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Maybe he meant a newer vs older? Tohatsu uses the 9.8 nomenclature to differentiate their motors from the 9.9's they make for everyone else. It's otherwise the same motor. Also, the 9.8's are on the same block as Tohatsu's smaller hp motors. The 9.9 efi is completely a different animal...

Thanks! I love this boat...always want to make it better. As far as the boat, it’s rated for 25. 830 lbs max weight with people and gear. 4 person max. The 25hp short shaft Johnson at the time (J25RCE) ran roughly 115 lbs. my current motor weights 73 lbs. I know I’ve added some...

Here are some pics of the boat on the water. Also neglected to post pics of the 9.9 Johnson. This thing is in great shape, but gonna replace it. I want to go a little bit faster, be a little bit quieter, and I also don't want to worry about mixing gas and gas going bad. With a 4 stroke, you...

Here is the trailer all redone. I originally started the new decks and cleanup because the trailer needed some fixing. So here it is looking pretty. The new cross members straightened it out. The guide posts used to lean in towards each other. Now they are pretty straight up. But most...

The trailer was repaired. The rear deck was finished with carpeting. Put both front and rear decks in the newly cleaned interior of the boat. Then took her out on the water. All in all I saved 35 lbs by creating a new rear deck, 35 lbs redoing the framing under the existing front deck, and...

Here is the front deck. Freshly carpeted and with a new boat hatch. The previous hatch had been cracked for 10 years...about time to replace I guess. I wish I took pics of the frame underneath...both new and old. The old front deck was supported by 2x12's stood on their side (you can see...

Here is the construction of the new rear deck. Check the old pics of the rear deck above. The old deck we built was a full 10" longer front to back than this. It was a bit shorter as it sat on 2x10's for support. It was too low to be a good bench to sit on. And when you put the seat on it...

I had already removed these seat bases/boxes at this time. Just drilled out the pop rivets. But I wanted to show a pic of the original layout of the interior. There aren't a lot of pics of the FM141 out there. I kept the seat bases in case I ever sell the boat and the new owners want to...

Here she is after a good bath! A little Simple Green and a scouring pad cleaned up all the paint. It's amazing all the dirt, marks, and scratches that came out. The carpet really came clean. I used a heavy mix of Dawn...scrubbed sections at a time with a scrub brush...and then used a...

Here are some pics of the boots interior. Trailer off being repaired at this time. Boat was on some furniture dolly's on the floor so it could be easily moved around. The old front and rear decks I made back in 2005 are all removed in these pics. Like I said in an earlier post...they just...

Since those last pics were taken in 2009, the boat has sat way more than she should. My brother got a big boat in 2010. I met my wife in 2012 and then got married and started a family. So in the last 9 years, the boat only sees the water a few times a year (vs 30 days on the water in her...

Flash forward to 2009 when these pics were taken. In 2008, the rust on my trailer had gotten so bad that the point where the trailer Y's would bounce up and down with little pressure. The tongue was bent. It was ugly. The trailer was all around in rough shape. Before the axel half of my...

This is a pic of my boat. It's not a recent purchase, and I've done many updates over the time that I've owned it. I've used this site as a resource at various times in the past, and often thought that I should post pics. Finally, after a few recent upgrades here it is. I purchased this...