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I decided to try to mold them from marine epoxy. It's been difficult because that highly detailed mold is a real challenge ....but I'm finally getting my method and materials down... They have a few tiny bubbles and flaws but each one gets a little better: I've got the painting method...

A new arrival at the rescue shelter.. When it looked at me with those sad eyes I just knew I had to do something....

Decided I needed an Evinrude in the stable in honor of their demise. The 55-56 10 hp models from both Johnson and Evinrude are considered to be one of the best motors ever made. Found one locally that had an ice damaged bottom end but otherwise was in excellent condition. Before: After...

I just finished rebuilding this 1955 QD-16 10 hp. This is the first pre-56 I've done. I was disappointed to not find timing marks on the mag plate or flywheel. I've grown dependent on that procedure to get the best running motor possible. Here is an example of what I mean...

It's been too long since somebody posted some classic motor eye candy. I found an old Corsair husk on craigs for $50. Was missing cowling shells and needed a whole list of parts.... but it's one that I've wanted because it's unusual and apparently where Scott Atwater used up all the leftover...

This idea has me thinking hard about converting my boat from tiller... Anybody ever seen or made something similar ? https://www.ganatswingaway.com.au/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9BSoWQKzrM

It's already the dog days of summer in TN... 90 degrees and 90% humidity for weeks now.... No way to even think about fishing or boats... Time to break out the spring trip photos to remember better days...

I had asked this question on another thread and nobody seemed to be sure what the answer was. If you mount a short shaft kicker motor slightly offset from the center it functions perfectly well as long as the cavitation plate is below the edge of the transom of a V bottom boat. I simply...

It's been a cold and rainy fall.... starting to get bored already and it's only December.... I've been staring at an old 59 parts motor that I got to keep my 58 Super Seahorse going for a long time.... The hood was in really rough condition but the lines are nice... So I decided to make a...

One of my favorite spots. Trying out the latest project boat and camper. Lake is all wild shoreline. No docks or cabins.... Not many places like that left on earth... decent spotted bass fishing.

I'm mounting a gas kicker on my 16 foot StarCraft. The boat requires a long shaft on the main engine, but does it need to have a long shaft kicker motor ? In the position I would mount the kicker, the transom is shorter. If I lay a straight edge along the bottom of the boat in that off...

I'm thinking about adding a tiller handle to my 1958 RDS-20 35 hp. So I can use it on other boats. The problem is that the official parts diagrams for that motor don't even show one. So I'm wondering if it's even possible ? Does anyone know what's involved and what would be an equivalent...

Some photos of a recent trip to eastern Washington. Banks lake fishing for walleyes.... not many of those to be found.. but we did find the smallies....

Another thread got me thinking about whether any boat manufacturer has ever tried this idea. Why not create a simple, wide, open floor utility hull as your basic model: Design it with heavy duty slots around the gunnels : Then create different floor and storage modules that can lock...

I'm working on a late fall camping / fishing trip to the redneck Riviera ... I've never fished those bay waters like Apalachicola Bay or Big Lagoon. We'd like to boat camp and fish the inland side mostly ..(Maybe some ocean side if the conditions allow). Looking for redfish and trout...

I wanted to make a dead simple boat for smaller lakes, and to have something to use smaller vintage motors on. I found this boat on Craigs. It had been sitting upside down under a deck in the dark since 1993. Every bit of wood was gone.... eaten by ants most likely.... Floatation rotten...

I've been rebuilding a 58 35hp. I've noticed that the shroud is a completely air tight cap. Even the throttle lever is sealed up around it with a rubber gasket. Where is the fresh air coming from ? Down through the exhaust housing that is right at the waterline with all that exhaust...

This is the motor off my latest project. Totally locked up and neglected for years. I got it freed up and even have a good spark restored. Compression was 110 and 100.. Carb is in the process of revival, but the lower unit is a mess. I got it pulled off and this dropped out.. complete with...

Can anyone give me some insight into what it takes to have someone deliver a boat to another state ? I'm looking to send a boat to my brother in Seattle, Wa from Tennessee. It's a long haul, but I understand there are people who just hook them up and drive it ? Any help or recommendations...

Here's some photos of the 57 Alumacraft Deep C I've been working on. Just about ready for my big spring trip... You can see some of the more interesting bits like wood floors.... seat sliders... trolling motor speed controller..... homemade windshield.... homemade seats..... etc...