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Hi everyone. Eventually, I’ll need to purchase a shifter set up and wanted to confirm a few things. My boat is a 56 Aerocraft and the engine I’m working on is a 67 evinrude Fastwin. I think the first pic is correct for the boat and the second is correct for the motor. Is that right ...

Hello, My friend is looking for one (or two if necessary) of these braces. Please let me know if you have one to spare. thanks John

Is this the correct bracket to convert a tiller motor (67 Fastwin) into remote steering ?

Hi all, pulled of my exhaust cover to understand why it was leaking. 3 of the 10 bolts were doing nothing except looking pretty. Considering the effort and expense of stripping down the block to be tig welded (alum block) / retapped AND the risk of distorting the piston bore directly behind...

Morning all, Im considering buying a nice 67 evinrude 18 hp with the intent of modifying it to a 25 by changing carb, intake and exhaust manifolds. I’d appreciate your thoughts on a few things 1. Are there more differences than just carb and intakes ? Ive heard yes and no. 2. On a front...

Looking for one with good compression and no major issues. I’m ok replacing seals, impellers and the like. Something like this …. I’m in SE Michigan so looking for local - don’t want to think what shipping one of these might cost. Thanks for your time.

The 84 Suzuki 30 hp on my 14’ aerocraft (15” transom) is a long shaft. The cavitation plate is 2” below the floor of the boat and 1” below the bottom of the keel. I’m expecting a standard shaft to be 5” shorter than my motor which puts the plate 3” above the transom floor. I’m aware that a...

Hi everyone. Currently my 56 Aerocraft has original cable and pulley steering. It’s misadjusted currently after having a recent cable replacement so doesn’t work worth a darn but shouldn’t be difficult to repair. Could use new pulleys at the 4 corners. What are your thoughts on converting to...

Hi all. Im new to aluminum boats and a friend asked me yesterday “why buy aluminum, they get so hot they’ll scald your arms/feet”. Now that he mentioned it, I do remember getting burnt by a aluminum canoe many years ago. My boat has an alum floor and of course all the decking as well. I’m...

I was told by the PO that this is original equipment. The swing arm has a hole in it facing forward. Above it is a brass tube with a ball or plunger of some sort in it. I think it works by water being forced into the hole which pushes up the ball. This compresses the air above the ball. That...

Hi all, Bought a great boat and ok trailer last week in Illinois. For paperwork, I have the IL boat registration from two owners ago (PO never registered it in his name), a bill of sale, MC numbers and Illinois tags good to 2023 and no title for the trailer. I can only imagine what the SOS...

I’m refurbishing a 56? Aerocraft ODA and would like to put some badges back the stern gunnels. I’d prefer an actual badge vs the repo stickers if possible. Anybody know if they are reproduced ? You can see it’s general outline in the pic below (it’s the original blue anodize that was...

Anybody happen to know ? It’s just under 15’ and has front steering so my significant mass is well forward. The transom is freshly rebuilt and solid. There’s a 30 on it now which I think is probably about it’s max. There are no info tags on the boat. Thanks.

Hello everyone. Just brought home a 56 aero craft Lark yesterday and am starting to prioritize tasks. Several structural rivets (seats, not water sealing) need to be replaced. I have the typical pop rivet gun but suspect I need something better. As a new alum boat owner, should I invest in a...