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Boat is a 1981 14' Mirrocraft with original factory foamed bench seats. Have 2-Millenium seats mounted on 7" bar stool type swivels. I used SS sheet metal screws and need to tighten them every year. I've never liked that procedure and I'm looking for something more permanent. I remember a guy...

I'm scaling down from Grady-White and looking for the best of both worlds. Problem is I need a flat deck no front step up. So that includes utility boats. 60-75Hp tiller, 80" or wider beam, handle a 3' chop. This is what I'm coming up with: -Smoker Craft 160 Freedom TL -Lund 1600 Alaskan...

Bought a new 20 hp motor for my 14' Mirro-craft. The original motor was bolted on the transom. The new motor will also be bolted but the the holes will be 1" above the old holes. Can I fill the old holes with epoxy without loosing any strength in the transom?

I have a 20 Tohatsu 4-stroke on the way. It's fuel injected and picky about clean fuel. I'm mounting a screw-on filter base to the transom and wondering if I'm creating an an air trap. The fuel line would come out of the 5-gal tank, up to the filter and down under the transom brace and up to...

I fish on the Susquehanna flats, 6 miles X 8 miles. 3'-5' in many places, 6'-12' in some places; really need to know where to go and we all bump bottom. Not a big deal, it's sand. I've always used a SS prop on my 25 Johnson because I thought an aluminum prop would bend first time it churns...

When looking at motors, the max size for my 14' boat is 25HP according to the mfg tag. New 25hp engines are about 160 Lbs, my old Johnson weights 120 Lbs. Is the extra weight unsafe?

Looking for deals in the 25hp range. What are the disadvantages? They don't do slow speed well, correct?

Runs great once it's hot. Takes 10-15 min to get hot and sneezing the whole time. Bear to start cold. I think I'm doing something wrong with the start primer. I pull and push the primer knob twice. I then notice a lot of resistance on the primer knob, not sure why that happens. Put the...

Boat is kept in fresh water for 6-7 months. Gets moss, etc growing on the bottom. Is Trilux 33 my only choice for bottom paint. Seems like it's designed for a marine environment. What is the preferred coating for a 14' aluminum boat kept in fresh water? Thanks...

Gents, I have installed a bilge pump directly center aft at the bottom to transom seam. I installed it with silicon and it has stayed in place for a couple months. I've read here that silicon will corrode aluminum. Is there a good alternative? No I did not prime the surface. In fact, I got...

I've checked several parts listing and cannot find one for this motor. Dang thing seems louder than the 225hp Yams on the Grady. Is there any way of quieting the intake noise on this thing? Aside from the noise. I'm concerned about some dirt, (engine cowling foam, etc) making it's way into...

Engine runs great, 5400 Max RPM. I like to scoot around and the boat runs great at max RPM, but I don't want to blow it up. Practically speaking, how fast can I run this motor for extended periods, say 30-minutes, without screwing-up something?

Gents, I have a 14' V, 25Hp Johnson, pin in the 3rd hole. Cav plate is level with the bottom. I'm getting 5,070 RPM with 1-person in the boat and light gear, running a Solas 10-1/8" X 13 prop. The cav plate is under the wash. I tried raising to 4th hole but engine kept blowing out. I'm not...

Gents, I have a '93 25Hp Johnson with a SS Solas 10-1/8" X 13 prop. I boat in shallow water, sand bottom, and bump the bottom more often that I would like. We are at the head of the Chesapeake Bay and have a huge flats area. I've been reading that a SS prop on a small engine robs power...

Carb rebuild, twice, good spark, good compression, bad plug wire so replaced both. Can't get it to idle right. Any ideas guys? Thanks!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbV4Nt5Uw88&feature=youtu.be

Gents, Running #2 battery cable under the bench seats along the side of a 14' aluminum boat and looking for something to use for a chase to protect the cable. 1-1/2" PVC pipe has 2" OD and was looking for something in little lower profile. Any ideas?? I was looking at the residential wire...

Gents, I installed the battery in the front of the boat (14' Mirro-craft). I have about 16' of #4 cable going to a buss bar for the ground and a battery switch for the positive. I also have a fish finder and bilge pump on the battery switch and ground buss. The FSM calls for a 350CCA battery...

I plan on moving the battery to the bow. The positive line will terminate at a battery switch on the transom and I need a bus bar for the negatives. The only accessories are fish finder and bilge pump. The boat stays in the water all season. None of the busbars I've seen are water proof...

Happy Easter! PO bypassed and discarded the neutral safety switch. Since my grandchildren will be using this boat after I finally rehab it, I think it is a safety necessity. I found a switch & mounting screws on Ebay, but can't find the metal bracket they screw into. I can't find this switch...

New project and just got the shop manual. The first maintenance procedure is to adjust sync & link. First operation is setting cam follower pickup point. Not only was my follower not touch the the cam, the hash marks are behind the follower by about 1". Looks like the cable has to be tightened...