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Jo???? Yoke???? Like I said, Im a Rookie. Sorry.

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thanks scuba, but i was told by the dealership that these were obsolete and there wasnt any replacement parts available. I this isnt true, that would be awesome, because my first choice would be to put it back the way it was intended. Ive even seen gauges that came on some of these to tell you where the height was from the console. Finding someone in my area that knows something about these units and how to repair is the challenge I guess.

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looks like it. Ill do some comparisons tomorrow. Thanks

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Ok, thanks Scuba. Thats a start. Ill check it out.

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Checked the wiring going into both pumps (yes, appears to have two bilge pumps) and with switch on and bilge pump in on position, its dead on both wires. Am I missing something, or shouldnt there be a wire that is Hot with the switch on.

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Oh Great!! Took the pump apart to clean out all the oily gunk and broke the impeller on the first pump. This is the price of the DIY mentality I guess.

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Have to disagree with ya Phil. I actually found this topic interesting, because thats my plan eventually. Nothing against buying a new boat, but with 3 going thru college… 40+ thousand is outta of the question at the moment. I actually talked to one of the parts salesman at BCB about this very topic and was told that restoring and upgrading was the more popular route these days. My 93 P2 looked pretty rough a couple of months ago, but its looking better all the time, and with me, theres a pride issue of me bringing something back to life, that once looked like it had seen its better days. Paying 5000. And putting another – lets say 5000. in it (less a motor) Im still 30,000. in the positive, and on the water. No doubt still envious of the Guys dropping the Néw ones in the water, but still dont have to hang my head… With a little work and time.Keep us posted 150 on your upgrades, Very interesting stuff.Jimmy

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Let us know how the engine upgrade goes. I for one, see a 2 stroke engine in my future in days coming. So, learning from your experiences will make for some good learning before I get to that point. Right now though, the Fast Strike 150 will have to do… Till I get the rest of my 93 P-2 restored. Bass Cat Parts guys are getting to know me rather well these days.

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Rees, BCB is right. I have a 93 P2 that nothing worked and had all the lights in the boxes stripped out of it. It was a wiring nightmare. I had Richard to send me a wiring diagram along with all the pumps and auto bilge switch I ordered. I thought once I had the diagram in hand Id be good to go… WRONG. Its a real wiring schematic, which is what I ask for, but I was still lost. I called Richard and within 5 minutes, he told me the color codes and where they went, and it was pretty simple. Now, with his help, everything works (except the auto float bilge switch??), and Im good to go. Wiring is NOT my thing, but Richard was a ton of help. Give him a call.

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Oh, by the way…. Its a 93 Johnson fast strike 150.

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Regular fuel!! Wooohoooo Thanks Loz. Thats what I was hoping to hear. Did you run any kind of additive?

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Nice Boat!! Why new fenders and what are you going To do with the old ones?

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Who is Ivan? I heard him mention him, now you mention him. Is he the factory set-up man or something?

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Oh, ok

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Thanks Cef for the input, thats what I wanted to hear… The pros and cons.And I have to agree with all the input on the price. Problem is: Im very partial to this era P2. Ive been looking a long time and this one is about as pristine as Ive seen other than one other, that I missed. The guy is the second owner, and I actually heard from the original owner by email. Everything is original equipment, it dont even have a Hot Foot. He claims that the engine has around 200 hours on it, and it is original Merc 200 EFI, (Kinda wondering about that one myself), but, I think Ive found what I been looking for. I have one same model and year already that has nice electronics on it and a MK maximum so I have the option to switch some things out before I sell my current one. Im fueled up and will be making the 9 hour journey to where its at 3am this morning and then take it out on the water and then do a compression check. If all looks good, its coming home with me If any know right off hand what the numbers should be on the 200, it would save me the time tracking it down.

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