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Thanks for the replies guys. Unfortunately, I will not go back to the "different outboard" discussion as it is pointless for me. I will say this however; The reason for which I bought the 25hp 4-stroke Mercury is because, as mentioned, there are some places that restricts me to a 4-stroke and...

Nice setup! What's the width of the transom opening? Seems wider than mine, based on your 150's size Gives me hope I can do it with mine too

Update; As mentioned yesterday, I found a deal online and I was able to pick it up this morning. Everything in the pictures was sold for 50$CAD. Now, with this update comes a new question. Do you guys think the 25hp 4-stroke could push this tiny Starcraft Offshore 18.5ft decently with the...

Just found a HUGE deal on FB Marketplace. A brand new round outboard earmuff, a bunch of brand new in the box stainless steel cleats (6 or 7 of them, according to the picture) and some Bennett Trim Tabs with the pump and cylinders, all for 50$CAD! (40$USD)! That ought to help my build quite a...

Yep, as I mentioned beforehand, I'll be making the transom out of 1.5 x 1.5 aluminum tubes, as it is normally 2x 3/4 plywood anyway. In the front, where the splashwell starts, I'll be making a structure with doors and whatnot for my storage, and I'll tie both of them together with tubes too...

I can't buy another 4-stroke. They are very expensive even old ones. Anything above 30hp is past the 5000$USD price point around here, its crazy. So, suggesting a new or used 4-stroke is basically a waste of time at this point. In the future, possibly, but right now... I'm stuck with the 3...

Basically you're telling me I'm better off with the 50hp Johnson and the 25hp Mercury as a kicker? I mean, it's totally possible it is borderline as is, I haven't had a chance to put it in the water as I'm from Canada and where I go the lakes won't allow it until next season, and there's holes...

Alright, here is a bit more thinking I did with everyone's input; According to JD Power, which seems to have a lot of informations in regards to boats; 2006 Mercury 25hp EFI 4-stroke (25ELPT model) weighs 157lbs. 1988 Johnson 50hp VRO 2-stroke (50TLCC model) weighs 218lbs. Year unknown...

I'm sorry, I might've explained it poorly partly due to me being a French Canadian. As I have back problems, I'm unable to lift my legs very high. With the current setup, which is just a floor, I have to use a small step stool to get in or out of the boat without worsening my back pain. In...

As a FYI for anyone that replied; I will not be taking apart the transom/splash well right away, I'll be doing the front up to the splash well slowly but surely and make it my own over time, as this is the most important area of the boat, obviously. When I do work on the transom/splash well, I...

Nice rig! I studied Mechanical Engineer classes in school, I've been designing machines for the last 13 years now. I've learnt how to make sure everything goes well together, is structurally sound and is prepared carefully for everything to go as planned. I'm not afraid of riveting hollow core...

Yeah, well, I only go on rivers and lakes, I'm far from the sea... so nothing should even come close to entering the boat from the transom side. I've been in much smaller utility boats (12 and 14ft aluminum boats) with 15" transoms and nothing would even come close to entering it. Plus, most...

Sorry, I'm not quite sure to understand which "live well" you're refering to? There is no live wells in my Starcraft. Are you refering to Stabicraft's setup? If so, I wanted to do something kind of similar with mine, as I mentioned early on in the discussion, but instead of being a live well, it...

I believe it was done this way so you could drill holes on the sloped parts and have a gas tank on one side or the other, when you didn't order the subfloor gas tank (from what I seem to understand, it was an option back then). I also think that it was done to help with evacuating the water and...

I don't have the real estate for a 2nd boat, and I have access to almost free materials. Plus, a 14-16ft hull, I've been looking for 2 years now, and they are over 5 000$ around here, without an engine and sometimes without a trailer. This is also part of the reason why I want to try to make it...

Why wouldn't I be serious? I live in Canada, near Montreal. We don't have those type of boats with transom doors, outboard brackets, etc., around here. This is also the longest and widest boat I could find that supports the most amount of weight and number of people. The "more suited" boats with...

The boat is spec'd for 8 person, 1900# max (person, gear, motor) and 125hp max, and I don't know its year, there is no HIN and the serial number engraved on the plaque doesn't tell the year, as far as I know... I found a few that says its the first 2 digits, but that be in the mid 90s, which...

I will obviously be linking the 2 engines together, as far as steering goes as they are both console-driven engines. However, I'm still not decisive as to what I would do with the engines themselves. Knowing that Tolman's Skiffs does it doesn't explain why, how much offset I could get by with...

As you can see by the pictures, I would like to reduce the depth of the splash well by about a feet to bring it closer to the cowling, as this is wasted space (cowling can be easily taken off even when fully tilted, and if I add a swimming platform, it'll be even easier), which in turn will give...

The one with the mercury at the back (no cowling) isn't mine, but it is the same exact transom and boat model (I don't have one from this angle). The other 2 pictures are of mine (motor with cowling and from inside the boat)