Re: [OMC-Boats] Hello

Hey Justin,

Welcome to the club! I haven't uploaded pics of my boat yet, but I'd love to see your Surfer! I paid about $1200 for mine, and put another $300 into it. If you don't mind my asking, how did you do with yours?

~Scott
 
> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:43:19 -0400
> From: duc1098desmo@...
> To: omc-boats@...
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Hello
>
> Thanks Greg. Lee looked at the pictures and informed me the boat is a
> 67. So it's a bit older than I had thought. But that's good to me. I
> like old stuff that still works. Lee also confirmed my assumption that
> the boat is in good shape for it's age. So I'm pretty happy. I think I
> got a smoking deal on it, so I'm excited. I'm going camping for a few
> days, then I'm hoping to get back Friday, transfer the title Saturday
> and have this thing on the river for a shakedown run Sunday or early
> next week.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Greg Tabers<gtabers5572@...> wrote:
> > Justin if you look in the glove box area there is a plate with all the info.
> > If you get the number for the boat (mine is 444204 T) and go to this site:
> > http://www.hhscott.com/evinrude/all_omc_boats.htm
> > you can find out a lot about your boat. I went thru this site and found a
> > ton of info, including a complete wiring diagram.
> >
> > --- On Tue, 8/25/09, Justin DeSantis <duc1098desmo@...> wrote:
> >
> > From: Justin DeSantis <duc1098desmo@...>
> > Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Hello
> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
> > <omc-boats@...>
> > Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 12:29 PM
> >
> > Hi Greg. I'm not sure of what year it is, I haven't seen the title
> > yet. The owner thinks it's a 72, but I think he's remembering
> > incorrectly because all the info I can find says they didn't make them
> > in 72. I'm minutes away from having pictures up of mine so maybe one
> > of you guys can tell me the year it is by the looks. Otherwise, I'll
> > find out for sure when I go transfer the title later this week or
> > Saturday.
> >
> > Justin
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Greg Tabers<gtabers5572@...om> wrote:
> >> Hey Justin-
> >> I am new to the list as well. I just picked up a 1967 Johnson Surfer in
> >> June. I will have to put some pictures up of when I got it. What a mess!
> >> What year is the one you are getting. I would love to bounce info off of
> >> you
> >> as you go.
> >>
> >> To the forum I have a question. I replaced the point system in my boat
> >> with
> >> a light system made by "Accel". Before I replaced it I had tried
> >> everything
> >> I could think of to get the motor started. Everything tested fine and
> >> finally determined that it was the condensor. Once I replaced it, it fired
> >> right up and was idling pretty smooth. At the time I was borrowing my
> >> uncles
> >> battery from his boat. My family and took the boat out 3 times and it ran
> >> great. My family makes an annual trip every year and my uncle was taking
> >> his
> >> boat so I had to give him his battery back. I bought a new battery and
> >> headed up to the lake. I had all kinds of problems getting it to run
> >> right.
> >> There was no HP and the top speed was easily 15 miles slower. We tried
> >> adjusting the carb thinking it may have been the altitude, but that didn't
> >> fix it. On the second day it actually died and I couldn't get it started.
> >> I
> >> found out that the electronic timing piece I put in had broke. The light
> >> sensor had seperated from the mounting plate. I finally got that fixed and
> >> decided to try it again. I got it running, but still no horse power and no
> >> top end.
> >>
> >> I saw a post about proper battery size a couple of weeks ago. I haven't
> >> checked what my uncles battery was, but I was wondering if my problems
> >> were
> >> caused by an under-powered
> >> battery or the altitude change or what. Any ideas?
> >> --- On Tue, 8/25/09, Justin DeSantis <duc1098desmo@...> wrote:
> >>
> >> From: Justin DeSantis <duc1098desmo@...>
> >> Subject: [OMC-Boats] Hello
> >> To: omc-boats@...
> >> Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 7:31 AM
> >>
> >> Hello. Just joined the list. Hoping there are still a few active,
> >> knowledgeable members. I'm picking up an old Johnson Surfer later this
> >> week or weekend and I'm sure I'll have questions. Boat is a one owner
> >> in excellent shape for it's age. All original, runs good. It's water
> >> ready as is. I was looking at newer boats, but the Surfer came along
> >> and I just sort of like it's funky retro look. Plus, it belongs to an
> >> old family friend so I know it's history. It's been very well
> >> maintained and kept indoors. I live near Pittsburgh, so I'll be using
> >> it on the rivers and maybe some on Erie.
> >>
> >> Ok, so that's the boat, I guess I should also tell you about me.
> >> Pretty boring really. Currently unemployed. Laid off like lots of
> >> other people. Until recently, I've worked in the motorcycle industry.
> >> I've been a tech, sales man, sales manager and service manager. Did
> >> that for 14 years. Now looking for my next adventure. The Surfer won't
> >> be my first boat, I had a Glastron with a Johnson motor before that.
> >> Technically, I still have it. But the motor is old and needs a few
> >> parts I haven't been able to find for a price worth buying. Well in
> >> the interest of keeping this short, I'll stop now. If I left out any
> >> crucial details, feel free to ask.
> >>
> >> Justin
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