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    Cutting down a transom?

    When that happens LDUBS, I think you can just cut some from the bottom and add it to the top and it should be fine....lol.
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    Cutting down a transom?

    Yes that is a 16 foot MirroCraft in the background. After I paid the guy for it, I was then informed he didn't have a title for it and had paperwork all filled out to send into the WI DNR to get a title for it. He "said" he would send it to me, but not holding my breath. If he follows through...
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    Cutting down a transom?

    I knew the part regarding the corner radius and drilling holes for the corners, yet all the rest is knowledge I didn't have previously. My worst fear regarding the project was not that I might be reducing the boat's value by making it usable for my short shaft motors, it was doing the project...
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    Cutting down a transom?

    It looks like this project would be rather simple. I set the 18hp on the transom to get a visual idea of the available room.
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    Cutting down a transom?

    I do appreciate that people took the time to reply/comment. With all due respect and not to be rude, yet I am guessing nobody that replied has ever tried to find a long shaft conversion kit for a 1971 Johnson 20hp before. NONE available in my area, and even if there was, the cost alone since...
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    Cutting down a transom?

    Hi everybody. How many of you had to cut down a transom to accommodate a short shaft motor? The boat is a 1981 Smoker Craft Alaskan 14 footer and want to mount either my 1971 Johnson 20hp or 1950 something 18hp, both short shaft. Thanks, Matt
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    Seat fit issues (bass boat )

    Nice looking boat Driftingrz.
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    I thought this was pretty cool

    Well 2inch might be over doing it, yet I think that's the smallest pipe around the yard...lol.When I go on the river, I am sick of the anchor just dragging across the bottom since the spots I fish do not have many good underwater rocks to snag with the anchor. So this pipe type anchor might just...
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    I thought this was pretty cool

    I think I might have some 10' pipe sections that are 2 inch. Once I get to the river to try it out I can post results if anybody else is wondering that river fishes also.
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    I thought this was pretty cool

    Has anybody used these on a fast moving river? and from the bow of the boat since that would help reduce drag from the current? To give a good idea of the speed/power of the current I am talking about. I use a 12lb river anchor and have to let out 50ft minimum anchor line before it grabs and...
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    Water logged foam??

    Jdholmes, Thanks on giving me some tips on what to look for. The only type of foam work I did before was in the ice shanty and that was just the pink board stuff. As long as the weather holds out a bit I will cut into the inside walls tomorrow. I figure if I cut out about a few 3"x3" inspection...
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    Water logged foam??

    I do not mind taking a cut off wheel on the grinder and cutting out a small section of fiberglass to check mine. My main problem is I do not know what waterlogged foam looks like, or how to tell if it is. I am just wanting to know how to tell if the foam is waterlogged once I see it. Once I...
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    Charging a battery w/ my motor

    A couple of decades ago I had an old Chrysler 7.5hp outboard. It did not come stock with electric start, yet had everything there to hook up a pigtail plug to go to your battery. FuzzyGrub mentioned about charge rate and I can second it. It was fine enough to keep a battery topped off as long as...
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    Water logged foam??

    Not ripping it apart unless I know it is waterlogged though. Not sure how to tell without ripping it all apart either. Any suggestions?
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    Water logged foam??

    I have a fiberglass Tuffy and the inside sides I believe are foam filled. I put some drain holes in the lower rear section and one side had some water in it, the other did not. Boat still sits level in the water. How do I make sure foam is not water logged? The foam is enclosed inside...
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    Jig Mold needed

    Hi, Not looking for anything fancy. Just hoping that somebody might have a jig mold they are no longer using and want to part with it. I do a bunch of river fishing and would like to be able to make my own since the closest place to buy jigs is 20 miles from home. I have everything except the...
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    Guide-on and live well question

    I totally agree with you on that. I just built some guide ons for my trailer out of 1 inch square stock. Welded it to the trailer frame with a full piece running under the trailer to connect the two side posts. I was out fishing on a river with a strong springtime current, winds that were...
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    March 2012 Photo Contest Rules and Theme "Getting Ready"

    Just my luck. I wish I would have seen this before the weekend started. I spent my weekend shoveling snow and removing pieces of ice from my boat since my cover decided to go elsewhere in the last snow storm we had. #-o I will have to think of a good picture that I can still take since there...
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    free trokar hooks

    Thanks 200racing.
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    Trolling motor opinion needed

    Might be a dumb question, yet here it goes...lol. Would the mounting base plate be basically the same as other models? I would have to make a small raised piece for a tm mount and while waiting for a good deal on a better suited tm, I could make the platform while I am waiting. This way I could...
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