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A few years ago I bought a 16' Lund and even fixed her up a little bit. (I've got a modification thread on this site somewhere.) Well, to make a long story short I'm going to sell the boat this year. I've got a daughter now, garage space is at a premium and I didn't even take the boat out once...

I have a quick question that some of you may be able to help me with. Instead of laying down plywood for a floor in my boat I have decided to cut some 1/4" rubber mats to size and lay those down on the bottom of the boat. Over these rubber mats I would like to have some carpet; however, I'm not...

I have a 6 gallon tank for my '84 Johnson and one of the handles at the top has broken off somewhere in the distant past. The tank only had one handle when I bought the boat. (Pictures are below.) This missing handle isn't really a problem because I rarely take the fuel tank out of the boat, but...

Whenever I have any free time to spend with my boat I always think, "I'll go fishing." I never think to myself, "I should really replace these crappy benches and fix this boat up." Well, I finally decided to rip out the old benches and start from scratch. Here are some pictures of the boat.

Okay, so here is a big question... Why do we build floors for our boats? I'm not talking about raised decks; I understand the reasoning there. I'm just talking about flat floors on the bottom of the boat. I'm currently rebuilding the interior of my boat and I understand I need benches so I have...

Last week I posted a question about a spinning throttle grip on my 1984 25HP Johnson. Well, I opened everything up and it turns out the outer half of the steering handle is broken. There is a circle the gear shaft passes through on this part, and this circle has broken off giving the gear shaft...

I have very recently been having trouble with my 1984 25HP Johnson outboard. Let's see if I can describe it well enough that your great minds can help me out. I'll start my outboard just fine, put it into gear to get going and everything seems okay. I'll cruise slowly through the "no wake" zone...

I've been gone a loooong time, but I'm getting back to my boat. It feels good. Anyway, I have a 1984 25 hp Johnson that I would like to work on myself, but I still don't have a manual for it. I found a manual on eBay, but I know all manuals are not created equal. The link for the manual is...

Hi All, I'm on my way to the hardware store tomorrow, but I thought I'd throw this question out there to see what you guys thought. I've got a new Toro self-propelled lawn mower I bought in the spring. Before the drought I noticed it wasn't running as strong as it did when it was new. I...

I've got a 1984 Johnson 25 HP outboard. I'm still on the hunt for a repair manual so I can do things myself. For those of you who know more about outboards than I do (which is probably all of you :lol: ) can you check this out and tell me if it's the right outboard manual...

I used to do some of my online tackle shopping at overstockbait.com. I checked them out this morning just on a whim and they're having a huge $1.99 sale. Some of the stuff I would never use, but there's lots of things that are pretty tempting... Here's the link...

I'm looking for a service manual for my 1984 Johnson 25 HP outboard. I recently purchased a digital one online, but apparently it's total garbage. I want to be able to work on my motor myself, and I know a good manual is essential. What should I be looking for in a good manual for my motor...

Plumbing question... Today I wanted to change my shower head and shower head arm. I took off the old shower head no problem. Then I tried to take off the shower head arm. I grabbed a hold of the sucker and started turning counterclockwise. I turned it about 15 times and it still wasn't budging...

I've been away far too long. I was going to wait until the end of this season and pick up a boat on the cheap, but I pulled the trigger on a 16' Lund Deep Vee a week ago. I'm going to fish it as is this year, but I can't wait to start making it my own this winter! Anyway, it's got a nice 25 HP...

So this is interesting... I was browsing for TV and internet deals when I saw at the bottom of the DirecTV page a little box proclaiming customer satisfaction. There are three happy faces pictured wearing hands-free headsets. I look at these faces and I think, "Wait, I know that blond on the...

I've been active in the trailer forum with a similar question, but now I just want a lot of rapid-fire responses. I'm collecting data. Please answer the following questions: 1) How long is your boat? 2) How long is the total package length from tip of trailer to tip of motor? 3) Does the...

Hello Again! I've been gone for a looooong time, but I'm back with a very important question. My fiance and I are getting very close to buying a house. We've found one we love and we're thinking about putting in an offer. But here's the thing.... It has a three car garage, one double door...

Two weekends ago I went camping at a small campground in a county park that has a small lake as well. If any of you remember my first fishing report post from about a month ago, it's the same lake. Anyway, since my boat is still in the works I was stuck fishing from shore, which was a bummer...

First of all, let me just say I feel happy and honored to finally be starting a thread in the "Jon and V boat Conversions and Modifications" section of this forum. Anyway, a few days ago I finally mowed my parents lawn, cut a path through the tall grass to the shed where my boat spent the...

Some of you may remember my epic post starting way back in December about how my brother-in-law wanted to help me out by getting me a car. Six months later and probably about a million cars later we've finally found one! The search has been madness with the used car market the way it is, but...