hueydr
Well-known member
OK, here we go. My pops gave me his 1991 Alumacraft Crappie Jon with a 1991 Tohatsu 18HP outboard a couple of years ago. He purchased it new in 91 and used it up to 2004. It was sitting at his house unused and he asked if I wanted it. Of course I said yes and had new wheels and tires sent to his house so it could be trailered here (about 265 miles). Along with the new wheels and tires my Pops had new bearings and bearing buddies installed so that part of the build is already complete. My first order of business is to find out the condition of the motor. I checked the compression and its rock solid. Since it hasn’t been run for almost 10 years I wanted to do the water pump impeller and a card rebuild. The impeller is/was no problem but the carb was a different story. Parts are no longer made for the carb and finding someone with some NOS took awhile but I finally found one and I’m now in the process of doing it. You can see in the photos that I already have the lower unit off to do the impeller and that’s now complete. Once the carb is done I will try to get her running. If she runs, she will get a new paint job, new rubber, decals etc so she looks and runs like new. The idea for this boat is a complete restoration. I want to bring it back to what it was when it was delivered in 1991. Same for the motor and trolling motor (don’t know if the trolling motor still works or not). The idea is to have a “Brand New” 1991 boat, motor and trailer. I’m going to forewarn everyone by saying I am currently in the middle of building a new home so this project might take awhile. I believe this will be the first Crappie Jon done on Tinboats so I’m breaking some new ground here. Take a look at the pics and let me know what you think. And as always on Tinboats, recommendations and tips are always welcome. Now let’s see if this motor runs.