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It's come time to replace the transom on my 12' aluminum boat. I had done it years ago but used untreated wood with a bunch of coats of spar urethane. The issue I have is there is no drain and though I've thought of putting one in I don't trust that I won't screw it up. Because if this on...

I got the Johnson running well after the carb cleaning so now it's time to move on to the other motor... A Mercury 3.3 (it's either a 1995 or 96). This one was suffering from a similar illness as the other one... the carb is all gummed up. Even after a thorough cleaning it still doesn't seem to...

Motor is a 1987 Johnson BJ4RCUD 4hp I was hoping that all I needed to do to get ready for getting on the water was swap out the plugs and call it a day. I was wrong. The plug swap was fine and I was glad they had the plugs at Walmart for just a few dollars a piece. I snapped them out, put some...

I found a relatively inexpensive boat on Craigslist. The seller seems honest about the condition (decent shape with a few patched rivets that were leaky). He sent a few photos and there appears to be a decent sized dent in the transom. It's hard to tell from the photos if the wood in the transom...

So yesterday I was working on one of my projects - a 1989 Bayliner Capri 1750. I have a set of replacement gauges that I scored online a while ago to replace the original gauges. Four of the six original gauges are in terrible shape (maybe 10% transparent) and two of them look brand new. I took...

I know this isn't totally relevant to tin boats but I've been looking at battery information so long it's giving me a headache and I hope you guys can help me out. I have an older Bayliner Capri that I need a battery for. It has an OMC 2.3 inboard motor but I'm not sure what the required MCA are...

My wife and kids decided to bring me out for a nice boat ride for my birthday (it was the kids' idea). We headed in to Boston for a ride on a nice 70' long, 2,800 hp tin boat. CODZILLA They take you out into Boston Harbor and whip you around at 40+ mph with the music absolutely blaring. And...

I came across what I thought was a pretty good deal on craigslist so I took the 10 minute ride to check it out. I ended up purchasing a 12' sears v-hull. The bow of the boat has a decent sized dent/weld repair. The seller stated that with the repair as is now the boat doesn't leak but I'm hoping...

Hi everyone - I'm new to the forums and just wanted to make my first post. I'm also pretty new to boats as well so forgive me if I use the wron terminology from time to time. I'd been looking all summer long for a way to get my kids out on the water (just to do a little fishing) and then I...