Thread: Well I finally got a boat

It aint a new one but its new to me. I only had it out twice on Falls just to kind of get use to it and learn how to launch it and get it back out of the lake onto the trailer. I did manage to do that without any major screwups. Its a 22 foot Hurricane Fun Deck with a 150 Johnson 2 stroke. Thing runs good but has some issue at idle. Want to cut off or stall out at idle or when you try to just put along at low speed. You have to keep recranking it till you get it to take off but once you get her going she runs great. Anyone know anything about outboards that sounds like something they have run across? I never had an outboard and must admit I dont know squat bout them but now is the time to learn something I think. I need to get a troling motor for it and dont know much about what I might need there either. It had one at one time since it has the bracket fro one up front and two batteries for one. Any thoughts there would be helpful also. I think I attached an image of a similar boat for size referance. Thanks for any advice.

my 120 Johnson does that to sometimes, start, restart, I think its a air leak in the fuel line or maybe carbs setting off a tat:D

check the main board under motor mechanics i think , there is a trouble shooting guide:D

Looks good, got a low profile look to it. Probably handle well in a wind. Look out slabs!

Congrats on your boat Jim!

go by the boat dealership and pick a can of their spray carb cleaner, the one with the decarbonizer in it. if its a carbuerated model youre in luck. the johnsons and evinrudes have removable plugs on them, on the left sides of carbs. screw them out and spray heavy in there. also remove the other little plug you see and spray the jets. let em soak for 1/2 hr or so then crank up on water hose and let idle a while. it will run a little rough then smooth out. finally remove the air intake screens and spray the venturis and inside of carbs good. only works on models with carbs. this is good stuff, not cheap walmart crap, about 12.00 a can, but it cures a lot of idle problems. and go online and buy a cd for that model, about 9.00 on ebay. its a lot harder to clean if its fuel injected, but with the cd to help you , you can do it.then ck your plugs cause the decarbonizer will sometimes foul them out. if its an etec dont touch it, go to very good boat mechanic.

NICE BOAT!!! I'd love to have something like that for duck hunting the lakes and more rod holders than horse power. Should make a killer crappie machine.

looks fishey to me!!! congrats.

FishCrazy, that is one nice boat. Me thinks you are really going to drive the Crappie crazy. It should rig out nicely. If it were mine I would put a Minn-Kota Riptide ST with co-pilot. It can be had with 55 lbs of thrust, but with this boat I would opt for the 80 lb with at least the 54" shaft. For rod holders you ought to go to ProAnglerTackle.com and check out their Bee-Ready rod holders. I put 2 sets of 3 on the front and the back of the Skiff and I really love their ease of use. The adjustable model is a pleaure to use. They can be used to long line troll ( with alittle positive angle) or can be adjusted to keep the rod tip just above the water surface (about 6 inches) when tightlining with just the turn of a screw.
As for the idling problem, the mechanics thread on the main forum does have a chart with troubleshooting ideas that may prove helpful. I printed it off for my cousin and it helped him out with a similar problem that he was having with his Yamaha outboard.

Congrats and happy fishing,
Kellog

nice rig there FC!! good luck and catch some crappie and break it in with that crappie smell!!!!!!