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Wow, 42 people have read this post and not one person can offer a first time boat owner some advice?

I finally took my 12' 1967 Sea King out for the first time after spending a month doing some basic work on her...transom and bench seat replacement. Everything went well! Man, it was so exciting taking my very first boat out...solo! I survived the launch and retrieval =D> . I even had the whole...

Sick vid bro!

Hey! Here's a picture of my recently gifted 1967 Wards Sea King 12' Aluminum V-bottom. I was also given a Shoreline trailer and Minn Kota trolling motor! This is my first boat :D . I'm very grateful \:D/ I'm excited to completely modify this boat as an ongoing project. I keep having to remind...

Ok. I'm still confused :? . I'm not the expert here. I depend on all of you knowledgeable tinners to set me straight. Someone please answer the question clearly, black and white, cut and dried. I want to strip the paint from my 67 wards sea king 12' aluminum v and then buff the aluminum. What...

Right on! That's the plug I was looking at. I mistakenly looked at the price of #2598K35 which is directly next to #2598K28 :oops:. I've tried the 3/4" and 7/8" and neither did the trick. One was slightly too big and the other was slightly too small. I'm certain that the 13/16" is the only one...

Great minds think alike :wink:. At least that's the old cliche. When I got the 3/4 inch plug that's exactly what I did, got it nice and tight before clamping it down. However, by the time I got it tight enough for the plug to serve it's purpose it was way too tight to clamp down. In fact, I...

Hello my fellow tin-boaters! I'm new to this website, forum and boats in general, so, please bare with me. I was recently given a 1967 Wards Sea King 12 ft. aluminum v-bottom boat along with a Shoreline trailer and "The Fisherman" by Minn Kota 37 lb. thrust trolling motor.Turns out it's my first...