Recent content by cathprod

Well as it would happen my father-in-law was not using his 18 foot bay boat and so I have it on an indefinite loan. Thus I have not moved forward with the rebuild and have sold the old Evinrude 88 SPL. Now I am attempting to sell the Alumacraft and trailer. I would hate to have to scrap the...

I will do my best here but it has been a while: 1. A u channel that sits on top and goes slightly under the corner braces. 2. The two fittings in the holes for the splash well 3. All of the thru hull fittings. 4. I remember at least one brace connecting transom to the bottom of the boat 5...

Thanks for the advice. Should I need anything other than a carb rebuild kit? And are there any other things I should replace or check while doing the carbs. Thanks again, it is reassuring to know I have a place to get some answers when and if questions arise.

I just wanted some input on whether a carb rebuild is a diy kind of job. I have the manual but have never worked on an outboard before. It is a 1998 90hp Johnson SPL. I'd like to consider myself a fast learner but I would hate to start breaking the engine apart to find out I am not quite fast...

Got it, you are the best!

It has been a while since I removed them but if my memory serves me correctly the decks were held only by screws that tapped into the framing.

It would run 30-35 at just above 3/4 throttle. The motor was rebuilt 6 years ago and the guy who rebuilt it told the previous owner not to run it WOT. If I go above 3/4 it will trigger the alarm. I am hoping that by decreasing the weight in the rebuild that I can get closer to 40.

Well I guess I should start making a list of all things that would be best fixed by welding and find a good welder. Still wondering if anyone made a transom out of aluminum tubing without welding, I'm curious to know how it has held up.

Well after a long hiatus (I had the busiest several weeks of work in my life) I was able to spend a few hours removing the transom and finding a new problem here and there that needs fixing. Now 2 questions: 1. Any non-welding suggestions for this hole? The previous owner used what...

I remember seeing some builds where in lieu of wood they build their transom using aluminum tubing. I have an 18' mod v with an 88hp and the 1.5" wood transom is shot. I would like to use aluminum tubing to replace it but am not sure how many vertical pieces I should have to make sure it is...

Guess it will be going back on, hate to come back here with an incident and here a few "I told you so."

Thanks for all of the answers. I have no problem with the galvanized look as long as it gets the boat the launch! One more question...what purpose do the trailer fenders serve? One of mine broke off and I am wondering how important it is to fix it. I wasn't sure if there was more to it...

Hey Brine I have a question about the ACM you used. I can get 4x8 sheets of a product called signabond for $40 (and maybe less once I check their blemished pile). It is 3mm thick and has a solid polyethylene core with a .3 mm aluminum skin on both sides. It sounds very similar to the ACM you...

I just called a local metal supplier and wanted to see if a 20' length of 1" tubing with 1/16" wall for $20 is a decent price. It sounds good to me but i only have home depot to compare it to and I have heard from many on the boards how outrageous their aluminum prices are.

Great! Thanks for the response, this makes me feel a little more at ease with the prospect of dropping a nice chunk of change for some aluminum.