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Thanks everyone for the input. This engine has been sold so i'll have to watch out for another one.

Our 1988 Seafarer had a strong gasoline odor right after a fill up. I thought it was a tank leak but it turned out to be a badly deteriorated filler hose from the filler neck to the tank.

Thanks for your input. I did a little research on these engines today and found that most exhaust housing failures on these engines were on year 2000 thru 2005 and occur in the 500 to 750 hour range.

I found a used Yamaha 225 with all the controls and cables to replace the tired old Johnson 200 on my 1988 Seafarer. The Yamaha has 785 hours on it and is listed as a left hand rotation engine. Could you please tell me some of the issues of this engine I can look for?

1-Screen name Dads Girl (Boat Name) 2- Mike 3-1988 Seafarer 228G 4-2000 Johnson 200 Ocean Pro

I have a portable carpet machine with a upholstery attachment. I just use a mild upholstery shampoo mixture and let them dry in the sun.

Thanks, I'll check carb linkage tomorrow. When it does idle, it throttles up and down by itself from a low idle to about 5000 rpm's.

Our Seafarer is powered by a 2000 Johnson 200 Ocean Pro. While winterizing it the other day, the engine was really hard to start and ran rough when running. Engine would only run with the throttle advanced in neutral. After warm up, the engine ran up over 7000 rpm's on it's own and would not...

Thanks for the information Lee, I will check their site and get a sender on order.

The fuel sender in the 95 gallon fuel tank of our 1988 Seafarer needs to be replaced. Does anyone know the depth of the tank so I can order the correct sending unit ? I can't remove the sender without first removing the forward floor panel, so I am trying to get this information before my next...

Update!!! After checking every blue and green wire under the engine cowling I decided to snip the two blue wires that go to the tilt limit switch and butt connect them together, tilt works fine now.

Screen name.......Dad's Girl First name...........Mike 1988 228G Seafarer 1999 Johnson 200 Ocean Pro

That looks great, makes me think about the weathered teak on our 1988 Seafarer!

Thanks, I did some research and found out that there are two hidden 20A fuses in the circuit, could be a possibility. Also found that I can run a jumper wire between two terminals of the up relay and at least get the engine tilted up.

No, the motor only runs when I press the down switch and I can hear the down solenoid click. I don't hear the up solenoid click at all.