being retired and traded in for a new Lund A-14 witha 15 HP Mercury four stroke outboard,...no more two strokes,and no more mixing gas and oil,...thank God! The Lund has been ordered and should arrive in four weeks. Went back to Mercury for several reasons; 1. Dealer...

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Been awhile since I have visited the site,so I dropped by for a visit. Anyway,I would like to share with you my plans of maybe purchasing a new Lund within the next six to eight months if all goes according to plan. I knew that when I bought my 1973 Sea Nymph 14R back in March of this year that...

Yep,...that happens alot down here it seems and I see alot of it happening at our US Army Corp of Engineers reservoirs in this area. Most of it takes place back in secluded coves where they THINK no one will see them!

As far as age limit is concerned and what age group can run what hp range,the above sounds like the age limits here in Indiana,USA,Chris! I carry my boat registration with me at all times,even when I am not in the boat. License? No,...but at least have an age limit in place as to who can run...

Well,I finally found a bigger motor. I traded my old 1970 9.5 Johnson in for an older 1960's Evinrude Fastwin 18 outboard. The Evinrude was priced at $450.00,...but I got it for half that because the dealer I bought the Fastwin from gave me $200.00 for my motor as trade. I am guessing that my...

The lakes I go on here in Indiana are not horsepower restricted,...but some do have speed restrictions and/or electric trolling motor only. I stay away from the 'electric motor only' lakes for one reason only,...I don't use those motors. A boat such as mine,you don't need a trolling...

The motor is a 1970 model so it does have a breaker point ignition system. Also,I would suspect that the carb could probably need some work done as this motor is going on 40 years old,...so it is hard telling how long that has been. Took boat out yesterday afternoon and it ran fine. I noticed...

Okay,...I will try and describe what happened as best I can here. While I was at local reservoir boating,my motor started out running fine. Went down the lake a ways and made a turn to head back to the ramp. After making the turn,the motor bogged down and would NOT get back up to speed. I posted...

Went out on the boat today and I think I may have discovered the problem,Chris. On my motor,right below the choke lever/knob,there is a slow speed adjustment. I found that to be set a tad too rich which I believe would not allow the motor to reach much speed above idle and not allow the motor to...

If it is rated for a 25 HP motor,...don't go over that as that will be the maximum HP the boat is rated for. Check your 'Capacity Plate' to be sure.

Since I am considering upgrade of my motor within the next six months or so,and though I am mostly an OMC guy,...I'd like your opinion of who's 25 HP motors you like best,...Mercury's or OMC's motors? Which do you feel would get best fuel economy for a two stroke motor of this size? I am open to...

Not lack of power,Chris,...just too small a motor for a boat that is rated for 25 HP. The bowl does not bounce up and down,...it stays up,period! Ever hear of www.iboats.com? I have a posting on their site under the "Johnson& Evinrude Troubles and Repair"board titled "Underpowered". You might...

I moved the aft anchor to try and balance the weight,but that did not help at all,Chris:shakehead:! The boat still porpoises even at W.O.T. A buddy of mine on another site feels that I am indeed under powered and as a result,the motor burned more gas since it had to work harder. He feels that I...

As I suspected it would be after trying it out this week at a local reservoir,...my 1973 Sea Nymph 14R is seriously underpowered with the little 9.5 HP Johnson that came with it. As I have stated before, my boat is rated for 25 HP. Even at full speed with the wind to my back,she still could not...

We have a local paper called "The Free Ad Paper". I could put a 'want ad' in there stating what I am wanting specifically. I may find just as good a motor there as I would from that AFA Marine site. Or,post an ad on this fishing and hunting website I belong to and post an ad in the "Sell and...

Chris,check out www.smalloutboards.com. I may buy my next motor from them. I check the site at least every other day to see if they have the motor I am wanting and looking for. They seem very reputable to me and I feel I can trust them with my next motor.:thumb:

Maybe I should look at newer motors,and as you say,they may run better with the electronic ignition systems on them. I would probably go as high as a 1990 motor,but not any newer,as I want to keep things affordable. My boat is rated for a 25 HP motor as I have stated before,but it would have to...

Hi Guys; I am considering the upgrade in power from a 9.5 hp 1970 Johnson outboard to a 15 to 25(boat's max. rating)Johnson short shaft manual auto rewind rope start motor made from 1975 to 1990. Based on any of your experiences,which model year between 1975 to 1990 do you feel was the best? I...

Nice brochure,Chris. Be glad when you get some Evinrude and Johnson brochures on here from the 1990's. Would like to see some of those,too.