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Thanks everyone for the comments. It looks like I'll be sticking with wood for the transom. I use epoxy as opposed to the spar urethane for sealing it. I may run a strip of the composite along the top outside if the transom though. The top rail of the transom extends behind the boat and makes...

It's come time to replace the transom on my 12' aluminum boat. I had done it years ago but used untreated wood with a bunch of coats of spar urethane. The issue I have is there is no drain and though I've thought of putting one in I don't trust that I won't screw it up. Because if this on...

This method worked to get the flywheel off of a lawnmower I had. I think it was a thick nylon rope I used. Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk

I ran it for a bit yesterday and everything seems good aside from the fact that after shutting the motor down I tilted the motor to get it out of the bucket and fuel came pouring out of the carb I'm 99%sure everything was reassembled correctly. What portion of the carb would I need to be...

I got the Johnson running well after the carb cleaning so now it's time to move on to the other motor... A Mercury 3.3 (it's either a 1995 or 96). This one was suffering from a similar illness as the other one... the carb is all gummed up. Even after a thorough cleaning it still doesn't seem to...

Thanks for the info. I was looking at an OEM Johnson carb rebuild kit. I know it comes with a few extra parts for other models but I believe it's the appropriate one. Evinrude/Johnson Kit Ay, Carb Repair 439073 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035L5COU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_nIqXCbP1QXXY8 Attached...

All the passages were clear the first text when I soaked it. It got clogged up again with the innards from the old fuel line. The second time I tossed it in the ultrasonic cleaner at work. Again all the passages were clear. I will pick up a carb rebuild kit though. It's sitting in my Amazon...

Motor is a 1987 Johnson BJ4RCUD 4hp I was hoping that all I needed to do to get ready for getting on the water was swap out the plugs and call it a day. I was wrong. The plug swap was fine and I was glad they had the plugs at Walmart for just a few dollars a piece. I snapped them out, put some...

I ended up passing on it. It was a great deal and I may have been able to repair it well enough but I hadn't considered how narrow it was (thanks for the heads up!). I'm going to keep my eyes open for something a little wider that's hopefully in better shape even if it means I spend a little...

I found a relatively inexpensive boat on Craigslist. The seller seems honest about the condition (decent shape with a few patched rivets that were leaky). He sent a few photos and there appears to be a decent sized dent in the transom. It's hard to tell from the photos if the wood in the transom...

Thanks... I just figured a quick $7 fix was better than shelling out a few hundred and having to rewire all the gauges. They came out better than I expected. I know that when I did my headlights they lasted for close to 2 years before needing a second application being subjected to the New...

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I'm pretty happy with the outcome. I'm going to use the originals and save the other set (means I don't have to cut the ends and rewire all the gauges). With about an hour or so of work I went from this: to this: Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

I tried in on the worst condition lens. it's better but not great. The plastic has a bunch of hair line fractures in the surface. I may try again with some fine sandpaper followed up by the headlight kit. Original: Clear(er):

So yesterday I was working on one of my projects - a 1989 Bayliner Capri 1750. I have a set of replacement gauges that I scored online a while ago to replace the original gauges. Four of the six original gauges are in terrible shape (maybe 10% transparent) and two of them look brand new. I took...