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Like everyone else said, on my 94 Panfish 16 everything is plywood with aluminum framing.

The first order of business would be a compression check then go from there. If compression is good I would definitely look into repair rather than replace. If you don't have a gauge I would recommend the harbor freight one with 3-4 ends that quick connect to the gauge itself. It is cheap and...

If that was close to me it would already be sitting in my yard. That boat/trailer is worth 1k even without the motor. Get the motor running right and you can more than double your money if you want to sell assuming the motor doesn't need anything major.

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Well, I started it up today. Seems to run good and not need the carbs cleaned. Either they did winterize it or I got lucky. Also, there is only one battery. The trolling motor plugs into a spot in the front deck for power and all the wiring runs to the battery location in the rear. Going to go...

I haven't looked. I dont know if it carries two batteries or one. There is a spot at the back for one but I never even checked the front seat to see if it had a place for a trolling battery.

After a little googling you are right. There was originally a cooler there. Apparently it is kinda hard to find a replacement that fits too. Will have to measure and see what I can come up with after I actually get it running. Also, found a couple fish finders in the livewell! The original one...

Here are some more pics of the mystery compartment in the front. ATM the foot controls for the trolling motor are running through it. It doesn't look like anything is missing really. I dont see any holes where I lid would have been.

Well I woke up this morning planning on driving 2hrs to Jackson TN to look at an 70s model 16x42 bass boat for $1500. I happened to check craigslist and I see an ad just posted for a Basstracker Panfish 16 with a 2002 Mercury 40hp motor for 2k. Boat and trailer turned out to be a 1994 model...

The Zinc bolts you are referring to are zinc coated steel. The zinc is a somewhat rust resistant coating but they will rust and are probably unsuitable for a marine enviroment. Also, stainless bolts will cause aluminum touching them to corrode so they probably aren't the best for anything...

yea it not being 48" wide is definitely a bummer. That said the owner is never going to sell his boat if he doesn't learn to communicate with potential buyers. No phone number. I sent an email with my number and instead of calling he answers one question out of my email in a reply and doesn't...

New prospect on CL! https://jacksontn.craigslist.org/boa/2480823463.html

I may go look at it tomorrow. Trying to decide whether to go look at this boat or wait till Saturday. I found another boat, a lowe 16ft w/40hp evinrude long shaft and console steering that I was planning on looking at Saturday for $1200. It is supposed to have a fuel issue to where you have to...

Talked to the guy on the phone. 2k seems like his bottom line on the boat and afaik he has no plans to actually run it in the water. Just start it in a tank or something. As I suspected from the pics he has been in the boat business but is getting out of it.

https://memphis.craigslist.org/boa/2479224020.html I have been looking at this guys ad for a while. He has had the boat posted for probably a month or more so I know the price isn't great but this is the first ad where it looks like he might be willing to deal. Just looking for thoughts on the...

Thanks guys. I probably should have titled this post "Talk me out of this boat" and it would have been more appropriately named. Job well done. :D The search continues. It seems like 14' boats are a dime a dozen and people think the 16' ones are made of gold. Shame I actually want to be able...

Yea from what reading I did this motor is actually about 5" longer than a the long shaft version of the motor. I probably need to get a measurement on the transom to figure out how deep it would run. The problem is the boat is a couple hours away so I am trying to get as much information as...

I am currently in the market for a 15-16' jon boat or possibly an aluminum bass boat. I found a 15' polarkraft with decks, console steering, live well, foot controller trolling motor, and a 25hp xl shaft mercury for what seems like a reasonable price ($1600ish). My main concern is whether the XL...