Recent content by tinskin

Brushy lake is in Bankhead. It has a 10hp limit.

$70 plus whatever you can get for your 15 right before duck season might get you pretty close to a 25. IMO the 31.8ci OMC was one of, if not the finest outbaord ever produced.

Thanks for sharing that, good to know there is a steeper prop out there. My motor has brackets and OMC accessories trim switch, and wiring, I was told this used an electric actuator, I have not been able to find any further info on it though.

If I ever touched 35 I would be tickled. I do have a real nice 70 that I thought about swapping before I replaced the carbs , I thought maybe it would hit mid 40's then. Overall I am happy with the way the boat runs now, I haven't tried but I think it would pull up a skier as is, and planes...

That's good to hear about Catoma, now I can stop looking for that 9.9 cowl for my 15. I may still need it for Brushy though.

Tach ordered. Not a shear pin prop. The Michigan features a user switchable hub, which means I can replace just the metal part of the prop and save $25. Just wish they made a 19p.

The 86 didn't have the clam shell case anymore. And the shift forks are nla. More important where are the 25hp lakes down there, the ones I know about are 10hp max. I do remember seeing a big ole motorwith 9.9 decals on cl awhile back.

Most boats I have had w/o trim run best in the second hole. If you are in the first the motor is tucked under.

I do need a portable tach, any recommendations on one I could easily move from boat to boat? Maybe a tiny tach? I am concerned that I may have moved the power band of this motor by switching carbs and not the exhaust housing as well. OMC introduced this motor as a 100:1 premix, and were jetted...

Back it and smack it, run it. If you can find a brand you may be able to buy just the prop and re-use your hub.

Anti-cavitation I should have said. There is no tach, but I have had enough boats with them to know what sounds right. This one is going a little past right. Normally I would just get the next wheel size up and see if I could turn it, and I think this one would if it was out there. The prop I...

I don't know why you are yelling at me, but I do understand rpm's do determine pitch, but there is no higher pitch prop that I can find. One would think though that as long as the motor is gaining rpm the speed should also increase. Now if the carbs I have now are from a more free flowing leg...

Long story short I bought a boat with a 1987 48spl, upon opening the throttle it would bog, then slowly build rpm and plane off in probably about 8 or ten seconds. Brought it home pulled and cleaned the carbs, then noticed as I was putting it back together it had 2 very different bore sized...

The material I have is about .070 and it maybe too thin. I know I can make straight cuts with the squeal saw, it's those curves in the bow, and around the ski hole I was not sure about, I do have a jig saw I'll try that. The stuff I have has about a 1/2 inch turn down on one end and since it is...

First attempt at pics