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johnson, actually mercury
Troll.
-W "Mad Dog" wrote in message ... My bad...what i thought was a johnson is actually a mercury 45/classic 50. the dealer has installed new coils,trigger,powerpack and rebuilt the carbs. i was getting the impression that johnson was a bad choice because of the lack of popularity for OMC. Any opinions or advice on this motor would be appreciated. i feel better now knowing it's a mercury and the dealer indicated that upgrading to a bigger motor later was possible after we learn boating safety and feel confident on the waterways. -- george & lynn |
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johnson, actually mercury
My bad...what i thought was a johnson is actually a mercury 45/classic 50.
the dealer has installed new coils,trigger,powerpack and rebuilt the carbs. i was getting the impression that johnson was a bad choice because of the lack of popularity for OMC. Any opinions or advice on this motor would be appreciated. i feel better now knowing it's a mercury and the dealer indicated that upgrading to a bigger motor later was possible after we learn boating safety and feel confident on the waterways. -- george & lynn |
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johnson, actually mercury
Well excuse me, i wont waste anymore time here.
-- Goodbye "Clams Canino" wrote in message . net... Troll. -W "Mad Dog" wrote in message ... My bad...what i thought was a johnson is actually a mercury 45/classic 50. the dealer has installed new coils,trigger,powerpack and rebuilt the carbs. i was getting the impression that johnson was a bad choice because of the lack of popularity for OMC. Any opinions or advice on this motor would be appreciated. i feel better now knowing it's a mercury and the dealer indicated that upgrading to a bigger motor later was possible after we learn boating safety and feel confident on the waterways. -- george & lynn |
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johnson, actually mercury
Any boat can have the engine swapped later for a larger motor. However,
cost to swap vs getting the right engine up front is tremendous. -- Tony my boats and autos - http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com "Mad Dog" wrote in message ... My bad...what i thought was a johnson is actually a mercury 45/classic 50. the dealer has installed new coils,trigger,powerpack and rebuilt the carbs. i was getting the impression that johnson was a bad choice because of the lack of popularity for OMC. Any opinions or advice on this motor would be appreciated. i feel better now knowing it's a mercury and the dealer indicated that upgrading to a bigger motor later was possible after we learn boating safety and feel confident on the waterways. -- george & lynn |
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johnson, actually mercury
"Mad Dog" wrote in message
... Thanx Tony, i dont know why the Clam called me a troll Because no one would have even *heard* the term "Nifty Fifty" unless they saw one / bought one etc. You don't just "make a mistake" like that. Even I had to check that name - And I'd well heard of the "Fat Fifty" as that OMC clam was called in the day. A newbie also would have never known that the Mercury 45 and the "Classic 50" were the same beast. Unless they read my post made about 15 minutes before the troll started. And if you had read it - you wouldn't need to ask questions about the Merc 45/50. I gotcha both ways. I stand by my call. Too many "coincidences" and impossible "mistakes". And too large a knowledge swing over too short a period. All Tony said was that you could swap the motor on any boat later for a larget motor. He never said YOU weren't trolling ME - or in anyway validated your posts. -W Now go play "all hurt" LOL |
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johnson, actually mercury
Geez I was wondering about that, I totally wasn't getting it.
"Clams Canino" wrote in message news:lfZib.129564$%h1.131199@sccrnsc02... "Mad Dog" wrote in message ... Thanx Tony, i dont know why the Clam called me a troll Because no one would have even *heard* the term "Nifty Fifty" unless they saw one / bought one etc. You don't just "make a mistake" like that. Even I had to check that name - And I'd well heard of the "Fat Fifty" as that OMC clam was called in the day. A newbie also would have never known that the Mercury 45 and the "Classic 50" were the same beast. Unless they read my post made about 15 minutes before the troll started. And if you had read it - you wouldn't need to ask questions about the Merc 45/50. I gotcha both ways. I stand by my call. Too many "coincidences" and impossible "mistakes". And too large a knowledge swing over too short a period. All Tony said was that you could swap the motor on any boat later for a larget motor. He never said YOU weren't trolling ME - or in anyway validated your posts. -W Now go play "all hurt" LOL |
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johnson, actually mercury
Thanx Tony, i dont know why the Clam called me a troll
I made the mistake of thinking the motor was a johnson before i got the boat to the house. It is indeed a Mercury 45/Classic 50 inline 4-cylinder 2-stroke, the wife and i went out today for the shakedown cruise and had a blast. I installed a 10-3/4 by 12 prop with a new torque tab/anode, the boat planes quickly and runs smooth thru the chop. Originally there was a steel gas can in the boat which somehow passed some foreign particles to carbs causing a loss of power.......after a brief stint trolling with the the motor that ran fine except at WOT i tapped the choke switch while revving the motor and the internal vacuum cleared the jets once again. The boat now has polypropylene tank w/a new filter. -- George & Lynn "Tony Thomas" wrote in message news:qIHib.764507$uu5.132719@sccrnsc04... Any boat can have the engine swapped later for a larger motor. However, cost to swap vs getting the right engine up front is tremendous. -- Tony my boats and autos - http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com "Mad Dog" wrote in message ... My bad...what i thought was a johnson is actually a mercury 45/classic 50. the dealer has installed new coils,trigger,powerpack and rebuilt the carbs. i was getting the impression that johnson was a bad choice because of the lack of popularity for OMC. Any opinions or advice on this motor would be appreciated. i feel better now knowing it's a mercury and the dealer indicated that upgrading to a bigger motor later was possible after we learn boating safety and feel confident on the waterways. -- george & lynn |
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johnson, actually mercury
My post on 10/9 at 8:27pm was actually the start of it. Soon after came the
question about the "Nifty Fifty", I can't tell exactly what time his came in (because his timestamps are screwed up) but I 1st responded to it at 8:53pm - so that gives us an idea when it came in. The poster, having seen my "rant" about the Merc 44ci motor thought he'd get playfull and see what I had to say about the OMC "Nifty Fifty" AKA the "Fat Fifty". See, any good outboard historian could tell you there was a gulf of performance difference between the two. Once I equated the 2 names and made the call - he suddenly appears with a 44ci Merc? And knows all the lingo about switchboxes, triggers etc etc... ? heh Smells like fish to me.......... Also note that all the newgroup saavy regulars didn't jump down my throat for apparantly beating up a newbie. That's because anyone who followed along from the beginning could smell the fish too. -W "Paul" wrote in message able.rogers.com... Geez I was wondering about that, I totally wasn't getting it. "Clams Canino" wrote in message news:lfZib.129564$%h1.131199@sccrnsc02... "Mad Dog" wrote in message ... Thanx Tony, i dont know why the Clam called me a troll Because no one would have even *heard* the term "Nifty Fifty" unless they saw one / bought one etc. You don't just "make a mistake" like that. Even I had to check that name - And I'd well heard of the "Fat Fifty" as that OMC clam was called in the day. A newbie also would have never known that the Mercury 45 and the "Classic 50" were the same beast. Unless they read my post made about 15 minutes before the troll started. And if you had read it - you wouldn't need to ask questions about the Merc 45/50. I gotcha both ways. I stand by my call. Too many "coincidences" and impossible "mistakes". And too large a knowledge swing over too short a period. All Tony said was that you could swap the motor on any boat later for a larget motor. He never said YOU weren't trolling ME - or in anyway validated your posts. -W Now go play "all hurt" LOL |
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