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Well, the plywood seats my dad installed 25yrs ago are finally up to get redone. First up is the little seat at the bow. The 2x4 he used are rotten and plywood is delaminating. The aluminum brackets riveted to hull are in good shape. What are my options to replace the seat. Obviously...

I did something stupid today. The marina I keep boat at moved it and the drain was higher the rest of the boat so it filled up with water. I hooked up to trailer and just wanted to move it so it would drain. Of course I didn’t strap it down and boat rolled off trailer at very slow speed...

Anyone got a picture of their motor chains. I’m trying to figure out how to attach it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi All, I pulled the transom pad off to replace and discovered a problem underneath The screw in the center of the transom appears to have partially pulled through. The transom wood is still in good shape, so I’d like to avoid replacing at this time. Has anyone seen this and have any...

Hi All, Now that I've been able to get out and enjoy my 72 Sears boat, I'd like to get some of the smaller issues resolved and I was hoping to get some input from some of the experts here. 1. I can't seem to find a transom pad that wraps around to the front of the transom like my current. 2...

Hi All, I've worked through the reliability issues (wiring, hubs) on my trailer so that we can haul the boat around to lakes here and do some boating/fishing. I wanted to start improving a few of the other items I have to make the trailering/loading process easier. 1. How are safety...

Hi All, I worked through pulling both hubs, cleaning out old grease, new double lip seal along with repacked bearings. I noticed that when I disassembled there was no washer between outer bearing and castle nut. I ordered a pair and started to reassemble. With the washer installed, I can...

Hi All, I’ve started to go through the trailer that my grandpa built back in early 70’s. One area I’d like to clean up are the lights. It looks like there were some round lights that fit in the 3.5” holes in the back of the trailer. These were replaced at some time with the common ones held...

Hi All, I’m getting ready to haul my 72 Sears 14ft down from IL to NC over Easter break and will be refreshing it. My grandfather bought new and passed down to me. It’s a v-hull fishing boat with 3 bench seats. The plans are a general clean-up, fixup the seats and install a new garbord drain...

Hi all, Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm in the process of transferring my grandfathers aluminum 1972 Sears 14' boat to my name. It was my inheritance along with a 73 Evinrude 18hp that runs like a top and moves the boat pretty good! Does anyone have any literature on these boats? The...