Recent content by CPM

Thank you guys for being so helpful. I do see what yall mean about power to spare. A 15 HP might be fine most all of the time but 25HP would give me some margin. I'm 220# and sometimes there are 3 of us plus gear. So here are a couple of questions I'm a little embarrassed to ask but I'll go...

I kinda figured a 2 stroke manual start would be my choice. Thanks for confirming for me. As far as HP goes, I was only going by the thread that helped calculate max HP for insurance purposes. I too think a 15 HP would be a good entry level size for us to have fun with. Like I said, I'm not...

My young son and I restored an old 16ft Loweline Jon boat and want to add a small outboard. Up until now we had electric-motor-only lakes available to us, so we just used a trolling motor. Now we have the lower Chesapeake Bay to play in and we’ll need more power to get around in the open water...

Thank you. Since posting this, I've found the Fasco Steel Flex product. I had a long convo with a very helpful rep at the company. He assures me that I can apply it directly to my prepped, scuffed and cleaned bare aluminum without primer. I meant epoxy primer. Amen

Hello folks. I have my rescued jon boat stripped and waiting for refinishing. There is some of the factory finish left around rivets and inaccessible crevices. I would like to spray both the primer and topcoat. I've done quite a bit of searching here and elsewhere and it seems to come down to 3...

I’ve just joined your forum and want to introduce myself. I hope you’ll all be patient with me. I only have very new experience with boat ownership and maintenance. At my young son’s prompting, I purchased a used Jon boat so we could take up fishing on our local lakes to keep us occupied during...

I forgot to mention that I intend to shoot whatever material I use with a cup gun.

I’ve just joined your forum and want to introduce myself. I hope you’ll all be patient with me. I only have very new experience with boat ownership and maintenance. At my young son’s prompting, I purchased a used Jon boat so we could take up fishing on our local lakes to keep us occupied during...