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  1. VBTravisD

    35 hp Evinrude

    My brother has a 1976 35 hp evinrude... nice motor, real clean. Bought it off craigslist for a song and a dance. New impeller, starter, coils, rebuilt carb... Guy said he spent the money, got it running and then all of a sudden lost spark. I took the cowl off and noticed a few wires were...
  2. VBTravisD

    Fuel gauge on portable tank

    Is there a way to hook up a dash mounted fuel gauge on a plastic portable tank? How could I ground the sender? Should I worry about electrical around gas fumes?
  3. VBTravisD

    Needle valve adjustment

    Hey fellas, I got a lil 7.5 hp gamefisher. I just replaced the coil, condenser, points, spark plug and rebuilt the carb... it will fire on the 1st or 2nd pull. However on colder days it seems like I can never get my choke in all the way... the thing will rev wayyyy up and then cut off. The...
  4. VBTravisD

    Homemade Consoles

    Alright fellas... post up... I wanna see pictures of custom consoles... Centers or Side consoles. What material did you use, would you change anything? I am thinking about making a little side console on my newest project and need some inspiration.
  5. VBTravisD

    Yet another battery question...

    Hey fellas, been away for a lil while. Dealing with life issues (arent we all)... now things are getting back on track and I get to start doing the things I like to do again.... fishing :D Anyways... onto the facts... I am going to be doing a lot of night fishing for speckled trout...
  6. VBTravisD

    Custom Targets

    Hey fellas... Me and a buddy just bought a Torchmate (cnc plasma table)... We can design stuff in autocad and our table can cut it out. I had an idea to cut custom shooting targets. Right now we are going to have a piece of flat plate with a small piece of tube welded to the back and it sits...
  7. VBTravisD

    Gamefisher 9.9

    So I had an OLD eska 7hp. I bought it for 60 bucks last year. Got it running, but never reliably. I sold it to a guy who was an old outboard collector for 100... pretty stoked. Then a month ago I saw a sears gamefisher 5hp on CL for 100 bucks. I checked it out and it was a lil rough around...
  8. VBTravisD

    First OB

    I am on the hunt for an outboard for my 14 footer. This would be my first outboard. There is a guy selling one locally on CL, this is from the ad... "5 hp Sears Gamefisher outboard motor, starts and runs well. Newly rebuilt carb, new prop. Great condition, other than the shift handle is...
  9. VBTravisD

    Tongue length

    Hey fellas, I have a small utilty trailer that I am going to customize to haul my 14' flat bottom. The bunk area looks just like everyone elses... A rectangular area etc etc... The thing is that I need to extend my tongue and make my own winch post. My question is can a few of you guys that...
  10. VBTravisD

    Version 2.0

    Welp, about a year ago I picked up my first tin boat... my lil 10' jon. https://tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=6676 It has served me well all summer... but it was time to upgrade so I picked up a 14' sears gamefisher yesterday. Had the thing hanging out of the bed of my midsize...
  11. VBTravisD

    Power Center

    So I was thinking about getting the 3 switch panel with AC and battery tester... which is usually 40 bucks, unless you can find it on clearance. Then I would have to cut into my benches and run wires blah blah blah... I was shopping around this afternoon and saw this...
  12. VBTravisD

    Minn Kota Riptide

    Hey fellas, I am looking at pushing my 10' flat bottom around with a trolling motor only (some spots are real shallow & others are electric only). I am on the hunt for a trolling motor and I got an line on a...(from the guys email) Minn Kota Riptide {salt or fresh} BRAND NEW Never on boat 40...
  13. VBTravisD

    The new kid

    Hey guys, I'm Travis and I just bought my first jon boat! (sounded like I am in an AA meeting) It is a 10' flat bottom, I plan to put a decent sized trolling motor on it and use it in Back Bay wildlife refuge in Virginia Beach. Water is mostly 18" to 5' deep so this should work out perfect...
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