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      An awfull lot depends on quality control for that day. If you look closely, that is not uncommon on riveted boats and can happen on...
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      airshot replied to the thread Gas tank.
      Your motor will pull fuel a long way as long as it doesn' t make a steep incline. Most folks try to keep long fuel lines reasonably...
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      airshot replied to the thread 2stroke to 4 stroke weight?.
      That was back in the day when they were built like tanks, everything was metal and beefy. No plastics hardly and hoods were thick and...
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      I replaced thevtransom on my jon boat with a piece of exterior plywood and covered it in thompsons waterseal, now it doesn't sit out...
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      airshot replied to the thread 2stroke to 4 stroke weight?.
      According to the owners manual, my 1994 evinrude 15 hp weighed 68 lbs dry, probably 75 lbs tops and it was a pull start.
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      airshot replied to the thread Gas tank.
      Easy to put your tank on the front or rear side of that middle seat. A bracket can be made to hold the tank in place and attached to the...
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      airshot reacted to Still Afloat's post in the thread Help with Like Like.
      Assuming that everything else is good on the trailer you may consider taking it to a trailer shop or professional welder and ask them to...
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      airshot replied to the thread 5 lbs difference.
      Yea, once you get above 15 hp, the electric start is so much easier !!! You never know when you might flood it and yanking gets old...
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      airshot replied to the thread Help me with 9.9/9.8 choices.
      I would seriously consider a mid 90's Jonyrude 9.9 two stroke, under 70 lbs and much better performance than a four stroke. I had a 94...
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      airshot reacted to Kismet's post in the thread Help me with 9.9/9.8 choices with Like Like.
      I'm not that bright, but for the weight issues and the vast difference in price between the $2200 engines and a $500-700 OMC 10 hp, on...
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      Piano hinges are strong and availiable in many shapes and sizes. Also a variety of materials, in your case they can be had in aluminum...
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      Back in the days, boat mfgrs made the hp ratings higher on models that had steering wheels and lower hp ratings on tiller models...
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      Some have done it with aluminum but loose of signal does occur. It really weakens the signal so most don't bother trying. The transducer...
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      airshot replied to the thread Dash.
      In the old days we called that engine turning, using a light abrasive we made overlapping circular swirl marks. Looks awesome if done...
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      airshot reacted to thill's post in the thread Dash with Like Like.
      Aluminum might match the era. Run a buffer across it, and then drill and cut. Some like to spray clear lacquer or poly over them to...
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