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This should be stickied.

I have a basic set up with the 50lb thrust endura max wired directly to the battery. Is it normal that as the battery ages/dies that the motor will lose top end power ie: full power results in the same speed as low power, and that as the battery reaches the end of it's duty life that this will...

Check this thread for a member's experiences with weldbilt https://www.forum.tinboats.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=39292&hilit=weldbilt

I like the option that this person used. https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14806&hilit=out+riggers

Hello I recently was given a boat trailer for the 14' starcraft v hull that I have identified as a Tee Nee trailer via internet search. It is wired with modern trailer lights, a new winch and strap, and new tires/wheel. The keel rollers down the center of the trailer are suspect and at lease...

It is a home made rack. I've pretty much decided against it at this point. I was feeling very uncomfortable given the weight and the current rack that I have and decided to trust my gut, given the potential negative consequences of getting it wrong. I think I will wait until I have a heavier...

Like the title says. I carry my 12' on my rack, but there are some lakes that we go to where I want the bigger boat with the larger motor. I have a 14' Starcraft that usually sits on the trailer but with the addition of a tent trailer I would like to put the starcraft on the truck rack. Does...

Hmmmm so what is the solution? I am in the process of replacing the transom wood in my tinnie and have bought SS bolts, SS nylon lock nuts, and SS fender washers to bolt the new wood back on. The bolts that were there had corroded in only a few years, but I don't think they were SS.

Does the small piece of plywood that is on the external side of the stern sit below the transom cap? My guess and from trying to peer at pictures is that the external piece of plywood sits below the transom cap.

Yes I do. That and a 14' Starcraft Sea Scamp (family's boat). The 1236 is mine though and the one I use the most.

So from looking around online it seems that there used to be an aluminum piece across the top of the transom. I assume I could use some piece of aluminum C-Channel, providing I could find some to fit. I have zero metalworking skills. How would this be attached? There does not seem to be any...

One of the things that is (and as far as I know has always been) missing is a transom cap. I was planning to use a spar urethane or exterior paint for the plywood. Will this be good enough to seal the top edge of the plywood? I will be using exterior grade plywood (untreated).

Looking great!

O.k. two inches it is.

So my question is how thick should I make the plywood? We have a 4 stroke 9.9 merc. Plywood that is on there now is two pieces of 3/4 laminated together on the inside and a small piece of plywood on the back that gives a final thickness of 2". Do I have to be this thick? I have no idea how...