Recent content by gregfish

I used this exact set up. An old trolling motor mount and a 15" square piece of ply wood bolted to the bottom. 3 coats of paint on the plywood and its lasted 3 years and still looks great. Works very well. My boat is an all-welded G3 1548. I tried to find a piece of sheet aluminum but the...

Thanks for the replies. When I bought the boat new I put a new 25 hp Mercury 4 stroke EFI motor on it. It would fly. I missed fishing the state park lakes so after 6 years I sold the Merc and got the Yamaha. If I only fished big lakes I would have kept the big motor. I can still fish the big...

Trying to comply with 10hp limits. I know bigger would be better but you gotta do what you gotta do.

Hello everyone. This is my first post. I have a 1548 G3 all welded boat. I fish a lot of restricted hp lakes. I recently bought a 1988 8hp Yamaha 2 stroke motor that is absolutely like brand new. It cranks first pull every time and runs great. I got a great deal on the motor. $200 The...