Recent content by liltinny

Hey everyone got a quick question will a 70s model 25 hp Evinrude push me faster than a late 90s early 2000s 15 hp motor? I'm looking for a newer motor but it's hard to decide I can get the same motor I have for 500$ but a newer by 20 years for 1200 what should I do? Ps got alot done on the...

Quick question everyone, do I need to spray etch primer before I fix spots in my hull with jb weld water weld (just some scars)?

So I don't need to paint the bolts after reassembling? Any help on the broken rib?

Anyone got any answers on should I paint before bolting it back together or after?

It's only a 25 horse but need lower unit fixed or a rebuilt one I found one in Hackensack mn for 300 rebuilt gotta get trailer pressure washed then rust reformer by rustoleum then paint and new bushings still got figure out best thing for the motor paint or not seems like more work to paint...

I wouldn't cut into my front bench that just being me and thinking the front will get the most abuse being waves/chop but you could lay the front deck over the two benches up front and floor in the open back section. I took a bench out of my boat albeit it's a 16 footer and the bench was in the...

Well almost every bolt broke in two when I was taking them off so replacing bolts is a must is there a good rust covered or inhibitor that you or anyone can recommend really don't have the money for sand blasting and I don't won't my paint job gone in a year and also what is a bearing buddy I...

Looks like water hose is what the previous owner had in there is there a size they come or universal size?

I got the trailer stripped down I got a question what are these inserts called and also any answer on my rivet question here's the piece I'm wondering what the plastic or rubber inserts are called Its in the holes on the leaf springs

That's what I was thinking but if figured I'd ask what if I drill New holes at the ends of the break and add 2 new rivets and just rivet the old holes closed?

Full boat picture Do you think this will fix small spider crack I'm gonna sand smooth and rivet then primer and paint This is the broken rib what should I do? Motor needs lower unit and paint After sanding gunwale This is broken below bench should I just use wood to replace those?

Just getting started on my restore of a 16 foot crestliner that I traded my Xbox one for a year ago finally getting started.I got all leaking rivets today and wire wheeled off paint at the missing rivets just waiting for Friday, the fastenal in Detroit lakes will have my closed end rivets then...