I just bought a 16’ (15’ 8”) aluminum V hull with a 1965 Johnson 33 on the transom.
I’ve already torn out the old floor and seats and am planning on putting a new floor in, time will tell whether I shell out the money for an aluminum floor or if I end up going with treated plywood like I...
More than likely the motor has sat for a few months at least. I had oil in the cylinders for a week or so before I emptied it and started to try and turn the motor over.
I recently acquired a 9.9 Johnson shortshaft (10R74S). I have replaced the plugs, repaired the coils, added new knobs and cleaned the carb. I bought and installed a used recoil starter for it and when I pull on the rope it feels like I'm trying to turn over a motor with 500 PSI compression. I...
For starters, my name is Nick, I just graduated from high school.I just found this site about a week ago and figured it would be the perfect place to show this project. I purchased a 14' 1971 Starcraft Semi-V with a trailer for $250 about 3 weeks ago to make a nice little fishing rig out of. The...