Recent content by mrbillsfan311

Both props have imprinting on them 6 x 6 or maybe 9 x 9 (most likely 9 x 9)? Again, they maybe off of the 1973 20hp Johnson. Bummer, they are not gonna fit. Too small or too big. Need 8 x 7 1/4 but hey, thanks for the help and I am looking at a Johnson 20hp a guy down the street has for...

Sweet! Glad I'm not the only penny pincher! I'm located in the "Ice Cream Capital of the World" also known as Le Mars, Iowa. If you still got the props, I'd be happy to make the extra space in your garage.

Anybody know of any websites where I can buy a cheap prop for my '73 Johnson 6hp? The one I have know worn down pretty well from years in the river and now has troubles getting in front of the current. I'm a cheap s.o.b. and can't justify spending $120 on a prop that is going on an old beater...

I'm sure you are beyond this point but aluminum bracing doesn't have to be expensive to buy. Troll around the pawn shops for an old beat up aluminum ladder for cheap and chop it up. Or keep an eye open for a building or the like in your area being tore down. There is a lot more things out...

I know I said Friday or Saturday on the pics but I thought I'd post the few I do have.

At first I cursed you for the rain on my parade but after doing much deeper research, I must now give you lots of thanks! I hadn't realized how much trouble using the boat as ground could be! I'm not worried about any shock, it's galvanizing and corrosion that worried me. It would have been a...

Thanks! This forum has been a wealth of info and I'm glad I could contribute!

Actually they work pretty well and yeah, they are trailer marker lights. I went LED to keep the battery draw low. I also went with the yellow to get just enough light to see but also keep the bugs down. We had blue lights on my cousin's boat that were fairly bright but seemed to attract a...

Time for my monthly update on the build. Things are going a bit slower than I had planed because of my home remodel and helping with the major flooding going on in my area but I'm back at. I have to get a couple more photos taken now that I have my bow & sterns lights installed and the middle...

I think the worst part is waiting for stuff to dry. I have 2 layers of my epoxy sealer on the just top of my deck board and my list is pretty short of things to do until some of parts I ordered come in. I did start running some power wire for the battery set up. I'm trying to keep expenses...

Alright, it's been forever since I've last updated my project as I'm splitting my time between remodeling my house, my job and my boat (and I think my wife is gonna kill me if I don't get the house done!) but here's where I'm at. I've had to rebuild the trailer and that's where most of my boat...

Great boat! I'm moding a 1457 which is basically the same thing as a 1436. I love the switch box set up. I do have one suggestion on your pole light in the back. If you can find one for a good price that's 3 or 4ft tall, buy it and put it in, it will keep the bugs up high and out of your...

Duh, that was simple. Why didn't I think of that first! Thanks for the help!

I need some figuring out the year and what nots on my Johnson 6hp motor. Model plate is gone from under the cover and the cover has been painted black. I got a good deal on it for a $100 because it runs well but there are a few items that should be replaced but I have no idea what I have since...

BEHR makes good epoxy and so does ArmorDeck. You use deck epoxy paint also. Avoid enamel paint since doesn't really sink into the wood. Think of how a woodworker coats a coffee table several times with epoxy or poly and water beeds off. That's because epoxy has a tendancy to expand into the...