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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...

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...

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...

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...

According to the owners manual, my 1994 evinrude 15 hp weighed 68 lbs dry, probably 75 lbs tops and it was a pull start.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Back in the days, boat mfgrs made the hp ratings higher on models that had steering wheels and lower hp ratings on tiller models...

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...

In the old days we called that engine turning, using a light abrasive we made overlapping circular swirl marks. Looks awesome if done...

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...