1985 bass tracker tournament TX...17'....complete rebuild.

Duke62 said:

Duke62 said:

Thanks! I was thinking about putting it in the oven long enough to soften it. And then put it between two boards and clamp it down. Hopefully it will stay straight when it cools. Here are my parts.

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5 minutes at 350 degrees did the trick. It is now flat again. I'm going to try to clean it up and restore the original color.

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Perfect

Made the control mount plate look a little better .

Trim tilt. I’m a little worried that my steering cable is not going to reach my motor anymore after being set back 6”......We will see.

Rod holder.

Bowlershop said:

Made the control mount plate look a little better .

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Love the carbon fiber look.

Would anybody be able to help me with somthing I really know nothing about , prop selection??? What would be my best option for a prop on this boat? 50HP .

Bowlershop said:

Would anybody be able to help me with somthing I really know nothing about , prop selection??? What would be my best option for a prop on this boat? 50HP .

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I would start (and think this is best) with a 13p Aluminum Spitfire. Depending on rpms or weight. You may need a 14p.


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gatorglenn said:

Bowlershop said:

Would anybody be able to help me with somthing I really know nothing about , prop selection??? What would be my best option for a prop on this boat? 50HP .

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I would start (and think this is best) with a 13p Aluminum Spitfire. Depending on rpms or weight. You may need a 14p.


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Thank you.

https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=44645

Had the same question

kalninm said:

https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=44645

Had the same question

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It is really hit and miss, not knowing the wot rpms, max motor rpms, and lower gear ratio. If you can get this. We can at least give you a good starting point. Because a lot will very on boat weight.


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Ok, I got the carbs rebuilt. I put the motor on the boat and hooked it all up. Turned the motor over and she fired right up. I let it run for a bit and seemed fine............ a few min later I started it back up to see if the motor shifted fine, the motor ran for a few seconds and died just like someone shut it off. I pulled a plug and no spark........ I did some back tracking and found that I do have a pulsing current(flashed my tester light) at the connectors that I have the blue pieces of tape on. But I have no current at the four other connectors that go out to the 4 what I believe are coil packs?........... could someone please help me with his issue if you know more about this than I do? Please?

So I have spark coming from the trigger but not from the switch box. This wouldn’t have anything to do with the kills switch right? Most likely the switch box went bad?

Does it work once the whole engine has cooled back down again?

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Does it work once the whole engine has cooled back down again?

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Nope, checked again this morning. Still have current coming from trigger. But nothing coming out of switch box.

I ordered a switch box. I guess it’s not going to hurt to have a new one. The boat sure does look nice with a motor sitting on it.

Bowlershop said:

I ordered a switch box. I guess it’s not going to hurt to have a new one. The boat sure does look nice with a motor sitting on it.

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Disconnect the black yellow wire from the switch box and try. That’s the kill wire


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Jbower said:

Bowlershop said:

I ordered a switch box. I guess it’s not going to hurt to have a new one. The boat sure does look nice with a motor sitting on it.

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Disconnect the black yellow wire from the switch box and try. That’s the kill wire


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Tried that. Still no spark.

Well this is how she sits at the moment. I have a few things coming in the mail this week to finish her off. Should have it in the water within the next couple weeks.

I also have some custom decals coming for the motor. Going from the original Brown to blue to match the boat.

Bowlershop said:

I also have some custom decals coming for the motor. Going from the original Brown to blue to match the boat.

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Looks good. Your doing a great job on it. I would of loved to go back to the original decals on mine but the ones I used where given to me and already had a bit of money in it doing the new console and different motor


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