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This might be a dumb question to ask but my new boat has a 1997 6hp mercury that’s in really good shape and i’m told it has low hrs and looking at it i believe what the last guy said . My question is i live in Canada snow country should i take the mercury off and store it in my shed or just...

I just bought a 13ft thornes boat that’s in really good shape that’s comes with a mint looking metal tank . i’ve always used plastic fuel tanks but keep reading that the plastic ones are junk and split over time and the only bad thing about the metal ones is possible corrosion problems. What’s...

Since buying my new G3 1036 in july i’ve found my self binge watching jon boat videos on utube especially 10 ft videos . I’ve noticed in a lot of them that they have wood transoms and my new boat doesn’t . one big reason i bought it no more rotten transoms . My boat is only rated for 5 hp do I...

I just bought a new G3 1036 jon boat and max hp is rated at 5hp . Can i go any higher like a mercury or yamaha 8 hp or 9.9 . I went to bass pro shop today and the mercury 5 hp weight is 56 lbs and the 8 hp is 84 lbs not a big difference. my weight is 280-290lba and want the biggest i can safely use

i’m rewiring and installing new lights on my boat trailer and i keep reading about adding a dedicated ground wire for all the lights to prevent grounding problems . can i splice in a new ground wire from my trailer plug ground and then run it to each light splicing them in then loop the long...

I’m replacing the Transom in my 14 ft MirroCraft and i’ve just found a crack at the bottom of one of the holes where the bolts go through to bolt the transom to back of the boat inside the hull . Looks like the last owners over tightened the bolts and now there’s a crack at one of the bolt...

I’m looking to use Goop coat it on my 14 ft Aluminum boat can i use it on the inside ribs and seams only or do i need to flip it over and do the bottom vs inside

Hi all I have a tough decision to make and was wondering what everyone else would do if it was you . I bought a 1980 MirroCraft 14ft aluminum with a trailer and 40hp mercury for $750 back in april knowing if i didn’t like it I could flip it because aluminum boats up here in Ontario Canada are...