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It's the cover that folds when you raise the tiller arm, with those 4 plugs that snap it into place as you can see in the pic. I've looked everywhere, and the original was destroyed when I bought the motor. Any ideas on where I can pick a new one up?

So I've got a 1977 Johnson 15hp motor on my Sears 12' semi-v. I've got a handful of fishing spots that really require a pretty good distance run to get to my fishing destination. Sometimes I'll run the boat 5-10 miles at wide open throttle. My main fishing partner has said to me that with the...

Just curious what brand prop you guys are running, and what your thoughts are on quality, etc....... I'm currently running a 1977 Johnson 15hp on my 12' semi v. I'm 99% sure it's the original prop. Once in a great while, while under full throttle, it appears that the hub will spin a bit...

Just curious how you cut your angle aluminum for your boat project. I'm hoping next weekend I'll be getting the front floor done, and I'm thinking I'll use angle aluminum for the supports. I'll be cutting probably around a dozen pieces. Should I just use a hacksaw, or is there a cheap power...

What's the best ways to seal a wood deck and the supports under it? I'm hoping to make some progress this weekend and get the front floor in place on my project. I will be wrapping it in marine carpet, but I'm curious if there is a "best" way to seal the plywood, and the support pieces under...

I'm fairly new to this type of stuff..........but did a fair amount of research and came up with the following diagram for my boat. I'm hoping someone that knows their stuff can look at this and tell me if I'm on the right track before I start buying stuff to complete the wiring. A few things...

So I'm running a 70's Sears 12' Semi V, with no weight in it other than me, the motor, and 3 gallons of gas. I'm about 220lbs, the motor is 77lbs. The motor is a 1977 15hp Johnson. Today I was averaging 20mph topped out, and hit 21mph at one point according to my GPS. This seems a bit slow...

So I picked up a new (to me) 1977 15hp Johnson motor. It's in great shape overall, but needs a few things done to it. The previous owner replaced the elbow that comes out of the water jacket, and added a piece of 1/4" id rubber tube to it and just fed it out the back for the pee hole. The...

I'm not really sure what I should be looking at. I only have experience with the cable drive foot control trolling motors While I like the precision that these offer when bass fishing (90% of what I do), I also like the idea of the longer cord on the power drive models, and being able to use...

I've seen a lot of people comment on the Steelflex Super Slick stuff, but most of what I've seen on here is second hand info based on what people have heard. Anyone actually used the Super Slick, or better yet.........anyone actually used both regular and Super Slick? Jerry really pushed me...

So I'm finishing up the paint/steelflex on the boat, and then I will be ready to install the short deck that I'll be mounting sonar and the trolling motor onto the bow with. How much trolling motor do you think will be needed to move around a 12' semi v with floors, a 9.9hp on the back...

So I ordered my Steelflex today. My plan is to do a two tone type of paint job, gray Steelflex on the bottom and most likely a dark blue for the topside. Is the Steelflex Super Slick a flat color or more of a gloss? What paint would look good on the top half and somewhat match the sheen of...

I've looked through the project threads, and seen some ideas, but I'm hoping to gather a few more here. Any thoughts and/or pics you can share that outline exactly how you did this?

Some of you have been following my tin boat project. I'm getting close to picking up the trolling motor. Plans are to have the trolling motor, lights for night fishing, and a bilge all running off one motor. I will likely end up fishing electric only for the rest of this season, so I need a...

So I was planning on applying a couple of coats of Skid No More last weekend, after filling and sanding down a couple of dents in the gunwale. I tried to fill the dents with JB Weld Waterweld, but now (4 days later) the stuff still isn't hard on the areas where it was applied thicker. Some of...

So one of the first projects on this boat I need to do is replacing the transom. I've read quite a few threads on here with what type of wood to use, and how to cut layers, glue, and build the actual transom. Lots of good info here, my questions relate to the capping, and bracing. How exactly...

So after weeks of lurking here, I finally have some pics to share of my newly acquired project boat. I started with a new Harbor Freight trailer. So far I'm impressed with the trailer, however I gotta say I don't know how you could get a boat any larger than 12' on this unless you had the...

So I went and bought the 1980 (50.41mm) Bearing Buddies for my trailer. Turns out they are a hair small, I found this out after I packed it with grease already.............. :? So I now need to buy more. When I go on Bearing Buddy's website, they list a size 2047 (52.08mm), and 2080...

So I got my HF trailer 90% assembled tonight. So far build quality seems good, and I'm not missing any parts yet. :knocksonwood: =D> With that said.........one of the slips in the box said to keep the Certificate of Origin for registration. I can't find this piece of paper anywhere in the...

I've recently acquired a 12' semi V for $1 from my mom, it was part of a forclosed home purchase and she had no use for it. I'll be modding the boat and getting it setup to fish for a year or so before I plan to flip it to get into something bigger. Part of the process was getting a trailer...