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After a LOT of Oxy acetylene torch finally got both top and bottom out. Thanks for suggestions

It’s leaking badly at the ram Before that it struggled to raise the motor And yes it was full There’s a company here in Florida that rebuilds them for about 450 bucks I had the LU rebuilt recently and the power head redone prob 10 yrs ago after an overheat so it’s worth it to me to do this I...

Thx Pappy. It's been running slow so want to get it completely rebuilt. I'll work towards getting a torch.

I cut a 4" access hole on the front/back of the seat, removed enough foam to get my hand in there and put screw on/push on access plate This way you can add some big fender washers and lock nuts. I actually used 1/8" Al bar stock long enough for 2 of the bolts, so one on each side. I did this bc...

If u find a a riveted one and you are unsure about it leaking or not or if it DOES leak, u can simply pains some steelflex on the bottom to seal any leaking rivets. I have both. a 16 tracker welded and a 14 starcraft riveted jon for duck hunting. (no stumps near me) I've used both in saltwater...

Any suggestions on getting the top pin out that the T&T rotates on. Yes I removed the cotter pin on the starboard side. I also cut out a little of the bracket on the starboard side for easy access to the pin with a punch I had a slide hammer, air hammer guns, 4lb hammer w a big punch, heated...

Well after reviewing all these pages and posts here and in a lot of other forums I put the steelflex superslick on the bottom on my 14x36 jon boat w pods. Prepped everything per all the posts. I got my 4" foam rollers and per one post I read (don't remember who but thanks a LOT) I got a 10"...