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Since I had the camera out the other day, I snapped a few pics of a couple motors that came from this place too. 1971 Mercury 40hp 20" shaft This one is in amazing condition, it appears 100% original and spot clean inside and out. I got 171/172 psi compression 1981 Mercury 40hp 20" shaft...

There's nothing that new, the 1989 110 and little 3hp were the newest motors in the lot. There is a loose earlier 140 cover, we used it to load tools and small parts in. Probably around a '78/'79 or so. I took this morning to start checking compression on all of these and so far everything is...

A buddy came by Saturday morning and said there's an auction near his hunting cabin in PA, lets go. Not having anything better to do with the prospect of bad weather coming I took the ride. He brought a truck so I knew he was serious. We got to the place late, nearly 9am and the sale was...

Back in 2007 I bought a Superfisherman 196 that was listed 'For Parts Only'. The boat looked brand new, but I was told the hull was no longer seaworthy and could not be fixed. I got it at auction for $400. I was mainly after the motor, a minty clean 115hp Mercury, and the then 2 year old Load...

The boat that I left was older, and there was 4" holes rotted though the transom along the water line stain. when it fell, two of the bench seats slid off their mounts, all rotted, and both rear corner caps were broken. It simply wasn't worth the work or the time to get it out of there, I also...

I just got back, about 4am on Sat. I left Thurs around 11pm and got there around 6:30 am Fri. It was nothing like I pictured, the place was a total wreck, the house has obviously been empty for longer than a few months, if not, the old woman was living in a run down disaster of a house. The...

Hauling them isn't the problem. None of it weighs all that much, but getting it out of the garage and onto the trailer of the 40hp into the boat may be the issue. Two trips would mean twice the fuel, or another $100 or so or more. What I may do is leave earlier, get there maybe around 4am...

There may be, but the deal is that the guy handling the estate is here, and he's giving me the key to get in the house and garage there. He's not been there since before the holidays. There's no one to 'call ahead' the house is empty, the owner died and the owner's wife is in assisted living in...

I was just going to take a couple of pieces of 2x4 with me, and a hand saw so I can notch them to fit over the bottom boat. That way they can't move and they'll form a flat platform for the top boat, then if the bottom boat is tied down, and the upper boat is tied to it using the rear handles...

I called, they said a 17ft box van for a local rental was $40/day plus miles, I didn't see any 'flat rate online either? It was more for a one way rental. I also think it may be more if I tell them I'm going to another state with it. I had that problem once before with a Ryder truck when they...

Not at all, figure around $40 a day, pluis $.90 mile, plus tax. Its roughly a 350 mile ride, and its going to take 5 to 6 hours each way figuring a few stops for fuel or food. I'd have to pick up the truck the night before, but would be back too late to return it till the next day, so that means...

Mine has the 4.6l and 4R70W trans, the trunk is a bit shallower but wider and longer by a bit than the 5.0L models. I had several of these cars over the years, the first was a '77, which pulled better than most trucks but was always thirsty. That got sold and I bought an '83, that was a nice...

Both motors are Johnson 15hp with green lowers and white hoods with black side panel decals. From what I see online, that narrows it down to either '74 or '75. The T/C has about 33k on it, its got factory tow and even a brake controller but because of the 7 link rear suspension they only give...

I was thinking it would be cheaper to just stack the two boats, I've stored boats that way in the past, I don't see why it wouldn't work for hauling them? I can't pull a heavier trailer with the car, nor would I want too. A light boat trailer won't tax the car or burn up a ton of fuel. Weight...

First post here, I've been reading here for a few months or so but finally signed up. I'm getting close to retirement age and have been looking to get me a small boat to use in the river and back bays here. Most of what I find locally in my price range has been pretty rough or a complete...