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I got it all in , it was an 8 hour job and most of the time was spent vacuuming out the old transom.My plan to hang the outboard and slide the new transom under the motor worked well. Things were a bit tricky as I didn’t have help. I used a few tie lines to pull the motor out of the way as...

A few more images.Finally getting around to doing the transom. I’m using the layers of 3/4 ACX coated with epoxy . Going to do install it this weekend, I’m hoping to use my ceiling hoist to raise the motor and hold it to the side , instead of completely removing it.

Here are a few images of the interior and an image of the boat in the water. Still in the process of removing some of the old red carpet. I can’t believe how much carpet I’ve gone through at this point !

Hello All, Just finished my build and I also rebuilt the 1983 Mercury 2 stroke 4 cylinder that was on the boat when I bought it. I rebuilt the carbs and replaced the stator and trigger and it's now running like new. I was able to attach a tach to it tonight and I was running at between 5300-...

Hi Dale, thanks for the epoxy link, the prices are much better than West. I build furniture so I’ve used west system for bent laminations tor the past 15 years or so.I’ll have to pass this on to my friends as I haven’t heard any of them mention it. Regarding the motor. I bought it knowing it...

Hi Stomper. Yeah, I’m close to finished, I’m down to the details . Here are a few images of the inside when I began the year down. The seller said “ it might have a few small wet spots”. That was an understatement! I found that they had gone over the original floor with 1/2 inch ply. I replaced...

Newer image with the decals in place

Hi DaleH, I found that it is rebranded rust oleum and I liked the Regal Red From Ace. I used a process I found on another boat forum a few years ago.It’s primed with zinc chromate from NAPA and I’ve added a urethane hardener used for Van Sickle tractor paint . I needed something I could roll on...

Some images of the stripped hull and primer plus paint . I used Ace Rust Stop with 10% hardener thinned with mineral spirits.The hull was stripped with Zip Strip and then coated with Aircraft primer before the paint was applied .

Hi all. I picked up this Smoker craft Big Fisherman with a mercury 50 hp 2 stroke. It wasn’t running when I got it and the owner said that it had been left outside with no cover for a few years . I’m sharing some pics of the process so far .