Recent content by LarryMc

Pix of the one I have on my boat. Had to put an extra fold in it in order to clear the live well intake screen. It's better to have a straight plate if possible, but this one works well. The plate is made from a 12" x 12" square of 1/8" aluminum diamond plate. Mostly because I already had it. A...

If the center keel isn't really big, it probably won't cause you any problems. I once had a 1750 Duracraft that had a center keel so big that the drain plug was located in it. It did cause cavitation. I put a spray plate on it and it helped a lot, but it still caused cavitation at times.

If you like the tiller, just put your wife and kids in the front and you should be good to go.

Judging from my experience with a 2016 Mercury 4S 40 jet on a 2011 Lowe 1655 Roughneck Center Console, you can expect around 26 to 28 MPH depending on how much your kids weigh. :mrgreen:

Have you considered stick steering? My first jet was an '02 1448 Tracker Grizzly that had no console in it when I bought it. I bought a 50 horse Yamaha 2 stroke prop motor, converted it to a jet and installed stick steering controls. Sticks are more responsive than any type of wheel steering and...

CrowleyMarine.com and Boats.net are good places to shop for parts. Crowley prices are usually a little higher than Boats.net but shipping is cheaper. eBay is a good place to find parts but I haven't found prices to always be lower than they are on the two places I've mentioned.

.18 per gallon in 1966. Gas war when I was stationed at Seymour-Johnson AFB in Goldsboro , NC

From looking at the schematics, the '97 and older Jet 45's use different carbs than the '98 and newer. The older carbs have the 6247 vent jet and the newer ones don't use then, but still have the threaded hole for venting.

You could be right about the hole being there for that jet, but the part I have is a plug. It doesn't have a center hole like a carb jet. That part isn't shown on the schematic for my motor so I guess they just left the hole open...

Just finished rebuilding all three carbs on a '98 Mercury Factory Jet 60/45. The motor is actually a 60EO. The carbs have a threaded opening just to the left of the idle adjustment at top right. There were no plugs in any of the carbs, but the rebuild kits contained threaded plugs that fit the...

I've fished jets (Mercury's & Yamaha's) year round and stored them outside for years and never had any problems with water freezing in the motor or the pump. I tilt the motor up and down several times after I get out of the water until the water stops draining out. I leave it trimmed all the way...

Look at the photo in the first post in this thread.

Given that the jet lower is painted red, it's very unlikely that it is a factory jet.

Be that as it may, I still don't believe that there could be much of a market for a Jet 35 that is simply a detuned Jet 40.