Re: [OMC-Boats] Hello -pitot!

Hi Justin, welcome to the list. Nice boat! To get the speedometer working, you'll need a pitot - there's none on your transom. VDO brand seems to match the original equipment. Check for the tube that runs from the pitot to the speedometer. Of course, someone might have removed the old pitot because the gauge itself was borked, but you have to start somewhere.

Also - don't forget to put in the transom plug! A standard part available at any marine shop. Happy boating.

-Doug Julien

--- 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, 4:38 PM
> Oh, the speedometer doesn't work. So
> I need to fix that. The previous
> owner never did, since his GPS and depth finder both told
> him the
> speed. So any advice for speedo fixing would be great.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Justin DeSantis<duc1098desmo@...>
> wrote:
> > Thanks for the welcome Scott! You can see pics of my
> boat here:
> > http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee285/nitsujcbr/good%20ship%20lollypop/
> >
> > I thought I posted that link before, but I may have
> forgotten to. I
> > think I did pretty good on the price. Like I said the
> owner is a long
> > time friend of my family. So he took good care of me.
> And maybe took
> > pity on me. I paid $1000 as you see it sitting in the
> pictures. It's
> > running, serviced and water ready. He threw in a pair
> of ski's and a
> > slalom ski. Plus some fishing rod holders. And these 2
> things that I
> > guess you tow behind the boat and they hold rods way
> out to the sides.
> > Never saw anything like them, but I'm not a very
> experienced
> > fisherman.
> >
> > I didn't know it until Lee pointed it out, but the
> trailer was
> > originally a single axle, but it's been converted to
> tandem. I have to
> > say, Johnson didn't skimp on their trailers, the thing
> is built like a
> > tank. The original fuel tank was replaced with a
> custom welded
> > stainless tank and the fluids have been changed
> yearly. So I'd say I
> > got a pretty good deal. I hesitated to post the
> purchase price at
> > first, because I didn't want to hear that I got riped
> off. But the
> > more I learn about the boat, the more I'm finding out
> I may have
> > gotten a good deal.
> >
> > I'm going to pick the boat up tonight and get it home.
> Clean it up a
> > bit and see if I can get the hull to take on a shine.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Scott Veazie<scottveazie@...>
> wrote:
> >> 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@...>
> >>> > 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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